Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-16
The ITrep.essible sherman N. Booth
AGAIN In LImbO.
lie rs TORN FROM THE ARMS OF TWO
GYMPATHIZING FEMALES AND CONFINED
1OTHE COLD DUNGEON,

ihst. luIuishes Tic io'o"iuS graphic &C
count OF the re-arrest OF SHERMAN NJ.
Booth
This morning about half past five
o'clock, Sherman NJ. Booth arrived in
this city, on the La Crosse railroad, un-
Ger escort Of two men, aud was imme-
dlately conducted TO his apartments in
the United States Custom House, from
which he had been SO long absent, aud
where he is enj oying that entire freedom
from the annoyances, responsibility and
cares. which distinguished men are con
stantly subjected to IN the OUTSIDE
world.
Mr.. Booth attended a w dc Awake
meeting at Berlin last night, III company
with two beautiful Ia lies, and the fact
that whereas he was IN clover only last
evening, aud to-day is in durance vile in
the Custom Hous, affords a striking IL
lustration Of the annihllatlon made Of
time by railroad, and government otl-
ceis, and also OF the my steIious fact that
many miles off. and the next morning
may be IN one Of the spacious apart
ments Of the Custom House, in this ct,.
1t is impossible to tell what an hour or
a day may lrlng forth.
Mr.. Booth had not been in town many
minutes before il was Oh the lips OF al
most every one, that "Booth has been
re. arrested ~ Everybody was surprised
and looked astoni-hed, but still there
was 10 apparent feeling of excitement,
cue the martyr, some receiving the
news half lAcrcduons y, while others
whlstled short breath, the same a. to
say, ""ell what next on the pro-
gramme :" The most excited persons
we have seen over the reception of the
intelligence we're few hungry report
ers stalking abont the Custom House
preceu,s, with note books wherein to
take the "tull particulars Of his arrest"
and the indomitablc Jchu Gu. ). Mar
snaD Who hourishcs his cane with an
unusual sweep, as much as to say, "Now
mv friend Sherman, have seen the
majesty of the law indicated" Jehu
evidently feels that great deed . as been
accomplished, although he is still ner-
vous lest his friend Sherman may give
him another slip. However, he means
to use the utmost precautlon against an
escape this time, and to prevent it has
ordered that there shall be no more
deadhesding to see Booth.
In other words, that no one shall he
admitted to his room on a pass" mas
much as it was by bogus pass that
Booths friends previously affected his
liberation. None viii now be permitted
to enter his rooms, except the officers
and their deputies. This seems cruel
Sherman IS, and so in love with the AR
OF freedom, but still Jchu seems to think
hat the exigencies OF the case demand
IT, and he don't mean to be made the
laughing stock of the town again, by an
other one-horse rescue-not if he knows
himself.
When Mr.. Booth was taken at Berlin
he bad been at Wide Awake meeting
AS we have stated, at which Ichabod
Coddlng had been speaking, and the
martyr was coming way from the
meeting after it was over, in between two
handsome ladies, one on each arm, and
towards whom he was displaying all the
galantry characteristic OF Sir " alter
Raleigh. We believe the Wide Awakes
were also coming tway from the meet
with torches fp Az fhIa
Deputy United States Marshal Taylor,
and farmer from he vicinity of Berlin.
named +. M. Randall (who left his
team in the village and afterwards came
20 Milwaukee, stepped up to Booth, and
taking hold OF him, declare ed him to be
his prisoner.
He attempted to get hold OF his I'M
PIGMENTS OF destruction, but was proven
ted, and he also cried out "freemen
to the rescne,' but he vas hushed up
and got out of the way tetore scarcely
any were made aware of what was trans
piring.
The ladies in company with Mr.. Sher-
man, at first seemed to feel greater sollc-
itude Tor the officer and his companion,
than for Sherman, and stepping off cried
out to them, "Don't you touch him :
Look out . For he is armed, and he is a
very brave man He carries dangerous
wea5ous !"
This, however, had not the effect to
deter them, and they hurried him into
buggy which they had near by, and
drove him rapidly to the depot. Booth
was armed with revolver and bowie
knife, and made the most desperate re-
slstance.
They arrived at the depot about 10
O'Clock, and found, on reaching there,
that the cars were just about to start for
Milwaukee. On removing Sherman from
the buggy to the sleeping car, he refused
to walk at all, and would lie down and
be dragged along, and would scratch
aud bite like An enraged cat. Some one
At the del OF, feeling sympathy for HIM,
no matter who Le was, inquired indig-
nantly Of the officer and his companion
what they were hauling man about
in that manner for 20 Sherman told
him that they were kidnapping him."
But the men bearing him off hushed him
up, and getting him into the sleeping car
the train sped away with unusual aiacIi-
ty, as it seemed to Sherman, and, as We
have said, about halfpast five this morn
ing he was conducted to the Custom
House.
KISSING THE HANDsoarSr C1pra