Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-08-11
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@. ii. BOOTH SET AT LIBERTY!

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At exactly c quarter past II o'clock to
day, the first day Of August. memorable il
the annals Of history as being the anniver
sary Of Freedom throughout the British
West Indies, ten noble hearted men, with
strong arms and Liberty-loping hearts, arm
ed with the conciousness Of doing q noblt
act and ministering to the freedom of on,
! who for just FIVE months to-day has beer
held in bondage by the Slave Power, walk
ed up the stairs in the Custom House, and
liberated s. M. BoorH from confinement.
The thing was handsomely done, and tht
lpfisoner, under the escort of few friends
walked oyer to the residence of I. j. SAILS
MAN, his brother-in-law, on Second Street
where a large coneourse ofpeopie soon gath.
cred, many of them congratulating Mr.
BooTH upon bis escape from the kidnap-
lpers, who have 50 long held him in theii
Ipower.
Not many minutes had elapsed, before
our worthy U. S. Marshall, JEHU H. LEW
is, was seen making his way through the
crowd, enquiripg for his prisoner. While
some unfeelipg persons tainted him by ask
ing if he knew which ward he was in. 9th
.ers assured him that bis prisoner had es-
left the country. And in fact.
as the Marshal's yigilant eye, detected a
carriage driving off on . back street, he
started on dog trot after it, desiring no
doubt, to catch one more glimpse Of the be-
aign looking countenance of Mr.. BooTH, as
it faded away in the distance. Fearing,
however, that he had been "sold," be tack
ed ship, ana came mp near the house, in
front, where he presented complete pic
ture Of despair. The wind playfully whis-
tied through bis silver hair, his eyes looked
like wo peeled onions, and his long thin
legs fury trerlbled beneath he weigl t of
his body, although remarkably attenuated
and gaunt.
The consolations Of the shareholders Cos
pei was Administered to him by 4 few Of
his adpiring friends, who ought to hare
been ashamed to be seen conuwing with
lsisn for the re-capture of the pTjssnei as,a
anna snoufs Tor booTH and Liberty, . fsleh
fairly made the welkn ring, mingled VIII
groans deep and loud for the Marshal and
his whole Kidnapping crew. We left the scene
Of action to throw this brief -setch into
print
The Marshal says, in all the simplicity of
,hiIdhood. that he will abe ID if he
knows what to do.'-Free Democrat.
Since his rescue Booth has been the guest
# Prison Commissioner HEeo, at Waupun.
Marshal LEWIS has offered a reward of
800 for his recapture, but there does not
seem to be any effort making by any one
o obtain the reward There are conject-
ires that be viii follow his family to Eu-
rope. The Free Democrat says that after
bis health is recruited from the effects Of his
confinement in the Bastile he will return
md visit his friends in Milwaukee, Hehasl
oeen making speeches at Waupun. Among
lis rescuers were Prot. Daniels and man
lamed LaGrange. There is talk of arrest |
no them but there is little probability eth |
II of their arrest or Of Booths recaptGre. |
Marshal Lewis made a requlsition upon
Commissioner Hegg, requiring him to en-
10y bis police force in securing Booth to
ais custody, as he understood Booth was
concealed withip the walls Of the prison
Nr. Hegg replied that Booth was not SO
concealed, but was visiting with him and
1t liberty to go where he pleased, ana as
o employing his police force, they were
more honorabIy and proitably employed.
Capt. Barry, Of Milwaukee, a democfat,
made Ike independent reply to an order
BY the Marshal to assist in rearresting Booth
that he and his company were not slaves
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