The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-30

could be done Tonight he would not go 70 the court
house When he resisted he would do il IN the sunlight
To act otherwise than la open day would be to descend TO
the degree OF mob and that he would not do Ii in
the power Of those present TO block every avenue 10 the
courthouse and thus prevent the removal Of Burns Law
or no law said he aby means other this man
shall not in the light Of the sun, leave Boston He
thought that the zeal that would not keep till morning
Some onenow (9D o'clock cried out that large crowd
had assembled at the courthouse that would be
attempted tonight and he moved an adjournment The
platform deserted by the officers and the peo
Pile began to leave but many remained 10 hear Father
Lamson and Abby Folsom who appeared together upon
the rostrum, and spoke ia concert The lights
extinguished and the crazy couple forced retire
There general rush in the direction of Court Square
and upon arrival there the mob had begun storm
the doors Of the courthouse Those on the side
first attacked but without avail The rioters then
the west side threw stones through the windows and at
tempted batter down one Of the doors with heavy
beam Failing IN this, two came forward with axes
and deliberately hole through the lower part of the
door and subsequently, forced it open number of per-
sons rushed IN but they repulsed by the marshal and
his aids
During this struggle some thirty shots were fred by the
rioters and Mr. James Bsteheder special officer, who
was resisting the entrance OF assalan at the shattered
door shot dead The weapon discharged at him
have been blunderbuss, s contents embraced many
bullets some OF them Of large size His bowels were
literally torn out and he died almost instantly He
a wife and child. ~
The marshal officers did not use their firearms and
ceeded finally IN expeng the rioters from the doors with
their clubs only. During this the judges of the
preme court the attorney general Of the Commonwealth
and the sheriff OF Suffolk in the building, awaiting
the return of the jury in the Wilson case who were to
come in at II o'clock. Some members Of the jury, who
put their heads out of the window TO what going
on fired at and the balls in two instances
struck quite them~ The windows of the justices
court room were completely rdded by bullets discharged
from without
Marshal Freeman had very narrow escape ball having
struck the wall quite him whit he leading his
men up repuse the individuals who had broken in His
little son, who was present. ran into the crowd, crying
hn lad rn
to Batchelder when he fell.
The mayor was notified by his chief Of police of the state
Of affairs and he at once issued an order on Col Cowdin
for two companies OF artillery At IL o'clock the Boston
artillery Capt Evans, and the Columbian artillery Capt
Cass came to the aid Of the civil authorities.
Their presence served to restore quit and Court Square
was deserted by the rioters Captain Evanss
mand stationed in the City Hall for the night and
Captain Casss company took quarters in the courthouse
AT haf-pas twelve o'clock the square deserted.
II is quite likely that the mob will reassembe this
ing If they do, and attempt to Burns, the result
will be awful The marshal determined to execute the
law, cost what it may We give this information lest
tain persons should be deceived by the lying statements of
those abolitioniss who last night in Faneuil Hail.
selled violence and stated that the mayor and police
would not protect the public peace
At two o'clock this morning detachment of marines
arrived from the navyyard They will be stationed in the
animation of Burns and should he be renanded back to
slavery the marines win to it that if is at
tempted there win be blows to give we'll blows
take Let the noisy praters of Faneui Hathe Rev The
odore Parker and his pous foowersgovern themselves
accordingly
From Boston Daily Chronicle, May q.
While arresting the ngleader at the door of the court
house the chief Of police had his badge torn from him
and those having the houshed them in the face of
the officers crying to those of the mob who behind
and who had fallen somewhat back Come on towards
Don't desert now and other explanations of the kind
The crowd however did apparently dare to modest the
officers and the arrested parties, stated above
locked up in the watch-house. Among the crowd who
thus shouting was the tall form of Mr. John G.
| Cluer, well known courts.
While this going the west side of the building
the cry among the mob that there subterra
passage under the courthouse leading the
above and that the fugitive might be reached by gaining
possession of it. With this view persons rushed
down into the occupied by Of the constabes
and gentleman connected with the Boston press and not
finding the passage expected they broke the gasght and
did other damage, when their further depedatons
stopped by the Of the officers who arrested
parties and took them the lookup Their are
Walter Finney, John Wesley Wesley Bishop and Thomas
Jackson colored, and Henry Howe, Martin Stowel of
Worcester and John Thompson white There Others
| arrested, but they did not give their names.
During all this while there three carriages
standing in Court square all Of which closely watched
by the erowed for fear that Burns might be secretly
brought from the courthouse and suddenly driven off
At time number Of parties started off from the square
with the intention infer from their language and
marks drum up assistance for further operations later in
4 the night
Prominent among The erod The lcadag speaker.
| al the meeting at FdHeuR Hall
| During the tumult a number of our most respectable
citizens called the police office and rendered their SER
vices to assist in maintaining peace and order Their offer
accepted.
No determined effort made by the mob the
arrested persons but several partial rushes were made in
the direction of the ofhcethe crowd being urged by
their leading spirits
The following is correct Of the murder as de-
tailed by eyewitness of the awful tragedy: Mr. james
Batcheder about 30 years old in the inside Of
the courthouse and when the sounds Of parties forcing
the door heard down to the lower passage-way
and approached the door together with Others order
/ fpFinu he dor
reached the door al the moment it burst open and
before he had spoken word had time act pistol
discharged by the stone steps the
ey side Of the building the contents taking effect in his
abdomen seyering the main artery. Mr. Batchelder
claimed, 81 am stabbed and fell back
From the Boston Chronicles report Of the proceedings
had in Faneu Hall Friday evening make the fol-
lowing extract
AT this point Mr. Bird gave way to John l. Swift who
asked what is this meeting TO do? man. who man in
every respect is in bondage the suit of a slave
hunter and now what is to be done2 Several voices
Fight fight [great applause Shall he be carried off
mol neyeri never never The people Of Massachusetts,
viii not allow IL; the people Of Boston win not al
low i'll Applause and he thanked God that the city gov
eminent of Boston with the peorle Tremendous
applause, Benjamin Seayer and John Bigeow are now
no In power better reign has come and the pres
government is the exponent of the feelings of the peo
pie Mr.. Swift continued his remarks somewhat longer,
and very violent and excited in his language
DIR. Samuel g. Howe then read q series OF resolutions
recommending in effect resistance unjust laws leaving
every 10 choose his mode
Wendell Phillips the next speaker, and
coyed with longcontinued applause lie glad TO
the large meeting here to-night-he glad see the
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