New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-08
BEGINNING OF THE DISTURBANCES.
LAWRENCE, X T.. Mondsy, Nov. %, I

Before day light 1888. \
Late last night i arrived at this place, aud
Learned that there really Was cause to apprehend
serious trouble here
The scene OF the late tragic occurrence was
Hickory point a settlement some twelve miles
south from Lawrence, near the Waqka.
rusa River. In that settlement there are
several families Of Misseurians--Pro-Sl,very
men. One Of these, a Mr.. Coleman, dumped
the claim he DOW holds, and built the house he
has been oecspying from materials for the house
of another man. Lately there has been soms diff
Guilty between this Coleman and young man
same place. 1t seems that Coleman and one or
two Of his neighbors and friends have burned a
linn. kiln on BOWS LAND, cutting toe timber there
from This, Of course, gave ofense and Dsg
prohibited them repeating the trespass. 1t sp-
pears, however, that they had made up their
minds to do 80.
On last Thursday Mr. Dow had gone to the
blacksmith shop, which is near Colemsr's resi-
dence, and while there met with Coleman. 1t
appears that they left the blacksmith shop TO-
eether. ard came along the road 10 company,
wraDglipg about the subject in dispute. While
clote 20 his house Coleman left Dow, and the lat
ter, after going on o few steps. heard cap burst
on gun. Instantly turning around, he saw Cole
man with piece presenting at him. lie raised
bis hand and said. Don't shoot; +" but at that
instant Coleman, who had put another cap on bis
gun, ired--the contents, q heavy charge of buck
shot lodging in the breast OF the unfortunate Dow,
and killing him Two Of the balls had pierced his
heart Several other persons were present, friends
of Coleman and settlers from Missouri. The
Of tha.a
and Wsgoner Two of them had participated ia
the lime burning, end were doubtless accessories
to this nost atrocous murder, which had evidently
been coolly premeditsted.
Coleman fed, and the body Of his unfortunate
victim Law where it bad fallen iD the wheelrack
of the Santa Fe road The friends of Coleman
allowed him thus to lie, and never interferednor
spprised any one.
Yesterday me- citing was held at Hickory Point,
snd Bearly hundred perfODs assembled. The
body was examined, together with ell the tesH-
nony that could be elected All the evidence
obtained was from the friends Of Coleman, as
given TO the neebbors, who bad first found the
body. The meeting passed resolutions, and ad-
jourped about dark last Dight-hsEing determined
on meaps to secure the murderer and bring him
to justice.
NoE came the second act in the drama II
sppears that Coleman had Fed 10 Gov. Shannon at
the Shawnee Mission. What there trauspired
know not, further than that the murderer returned
to LecoDpsoD, where Court is to be held next
week Fearing the testimony of Mr. Branson,
the person with whom the murdered man had
boarded. warrant wa placed in the hands of
Sheriff Jones' an officer elected by the Legislature
of the Shawnee Mission, for the arrest Of Branson
under tie pretense that he had used threats. The
real object was TO ruin his testimony with Jury
ss he was one Of the most important witnesses 10
the case. next to the ProSlsvery meu- The
Sheriff summoned posse Of fourteen men. who
armed themselves and proceeded to the house u
Branson, where they arrived about 3 o'clock las'
nigh. Jones neither read nor produced BIS .sL
ran. bat in . profane md domineering w D,s
Brsnson be must como NJ them, or tney wSela
I" blow him 10 HI" There bsing no 0serns'''o'
hat gentleman complied. ...
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