Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-04-13

spirit Of the people of the town All were
indignant at the manner in which the arrest
hsd been made.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS
Mr.. Sanborn resides in Sudbury street, a
short distance from the depot, his school and
dwelling house being connected. Since the
agitation incident upon the John Brown raid,
he has been careful not to go to the door Of
his house in the evening, lest he might meet
unwelcome visitors On this occasion he
was less discreet. Immediately on reaching
the door, Freeman, one Of the officers, rushed
into the entrance to prevent his retreat and
whistled for his assistants, who Immediately
closed in about their prisoner and handcuff-
ing him on his own premises, hustled him
into the street.
The feeling manifested by the liberty-lov-
ing citizens of Concord, when the intelligence
of the arrest reached them, was akin to the
spirit displayed by their patriotic forefathers
in earlier times
The boys in Mr.. Sanborn's school, seeing
the peril in which their beloved mentor was
placed, acted as scouts, and ran hastily from
house to house. ringing door bells and arous-
ing citizens. Men rushed to the scene with
clinched fists, some of which contained cfec-
tive weapons.
The women, like the mothers Of yore, were
foremost in the fray, and by every possible
means worried the officers Miss Sanborn
seized an officer by his beard and compelled
him to relinquish his hold Of Mr. Sanborn
Miss Ann Whiting, daughter of Col Whit
ing, approached officer Tarlton raised his hat
and looking him steadily in the face, said
Let me see what kind of a looking man you
are. You may come here again some day.
and shall want to know you g.
Mr.. George L. Prescott seized the arm Of
officer, beneath the coat sleeve of which a
billy" was concealed, and held on to it until
Mr.. Sanborn was released.
Nothing but the assurance that writ
would soon be obtained and Mr.. Sanborn re-
leased in legal way, prevented the exasper-
ated citizens from pummelling the officers and
rescuing the prisoner. Several attempts
were made to attack the officials. One man
raised his fist to strike, but was restrained by
citizen who observed his movements. An
other on the point of hurting stone at
the officers but was arrested in the attempt.
The citizens generally, without distinction
of party, united in sympathizing with Mr..
Sanborn. But three men were found who
defended the course of the officers, and one
Of them was the Postmaster, and another an
officer in the Custom House. The latter was
roughly handled in the melee by George How
ard; Town Clerk, who laid the Democratic
official on his back in ditch.
The carriage of the officers was considera-
bly, damaged by stones and other missiles
Ono door was broken and the glass shattered
1t seems that the officers had prepared
themselves with decoy letter, for, when Mr..
Sanborn came to the door in answer to the
bell the man asked him his name, and mme-
diatcy handed him the following document
Outside of the envelope it was addressed
'To +. b. Sanborn, Esq, present" Its con-
tents were as follows
"Sir: The bearer, a worthy young man,
solicts your aid in procuring employment.
Help him il you can. BUFFUM
Saugus, April |, 1860"
FATAL RESULT OF THE Elk CITEMENT.
Mr.. Rufus Hosmer, gentleman prodispos-
ed to apoplexy, was among the witnesses Of
the exciting affair, which produced such an
effect upon his system, that he was seized
with fit on reaching home and died soon
after
After hearing on the writ of habcas cor
pus the Supreme Court of Massachusetts de-
cidcd that the Sergeant alarms of the Sen
ate had no authority, by his warrant, to dele
gate his authority to deputies, and that the
arrest was illegal.
The Boston Deputies Of the L s. Senate's
Sergeant-at-Arms, who attempted to arrest
Sanborn, were themselves arrested in turn,
appeared before Justice Ball, at Concord, on
Friday, and waving an examination on the
charges of assault and attempt to kidnap were
held in $1,000 each for trial at the next term
of the Superior Court at Concord.
Mr.. Sanborn was arrested for an assault on
the officers, in resisting their arrest, and was
held to bail for trial at the same Court, Ralph
Waldo Emerson and other prominent citizens
being his bail.