Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-10-25
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1854.

WORrH.-lhe Bangor Mercury OF Monday has
the following notice of this singular outrage,
which has already been mentioned by tele-
graph;
We learn that the Rev. John Bapst, the
Catholic pastor in this city, was on Saturday
night tarYed and feathered, and ridden on a rail,
in Ellsworth. Mr.. Bapst was on visit to
/ Ellsworth, when the outrage was committed.
| He was formerly pastor there, and was then
engaged in a controversy about the school
| question. The only thing the ruffians say for
| themselves in extenuation is, that they had
previously threatened to tar and feather Mr..
| Bapst if he came to Ellsworth again. He has
been pastor of the Catholic population in this
city few months. We understand he was
born and educated in Italy. Since he has
been here, he has done much good among the
Catholic population, and has brought about
many useful reforms, winning commendation
on all hands. We have not terms strong
enough to express the indignation uttered by
all classes in this city, on hearing of this das-
tardly outrage. The shameless towards who
have done it should receive the highest penal
ties of the offence, and the town of Ellsworth
should be made to respond in damages for this
foul wrong to visitor who could not be pro-
tected within her gates.
1t should be understood that the Mercury is
journal which is somewhat partial to the
"Native" party.
The above has been in type several days,
but has been omitted for want of room. The
Mercury of Tuesday has the following partic-
ulars:
TIE EHscortb OtarGge.--We hear it stated,
that at a regularly called town meeting in
Ellsworth, after voting that the town should
pay the expenses of certain law suit growing
out of the school question there, one side of
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was voted to offer him personal violence on
his next visit to Ellsworth and on such visit
to compel him summarily to leave the town.
1t was under this warrant that the rufians of
Saturday evening proceeded Mr.. Bapst was
staying with one Of his people at Ellsworth, by
the name of Kent; whose house is near the
Catholic chapel Mr.. Kent's house, about 8
o'clock on Saturday evening, was surrounded
by large crowd, of whom some twenty or
thirty, mostly young men, entered the house.
They searched from top to bottom for Mr..
Bapst, who had retired to the cellar to keep
out Of their way There they found him,
bore him out of doors, ran him down the
street, and having got some distance from the
| house, stripped him of all his clothing except
his pantaloons, and in that condition put him
astride of fence rail and carried him upon it
some three or four rods, when the rail broke.
About this time they began to debate what
further indignities to infict, most being in IA
vor of throwing him into the ditch and leav-
| ing him, when a light was seen coming up
the street. Some said this was the approach
of persons who had provided tar and feathers.
The gang broke up into small knots. The
light approached, and it proved to be the sher-
if of the county, with some assistants, though
we do not learn that they were recognized by
the victim at the time. In one of these knots
of persons he was placed, and his garments
thrown over his shoulders, and thus, not ec-
ognizing the sheriff and his party, he was not
recognized by them. The latter, supposing
that Mr.. Bapst had been murdered by the
gang, proceeded further along the street tc
find his body. 1t was raining violently at the
time, and very dark.
The rutians as soon as they were rid OF
the sheriff, came together again, and proceed
ed down the Mt. Desert road to ship-yard.
| Here they took the pantaloons also from Mr..
Bapsts person, rendering him entirely naked.
Before taking off his pantaloons, they lifted
him among them, and he perceived one
thrusting his hand in his pocket and laying
hold of his wallet, in which was something
more than $50. He besought that one not to
| add robbery to his other violence, but the per-
son took his wallet, nor has Mr.. Bapst seen it
since. His watch was taken from HIM at the
time that they first stripped him. Then they
proceeded to smear him with tar from head to
foot, and afterwards covered him with feath>
ers, not without, however, in the meantime,
making some disgusting personal assaults, and
using various degrees of foul language Some
of the young men were in liquor at the time.
During these indignIties, Mr.. Bapst asked
to speak. Some said I" Let us hear him.
But the most cried g He shall not be heard"
Then they let him go, and said to him that
he should have fifteen minutes to leave town,
and asked him what reply he had to make to
that. He said " Ais right
But he went back to Mr.. Kent's house,
where by the aid of grease, &C., the coating
of tar was fully removed. The next day be-
ing the Lords day, he performed morning
and evening service in the chapel at Els
worth. Yesterday he returned to this city.
Mr.. Bapst is native Of Switzerland, and
not of Italy. He is cultivated man, Of un-
questioned personal habits and morals.
The Bangor Journal says further =
Mr.. Bapst was on Sunday evening further
threatened with death if he did not leave
town. The Irish population, incensed and
exasperated, assembled together, armed them.
selves with hatchets, pitchforks, and such
weapons as they could command, took Mr..
Bapst into their custody, and were determine
ed to protect him to the death. Upon this,
Mr.. Jarvis, one of the most worthy citizens of
the town, obtained permission of Mr.. Bapst's
friends to take him into his own house, guar
anteeing him protection.
A TOUCHING APPEAL.-The Boston atlas
thinks that Governor Washburn should be
allowed to sit in the executive chair for
reasonable time longer, and makes the follow
ing touching appeal:
oWe think that we should look in vain for
a more frank, open, upright man, or a more
able, conscientious and faithful Executive.
And tile sentiments he entertains on all the
great questions of the day, are perfectly those
which should recommend him to the sober,
intelligent people of the Commonwealth. He
is religious man, and at the same time free
from all sectarian bisotry. He is temper
ance man, but he does not suffer his feelings
on that subject to lead him into extreme and
ultra views of legal coercion. He is an anti
slavery man, but he is disposed to abide by
the constitution and the laws, while they re-
main upon the statute book. He is sensible
of the encroachments of the slave power, and
no man would be more ready than he to resist
those encroachments and roll back the tide of
oppression by all legal and constitutional
means. He is an American by birth and in
feeling and would keep the reins of the gov
eminent in native hands, and would favor
any change in our laws to cure any existing
or prospective evil which is felt or feared,
avoiding at the same time prescription and
intolerance"
We Judge from this that the Governor is a
Temperance man, opposed to the Maine law,
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