Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-08

zens of Kansas who effected the rescue of DIR.
boy from prison in St. Joseph, Mo, where
he bad been unjustly confined, have made
statement of the part they took in that inter-
esting affair Having given up all hope ofhis re-
lease by legal methods, and anticipating his
early removal to the penitentiary at Jefferson
City, they proceeded to the Jail to rescue
him as well as they could. The rescue was
made on the night of the 23d ut. They say
Ten minutes before we arrived at the Jail, the
night watch was there and aroused the lailer
with a report that he thought he had seen
some one around the Jail. He had just left
before we arrived Part of our number was
stationed so that they could not be seen from
the doors or windows. Three of the number
one of them with his hands seemingly mana
cled, was guarded by two others holding
him as prisoner. 1t had been so dark as the
party came through the street, that we had to
keep close together to keep from losing each
other. Once cry of police police was
heard, occasioned by some row down towards
the DOCKS and policemen passed the party on
their way towards 1t, but our party went on.
We knocked, the jaller came to the upper
window, and asked our names and our bust
ness. He could see there were but three per-
sons. We told him we were from the neigh
borhood of Savannah, (Missouri), that we had
a horse-thief in charge. That we had chased
him within a mile of Savannah, and had just
captured him outside of st. Joseph. He asked
few more questions, and came down and UNI
locked the door. We entered, leading in the
prisoner, bound between two of our number.
We had to proceed through an apartment
thence into a passage. Here the jailer stop
ped and asked a few more questions, in order
to satisfy himself He seemed anxious to
know that there were sufficient reasons for the
imprisonment of the alleged horse thief We
then proceeded up stairs. Meanwhile young
man, who was in the building, came from be-
low and proceeded to the inner door. AT the
same time, other three OF our party entered,
and stood in the room below, now dark. The
young man, coming back, ran against one of
these persons, and asked who he was. He
was told that it was more of the same party.
Meanwhile, the party at the head of the
stairs, and the jaier, had gone into the upper
room, where his wife was, and had got the
keys. A large dog lay in front of the jail-door
The jailer opened the heavy door, and then
unlocked the gate and swung it back The
supposed horse-thief was told to go in by the
jailer. This he demurred at doing alleging
that he did not desire to go in with ''niggers."
"There are no niggers there. We won'tput
you with niggers," said the jailer.
as that Abolitionist, boy, here 2" asked
one of the party
III 10Y YOU mean, Sdlu Tile l9ller.
"Thats what we're after In the name of
an outraged community, we demand his re.
lease" said another of the party.
The lailer turned, astonished, to the first
speaker, as if to demand the meaning of this,
when that person said TO him:
tits mere ruse, Mr.. Brown we have got
you"
The jaier then attempted to close the door,
when the speaker drew his revolver and plant
ing it at his breast, said "That door can't be
shut. We came here to release our friend
and have the power to do it."
Seeing himself powerless he then yielded,
and Mr.. boy was taken from the prison. The
other prisoners desired to escape; one of them
got his coat and tried to get out of the door.
He was compelled to go back. The iailer
begged that they at least would not let the
other prisoners escape. DIR. boy went down
stairs TO the other party. Then the other
three followed down. Before leaving, one of
the party told the jailer that we were deter
mined to make the matter safe, that the Jail
would be guarded, and that if he or any other
ventured to leave it that night, or raise an
alarm, it would be at the peril of their lives
Our party then left the Jail. The clouds
drifted over little just about the moment of
the occurrence and showed the streets more
plainly. Many of the houses and business
places were stlil lSnteu anu open. Our party
marched in solid form to the river, two of
them bearing up Mr.. boy, who was unwell and
weak from his confinement On our way to
the river two of the city night guards, with
their lanterns, came up behind the party, and
followed us to the river. We had previously
found couple of boats, and had watched
them during the afternoon and evening so as
to know that they would be ready for our pur-
pose. We embarked the policemen with
their lanterns, standing back a little distance
and watching the proceedings. We rowed to
the. Kansas shore, and having reached it,
started for our houses, and to take DR.. boy to
his home.