Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-05

The eross 0utrase of 4 snders o. rApPan.
We have before briefly noted the rufianly
assaulted United States Marshal RyRdeFslef
New York City, on the venerable Lewis Tap
pan, man nearly seventy years Of age, in
the Office of the Marshal, and also on the
grandson Of Mr.. T., young man Of twenty
wears Rynders it viii be Femembered, was
for long time, and probably is now the
captain Of the fghtlng and rOwdy Empire
Club the terror and disgrace Of New York
city.
The facts OF the case are these The Mar
shal had three colored boys in his keeping,
who were taken rom an abandoned SLAYER
uear the African coast and brought to New
York. Mr.. Tappan, after consulting counsel,
as to the propriety and lagality of epdsayot-
ing to obtain possession of these boys, for
the purpose OF placing them in the Colored
Orphan Asylum the object being to educate
and tit them for trades, went to the Marshal's
office tor the purpose of seeing Mr.. Ryndefs
on the subject Mr.. William Barney, his
grandson, accompanied him on his philab-
thIupie mission. Mr., Rynders was seated
lazily at his desk with his hat on, when Mr..
Tappan submitted his proposition. He few
in towering passion, as win been by the
following extracts from the affidavit Of Mr..
Tappan taken in the criminal proceedings
which have been instituted against the Mar
shal. Mr.. Tappan swears to these occur
rences;
The depouent further says that he then
asked if there was no way in which the boys
could be retained in the country, as some
/ friends of the colored people were willing to
relieve government of the expense and trouble
of taking care of the boys and providing for
| their support, education, &c. On which the
| Marshal, half rising and under considerable
excitement, said:-T The Leader omits some
very hard swearing. .....
The deponent further says, that preceiving
| the Marshal was greatly excited and infufi-
ated, as appeared by his loud voice, his ges-
ticulations his oaths, his threatening de-
meanor, he endeavored to allay his anger
and to pacify him, saying, 4" Marshal RyndeTs,
you are the Marshal of the District the rep
| resentatiVe of the Executive Of the United
! StUtes in this city; this is public of6cei l
came here on business; the boys are in your
custody; I beg you to be calm, as you see
am . but instead Of allaying the excite
ment of the Marshal, what he said seemed to
excite him still more; he came around the
/ table toward the deponent and exclaimed,
while the persons in the Office appauded him
by stamping frequently upon the fOorF
I'VE dispense with more hard swearing.1
The deponent further says that he replied:
Marshal Rynders, whenever l am legally
convicted Of capital crime, and delivered
over to you for execution you may hang me
in the handsomest style; but until then you
must not lay your hands upon me'-on which
| the Marshall said he would not have depo-
nent in his Office; he should not come there
| again; he hated all gro-Worshippers; be
wished they were hung sky-high, &C., &c.
The deponent further says, that the Mar
shaT continued to talk in a boisterous manner,
urged on by the persons in the Office, while
| be (the deponent1 tried in various ways to
divert their attention and sllsy the excite
ment until the Marshal made at him in a
menacing manner, on which the grandson of
/ the deponent who had stood as a spectator
of what hsd tFanspired, quietly placed himself
between the Marshal and depOnent, with his
side to the Marshal, saying, Yon must not
strike my grandfather, on which the Mar
shall seized him by the hair Of the head with
both his hands, and held on until one or more
persons in the Office sprang forward to assist
I the Marshal a'- 1-.'.
The deponent further says, that seeing his
grandson thus roughly handled, and think
ing his life was in danger, he made efforts to
protect him in which he was taken hold of,
forced out Of the Office, and the door closed
upon him; that after waiting on the outside
a short time the door was opened, and his
! grandson came out with his hair disheveled,
and appearing as if he had been brutally
treated" -.--- ,,.l-r
The evidence of Mr.. Barney fully corrobo-
rates the testimony of Mr.. Tappan, and their
afidayits exhibit the utter brutality of the
Federal Marshal, as well as illustrate the
character of the men who fill some of the
important Government offices in the CONNER
cial Emporium. Rynders the rowdy, vas
the Eery.head and front Of the recent great
Fusion demonstration in New York.
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