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Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In New York, a colored woman was acquitted of kidnapping charges at a trial in an African church uptown on Friday evening, but dissatisfied congregation members pursued her to the Eldredge Street watch house, attempting to lynch her. Watchmen and armed gentlemen dispersed the mob.
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Eldredge Street Watch House, Up Town, New York
Event Date
Friday Evening
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acquitted; pursued by congregation; pursuers dispersed, woman left in custody of watch
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Trial of colored woman for kidnapping at African church up town; acquitted on Friday evening; dissatisfied congregation pursued her to Eldredge street watch house; rioters attempted to scale watch house and lynch her; watchmen and gentlemen with fatigue caps and muskets intervened, mistaken for militia, causing rioters to flee.