The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-05
EXCITING SCENE.


The Baltimore American of the 2stl
says:
On last Friday evening Deputy Pro
vost Marshal James l.. McPhaiI received
orders from Major Gen Dix, commando,
OF this department.. to proceed to the town
Of Easton, Maryland, and arrest Hon.
Judge Richard Carmichael, Judge of Tai.
bot county, and Isaac Powell. Prosecutir g
Attorney. on charge of treason. The
Marshal left the next morning with eight
officers in q steamer for Easton.
The party reached Easton on Saturday
evening and engaged accommodations at
the Easton Hotel. Early on Sunday
morning it was rumored that the officers
had come from Baltimore for the purpose
Of arresting Judge Carmichael, and fcl-
low named McNabb was actively engaged
in exciting the people. Some of these
called on the Marshal and stated that If
any attempt was made to arrest the Judge
it would be resisted by at least one hun
dred armed men. On Monday the
excitement was intense, and threats of
violence were repeated Still the officers
we're patient aud quiet, but determined to
make the arrest at all hazards Early in
the afternoon officer Horner, acting under
instructions, rode to the nearest telegraph
station, distance Of twenty miles, and
tclegraphed to Gen. Dix for one hundred
men.
The General ordered l26 of the I'd
Delaware regiment to 60, and they were
soon under way per steamer, reaching Wye
Landing at noon yesterday. The Mar
shall met them and gave the order to as
sembfe in the town in one hour, but tie
officer in command misunderstood him,
and remained at the landing an hour. In
the meantime, the Marshal and the men
went to the court house, where the Judge
was presiding upon the bench, and ascend
ing the place told the judge that he must
consider himself under arrest and a pris-
oner. The Judge seemed astonished and
demanded authority for such proceed
ing, and was ansxercd, by the authority
of the United States Government. The
judges reply indicated that he did not
regard that authority under the circum.
stances Of the case. Here call was made
for the sheriff Of the county and the crier
of the court, seated near window, ad-
ding to the excitement, but was soon 81
fenced with the threat that If be said an
other word he would be knocked down.
Officer Bishop receiving an order to
take the Judge in custody, took hold of
him, when the Judge kicked him. Bish-
op then drew his revolver and struck him
upon the head several times with it.
Others arrested Mr.. Powell, and two cit.
liens named William Nabb and Elixir
Pancoast. The proceeding was prompt,
decisive, and done in less time than is
required to write an account OF it, but the
court room presented NEST singular
scene, all present being greatly excited
The members of the jury who were sit
ting in the box asked for directions as to
what they should do, but getting no an
swer, soon lcftthe building. The arrests
having been made, Judge Carmichael was
attended by a physician of the town, who
dressed his wounds. The military soon
made their appearance, and the whole par
ty, after short delay, marched to the
landing, where the steamer Balloon was
in waiting, aud started for the city. The
boat stopped at Fort McHenry about IL
o'clock last night, and placed the prison
lers in charge Of Col. WIN. w. Morris,
commanding The post, where they now
remain. ~
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