New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-27
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-r.,-ops TRlpuxE Genheme"i before t9's
EDITIONS .n,,. YOU will have heard OF the
rescnes wv i.,.on the leader OF the Swedish
DEAN Z" liz IA. County. Day before -terday
Community u; !; -" ,bs Court House, a. Cambridge
ne ~s' ~, tine In the pres snce oil several W.T.
49, d. one Of his own coun'rymeN' MI MOOT
~ 49,, somewhst aware OF Tue eAe'e5uaen y, pro,
drcsd IN this County o.! tne apluclion y, ~.
ouceu ~ All Asd IS the article IN the Missouri
VIE ~ : false in the main, let me give you
~ time Of the facts IN tne case
bflei o. s5.,rnipg dissatisfied with life az Bishops
ho1S D..,~,ioed 10 leave, AID endeavOre3 to per
IN ~ vie 20 20 with him. She refused; until,
ss.ob he told her be would take his cni'd az ell
a. 49,. She then said she would 60. Iney got
80 boeey and started Of, bot were pursued by
S.s5es on horseback, surrounded, stopped, and
,be woman and child forcbiy taken from him and
carried back Root then eot out some legal proc SIS
by which his wife and child were pa, into his pos
session He removed them GONE Thirty mules,
wbjt6er they were pursued and almost apture1
NV Swedes under the direction OF Jansou. Root
lebored under one serious dficulty in the case. His
wife wished 70 60 back He explains II on the
principle Of fanatic sm. Janson taught them tllt
there vas 10 saisaLon ult o. bis c1Grc1---aa'
If they left Bishops Hill, they would s1cy go
rors If damnaiion and the power OF pr's'lc. az,
she was hnderci Ia the exercise o. H. 1H.G a.
affection and made willing o. iorsaSe le' pr 49,
He tioycht if abe could b. removed RON un4el ...s
influence for time TO clearer a'nly PM sho
her mind could regain Its hsiufa 49, .S
would be perfectly satistsd ala naPPy " ~
b;no He declared that Janson : luhuence was tno
LII I- -. =, their happy union. To escape this 10
&c. and secure she enjoyment OF his oWh ialnl-
~ ia vent 70 Chicago, where his vile had sister
md other friends Bat be was closely pursued, and
soon after her arrival in this city, while he was out
somew here, the woman and chId were carried on
Since then be has not seen them He procured
warrant and came back TO this county-put 1t into
the hands of constable, who went with compa
nv to Bishops Hill to secure the woman and arrest
lie men who carried her oil. They could not ind
them. They were completely baihed. A second
time thew went with like success These menhave
been called a mot, accused of tearing down houses
and burning haystacks, Ct abusing the S"edes, &c
This is not true. They burnt no hay-they destroy
ed no buildng-they didn't injure single S"ede;
The men were excited-made some noise and
Dosaiblv some threats The Swedes, some OF
them. were alarmed, bat no harm was done There
were some men in this county who expressed
themselves in favor OF violence, to break up q nest
of kdnappers who, by numbers, bailled all legal
processes. But the great majority OF our citizens
are decidedly opposed 70 any illegal measure-
Having made TWO attempts 70 nAu INOOS VINO anu
arrest the kidnappers, the people abandoned the
case and he was left to brood in solitude over his
wrongs, as be called them. he felt deeplyinlured
attributed il all 10 Janson, who had taken his
Roots wife TO Missouri for the purpose OF pro
curing divorce. For weeks past he has been 60
ing from place to place apparently without any OBJ
iect acting strangely, and sometimes almost ike
o crazy man He would groan and weep, so out
and come in repeatedly, pick up newspaper and
throw it down again. His conduct attracted atten-
LONESOME asked what was the matter-some said
he was deranged-some expressed fear that he
would commit suicide. He said that Janson had
stolen his wife and child, and slandered him 10 the
newspapers, and ruined his happiness for Life,
and that be would as soon die as live so. In
this state Of mind he went 10 Cambridge,
Monday, the 18th inst and committed the despe-
rate deed already related. He met Janson Ia the
Court House. spoke few words drew pistol and
shot him Just above the heart. He fell Instantly
and died in five minutes. Root made no attempt
10 escape gave himself up to the officers immedi-
atey and is now in prison awaiting his trial, which
will come on at the Fall term. Such are the main
facts in the case as they appear at present. When
the matter comes to be judicialy investigated we
shan probably have more full and accurate under
standing Of the whole affair. That Root is guilty
Of deliberate homicide is beyond all question Ac-
cording the Christian law he is highly culpable
AcrtrdiDg to the feelings and principles OF most
men, he is partially if not wholly justified. What
the result will be 1t is impossible TO say. Our cit
zens are shocked and saddened by this lameDtabe
and tragical event. They think and talk about it
earnestly and sorrowiully. Let the facts go before
the world and let the responsibility rest where it
belongs. Yours, truly, W.