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The Boston Fugitive Case.

7''' "''" I'"ullloh 10 SIdNtlI, mas hrpuH u
SO intense an interest throughout the Uuion.
a connected view Of the various events viii
| however be Of interest
On Wednesday evening, May 9th, Antho-
ny Burns, colored man, tctwccn 90 and O.
years old, in the employ of clothc, dealer.
was seized in Brattle street, Boston, by three
hired bullics, under the orders Of Watson
Freeman, United States Marshal, on o. rr.-
tended charge Of theft, and conveyed to tire
Court House, where he was visited Ly Mr.
Suttc, who claimed him as his slave.
The next morning, Crhursday) Burns WAS
taken before Hon. Edward q. Loring, tui,cd
States Commissioner, upon tine Gllovius
warrant -
UNITED STATS or AMERICA, M,.sAcursrri.
| DISTRICT ss.
To the Marshal Of our District Of Ma,
chusetts' or to either of bis Deputies.
Grc.,,ur.
In the name Of the Prosilcutr Of tho nitod
states Of America, You rro hereby command
ed forthwith to approhend anthony Burns.
a negro man, alleged now to b" in YOUR di..
trict, charged with being a fugitive from IA.
| bor and with having escaped from ser, ico i'm
the State of Virginia, if hc may hc E,uu.i ion
| your precinct, ard have linn forthwith he.
| fore me, Edward G. Lorine one Of thc com
missioncrs Of the circuit court of the nit,d
States for the said district. then and there to
answer to the complaint Of Charlie, +. Suttlc
of Alexandria III the said State of Nlrginia.
merchant, alleging, under oath. that the .lid
Anthony Burns, on the twenty-f1urth dav uI
March last, did, and for long time urior
thereto had owed service and labor to him.
the said Suttle, in the State Of Virginia. ui,-
der the laws thereof; and that whilst held to
service there by said Suttc the said B,.rns
escaped from the said State of Virginia into
the said State of Massachusetts, and that
said Burns still owes service and labor to said
Suttlc in the said State of Nirgina and
praying that said Burns may be- restored to
him, said Suttlc, in said State Of Virrinia
and that such further proceedings may then
and there be had in the promises as are by
law in such cases provided. Hereof fail not,
and make due return Of this writ, with YOUR
doings therein before me
Witness my hand and seal at Boston a fore
said, this twenty-iourth day Of Nav. in the
year ofour Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and fftv-tour.
EDW. q. LOBlNG. Commissioner.
+. {. Parker, Esq, appeared as counsel f1r
the claimant.
Testimony was introduced supporting the
claim of Charles f. Suttlc To Anthony Burns
as his slave, when r II. Dana. Jr and
{. NJ Ellis, Esqrs., urged a postponement -
The Commissioner informed Burns that if he
desired postponement it should be granted.
Burns timdly said that he should like rost-
ponement, and the Commissioner adjourned
the case until saturday morning at . o'clcb.
\ meeting was summoned at FancuiI TI,ll
~, Eri1,, o,.o,,;,.. .l,,:.:
'''''o y '"e I"''lca'ioh "' t"'
'olioNi"S notice
"a man kidnapped \ public meeting. at
faneul Hall, will he held this evening, Fri.
day, May Goth, at : o'clock to secure Justice .
for man claimed as a fugitive. hy n Vir.lna
EE,ldnarrer ard 'mrrisG""t in E.st." F.,,~.
iio"s II! uyi''t'.' %. ,l.' Lawson N'''sl'hu-
I',"li ue W. p'H,I'" lh'o t'' ii"'l o'
ar bnnr.,',,y .,'y ~ -H'''''''uS'tts JUDGE
VI ~, -
The attendance was large. Spceclr, were
made by F. W. Bird, John l.. Swift. Wendell .
Phillirs and Theodore p,rkor Tho s,.l
mead s,u,,,...,,,I
ei' "''" s'i"''S ""u 'lo'eht language tend /
ing to excite their hearers, although some Of .
them attempted to avoid directly ad, ,i,iu-r an .
interference with the regular course of 'rli- /
cIal proceedings \ series OF resolutions,
were introduced by DR.. : g. Howe. among
which were the following
Rcsolrcd, That the rcrfdio,s ,,i,nr, of
Anthony Burns, in tins city, on Wednesday !
oou,,'S l"S,' ~, .'' !i9 lrs''n'e OF having
State-bis lm,risonmcnt -. an aiI,,oJ Gu; ,',;>
tive slave in the Court House. und,r ,u,rj. 4,
certain slave-catchinG rufflns-aud hi, con-
.nll'tel triaI as a lleceot property to-n.r-
toned. or tamelv snhmi1tsd 1''' w ~ '' ""'-
Resolred, That. I'm the languoca IF ,l.,o,
non SidneyD "that which is not iust is NOT
law and that which Is not law ought not to
'e RessG.d Po.sy" Tb,, os,bo sonth ,,- ,,....,
in the late passage of the Nebraska bin Thar
no faith is to be kept with freedom so, in
the name OF the living Cod and on the part
Eararo we ueti".e tat' "el'ctl'T' ana
slavery
Resolred. That nothing so well becomes
llall as the most determined resist
ism ism " tt 'l00'' "''' 0'''HN'uo"i''e 'eslo'-
Resolved, That no man freedom i safa
unless all men are free.
The meeting was irrcgulnrlv brought to a
close by the announcement that an attempt
was making for the rescue of the negro, and
the crowd rushed to the Court House. IN
which an assault was made. The windows
were smashed by vollcys offs stones the door on
the west side was battered in by blows from
plank, and a conflict took place in the door
way, between the mob and the oiiicers in the
course of which pistol shotf were fred on
both sides and James Glclel icr, special
officer, WAS killed, as was first supposed hya
r. 'ol shot, but as it afterwards proved. ny
stab in the bowels The mob then rctrcatel,
the police made a number Of arrests, and trs
Court House was sarrisou,l hy n cory ot