Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04
THRILLING EPISODES THE LIFE
OFCARL SCHURZ.

\ writer in The Eastoa pa Times gives
an interesting sketch OF the life OF Car!
Schurz lie was born thirtytw years ago
IN Bonn, on the Rhine, near the Prussian
do,nipions. In 1849, he joined t5o Consti-
tuti5nal army, and sharing IN It's reyerses,
was sentenced to death for high treason. For
three days and nights, after the Prussians
had entered Rastadt he lay concealed in
shed, on beam or rafter just wide enough
to conceal his person from the eyes Of these
who stood below. 4 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 from the
trumpet. On the fourth night a heavy
shower of rain gave him the first opportunity
of attempting to escape, and he jumped
from the roof upon a 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 Of his
friends he reached a sewer, and thus attained
the outside of the fertilization. Even here
there was sentry but, by following closely
behind him, as he walked by, he managed 10
gain a cover before the sentry turned on his
beat. He made his way to Paris and re-
NAMED 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 mention as ''the most audacIJus
and the most adroit'' of the exlles, who,
while constantly active. could never be en-
shared into any act furnishing pratezt
even 10 the liberal conscience Of a B0napa:to
for his extraditiOn. At this time the public
opinion Of Germany was much aroused BY
the cJwardly vengeance wreaked by the
PruSsian Government On Godfrey Kinkcl,
t0wnSman Of Schurz's, professor, who had
Joined the constitutional! movement at the
same time with himself This man, a poet
of delicate frame, highly educated, and ac-
customed to all the refnements of life, was
imprisoned at SpandaU, twenty miles from
Berlin, dressed as Il convict, his hair cropped
short, and forced 70 labor at wool-cardng,
and to r0Om and mess with iel0ns. Schurz,
having determined to rescue him, repaired 70
London, collected the means, and made the
arrangements With forged passport he
Travelled direct to Berlin, LETT his papers With
the police over night, obtained a Clss Tor
some other town the next morning, AMI in
stead If proceeding, took lodging in d b11rd-
inG-h0uSe. There he remained ;9r si1 weeks.
gong to Splndau every day, and returning
late az night, when the policeman was al
ways 50 ohEgins IS to unlock the door OF his
boarding house fer MIN 81 the arrange
ueu,s having been completed, he carried oil
KiGSel ia q coach one rainy night, together
with his keeper. Relays Cf horses were in
readiness from station 70 station until they
reached the sca-sho-e, where a pilo;-Jo4t re-
celvej them. They landed at Hull or Var
mouth eng } fore the Government had the
mos; remote idea ct tae prisoners where
a5outs Coming 10 this country in 1851, he
registered himself a law student at Phiia-
deipiIia. aud sojourned there for a number Of
years, occupying his time, almost exclusive
y, 'gith tie study Of this country, its mate
rlll aud social condition, It's history. It's IN
situations. and Its failure. In 1851 ne re-
moved to WatertowD, " isc.lsin. and entered
On the practice IF the law il Milwaukee.