sentences:  Some Patriot leaders, believing that mob violence hurt their cause, tried to dissuade the crowd, arguing that Malcolm should be turned over to the justice system.Hewes, who had recovered, also protested against the attack on Malcolm.The crowd refused to relent, however, citing (among other arguments) the fact that Ebenezer Richardson, a customs official who had killed an 11 year old Bostonian named Christopher Seider, had escaped punishment by receiving a royal pardon.