Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-12

A CLERGYMAN ARRESTED On Saturday
morning, Rev. T. w. Higginsou, pastor of
the Free Church in this city, was arrested by
Constable ingalls,, of Boston, upon a charge
of being concerned in the attempt to rescue
Anthony Burns from the Boston slave pen, on
the night of the 26th ult. Accompanied by
the officer, Mr.. II. proceeded to Boston by the
first train where he was taken before the Po-
lice Court, and waving an examination, gave
bail in the sum of $4,000 for his appearance at
the Municipal Court, DIR. Walter Charming,
and Mr.. w. /. Bowditch becoming his sure
ties.
The complaint against Mr.. Higginson sets
forth, that on the 26th ult., he, +" cor irving
and intending to disturb the peace of the
Commonwealth, did, with FIVE hundred or
more persons. meet and assemble together, to
disturb the peace of said Commonwealth, and
being so assembled, did unlawfully, riotously
and rout,usly beset and attack the Court
House in said city, and did throw stones,
bricks, pieces of wood, and other missiles at
at and against the said Court House, and did
break the glass in the windows of said Court
House, and did force in and break open one
of the doors of said Court House, and did
then and there unlaNf fully, riotously, and
routously fire and discharge sundry fire arms,
loaded with powder and ball, and did utter
loud outcries and hurras, and did then, there,
and thereby draw together great crowd of
persons, to the great terror and disturbance of
divers citizens
The Boston Transcript, in allusion to the
above mentioned circumstances, has the fol-
lowing very funny paragraph
As Worcester is supposed to be " death "
on all officials connected with slave cases, as
well as on shareholders, officer Ingalls, exer-
cised commendable prudence, in the matter
of securing his well known prisoner, and by
the aid Of the City Marshal of Worcester,
the arrest was made only few minutes before
the cars started, so that the Freedom Club"
and other opposers, were not aware of it in
season to make any disturbance, if they had
been so disposed.
One would suppose, from the above, that
officer ingalls, had achieved something very
remarkable, in arresting clergyman, upon a
writ issued by the proper authorities, without
producing riot, or, at least, an attempt at
rescue but we can assure our Boston con-
temporary, that if officer ingalls,, or any one
else, had any fears of disturbance arising from
such cause. they are entirely mistaken. Mr.
Higginson was notified, an hour before the
cars started, that writ for his arrest was
in the city in the hands of a Boston
officer, and, after making some necessary ar
engagements, he walked to the cars, unaccom-
panied, delivered himself to the officer, and
proceeded to Boston, for the purpose of an
swering to the charge, like a good citizen, as
he is. So manly course of conduct ON his
part. We are happy to say, was duly recipro-
Gated by officer ingalls, and other officials of
the law, and Mr.. Higginson speaks in the
highest terms of their urbanity and politeness,
especially of their deep solcitude lest the
impounding" of the /" shepherd should
| prevent the " flock" from listening to his
ministratons on the Sabbath day.