Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-14
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From the Madison, CWis.) Journal, 9Th.
Pursuit of SHERMAN Nj. BOOth-The Mar
shaIs Resisted by his Friends-His Sec
ond Escape.
Sherman NJ Booth has had new difficulties
and successes more exciting than the first He
addressed an immense audience on Saturday
evening, 4th inst, at Ripon, Wisconsin. lie
showed his pistol now and then, and called it
his ''little ha6eas corpus" While he was pitch
ing into the marShalS pretty strong, and into
one who had offered to arrest him for 81 900
with special vehemence, Frank McCarty, Of
Fond du Lac stepped from the crowd on the
side of the platform, and saying, "Mr Booth, l
have a writ for you" grasped his coat collar.
Booth dashed his hand in his pocket for his
habeaS corpus, but before he could get it out a
dozen men jumped between them, and Frank
was twenty feet off before lie knew what
touched him. a cry OF put him out kill
him. arose from all parts of the house, and
what wi til the shreks OF the women and the
shouts of the men, and the upsetting OF bench
es and the rush OF everybody to the centre,
we had perfect rush Of Pandemonium for
few minutes. Frank looked down the barrels of
a number of reyolverS i'll very short time. A
stalwart person strobe through the thick Of the
fight and hustled poor Frank to the door, and
some time before matters got quiet inside but
when order was restored, the people organized
a 'league of freedom" to protect Booth from
the marshals a committee OF safety was APP
pointed and then the whole crowd started
Booth 10 Prof. Daniels house. They then
selected a guard-armed them, and agreed to
meet the next day, Sunday at p NJ, and
then dispersed. Today fresh arrivals of
marshas added to the excitement. Booth
was escorted Sunday by some twenty men,
armed with rifles and an uncounted crowd.
lie made speech, repeating the story of his
prosecutions. Resolutions pledging protection
to him, and not very complimentary to the
marshals, were passed. The city hall was Of
fered them, and they accepted it as their head
quarters, and the people, IN immense process
sion, adjourned tlither Sentinels and guards
were distributed around and within it, and it
was placed in state of siege. After some de-
liberation, committee was sent over to the
marshals McCarty, Henry, Striker, and Gar
hex, advising them TO leave town. The mar
shals refused to receive any message unless it
was in writing. A long discussion ensued be.
tween theni The committee finally reduced
their proposition to writing, and the marshals
gave written answer, the substance of which
was, that they were here to arrest Booth, and
that they would go away when they had com
pleteu Their business The committee came
back and reported, whereupon the people or
gained club OF minute men. The precise
object is known only to its members-whether
to mob the marshals, or merely to protect
Booth. These proceedings occurred about ten
O'Clock Sunday evening. On Monday morn
ing Booth had disappeared
The Detroit Tribune has letter dated 9th
inst, giving further particulars of the events
at Rpon When Deputy Marshal McCarty
had been driven from the hall, order was
partially restored and it was resolved that
MIR. Booth should not be arrested in Ripon,"
amidst deatening shouts and roars. Prof.
Daniels Immediately moved the organization
OF a League of Freedom, pledged to resist any
attempt to execute the fugitive slave law, and
the appointment of vigilance committees, to
carry Its purposes into effect. On Sunday
people came pouring in from the country, and
a mass meeting was held i'll grove. The
streets were crowded with excited people, and
Mr.. Booth was strongly guarded by his friends.
On Monday morning comparative order and
quiet reigned the city hall was vacant, Mr.
Booth was gone, the public did not know
whittier. Report said he was on his way to
milwaukee, with the marshals in pursuit.