Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-03
rHK 3 SION ruarrIvE CASE CLOSING scKHTs

THE SION FUGITIVE CASE-CLociNu S0A"1S
We append further account Of yesterdays
proceedings:
Boston, June 2-The Mayor has issued
proclamation, urging the people TO disperse'
and warning them that he has given TO MAJOR
Edmonds and the Chief Of Police discretionary
powers TO sustain the laws, with all the mill
tary and civil forces ut their command.
Ttoeiue M-The American flag, draped in
mourning, is displayed across State street.
But for the United States troops u desperate
attempt at rescue would be made.
Half past tt0eiUe Oclock--A military line Of
State troops extends from the Court House
Square to the line of the wharf. Ia some cases
the pressure Of the crowd, and their groans
and misses, have caused collisions.
Tho colorcd pastor of the Baptist church
and Burns's counsel, took leave OF him Mt IL
o'clock
There is full 10000 persons in State and
Court streets Application has been made to
the Mayor for privilege to toll the bells, which
was refused,
One o'clock.--Court street has been cleared
Of the mob, after much trouble, and all the
streets leading into it are guarded by troops.
VIM. Jones, a witness on tho trial, hes been
arrested for using exciting language. He was
taken up State street by the police, and enthu-
siastically cheered all the way, whilst the po-
lice were greeted with groans and hisses.
Half past t1co o'clock.-Burns, tho fugitive,
has Just been taken from the Court House, under
a guard Of 200 men, armed with swords and
pistols, being the Marshaps special deputies,
together with three companies of United States
troops, including the artillery detachment with
a nine. FOUNDER and a field-piece.
The Boston Light Dragons and Lanccrs fol
lowed, and the artillery and infantry coRpa-
MES OF the first brigade of State militia.
Groans, Kisses, and yc.la, We've poured upon
the line ~ il passed
Four o'cl0ck-Burns WAS escorted to the
wharf between two and three O'Clock, where he
was put on board the steamer John Taylor,
and conveyed to the revenue cutter Morris,
lying in the stream, which was Immediately
towed to sea. He goes direct to Norfolk. Ho
was escorted to the wharf by 200 troops, to-
gether with $50 citizens said to be the Bay
State Club, each armed with catlsss and re-
volvers No serious outbreak occurred.
Sir o'ciock--The cutter Morris, Capt Whit
comb was at 6l5 O'Clock 90 miles below, with
Burns the fugitive, on beard in charge OF Dep
uty U. :. Marshal John H. Riley, and four az
sistants. Col, Suite Of alexandria, and Mr..
Brent Of Richmond, are also on board the Nor
ris The wind is fair. Burns is sea-sick
The u S. artillery landed at Fort lndepend-
ence, and the marines ut the Charlestown navy
yard on the steamer John Taylor, going down.
When she returns from towing the CUTTER she
will bring them back to the city. All excite
ment is now allayed.
1t is impossible to estimate the number Of
people in the streets through which Burns
passed. At the corner of State and Washing
ton streets, quantity Of snuff, cowbage, and
bottle Of vitriol were thrown among the
troops.
In the vicinity of the custom house, truck
man attempted to drive his team through the
military line, when one of his horscs valua-
Bile animal wes killed by q bayoaet stab The
crowd cried "Shame !" and made rush,
when the commander of the company ordered
the troops to fire. Col Boyd, of the staff, how
ever instantly countermandcd the order.
Several arrests were made, and three or four
persons were badly hurt. A woll-dre sed el-
derby man was conveyed to the hospital, with
his head cut open by a sabre. John K. Hayes.
captain of the police, resigned his Office ut
noon refusing TO do duty in the slave Gaze.
In the adjoining towns the bells were tolled
for an hour.