The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-27
Out, age In Kansas by Abol,tlonists.

From the Lesvenworth (KAnsas) Herald, Juno Is.
Of more gross aud Internal outrage than recently
perp-tratec Mr.. VIM J. 0sbora, BY gang Of Cncn-
natl abolitonsts, known as the Manhattan Town Com
psny The facts Of the give they have been
narrated to On the 5th Of the present month while
Mr.. Osborn vas working ON his claim on the Kansas
Manhattan. fifteen twenty men Of the Manhat.
tan Town Company armed with guns pistols and clubs,
came on the Sc, and q him TO
tally whip him If he did mo- obey their orders, and as
surng him at the same time, with all apparent sincerity
that they would drow him in the Kansas river II
he sgsin made bis appearance in that nsighborhood
At the expiration Of the fifteen minutes Mr. Osborn,
tale i force on the steamboat Hartford, which was
brought out from Cincinnati, and 10 still used by this
company as temporary shelter for lodging and other
purpo OF living. There he abused, derided at,
and offered every revolving insult that the base coward
Iy and infamous villains could think OF. After
scheme and threat Wrought into requisiton with
view Of extostipe promise from Mr.. Osborn to leave,
and give up his claim TO them he released with the
aononton that If he was seen in that ON
the folio sing cay he would be hung or drowned In the
Mr. Osborn, after his relesssment fearing some vio
lence from thse swless detperados repaired to the
house of friend some three miles distant from the
scene Of this daboical outrage, where no remained till
the following Thursday.
On Dis return supporipg the excitement had alayed,
and that the sbotonists had abandoned ali idea Of at
tempting to gain possession his claim by brute forcs
he stopped at The town site OF for the pur
pose OF learning the intention Of this pracA band, as
Going aboard of the steamboat Hartford, with the
view OF holding conversation with the leader OF
this festvs to his he was salu ted m 1t
blantJy and deferentiay by the SO called "Capsain"
who after few minutes converse with him, gave sig
nsl which immediately followed by the hideous
yes OF some twelve fifteen men, who, laying hands
Mr. O.borp, thIe him into the cabin where he was
kept some hour or Charges there preferred
against Mr. Osborn Of having threatened to destroy their
boat, Hartford, which tbsy said they could snbstan
tAte Mr. Osborn dscaimed the ntterance of any such
tbrests ~ were imputed to him, and challenged ths
company to sustain their allegations. He was then
take out Mr. Haskell for trial. where they utterly
failed to proc the sbghtest SHADOW Of evidence
against him Not Satisfied with this he taken back
to the Steamboat Hartford whore they held him in
tody some two hours endeavoriDg to worm out Of him
promise to leave. During bis confinement on board
Of the Hartford, his horse taken possession OF,
beaten and otherwise maltreaed in the most inhuman
manner.
M OsbaYn passed through our city on Monday even
ing last route for Wysndot where, We believe, he has
frisnos, If not relatives
Mr.. Osborn is . young man, originally from New
York mistake not highly respected and esteemed
lawyer by profession, and was at time connected
with This in the capacity OF editor He seems to
have been guilty of offence that would even exteu
uate such an outrage He tells us that the Manhattan
Town Company bad for ticking such violent an
outrageous steps with him, ard the only they
plead Is that Mr. Osborn intruder whi:h he
lot the case