Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-09-10

The CORES pondence Of the New York Tribune these
horrd details. Men and bre,hreui must these
things eonlinuel The letter is dated Wilkesbarre,
Penn, Sept 81;
'About O'Clock this morning, an attempt vas
made by perso, calling himself Deputy Marshal
Wynkoop,' "a brothtr TO Col. Wynkoop) another,
answering the name of Joe Jenkins and three
other assistants from Virginia, TO as fugitive
slave, a colored waiter in the dining room Of the
Phpnix Hotel IN this place. Immediately after Ie
ceving their breakfast at the hands Of 'Bl,' the
unsuspeciing fugitive, who is tall, noble looking,
RENAL kably intelligent, and active mualtu, nearly
white, they suddealy, from behind, knocked him
down with a mace, aud partially shackled him; but,
with desperate effort, aud most severe struggle
with the whole five upon him, he shook them off,
and with the aid OF his handouts, which were only
last upon his right wrist he inflicted some hard
Wounds an the conntenances Of some Of the southern
ers, the marks of which they will probably carry TO
their grave.
notwithstanding the fearful odds against him,
he managed to break from their grasp, and with the
loss oil everything upon him but part OF his shirt,
and covered ~nh blood, he rushed from the house
aud plunged into the river close by, and exclaimed,
4 Will be drowned rather than taken alive His
pursners fired twice at him his way to the river,
without checking his speed, and, on reaching the
bank, they presented their large voivers, and call.
ed ON the fugitive, who stood up 10 his neck in the
water, 'to come out and surrender himself or they
would blow his brains out. He replied, Il will die
first They then deliberately fred at him four or
FIVE different times the last ball sunnosed TO have
stuck on his head for his face vas instantly cover
ed with blood. and the poor faIlov fsnrins and
shrleksd out IN agony, aud no doubt would have
sunk but Tor the buotancy of the wafer bodue him
IN
The people around. "a bo had nv This time colac,ed
in large numbers were beromiuS exci,ed and c,,,ld
M l,nper refrain l;.t,, cr,,;,o>,,,t t.sb,,, L,,,
which had the effect OF capsino The s,pthe,re,s IN
retire "A short distance. in evident consultation =
The slave moi seeing his persuels came 10 he shore
but not being able To SINNER himself in he ,a,r he
lay down ON the edg-. completely exhausted. became
senstless and was supnostd ia be DYING. on hearing
which the slave.tatchers remarked coil, ,laI
Dead ME gers we're not w,rfh ,ak,no S,u,b sang
one shortly brought "A pair of panaIloas and mt an
the fuuilve Who ma lew minutes nnext,.c,a,ll,,
revived and was walking off from the river III,
held uv bv another colnred man. NAMED ~. on
seeing which his pursuers aoair headed him, d,.,
and presented their revolyers and called unnn him
10 stop, Threatening 10 shoot apy one yho assisted
the fugitive
The white friends Of Rex Instantly shouted sStana
away stand away, Rex! You'll p.i shot Ioo.' This
was bad advice, AS thew would mar have dared IN
shoot AZ that t,ne. a,d # had tbe enec IF .nc,,,r
aging the pirates who kent advarc,,o inward. he
fugitive and at The same time intiuidaIed REV vho
drew back, exclanng to the slave. Put BIZ to the
water again; dun'l be taken aliyel' 'Cbp noor Gl
low. seeing himself alnne for there was oene,aI
drawhacl, on the reyolvers bring presented turned
and plunged into The river asnin a. here he ,,,;,
upward of an hour. with Uotbno nb,ve water IN,
his head covered with blond. ana in G,il v;a,, ~
the hundreds who lined The hiab hanks His cl,;n.
ats dared not follow him in The water "a, ~ he
aijerward remarked, He would have died conented