Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-30
The Fugitive slave Excitement.

Boston, May 29, 9 o'clock, p, M-Tbe ex-
animation OF Burns was continued up 10 3
cieck this afternoon, when the court took A
recesS ei nall an hour; after which il re-
assembled amid much excitement and a great
crowd inside and without. During this time
me AMI Slavery Cony entioh was in session at
u"e Mciodeon Hall. where great excitement
aud confusion prevailed,
ahe banner Of the Worcester eedon Club
vac selled by order of the Mayor, and after
| - tos'ored on condition that il should not
| ssaln appear IL was then plaeed IN the
hands OF two negroes, and parsded mill !, was
seized and torn eN "''''i 7" was
lhe military are still on duty An infau-
matory address has been issued by The Free.
dom Club The fremont Temple roll has besn
opened. and few have signed. .IE-
At meeting Of the Aldermen. unanimous
vote was given in favor of dismssing the mill.
taEy. The Mayor refuses TO comply with il.
Lawyer Ellis opened for the defence, and
SPOKE two hours before concluding The court
adyo1rned until o clock tomorrow.
Many respectable merchants are said 10
nave signed a petition in favor Of the repeal of
me Fugitive slave law, who, tive years ago.
' mefe uec, aedly IN favor of submitting to Il as
the enuneiated law of the land
The members of the :. Worcester Preeaom
Club assembled at fremont Templs to- piebt,
where inflammatory addresses tending greatly
to Increase the excitement, were made Iy ar.
| rison ard others ,i'" T'
DIR. Mitchell, of Worcester, presided, and
| seemed much excited. He called for yolun-
| teers 10 aid one Of the Boston coroners, who
was willing TO serve writ If habeas corpus
ID take Burns from the United States Marshal
| provided he could be sure of sufficient aid
very lev were willing TO sign their names To
en- agreement to that effect, though Q large
number rose In their seats 10 the call
Cheers were given for Governor washburu
ana number OF other public functionaries
At y O'Clock the vicinity Of the courthouse
is quiet. Much credit is due to Mayor Smith
and the Chief OF Police, lor, for their we'll
directed efforts to preserve the peace of the
city during this exciting day
The FEELING Of the community against the
rendition of Burns is growing deeper, and is
controlled only by respect for the laws of the
| land.
| Mr. Bachelor, when killed on FRIDAY niybt
was standing near the court house door which
was battered down. He attempted to stem the
tide from without, when he was stabbed and
| shot. There was wound on his head and
also several wounds in his abdomen, one
probably by knife and the other by pistol,
which person comes forward and testfes was
tired from the crowd. The wife Of the unfor-
tanate man knew nothing of has death until
| Saturday morning, when the announcement
| was made TO her by lady who saw the ac-
count OF the occurrence in the morning papers.
enc chanced TO be In the front yard, and i'm
mediately tainted, and was taken into the
house lie leaves no children
Several balls have been found embedded in
the ceiling of the entry way where the attack
was made. The door battered down was quite
powerful one, and bears unmistakable eyi.
dence OF the determination and energy of those
who attacked it from without.
Charles III. Nichols. George Smith. Edward
I. Thayer James holland. John Jewell. and
VIM jackson, are the names of the persons
arrested on Saturday, charged with melting a
riot The nine previously arrested are to have
an examination tomorrow
Later.
Boston. May 81, p. m.-Tbe examina-
ton OF Burns was resumed this morning
There was considerable excitement but no
| further outbreaks. The military still con .inue
| On duty in large force.
large crowd of people are about the court.
house The prisoner will certainly be re-