Year: 1862

The following is Mr.. Trains statement of
the affair which took place in the Cradle of
Liberty" Boston, which resulted in bis arrest: 3:
Police STATION No. 2, BosroN, October 6,
1929 P. M.-Seeing public notice invi-
ting the citizens of Boston to Faneuil Hall to-
day at twelve o'clock, went to hear Sumner
and others speak (beng myself native of
Boston and citizen of Massachusetts,. | listen
ed to Sumner two hours. He challenged any
one to confute his statements. Some few hav-
ing interrupted the speaker, and attention be-
ing apparently directed to Train, he called
Sumner to witness that he was not interrupt
ing the meeting. " know said Sumner, at
is not you, Train, you would not do such
thing" Supposing that other speakers would
be invited to the platform, | did not step for
ward, although hundreds were calling Train !!
Train! ! was annoyed to find the meeting
cut and dried. Annoyed to find that liberty
was only for the black man, and not for the
white man. Annoyed to see Boston in slavery.
Massachusetts, in chains The meeting having
adjourned, knew that in all civilized assem-
blies it was quite in order to elect another
Chairman and hold another meeting | STEP
ped upon the platform, or rather jumped over
the railing, as the packed jury showed NE off
the staircase and blocked the way. Seeing
angry eyes behind me and hostile demonstra-
tons from the ensaved committee around
Sumner, and being somewhat acquainted with
the art of self defense, while the audience was
cheering in front, kept on my guard by look
ing behind. ! call the audience to witness
that struck DO blow-touched no man-made
no hostile movemeut-when two or three took
hold of me, l shook them off, and put myself
on defense l was good for few of the mis-
erable poltroons who would strike a single
man, but when dozens rushed upon me, striking
me right and left, and three different hands
were lifting me from the floor by the hair of
my head at the same time, it was difficult for
me to reach the stage. |, however, did so over
the fallen bodies of several, four times, when
the officers OF the law took me in charge
Respecting the law, l gave myself up, and al
though in charge of two policemen, the miser-
able towards struck me, tore open my shirt,
and held me over the stair case by the hair of
the head, when should have fallen over thirty
feet on the iron stairs, had l not rescued my
self by holding on to the railing. Cries Of
kill him, the damned white man-smash his
head-knOck him down, accompanied by acts
of violence, followed me into the street. The
policemen seemed too excited or unable wholly
to protect me from this most respectable COM
mi..ee. who say that free speech is the chief
plank of the Free Soil platform


George Francis evidently made a mistake
when he attempted TO address a crowd called
together for the purpose of hearing Sumner.
The damned white man " couldn't tram in
that sweetseeuted company


The Boston journal saws:


Train was escorted by the police from the
hall to the police station, No. =. and was ac-
companed by very large crowd of people
who cheered him most heartily. He was
marched through the streets bareheaded, his
hair streaming in the air. and his apparel show
ing evidence of the hard usage he received IN
his struggle with the police


\ rush was made several times to crowd
him out Of the hands of the police, but without
avail, He was securely lodged in the station
house, and the door was closed, when three
groans were given for the police and three
cheers for Train.


\ large and excited multitude assembled
around the station, aud continued shouting and
groaning for some minutes, and then, at the
instigation of some rowdies, a crowd started
on run for Faneul Hall to escort Sumner,
home


Train was kept in confinement until six
O'Clock, when be was released no charge hav
ing been preferred against him."