Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-10-04
The German Orator Of theWest.--
Thrilling Episodes in the Life of
Carl Schurz. > " ~ "a

Awriter in the Easton (Penn.) Times
gives an interesting sketch oi the life of
Carl Schurz. He was born 80 yeays ago,
in Bonn. on the Rhine, in the Prussan
domirions. In lsIs. he Joined the Con-
stitutional army, and sharing 10 its feverses,
was sentenced to death for high treason.-
For three days and nights, after the Prus-
slams had entered Rastadt, he lay con ;ealed
in shed, on a beam or rafter just wide
enough to conceal his person from the eyes
Of those who stood below. A guard of some
kind was stationed in the very house to
which this shed belonged, and every night
the soldiers assembled on the floor beneath
his hiding place, and danced to the music Of
the trumpet. On the fourth night heavy
shower Of rain gave him the first opportual-
ity of attempting an escape, and he jumped
from the roof upon chicken coop, which
broke down under him with loud crash,
though without attracting the notice of the
sentry who was, or ought to have been, but
few yards off. BY the assistance ofhis
friends he reached sewer, and thus attain
Elk the outside Of the Qualifications. Even
hore there was a sentry, but, by following
closely behind him as he walked by, he man
aged to gain a cover before the sentry turn
ed on his beat. He made his way to Paris,
and remained there some time, in the vain
hope of favorable turn in the affairs OF his
native country. In little book published
by the chief spy of Bonaparte's police, he
received honorable meuiion' as "the most
A al, n !
who, while constantly active, could never
be ensnared into any act furnishing pre-
text even 10 the liberal conscience OF Bon
aparte for his extrad,ion. At the time the
public opinion of Germany was mu'h arous-
ed by the cowardly vengeance wreaksd by
Me Prussian Government on Godfrey Kin
kel, townsman o: Schurz's a professor,
who had joined the constitutional movement
Mt the same time with himself. This man,
a poet Of del cate frame, highly edusated
and accustomed to all the refnements OF
life, was imprisoned at Spandau, twenS
\ miles from Berlin, dressed as convict, his
hair cropped short. and forced to labor at
WOO l-carding. and to room and mess with
felons. Schurz, having determined to resue
him. repaired to London, collected the
means, anl made the arrangements. With
forged passport he travelled direct to Berlin
left his prprrs with the police over night
oltsined q wise for some other town the
next morning, and, instead of proceeding
took lodging in boarding house. There
he remained for six weeks, going to Span
dau every day, and returning late at night
when the policeman was always SO obligine
as to unlock The door OF his clearinghouse
for him. Allthe arran gements having beer
completed, he carried off Kinkel in coaci
one rainy night, together with his keeper
4 RELAYS Of horses were in readiness ion
station to station unit il ,hey reached the sci
shore, whete d pilo'-boat received them
They landed al Hull or Yarmouth long be
fore he Government had the most rrmot
dea OF the prisoners whereabouts. Com
ing 10 this country in 1891. he registere
himself as a law student at Philadelphia
{. and soIourped there for a number Of year.
occupying his time, pstexclusively, wit
! the study Of his country, itsa material an
social condition, its history, its institutions
and its future, In is5<he removed to Wa
/. tsrtown, Wisconsin, and entered on tn
. practice of the law iu Milwaukee.