The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10
A REPUBLICAN VOTE GAINED.
Release OF Sherman M. Booth, from
Prison, by an Abolition Mob.

Release OF Sherman M. Booth, from
Prison, by an Abolition Mob.
From the Milwaukee News, of Thursday.
The atmosphere of Milwaukee was
purified yesterday. "'The martyr to the
glorious cause of freedom has escaped.
He has left his prison house without par.
don from the Executive, without paying
his fine, and without even saying "good
bye" to Marshal Lewis, who for the past
five months has been his guardian and
protector. What base ingratitude and
shameful forgetfulness of past favors
About eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon;
" Brudder Booth was seen to issue from
the Custom House, hanging upon the arm
of his brother law, Il. j. Salsman, and
carrying bouquet about the size of half
bushel measure, and occasionally showing
the butt end of q six.shooter, which he fa>
cetiously termed "the habeaS corpus" His
appearance on the street was the signal for
a rush on the part of several small boys and
a few Shanghais, who followed him up
Spring street to the residence of his brother
in-law, on Second street. Shortly after ar
irving here, he was taken from the back
part of the house, put into carriage and
driven rapidly out of the city.
The modus operandi of his release was as
follows While the officers were at dinner,
with the exception of one of the guard
(Burke), two men presented themselves at
the door of the room, and rendered card
bearing the name OF the Marshal, and
granting admittance to Messrs. Smith &
Jones to the room of Booth. The appear
ance of the card was suspicious in Burke's
estimation, and he took occasion to very
closely inspect it, when he was seized by
these individuals, who were none other than
a man named La Grange, who has lately
made himself very conspicuous in this vi.
cinity, and the notorious Professor Daniels,
of geologico-freedom- shrieking notoriety.
Daniels Immediately presented pistol at
the breast of the guard, and threatened to
blow him through if he opened his
mouth" when five or six more came up,
threw open the door of Booths room, by
means of key they had in some way Sc
cured, and taking the prisoner therefrom,
they.unceremoniously substituted Burke in
his place, and again closed the premises as
they IOund tnem.
Booth was out, but Burke was in. The
latter shouted, halloed and finally crawled
out through the window around on the stone
work and succeeded in alarming the officers.
Marshal Lewis was not aware of the escape
of his prisoner until he was snugly enscOnced
in the house of Salsman, and when informed
of the fact, was incredulous and insisted
that the crowd had seen some other man
whom they mistook for Booth" But the
prevalence of the rumor and the large num-
Der of individuals who saw the martyr"
at last forced the conviction on his unwil-
ling mind He forthwith repaired to the
residence of Salsman, leaned against the
fence adjacent thereto and deliberated. A
crowd gathered about the house, all anx-
ious to see what measures the Marshal
would take. One half hour passed and he
was yet undecided. In the mean time
Booth had taken carriage and was fast
going up Fourth street and making for the
country. The Marshal was still deliberat-
ing. Excited Abolitionists were flying
around, grinnipg CHASTITY smiles and shout
ing for Booth. Enthusiastic shanghais
commended the courage of the rescuers and
asserted their determination to defend the
martyr" to the shedding of the last drop
of their blood" Several individuals with
commendatory forethought cautioned "pa-
rients to look out for their daughters.
Others accounted for the escape of Booth
by saying that the officers went to dinner
and forgot to feed him, consequently he came
out for grub" The Marshal still remained
in state of mastery inactivity" and the
crowd seeing bis want of decision volun-
teered advice. One thought Booth would
most likely be found in Perkins block, and
the Marshal should sarch the house imme-
jently." Salsman seeing his dilemma con.
cIuded he must have lost himself and step.
ping up addressed him thus l say, Jehu,
perhaps you want to know what ward your
in. Well, your in the Fourth and you
amt entitled to vote here" The officer
looked daggers from his piercing eyes, and
SALESMAN quailed beneath them. Another
who had not the fear of governmental au-
thority before his eyes warned him that the
clemency of the law would not be accord
ed him on the plea of ignorance this time
Thus matters progressed. Booth had
gone, and the Marshal stood looking at the
hole which be was last seen to pass through,
in state of delicious uncertainty as to the
Martyrs whereabouts, and wha: to do re-
sarding it. AS dernier resort, however,
he stationed three or four small boys around
the house to watch it, while he went to con-
suit his political comfreres and order out
the military. Previous to this, Salsman
had announced that Booth would speak from
the steps of that building at four o'clock :;
but be couldn't fool the officials with such
stuff as that. As he departed an ANXIOUS
spectator inquired of Jehu what course he
was going to pursue, when he feelingly re-
piled with deep drawn voice: an be
Id if know what to do !" and we are
fully convinced that he didn't.
In an hour or so the excitement had ma
terially died away, when passengers on the
train from the west, over the La Crosse
road, announced that they saw Booth step
aboard the train at Schwarzburg, and travel
west. 1t was probably the intention of the
Martyr to 60 up to the Minnesota Junction,
and from thence by the Northwestern road
to Chicago.
The Marshal threatens the rescuers with
dire vengeance, and has published the fol-
lowing hand bill: ......
500 REWARD!
MARSHAL's OFFICE,
Milwaukee, August LIST, 1860.