00000043 |
Previous | 43 of 866 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
Loading content ...
18 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
on the cheek-bone, and the General being immediately by the side of Mr. Hanson, fell
with his head upon his breast, where he lay for some minutes, when he was kicked or
knocked off. A quantity of his blood was left on Mr. Hanson's breast, on observing
which one of the mob shortly afterwards exclaimed exultingly, ' See Hanson's brains on
his breast.'
" During these horrid scenes, several of the gentlemen, Mr. Nelson, Dr. Warfield, Mr.
Kilgour, Mr. J. E. Hall,1 and Mr. Hanson, perfectly retained their senses. They sustained
without betraying any signs of life, or gratifying their butchers with a groan or murmur,
all the tortures that were inflicted on them. They heard without showing any
emotion, the deliberations of the assassins about the manner of disposing of their
bodies. At one time it was proposed to throw them all into the sink of the jail. ,
Others thought it best to dig a hole and bury them all together immediately. Some '
advised that they should be thrown into Jones' Falls, a stream which runs in front
of the jail. Some that they should be castrated. Others again were for tarring and feathering them, and directed a cart to be brought for that purpose to carry them about town.
Others insisted upon cutting all their throats upon the spot, to make sure of them. And
lastly, it was resolved to hang them next morning, and have them dissected.
Pointing to Hanson, and jobbing him severely with a stick on the privates, one
exclaimed,' this fellow shall be dissected.' Being particularly desirous of insulting and
mangling the body of Mr. Hanson, but finding great difficulty in identifying it, they at
length thought of examining his sleeve-buttons, suppposing they should there find the
initials of his name. It was insisted by some one present that he knew Hanson well, and
it was not him but Hoffman. Before they seemed to have settled the dispute, their attention was attracted to some other object.
" Dr. Hall, personally unknown to all but one, it is believed, of the sufferers, was
instrumental in rescuing them from the mob, which he did by a stratagem which will
endear him to all good and brighten his course through life. He, with the aid of others
not now known, induced the mob to place the supposed dead bodies under his care until
morning, and he conveyed them into the jail to the room whence they were first taken.
There he was assisted by Drs. Birkhead, Smith, Owen, and a gentleman who assumed the
name of Dr. Page, but better known by the title of the ' Boston Beauty,' and was extremely
active in assisting Dr. Hall to administer drinks and opiates. Having examined their
wounds, some of the doctors went to town privately for carriages to carry off the bodies.
By management, they had induced nearly all the mob to retire till morning. Some of
them no doubt being fatigued, retired to rest and refresh themselves. A large part followed Mr. Thompson, who had been carried off in the manner stated in his narrative.
Some, perhaps, felt sated with the cruelties already committed, and withdrew. The
remainder were in a measure exhausted, and the two Democratic physicians, Drs. Hall
and Owen, had the address ultimately to prevail on all of them to leave the jail for the
present. While- the physicians were gone for carriages, Mr. Hanson proposed to Drs,
1 John E. Hall, brother of Judge Hall, was edited the Portfolio, to which he contributed the
born in December, 1783, and educated at Prince- Memoirs of Anacreon, which attracted much at-
ton College. He studied law and commenced tention. In 1827 he edited the Philadelphia
practice in Baltimore in 1805. He soon became Souvenit, and published the Memoirs of Eminent
professor of rhetoric and belles-lettres in the Persons. He also edited Practice and Jurisdic-
University of Maryland, and wrote among other tion of the Court of Admiralty, 8vo., 1809. He
matters in 1810, a biography of Dr. John Shaw, died June 11th, 1829. Dr. Thomas Mifflin Hall,
prefixed to an edition of his poems, and pre- a younger brother of Harrison, James, and Jno.
pared an edition of Wirt's British Spy, to which E., contributed poetry and some scientific artir
he contributed several letters. He acted cles to the Portfolio. In 1828 he embarked on
with the federalists and was severely wounded board of a South American ship of war, to which
in the riot. From 1808 to 1817, he published he was surgeon. The vessel was never heard of
the American Law Journal (6 vols., Phila.) Re- after,
moving to Philadelphia, from 1816 to 1827 he
Object Description
| Title | History of Maryland - 3 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Description
| Title | 00000043 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 18 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. on the cheek-bone, and the General being immediately by the side of Mr. Hanson, fell with his head upon his breast, where he lay for some minutes, when he was kicked or knocked off. A quantity of his blood was left on Mr. Hanson's breast, on observing which one of the mob shortly afterwards exclaimed exultingly, ' See Hanson's brains on his breast.' " During these horrid scenes, several of the gentlemen, Mr. Nelson, Dr. Warfield, Mr. Kilgour, Mr. J. E. Hall,1 and Mr. Hanson, perfectly retained their senses. They sustained without betraying any signs of life, or gratifying their butchers with a groan or murmur, all the tortures that were inflicted on them. They heard without showing any emotion, the deliberations of the assassins about the manner of disposing of their bodies. At one time it was proposed to throw them all into the sink of the jail. , Others thought it best to dig a hole and bury them all together immediately. Some ' advised that they should be thrown into Jones' Falls, a stream which runs in front of the jail. Some that they should be castrated. Others again were for tarring and feathering them, and directed a cart to be brought for that purpose to carry them about town. Others insisted upon cutting all their throats upon the spot, to make sure of them. And lastly, it was resolved to hang them next morning, and have them dissected. Pointing to Hanson, and jobbing him severely with a stick on the privates, one exclaimed,' this fellow shall be dissected.' Being particularly desirous of insulting and mangling the body of Mr. Hanson, but finding great difficulty in identifying it, they at length thought of examining his sleeve-buttons, suppposing they should there find the initials of his name. It was insisted by some one present that he knew Hanson well, and it was not him but Hoffman. Before they seemed to have settled the dispute, their attention was attracted to some other object. " Dr. Hall, personally unknown to all but one, it is believed, of the sufferers, was instrumental in rescuing them from the mob, which he did by a stratagem which will endear him to all good and brighten his course through life. He, with the aid of others not now known, induced the mob to place the supposed dead bodies under his care until morning, and he conveyed them into the jail to the room whence they were first taken. There he was assisted by Drs. Birkhead, Smith, Owen, and a gentleman who assumed the name of Dr. Page, but better known by the title of the ' Boston Beauty,' and was extremely active in assisting Dr. Hall to administer drinks and opiates. Having examined their wounds, some of the doctors went to town privately for carriages to carry off the bodies. By management, they had induced nearly all the mob to retire till morning. Some of them no doubt being fatigued, retired to rest and refresh themselves. A large part followed Mr. Thompson, who had been carried off in the manner stated in his narrative. Some, perhaps, felt sated with the cruelties already committed, and withdrew. The remainder were in a measure exhausted, and the two Democratic physicians, Drs. Hall and Owen, had the address ultimately to prevail on all of them to leave the jail for the present. While- the physicians were gone for carriages, Mr. Hanson proposed to Drs, 1 John E. Hall, brother of Judge Hall, was edited the Portfolio, to which he contributed the born in December, 1783, and educated at Prince- Memoirs of Anacreon, which attracted much at- ton College. He studied law and commenced tention. In 1827 he edited the Philadelphia practice in Baltimore in 1805. He soon became Souvenit, and published the Memoirs of Eminent professor of rhetoric and belles-lettres in the Persons. He also edited Practice and Jurisdic- University of Maryland, and wrote among other tion of the Court of Admiralty, 8vo., 1809. He matters in 1810, a biography of Dr. John Shaw, died June 11th, 1829. Dr. Thomas Mifflin Hall, prefixed to an edition of his poems, and pre- a younger brother of Harrison, James, and Jno. pared an edition of Wirt's British Spy, to which E., contributed poetry and some scientific artir he contributed several letters. He acted cles to the Portfolio. In 1828 he embarked on with the federalists and was severely wounded board of a South American ship of war, to which in the riot. From 1808 to 1817, he published he was surgeon. The vessel was never heard of the American Law Journal (6 vols., Phila.) Re- after, moving to Philadelphia, from 1816 to 1827 he |
