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oviiniuig a vui cuuiKuuicc uuu jus* irnii3*pired In theif midst, and all the congregations rushed to the wharf. No meeting was held In anyof the rfiutchesth Mem. phi a that day* Every body In the city became terribly excited; and instead of the exercised of the sanctuary, cursing ard ^Wearing became the order of the day The general cry was, where fa the d^-d nigger, Who was in the box? Puthim bach in the box and throw him in theriver. Nall him In the box again and bUry him alive; and many other such gentle suggca* tiona, until the venom of the mob became somewhat exhnutted When soberer view* began to prevail. To eicuto their threats of vengeante'Oh the pod# negro would eflfefet seriously the financial condition of his mn'fttef, and he was therefore hand-cuffed and placed in the calaboose, and his ihas, ter notified of hie attempted escape.Poor Bennett was standing nee# by when the discovery was made. and knowing life doom was seated if he fell ihto the hand* of the excited popnl ace, escaped to the woods back of the City, wherelie #o-tnnlneii ftkUIMtig about Until the following1 Wednesday, \Vhen hd was discovered by some hunters, and taken back tot he city, and* placed Id iroas to await his trial, which was attended with almost as much excitement and military parade as when BroWn was tried and ekeeliletlin Vs. at* later pbriod. The Sheri# with quite a bill, itary posse was sent to take t he hand-euft-cd slave to the place nf trial as the main wtthess, and the Utmost1 vigilance^ was Used to prevent the possibility of escape until a sen tench was had In Hie ease ofBennett, Thfe was soon artfved Ot. ai fba marking of the, hue Hd was sufficient
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Richmond Indiana Radical
Richmond, Indiana, US
Thu, Dec 16, 1869
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