Litchfield enquirer., 1854-06-01
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ngo 0i the Nepfaska Bif. In New ol on Friday morning about . o'clock, Jake, Bob and Stephen Pembroke. werearrest, ed at the instance of David Smith and Jacob Grove. of Washington 0o., Nary land. They were taken before COmmis> sioner Morton, of the U. s. Court. and it was understood they would be exam- ined at II o'clock. Instead Of that, how. ever, the case was heard at once, when no one was present.. The claimants ;tes. ti6ed that they were the owners-of the slaves as aforesaid, and that they esea. ped from their service at Baltimore. On this testimony they were given up, and immediately hurried on board the cars, A telegraphic message was sent to Phil, sdelphia on the discovery of these pro- ceediugs. and an attempt was there to be made to rescue them on their arrival
 Their father is a brother of the Rev. Dr. Pennington, of New York city. .l.
 In Boston, on Wednesday evening, a colorednan,, named Anthony Burns. was arrested. and next morning taken before the Commissioners Court, where evi. dence was presented to show that he was runaway slave. belonging to Col. c. r. Suttle. of Alexandria. Va, Before the hearing was finished. however, the lawyers who appeared as counsel for the fugitive, asked for postponemento of the case till Saturday, which was granted. Burns was therefore placed in an upper room of the Court House, under keeps ing of the U. s. Marshal. and all was quiet During the evening following, be had an interview with his master, and expressed a willingness to return home with him. eTs5 ldrG ..f..
 On Friday evening. after tremendous meeting at Faneuil Hall, where Wendell Phillips, Theodore Parker, and Francis w. Bird, made inAammatoty speeches, three or four thousand persons proceed ed to the jail where Burns was confined, and attempted his rescue. A trial was made to break open the Court House doors on the east side, which. owing to the strong fastenings, failed. The lead : ing rioters then went to the west en> trance, and with heavy plank used as "a battering engine, stove through the panels of tie door and broke windows
 Numerous pistols were fired, and the mob became formidable.
 One of the Deputy Marshals, named James Bachelder, was shot immediately after, while endeayoring to prevent the passage of the leaders up the stairway. Two companies U, s. troops arrived soon after this, from Fort Independence. and the rioters desisted f,om further active
 
 operations. A company of Marines from the Navy Yard. and two infantry cons panies of the city were also called out to assist in defending the Court House. On Saturday. the hearing of the case was resumed. bat the counsel of the fugitive again asked for a postponement till Mon. day, which was granted. Eleven per- sons were arrested on Saturday. seven of them colored. charged with being cons cerned in the murder of the DYputy Mar, shal. All were committed without bail.
 On Sunday. the case was still affect ing the public mind. Some 500 or 1000 persons were around the Court House, which was guarded by ropes all day. Wendell Phillips and Theodore Parker were denounced by many as the mur> derers of BacheIder. An attempt was made to lynch them, but the Mayor de. tailed a strong force to guard their pro- perty and persons. It having been re- ported that Sut,ls had sold Burns, the following handbill was circulated :--, x
 .' The man is not bought 1! He is still in the slave pen in the Court House! The kidnapper agreed both publicly and in writing to sell him for $l 200. The sum was raised by eminent Boston citizens, and offered him- he then claimed more. The bargain was broken. The. .kidnap> per breaks his agreement though the U, s, Commissioner, advised him to keep t. Bs on your gua,d against all hes! Watch the slave pen! Let every man al- tend the trial r ss~ .,., g,s. s,ay. The examination of the case of Burns was commenced on Monday. and cont in led Through the day. causing erea. ex' ei,ement, outside the 4doors.l The pro.