Litchfield enquirer., 1880-11-04

knee with package of papers he held in his
hand. Mr.. Gibbs paused moment, and then
shouted out, as he thrust his index finger al
most into Lear's bosom Then, sir, I call up
| on you both in accordance with the law, and
| as an act OF simple justice, to disarm that
man." His keen eye had caught glimpse OF
| pistol butt protruding from underneath the
crowd was electric, They bent forward
eagerly to see what was coming next; but the
Commissioner sat unmoved as stone For
few seconds there was a deathlike silence.
Then Liberty party delegate from Oswego
county, Simmons by name, sprang upon
chair and exclaimed: s'Gentlemen, there is
no use wasting any more time in this sort of
foolishness. There is no justice to be got
here. You see how things are going. What
do you propose to do p .a' ~
| Jerry, who had sat mute through the perfor-
nance thus far, glanced towards the door,
looked up at the friends beside him, and whis-
pered significantly: 'Shall II" There was
nothing in their looks to forbid him and with
ont warning hint, manacled as he was, he
made sudden dive into the front rank of the
| crowd as swimmer dashes into the surf A
hundred willing hands seized him and helped
him toward the one place of egress from
the room. The Marshal and his deputies tried
to follow, but their path was made thorny for
them. One was grasped by the beard of his
chin and hurled to the floor so quickly that he
could not recognize his assailant; another felt
his shoulders clutched by burly negro, who
pleaded with him in mock anxiety not to risk
his life in SO dangerous pursuit; and third,
who succeeded in reaching the door, was de-
tanned by having it slammed his face by an
innocent looking old gentleman who stood
near.
Meanwhile Jerry had thrown himself down
awhole long staircase, gained the street, and
got the start Of his prosecutors by aquarter of
mile. His chains impeded his motion, how
ever, and there were sneaking fellows scatter
ed along the track of his flight who were wi l.
ling to help the officers hound him down. He
was caught near the lower locks Of the Erie
Canal, just east of the center of the city. He
fought like tiger against overwhelming odds;
and wounded and bleeding and covered with
dirt, with one OF his ribs broken and hecloth-
ing half torn from his body, he was pitched
like hog into a cart and carried to the police
court, held down by the weight of two or three
stalwart minions of the law who bestrode him.
Arrived at his destination, he was thrust into
small chamber back of the court room, and
shut up preparatory to a trial for assaulting the
officers who effected his second arrest. There
was so much that was savage in the mans de-
meanor that even the Chief of Police NANTES
ted symptoms of alarm thereat. He went out
and sought the aid of the Rev Samuel J.
May, then pastor of, the Unitarian Church
here. c.'Jerry is in perfect rage" said he,
"a fury Of passion. - Do, sir, come in and see
if you can quiet him" Mr. May consented,
glad, as will be seen, of the chance it afforded
to communicate with the prisoner. When the
two were left alone together the clergyman
said: Jerry, pray try to be calm" 'Would
you be calm" roared the mulatto, with these
irons on you? What have done to be treat
ed so? Take off my chains. aud if I cannot
fight my way through these fellows who have
got me here, then you may make ME slave"
In one of the intervals of his raving Mr.. May
contrived to whisper: Jerry, we shall rescue
you yet; do be more quiet" At first this as
surance was not believed, but Mr.. May was so
earnest in repeating it that jerry gradually
submitted to be soothed; then the visitor quit
ted the room, and was replaced by brace of
constables to whom no indignity was offer
ed.