Christiana Riots

CASTNER HANWAY ELIJAH LEWIS JOSEPH SCARLET
TAKEN SOON AFTER THE TREASON TRIAL

THE CHRISTIANA RIOT
AND
THE TREASON TRIALS
OF 1851

AN HISTORICAL SKETCH

BY
W. U. HENSEL

PREPARED AND PUBLISHED FOR THE COMMEMORATION
OF THESE EVENTS, SEPTEMBER 9, 1911

PRESS OF
THE NEW ERA PRINTING COMPANY
LANCASTER, PA.
1911

CONTENTS

PREFACE	iii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY	1
CHAPTER II THE LAW OF THE LAND	5
CHAPTER III CONDITIONS ALONG THE BORDER	13
CHAPTER IV THE ESCAPE AND PURSUIT OF THE SLAVES	20
CHAPTER V THE DEFENSE AND DEFENDERS	27
CHAPTER VI THE FIGHT	30
CHAPTER VII THE "PURSUIT" AND ARRESTS	40
CHAPTER VIII THE POLITICAL AFTERMATH	46
CHAPTER IX BEFORE THE TRIAL	55
CHAPTER X THE TREASON TRIALS	61
CHAPTER XI THE LATER TRIALS	91
CHAPTER XII PARKER'S OWN STORY	100
CHAPTER XIII AFTER THE WAR	125
ADDENDA	131
IN PRISON FOR TREASON	133

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