Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-10-02
From the Detroit Advertiser of Sept. s.
RIOT AMONG THE COLORED POPULA.
TON IN DETROIT.

Quite a riot occurred among the colored popula-
ton yesterday afternoon, which came very near
resulting in bloodshed, aud would have SO resulted,
but for the action OF the police. The riot resulted
from the arrival in the city of Egan Brodie, q col
ored man, who, it is alleged, q short time since,
decOyed two other colUred men back to Kentucky.
where they had formerly been held in slavery, and
received a round price tor the job.
Brodie arrived from Cincinnati yesterday morn
ing. and, during the forenoon, a colored acquaint'
ance met hlm ON the sidewalk, and asked him some
questions concerning his trip to Cincinnati. and
concerning John and Jack Williams, the two men
who went South with him. Brodie became excit-
ed, and drew a pistol and presented it, threatening
to blow out the others brains if he said anything
further. They separated. and a warrant was soon
after in the hands of officer Blodget, for the arrest
OF Brodle. Soon after dinner, Brodie was arrested
and taken to Justice Lanes, but during the time
that had'intervened, the news that BrOd;e had re-
turned spread widely among the colored people,
aud they began to gather in large numbers,
making considerable noise, and some violent DEM
onstrations towards the prisoner.
Justice Lane thought it best, considering the
crowd and the excitement, to send the prisoner to
Jail tor IA short time, and he was accordingly taken
in n buggy, with officers Blodget and Van Stan,
aud started off, followed by the crowd, some two OF
three hundred strong. When near the City Hall,
"a grand rush was made for the prisoner, amid
shouts OF Kill him ~ Murder the villain" &c
a number OF other DOl1ce Of1cerS were then In the
crowd, and it required all their GOODNESS and cOur
age to manage and keep him out of their hands
One or IT, Of the ringleaders were arrested, but
with little apparent effect upon the excited crowd
When within two or three yards of the Jail, 9
number of strong attempts were made to get hole
uf the prisoner, the crowd around shouting anC
yelling, much excited, and apparently determined
% take his life it they could get possession of him
A number Of the foremost having armed them
selves with b%oulders. brivkbats, &C., cilched witt
the officers, and made a furious attempt to get Bro
die out Of the buggy. One or two of the officer
drew loaded pistols. and threatened to shoot dow
the first who should interfere. This, together will
the arrest of two or three more of the ringleaders
had the effect 10 somewhat %intimidate the others
until the prisoner was hurried inside the Jail yard
During the melee. the prisoner Brodie drew a load
ed revolver, and was inst in the act of firing
among the crowd, when two officers simultane
ously caught his arm, and took it from him.
Five of the ringleaders, including one female
we're arrested aud placed in Jail, Their names ar
Willis Washington, David Love, Alexander Stew
art, Joseph Watson. and Polly Sewers, Polly
who is a very large, strong woman, was one o
the foremost in the ARRAY. was loud in her denun
Citations of the prisoner, and bent, as she said, Oh
having Ibis hearts blood".
During the entire afternoon, crowds of coloret
people were congregnted in the neighborhood o
the Jail, bu no violent demonstrations were made.