The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-17

He had timber claim immsdia.sy adjoining the claims
Missouri NJ Brsnson another
STATE man, lived near, On timber clsm, and with hun
Dow, Who WAS young man about tweaty-two boarded.
At ngst the Miss0r RI settlers Ia the neigh d.
named Coleman. He appears to have been VIC
lent and troublesome man from toe time he settled here
lie took claim belonging to another he drst
csue but was compelled TO esveit interference by the
Dsigbbors, and rutaal Arbitration Be il accused Of
tshirg some timber and shing from nsighb lring
claim 10 builo the house he erected aiterwards He,
along with two three other persons, turned
and her children out Of house her husband mad I'D
On bis claim during that huso.nds aorence and gave
that clsIa 10 emigraicg friend But need not
enumerate these cihculfies ard causes OF difficulty,
which although TO appearance asing from the
Of political antpa HES owed their true existence to the
depraved cencuct q bad meD who merely made this
between these parties thus existed.
appears that Coleman Buckley and others had burned
limtkin. using timber cut fftm land taat Dow and
Colen bo said part Of thelr Gains Recently
the survey Of township has been made In his locality
ard these lines showed the Disputed land to be ON
bows claim. theless, Coleman aud others
proceeded TO burn another KILN. formerly. Dow
warned Coleman TO desst but Coleman ref sed to do
AT this stage Of affairs and before any actual violence had
esuted from the quarrel Dow left toe house of Braoson
where he boarded and clacksniths shop 10 the
centre Of the settlement, arc about quarter q mile
from Colemap's shanty. When DIV entered the shop,
II the universal opinion hers thai these two had agreed
10 shoot bow There was some aitercauon oetweeo them
Buckley raised his gun DowH breast and cooked
H. but Dow told him not shoot him and Buckley
did appear to be rusn enough 70 shoot Dow got OFT
ierared, in bis hand.
Coleman left the shop and went with bin. They went
along the Santa Fe road BOWS road homo leading him
past Coleman house ard wranging they went
about the land In dispute When Coleman got to his
house. he left the other and went 10 his door, Dow
going on, until he heard the bursting Of cap gun
when turning round, Coleman pointing his piece
at him. Dow raised his hand and told him MT to
fire, but Coleman put fresh cap hs towing peco
and fred. The distance between hem was twenty
Gvc yards the suckshot WITH witch 1t loaded
eripg his breast Two OF them entered and
i'll
OF the Santa Re road and the body lay there for i've
hours Four or i've Of the pr, slavery within
a short distance and saw it, as some women, but
one Went near the body.
Some free State lived in sigh, and knew what had
occurred, but airaid 10 go At ousk Brans
came and took away the body; the netrnb around
heard Of it, and the excitement Coleman aud some
Of his con'.deraes ec in tho dire ,,ion uf Yves port
there G emsn who told The story ia false lgh' was
advised to give himse up He went 70 Governor Shan
ron at the Mission, and did so Mr. Jones' Postmaster #
Wespot, MO- who vas elected Sheriff Of the county In
wi ch Lawrence is situated, by The Territorial Legsa-
tule at the SHAWNEE Mission came up with Coleman to
take hun to Ieconpton. At the towo Of Franklin,
which four miles foom Lawrence and thirteen from
Lecompton they halted, and there they made
peace warrant for the arrest o. Bran.on, to have
him bound to the peace; the afiisvits being
made by Buckley, and Witnessed ny named Came
Of the Peace for Lawr. nce and who the only
living in the town who would accep. the Office at the
HANDS OF the authorities constituted by Legislature
OF the Shawnee Mission. Before he attempted to
this writ Sheriff Joner raised posse Of tourteeo armed
Franklin about dusk, ard loaded two pistols and rifle
to be usea In rhs expedition.
Upon the day during sh they thus arrived a. Frank
lin, tast ndsy) meeting had been held Mt Hickory
Poiot to investigate the murder, try bling the
murderer TO execution. About eighty persons we're
present, Bfanson beipg Of the uumoer, these being
chiefly free Sta;e men. series u resolutions was
adopted deprecatiug the MURDER resolving to biag
the mu derer to justice As threats .aa been made by
some Of Dow's friends that Coemans shsnty, which
now empty, should be burned, aud the meeting oo
not approve Of such movement resolution was passed
d. coating all such transactions and urgog all to for
bear taking such vengeance.
The meeting broke at sundown and the parties pre-
sent wen home Branson went home, took supper aaa
went to bed from which he twas aroused by baaA Of
armed men, Jones and his men forced open the dsox;
that officer placed pistol at the bead of Branson as4
telling him that he Sheriff OF Douglas COUNTY and
hiestenng blow out his brains, took him prisoner
without reading producing the writ and plscing him
mule, took him away without telling his vile what
they going to do with him The alarm spread aud
band oi fifteen of his neie hoors eleven Of
were armed with sharp's rifles, headed the company OF
sheriff Jones and planted themselves in the road TO
The house If Mr. Abbott jones' company halted within
three rods Of these men, and voice from rescuers
called out, Is Branson theres Bransoo replied that
he when they tod him TO ride and join tnem.
voice from The posse led If You 60 you will be sh IT.
which responded to from the other side Fe your
per" Brapson and o ths mule while Jones
eatened and stormed He urged the to give
Branson up, but they told him that Branson could
not &c with Them that night Enrea.ics folio we'd
BY both parties monacng other with their
guns; the rcrcncfs declaring that they wouli Dire
moment the others did, which they unq ID ,y
W.
threatening to 60 down and bring up the Governor with
fifteen thousand Den.
1sa d INC Iesc..g company belonged to Lawrence,
and afraid Of further attack the whole company march
ed into Lawrence and gave the aiarm. As Jones had
threatened 10 return with force il supposed he
would, apd meeting ,,nyaned in Tuesday morning
The citizens o. Lawrence considered tha attempt 70 ar
high handed gessive aud Irregular, aud sympa
thsed with the A II suspected that the
whole OF these proceedings scheme In order to
~ out the three made ut the 'aw aud orer'
tlon ut Leayenworth and that attacr on Lawrence
wond be made, itt.es of vigilance app it ted
place the citizens in state of defence. Very
language used owards Cameron who had i-sued hs
w', he no. being pre- cat; some vera even fr having
him driven out of cwp but the meeting ani the ciizsns
resolved Lot to modest him. but Jesve MIN 10 the odtum
he had incurred.
Ever 81, the town has been threatened with invasion.
fo Of some two hunored armed eu sre eucamped 1t
different points within few miles and Constantly
ecivipg recruits from the neghbnrhood Of Wesp and
lnset endence -Rumors rite that the from Platte
county coming and that the U1i,ei States
troops from Forts Leavonvorth and Riley ara to
lis'ed with the border invaders So far shannon has
actively engaged In the matter, and he in dill
culies lie responsible for the conduct ~ these wild
border and that ne may be unable to control then
is more man probable.
The opinion IT, that the invading free Is getting sick
b their talk and would like 10 retcrn ii they
sshsned If il. That civil will resuii from ihi.
fraeas Is quite likely bat We hope l. Win blaw over. 1t
is SUSPECTED here u be all trick go At mis- ie for
that sh his Territorial ocias in their anxiety
70 bow down TO these interests have internationally fallen
into the
Considerable was said about The two empty shaotie.
that had been burned CoIcman's and BucaIey's This
iee State here strongly reprobae such things ahJ
It sthe general opinion, that these houses d'd ~
Buckley or his ferds In order feed the excitement
Neither Of these 81 mites were worth much.
HIoELy IMPORTANT ARREST IN Sr.LoUIs-TuREE
THOUSAND boIIE-aa WORTH JEwEIEY hEcoyERfD Yes
teieay, calling himself William Davs vas ar'ested
he ..lsn. In IA II