The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-08

THE OTHER SIDE OF III EauEsroS.
BEGINNING OF TIE DIFFICULT II /,
Base and Cruel Murder


The following intelligence is furnished BY
an extra from the office of4he Kansas Herald
of Freedom, respecting the outbreak in J KAN
sas Territory. Quite different aspect of az
lairst 70 that given 81 the reports previously:
LAWRENCE, Saturday, Nov q, 1885. 41.'
Cur town was thrown into high state of,
excitement on Thursday last by the intelii7,
gence ON near Hickory Point, iR this Ter
rtorg, that Chas. W. Dow, young man about
twenty-five years OF age, was laost barbarops
y murdered by a paFtyzfbf demons who re-
joice IN the appehatiou If stborder rutfiapS.22
Mr. Dow had heen 20 a blacksmith shop where
SeNecal ofthoss demons incarnate were eengre-.
gated. One 0. them drew . rife on him, and
t4rfeatenedto sheet him Oh Ae spot, nut fa-.
ALLY set down MS weapon srithoflt iniuring any
one. Mr.. Dow started to Leave, AMI got away
a few rods when his attention was directed
towards the shop by the explosion of per-
lcussion cap: Looking around he received a
lehargc of buck shot in his bosom from a wretch
named Coman, and fell dead upon the spot.
An attempt was made 10 rest the muller
er. but he was secretel BY bis pro-sIayery abet-
tors, and escaped to- Missouri.
L.ATER--TiiE WAR BEtitsS.
Tuesday, Nov. q, 4 O'Clock, A. MA
rmeeting Of the .eit!zenS eQnyened to-day on the
fground where the murder was committed, and
enquired into the fact at length. The proof
lcorroborates our statement that one of the
most cold blooded murders on record had been
committed by +. y. Coleman as principal
Allotted by Hargus, Barkley, Jos. Moody, and
| Wagner rs accessories before the fact.
/ series ofresolyes were passed, commit
/ tee Of vigilance Tas appointed to investigate
kthe facts stflt further, to search out the of
! tenliess, d deY Sc means t0,b ne them to JUS
itice. Coleman aad his party had fed.
/ The meeting continued IN session till a late
! hour and adjourned.
Between the hours of nine and ten O'Clock
/ m the evening on Monday, Mr. Jones, the
Sheriff of Douglas county, who received his
appointment from a bogus Legislature at
tended by a posse Of fourteen others, visited
the house ofJaceb Branson. and arrested lnm
for security of the peace, on the oath of a
couple the abettors in the above transaction
Mr.. Jones did not read, or even make Mr.. b.
acquainted with the character of his warrant
but told him that henltsf 90 with him imme-
diately. or he would elbow B. to hell inaslnin-
ute" a''sa@45,s7
fMr. Bransdn lives near the. scene of the
/ late murder, and Mr. Dow made his home al
Mr., BIS house. This is probably the height
of his offending.
+ The posse, with MIR. Brans0n; proceeded to-
wards Lecompton, via. Blanton Arriving al
the latter place, they were stopped by a party
of Mr.. BIS neighbors, who had learned Of thu
arrest and followed him, and by nearer route
headed them near j. B. Abbott's house in
Blanton. There were but fifteensefs the, res
Icuers They threw themselves across. the
road, and requested Branson to leave the par
ty. He did so, although ordered to remain
, with the posse, or he would BE shot down =
Jones despatched an express to the ShawneC
! Mission, for aid. lie said the Governor haC
given him the assurance that ten thousand
men should be at his service Immediately, j
needed, and declared that they should be OF
> the ground forthwith.
1t seems that Coleman, on making his escap,
J fed to Gov. Shannon What cheers be re
: ceived from that quarter we are not advised
: suffice it 10 say that he made his way to LIE
) compton, accompanied by guard to keep hin
: from being injured while passing through law
, renee. The warrant was there made on
, against Mr.. Branson, no doubt withethe ayiey
, of efecting his credibility before jury.
The country is all on fire. Means are be
, ing employed to call the people together 4
) company is patrolling the streets while vi
write, and the soul-stirring drum is beating Il
arms.
There is no doubt ere the day expires, al
: organized body, under the charge of the Sheriff
: will be again upon the county What actioi
: our people will takein the premises we are no
advised. 1t is probable meeting of the citi
: zems will be convened this morning..