New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-06
ARREST or Mr.. SANBORM.

The following account Of his ares. is from Mr. San
born himself:
CoyooRp Mass, April q, Is6O--li pm
To ne Citizens Of Ma''oshH'sts; :;
have TO inform yoa that O cowardy assault was
committed on me this evening at about ~ o'clock, IN
my house, by four or five persons claiming have
authority 70 arrest me. The facts are these:
/ came in from o call about o'clock, aud was Sit
ting, ia my clippers, at my desk, when a knocking
called me TO the door l went do~n STARE, oPened
the door, when a email man entered and said, Does
Mr.. Sanborn live here r. That is my name, SIR,
ssid l. putting ont nv hand 10 welcome him. Here
is sper for yoa, said he, handing me folded one,
which took.
At that moment gray haired, tall and stout man
en- cred ibe open door and said, Z" arrest YOU Mr.
Sarborn" Z" by what authority said l, and What
ia cur namel" He gave name, bat sad, AN
from the H. S. Marshals office or something OF that
sort. What is yuur auihorty-yoar warrant re-
peated l. 1--WE have a warrant, said some one-for
BY tins time two more men appeared. ShoT it
read II" card /. A small man, calling himself Free
man latter vardD, for none wonld give thslr names,
began 10 read a paper, bat he'd &C only taroagn
few lines when the gray haired rufian took pair OF
handouts from his pocket and proceeded to put them
on nv wrisis / standing in my own house, without
hat or boots, only in slippers OF cloth.
A whistle wac given; some men rushed Id, none OF
them known 10 me, and carried me by force 70 the
street, where stood carriage With two horses. They
lifted me from the ground and tried 70 put me 10 the
carriage ] resisted viii my feet for my bands were
fast III the manac CT. They tired two or three times
started, apd they could net get me in Ia the mean
time ny cries and those Of 10Y sister, had called my
peslbos from their homes, who iufrounded the RUIZ
fars and prev ented them .om carrJiog me oil.
/ seed iI the street in my slippers ball an hour,
wear 30 the handouts, un IL Deputy SherLf Moore
took me by force from the ruhann hands nbdsr wft
of babeas corIus issued BY Judge Hoar Iner Names
given after Long lime and reluctantly were olas
Carlton, - Coolidge, - Tarleion, aud = Freeman.
There were two or three others, whose names nave
not learned o.. :.
Fifteen minutes after WAS handcaied, standing IN
the str. ct read warrant signed oy VICE
PresccIt breckenridge, for my arrest, with an in-
doIsemept from McNMr, er5eant at-Arms OF tie
Upiied States Senate. authorizing SJas Carl ton 10
seize me. How ola it have said People o. q as
saehutetts, act ar it seems TO you best IN s case
Mr.. sanborn aso gives the following additional par
ticulars:
"Earlier r the evening ore Of these men hsd visited
nv house and, inoing the door unlocked, had gone Id
and berp met py the sefvant told her that he hal az
important paper for me- and as che understood him. 1t
was somelliDg about ri uaCioD. L was out a; the
" How long the rofiaDs had been looking aoon.
town DON'T know, bnt am informed they had been
htr hOurs, probably watching my footsteps, Ia
which Honorable employ ment they were AIDED, ar AN
too snd believe by Joseph Hol5rook sometimes called
Colonel Holbrook, an officer ia the B0ston Custom
House. residing here and Charles b. Davis, Post
master Of thus town. These neighbors OF mine, with
one of whom formerly boarc sd, have. a. L believe,
the pei con calling himself Carlton was here as spy,
al made bis Headquarters attne Post-Ofics.
"a" at first offered resistance, bit when the hand
cuffs were put on refused TO go-not having heard
any warrant any signatures, or been told the
names Of the officers, the patuIe OF my oiense, go
far as can rtcollect. When they dragged me into
the open air, without allowing me TO put my boots,
oveTcoat or bat, called Murder = and resisted with
my feet well as | could with four stout men hold.
ing me. TDey dragged me TO the carriage, which had
been brought up by fifth or sixth confederate, aud
attempted TO put me in. / broke the side of the car
rage with my feet aud my sister seizng one CT the
rufiaps, they dropped ne on my feet agan.
"Again they tried TO put me in, but my sister
whipped the borses, who started, and foiled them
sgaID. They we're It'll struggling with me and her
five men sgainst a man aDda wonan-wbeo the neigh
bors came running 10 my aid. Inc ruttians sui at
tempted 10 kduap me- but they soon fo1nd they were
ovcrpowered. Tfep AID not till then, did they read
then warrant in street, by the light of lantern
while 1 stood handcuiied aud half clothed In then
hands This must have been fifteen mioutes alter
my first seizure. Further particulars will give here
after"
IL Is sad that since the ae alton following the John
Brown invasoD, Mr.. sanborn has betn expecting
movement of this sort. IRE feeling seems 20 have
been very strong againtt The Marshal and his men, on
account of the manber in which he made the arrest
The Boston Journal eays
"NothiDg but the assurance that a writ would soon
be obtapeo aud Mr. Sdnborn released in legal way
the eXasI Grated citizens from pummelnS
the officer and rescuDg the prisoner Several a,6npts
weIe made attack The officials. One rd!sed his
fist TO strike, but restrained by citizen who ob
served bis movements. Another on the point of
hurting stone at the officer, but was arrested in the
attempt. The citizens generally, without disac don
Of party, united In eympatbiziDg with Mr. Sinborn.
But three men were found who defended the course
Of the olicers and ono Of them the Postmaster,
and another IN officer of the Custom-House"