Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-06-13
TREMENDOUS RIOT.
United States Marshall Shot Dead.
Military called out--Militia In ATms--Riot

the meeting at faneuil Hall, where the people
became excited to a high pitch, by inAammaory
Abolition speeches, crowds collected together in
squads at the corners Of the streets, which soor
ripened into furious mob, who attempted tc
arrest Burns, the alleged fugitive slave. A
desperate conflict ensued between the rioters
and authorities, in which the Deputy U. S. Mar
shall was shot, and died in a few minutes
Several others were seriously injured. The ex
citement continued al night but the mob fail
I ed in rescuing Burns. The military were or.
dered out at O'clock this morning, who up to
this hour have maintained order. The militia
are also under arms, and every effort is making
to maintain the peace. The examination OF
the case is now going on, and the Court House
is surrounded by at least FIVE thousand persons,
independent of the military. The excitement
is intense. and it is feared that the end is not
yet. Business is almost entirely suspended,
and the whole city disturbed.
| lsECoND DISPATCH.
Boston, May q, 123 P. M.-James Batchel-
der, is the name of the q. S. Deputy Marshall
! who was shot, He leaves wife and an inter
esting family of children to lament his untime-
ly end.
The entire watch and police of the city are
on duty.
The Independent Cadets of Boston, and the
Boston Light Infantry under Captain Rogers,
are CHARTERED in the City Hall. Col. Wright's
company of Light Dragons are also on hand,
and others are preparing to come out.
The more moderate opponents of the Fugi-
tive Slave law denounce the meeting last ight.
The counsel of Burns. the fugitive, has asked
for continuance of the examination until
Monday.
The doors and windows of the Court House,
! Il L., r..
| fined, were broken in last night
Cecil Var.
The murder of James Bachelor by Mr.. Wen
dell Phillip is the commencement of that con-
hict between the law of property, and the enc
mics of the Union, which has been foretold by
the orators and organs of abolition.
| We have attributed this murder to Mr.. Phil
lips because it was he who assured an assem-
blage of citizens that "the city government was
with them" He advocated resolutions pledg-
ing the meeting to resist the laws, and urged
! the people to "see to it that they ratified those
resolutions in the streets of Boston," He an
nounced that tomorrow the war "between
Massachusetts and Virginia commences" He
said"that they had noright to the noble language
of the resolutions until they have wiped off
! the stain Of having surrendered former fugi
tive. After adjuring the people, ''never to lose
/ sight Of the claimant as long as his feet pressed
| the soil of Massachusetts" he pledged himself
to lend his aid in trampng under foot any stat
ute or law that pretended to hold the fugitive"
He said:-
"The sympathies of the best men in Boston
are with us, and believe that the bank vaults
of State street are ready to aid in his rescue
/ 1t is said that even John II. Pearson says the
fugitive shall not be taken off. Felow-citizens,
J A. L..
this platform to that door? Well, it is in your
! power to block up every avenue and access to
that Court House. Five hundred resolute men
can do it. 1t in your power to will, and to
execute that will that fugitive slave shall not
be taken from Boston,"
After these declarations and this counsel, Mr..
Phillips disappeared.
The crowd rushed to Court Square with the
avowed purpose of taking from the custody of
the United States Marshall the fugitive slave
awaiting exa mination before United States
Commissioner, Loring,at nine o'clock this morn
ing, Some of the leaders were armed with
new axes, and many of them had pistols, stones
and brickbars. They first attempted to break
the door at the east side of the Court House,
but it resisted all their efforts, and the crowd in
creasing, they went to the west side of the
Court House. In the Court House, at this time,
were the Judges of the Supreme Court, delib-
Grating upon verdict in the case OF Wilson,
charged with murder.
In addition to these was United States Mar
shall Freeman, with his force, said to CONSIST of
two hundred men, most of whom were armed
with Colts revovers and cutlasses. who were
acting as guard to the fugitive.
The Boston Atlas, in notice Of the meet
ing in Faueuil Hall, says:
Geo. r. Russell, Esq, of West Roxbury,
presided, and speeches was made by the Chair
man, Wendell Phillips, Theodore Parker and
John L. Swift, A series of resolutions was
adopted, and the meeting resolved that Burns
should not be taken back to slavery. The
meeting was the most exciting we remember to
have attended.
Before all the ends of the meeting were &C
complished, it was stated by a person in the
gallery that a mob of negroes had assembled
in Court Square, which caused stampede
among the audiance, and in company with a
large number of the persons present we left for
the scene of the anticipated disturbance. On our
arrival at the Square, we found no mob was
there, but one was soon created by those who
left the meeting.
The Rioters arrested Committed on Charge
of Murder.
Nine persons who were arrested last night,
were brought up in the Police Court this morn
ing to answer to charge made by Luther A.
Ham, Deputy Chief of Police, that on the
night of the 26th of May they--assaulted James
Batchelder with fire arms wounding him so that
he died, and that they did therefore commit
the crime of murder.
The names of the accused are A. J. Brown,
John J. Roberts, (colored) Walter Phoenix,
(colored,) John Westerly, (colored,) Walter
Bishop, (colored,) Thomas jackson, (eolored,1
Henry Howe, Martin Stowell, and J ohm Thomp-
son. Some of them are quite young, others
are old, one being grey headed.
Mr.. Ham, for the prosecution, said that the
Government would not probably be ready be-
fore the middle of next week to proceed to the
examination of the case. There was quite
number of witnesses, some twentyone in num-
ber
Mr.. c. G. Davis, for the defence, inquired if
some of the prisoners were not arrested before
the deadly assault upon Mr. Batchelder took
place.
The Court sai6 that even if it was So it
might appear upon examination that they were
accessories before the fact
Mr. Davis said that there was one of the
prisoners who was mere charged with putting
out gas lamp long before the fatal attack occur
red.
Mr.. Ham said that he expected to prove that