Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-03-23
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
GREAT EACITENLNT!
Arrest of a Fugitive Slave!

/ day morning by the announcement that a FuGI-
TIVE SLAVE had been arrested about four miles
| tins side OF Racine by Deputy L. ). Marshal c.
{ Cotton and fosr other men, one OF them named
3. ). Garland, the alleged O,vSER of the fugitive
ard another constable OF Racine, IL ali five white
men and brought 10 this City and placed hand
rf.ted ia Jatl. The particulars OF the
tgn are these
The colored mans name is Joxhus Glover, and
is claimed as the runaway slave of : Garland OF
St Louis County Missouri. lie is alleged to have
run away III 1882.
Glover in the employ OF St Clair and Rice,
IN a mill near Racine. On Friday night, while
seated in his shanry, five men broke open the door
suddenly, rushed III upon him and ieiled him TO
the ground They then hama cuffed him tool, him
/ into a double buggy with nothing'on but his pan
falcons and shirt ard drove off North, and after
having lost the way, at last brought him to Mil
waphee County jail. Hero he was lodged in 4
cell hand a.Fea Oar Deputy JaiIor with COM
menddble feelings of humanity, took of lac hand
cuffs, and treated him with Gaze and kindness.
As soon as the matter got wind, the greatest
excitement prevailed large number hoc1ed 10
the jail; hundreds of men were aroused ard de-
ciared that he should not be taken fror.l the civ
LAWYERS withoat number were busy at work
searching through tie sections of the Fugitive
Slave Law. / he Revised Statutes were oIened
in 4 number Of Law offices 70 the chapter on Ha-
/ 5eas Corpus, and everything that could lie done
within the law, !or the release from custody OF
! Glover was reSorted TO.
Some man rode through from Racine on horse
back, and gave the first information that o,,y jca
contained iugltlve-that one Of it's cells had
been polluted by the D.uod Of 4 fugitive slave
/ Ne, with others went to the ail and found the
/ fugitive IN a cell. He was sailed out into the
passage, and what light was thereI The man
I was sat n two places on the head the front of
lis shirt a;d vest were soaking and stiff in his
own b!orl.
The yaaa tells US that lie had been in this State
about two years, and that he was AZ work for
the persons We have named above, and that they
ucT eve aim about lliy dollars and tie was sit
irg ii his saautv when the men came ia and one
PLACED a revolver to lis mead he pat up his hand
to push It away when he was knocked down
Scaseiess, and removed to tie wagon. The man
or that il he shouted or made the least
morse they would xii hitF Instantly
a habeas Corpus immediately got out be
fore Judge Jenkins. and civil warrant before AL
bert smith Esq. Justice Of The Peace for the dam
: ages sustained by the unfortunate man tele-
gram was sent to Racine for warrant for the ar
rest Of the i've men engaged in assaulting and
5eatu, hla IN h.s shanry.
/ The Court House bell rung at about ? p
NJ, the alarm sounding for the iitst ward thou
sands fockel 10 the Court House square. and
around the jail, the excitement being intense
After some time, the crowd was Gale 10 order by
Jas. II Paine, from the Court House steps, when
Gen. Z B. Wo!colt was chosen President, and A
Ii BieiheId Secretary.
\ committee. consisting of one from each ward
was appointed To draft resolutions. and present
/ them thr meeting The committee consisted
[ OF las. Ii Paine, VIM. WhitnaiI, John Furlong.
, ). NJ Booth. and DR.. T. Nvunderley
The crowd. which had kept increasing
then addressed by Byron Paine, Esq Gen Paine
). II Booth and \. II Bielheld. Each speaker
/ was loudly cheered The resolutions we're called
for and read 10 the needing and adopted with
.s-l,r a~54, = .,Il.
Ts6sTsgs man named Joshua Glover living
in the Heghborhood OF Racine bad his house
broken INTO, pistol presented at his head, was
4 knocked down and badly and bruised. by
! Deputy Marshal Charles Cotton and Benz 5.
Garland, his pretended owner, before any legal
process was served upon him. iettered and
brought By night 10 this ely. ard incarcerated in
our county Jail and
IId...IS writ of Habeas Corpus has been
issued by Judge Jenkins to Sheriff Page and Dep
MY Marshal Cotton, commanding them in the
name Of the State, 10 bring the prisoner before
hIn, and show cause why the prisoner should not
5e released, which writ has not yet beea obeyed;
/ therefore.
Rsso,r,d. as citizens Of Milwaukee. that every
person has an iudeieasable right a fair and i'm
partial ifial by jury on all questions involving
personal liberty
Rcsoircd, Tia, the writ OF Iiabeas Corpus is tne
great defense OF Freedom, and that We demand Tor
tais prisoner as well as Tor our oHn protection,
/ nat this Sacred Writ shall be obeyed.
Il Esso'rsd, That pledge ourselves Is stand by
this prisoner. and 30 utmost 10 secure Tor him
a far and impartial trial by jury
Soon after the resolutions had been read and
passed. Vigilance COMMITTEE OF twenty-five was
appointed 70 watch that the fugitive was not Sc
/ cretlv taken away, or tried except IN an open
manner. We understand that tbe Committee Was
instructed TO ring the bells, and call the CITY TO
their and IN case any attempt should be made to
|sF~f Ia, srrF IVA ,s.ar-+ - I'D
During the morning, writ Of Habeas CorpuS.
E above mentioned had been served upon Sheriff
Page. lie Immediately made return that the ne
I gro not IN ms custody. under his control.
but was in custody OF the L Marshal and Dep
u'isS. under j warrant from Judge Miller OF the
! L. : Court. Another writ was got OUT by the
ncgr5s counsel, C. *. Watkins, Esq. ani put in
the Sheriff hands 10 be served Hpon tue Marshal
t. and MAS SO served THIS was u about 8 Z. M
Within short time the steamer arrived bringing
: about JOG men from Racine, who marched in SOL
III column 10 the Jail, where lie negro still re
gslSIuel, in charge of two deputies OF the L :
-fa7saal. TINS accession to tue numbers of the
{ crt. Vi added fuel 10 the flame, and after i short
. time demand made for the man a refusal
bciG. ,. ade an attack made upoa the door
with plan <. axes. tlC-lt bTokeD IN the in
3 ner door am wall broken through. and the negro
taken from h;s keepers. brought out ard placed N
a wagon which Svas driven at great speed down to
the Walkers Pojlt E-:,.sc, where be was placed
in another carriage aid taken South. on tue way
. Racine The military were called out. bo; had
not gathered whsn tue crisis came.
Tie Sheriff Of Racine Co1niy was with those
who came By the boa and had warrants Tor the
ares. Of the owner. sir. Garland and Others, FOR
assault and battery AIr. q. was ARRESTED and
taken 20 J l.. ATnolds o;ilee, who acted as his
counsel. \ writ of Habeas Corpus was Al once
.ssaed from Jadse Niiisrs Court. and e was IA
p Acn - that once An understanding ras entered