Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-13
ARREST OF f. B. SANBORN.
Great Excitement; Ha5ea, Corpus Issued

Great Excitement, Ha5eas Corpus Issued
F. B. Sanborn was arrested at Concord By
United States officers April 80, under re-
QUESTION from the Senate committee.
Watson Freeman, Jr., Deputy [. S. Mar
shal, and Silas Carlton, Deputy Sergeant-at-
Arms Of the United States Senate, called at
Sanborn' residence at O'Clock, and arrested
him, but he refused to accompany them, when
he was handcuffed and taken to carriage
at the door, during which he struggled
violently. and the members Of his family
cried murder, fire. etc,
The excitement spread, and the town bells
were rung, collecting a large crowd. Rufus
Hosmer, citizen, died suddenly, it Is
supposed from the excitement the affair
occasioned him.
Sanborn was forci5ly taken from the ofhc
ers bv the crowd and kept out of their pow
er until writ of ho5ea' torp1" could be OBJ
tanned.
Judge Hoar, of the Supreme Court, Issu-
ed a writ of habeas corpus, which was served
by deputy sheriff John B. Moore, which
ended the mission of the United States Mar
shal's posse for the time being.
The hearing came on before the full bench,
consisting ofShaw, Metcalf, Bigelow, Merric&
II H. IL H. Count ,rdarad C,phorD n
be discharged from custody, on the ground
that the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate had
no power to delegate his authority in war
rant like the one in question. TO any person,
not even his standing Deputy.
Sanborn is a native of Hampton Falls. \. H,
about 80 years old, a graduate of Har-
ward college, where he stood foremost in
his class. and has an excellent reputation as
a scholar and gentleman in literary circles
at Boston. He keeps a private school at
Concord, and is evidently held in high re-
spect by his townsmen Of all classes and
shades of opinion, who have organized
committee of safety, and express determi-
nation to protect Mr.. Sanborn, at all haz-
ards from further attempts to arrest him, He
bases his present resistance to the officers on
a denial of the right of the Senate to compel
him to appear and testify.
1t is supposed that he could throw bit lit
tie additional light upon the Harpers Ferry
invasion, though his name was mentioned in
some of the correspondence found at the
house of Brown.
The following is Mr. Sanborn statement
CONCORD, Mass, April 3, 1860.
III o'clock at night.
To the Citizens Of Massachusetts,
| have TO inform you that a cowardly assault
was committed on this evening at about Ia
o'clock in my house. by four or five persons
claiming to have authority to arrest me. The
facts are these
| came in from call about o'clock, and was
sitting, in my slippers, at my desk, when knock
ing called me to the door. | went down stairs
opened the door, when a small man entered and
said "Does Mr.. Sanborn live here2" That is my
name, SIR" said l, putting out my hand to vel
come him "Here is paper for you" said he,
and handed me folded one, which took.
At that moment grey haired, tall and stout
man. entered the open door and said, 81 arrest
YOU Mr.. Sanborn." "By what authority" said l,
'.and what is your name?' He gave no name, but
said. al am from the U. 5. Marshais Office" or
something of that sort. " hat is your authority