The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-07
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
ANOTHER STATEMENT OF MIR. sANBoRN.


scnt you last night brief account q my seizure by
United States Senate body which has power 10
arrests and handeu free citzens in Massachusetts To-
day wish to add ssme particulars, well as could
note and remember them IN the hurry and oonfasioa OF
Earlier in the evening Of these men had visited my
house, and finding the door unlocked had gene in aud
being met by the servant told her that he had an ina
portant paper for me, and a. shs understood him. was
something about situation was out at the time, and
told OF 1t when returned. How long the rufans
had been looking about town do not know, but in
formed they hid been here hours probably watch
aided a. am told and believe by Joseph Holbrook,
sometimes called Colonel Hobro0k, officer In the Bos
ton CUSTOM aosse residing here and Charles Davis
Of whom formerly boarded, have "a believe,
sisted in committing this outrage. Some weeks ago. The
person calling himEeN Carleton was here o spy, and
made his headquarters at the Post Office.
at first offered resistance, but whom the handouts
pr nO
the officers or the nature of my offence 30 far as
reoolect When they dragged me into the open air,
cried "AIurder y and resisted with my feet as well as
could with four stout holding They dragged nae
sixth confederate and attempted to put nae In broke
the side Of the carriage with my feet, and my sister
selling Of the rufans they dropped my feet
whipped the horses which started and oed them again.
They were still struggling with nae and her-fve men
against man and womaa-when the neighbor came
running my aid The rufans stin attempted kidnap
me, but they soon found they were overpowered Then
and not M them did they read their warrant In the street,
by the Light Of Q lantern, while stood handcuncd and
half clothed In their hands. This have been fifteen
minutes after my fret seizure
have learned from what good authority that the
r1ilans who seized contrary to law Chief justice
Shaw has Just decided left the Lexington House at 6H
and that they were IN two carriages Some of them,
am told, hid themselves in old barn a stones throw
from my door where II is supposed they secreted
by Joseph Holbrook, Custom House officer They must
have been In town two hours before they foonousy
tered my house TO assault opened the door myself
70 the young man, whom conclude TO be . son Of Mar
shal freeman.
Nothing but my resistance and that Of my sister,
Mis- Sarah Sanborn prevented from being carried
away by this band Of kdnappers before help could
Mr.. Edwin Bgelow first eame to my aid, and ten mi
nutes twenty or thirty persons neghbos and friends Of
mine, were around me- They compelled tho reading Of
very unwlingly gave. Freeman treated me with the
most courtesy and took pains TO inform my negkbors
OF this and enreatcd them specially not TO nure him.
also requested them not 10 matreat any Of them, and
tn none were seriously injured was taken by force
from the dnappers by Sheriff Moore and his posse then
numbering some 200 men, women and children. My
naeed wrists in danger of being broken In the
ARRAY, but though my hands stiff think there is ne
session, and shall keep them TO show my family, and OF
my death give them to the town of Concord be hung
the Town Hail. the people will aooept then, that they
may be reminded Of second resistance to brutal sggres
sion made ON their historic village s my intention TO
sec Mr. Carleton and his fellows brought justice In
courts and shall direct my attorney, also, institute
suits against them for damages Their warrant bears
date Feb 10, six weeks ago, nearly all which time have
daylight any day for the last month Why, then, should
they sneak into town by night and get admttance to my
house by means Of forged letter. Does this look as
our liberties were In danger not2
The full bench OF Supreme Court have set Free
and return 10 night Concord TO pursue the duties Of
my profession. F. B. SANBORN.