Kansas weekly herald., 1855-06-15
.gss Infamous Outrage.

we CdH uuly say lnaI we never uSIeneQ
to the recital of more gross and internal
outrage, than was recently perpetrated on
Mr.. VIM. ]. Osborn, by gang Of Gin
ciunati Abolitionists, known as the MAN
HAITIAN Town COMPANY. The facts of The
case, we give, as they have been narrated
to us. On the 9Th of the present month,
while Mr.. Osborn was working on his
claim on the Kansas river, at the mouth
of the Blue, near the town site Of MAN
HAITIAN, some fifteen or twenty men of
the Manhattan Town Company, armed
with guns, pistols and clubs, came on the
premises and peremptorily ordered him
to leave his property in fifteen minutes,
threatening TO brutality whip him, if he did
not obey their orders, and assuring him at
The same time with all apparent sincerity.
that they would drown him in the Kansas
river, if ever he again made his appear
ance in that neighborhood. Mr. Osborn
knowing that he had done nothing to war
rant such violent proceedings, and that the
Abolitionists had no earthly right to the
ownership Of his claim, refused to leave as
demanded. At the expiration of the fif-
teen minutes, Mr.. Osborn, still infexible
in his refusal to leave, was violently seized
and taken by force on board the steamboat
Hartford, which was brought out from
Cincinnati, and is still used by this COM
pany as temporary shelter, for lodging
and other purposes of living. There he
wes abused, derided at, and offered every
revolving insult that the base, cowardly
and Infamous Williams could think of. At
ter custody of some hour or two, during
which time every scheme and threat was
brought into requisition with the view of
extorting a promise from Mr.. Osborn to
leave, and give up his claim to them, he
was released with the admoni.ion that if he
was seen in that neighborhood On the fol-
lowing day, he would be hung or drowned
In the Kansas river.
Mr.. Osborn after his releasement, fear
ing some violence from these lawless des-
prradoes, repaired to the house of friend
some three miles distant from the scene of
this diabolical outrage, where he remained
over till the following Thursday.
On his return, supposing the excitement
had allayed, and that the Abolitionists had
abandoned all idea Of attempting to gain
possession of his claim by brute force, he
stopped at the town site of MANHATTAN,
for the purpose of learning the intention
of this piraticoL band, as to their future
course with him. Going aboard of the
Steamboat Hartford, with the view of hold
ing some conversation with the leader OF
this company relative TO his case, he was
saluted most blandly and deferentially by
the so-called 90 Captain" who after a few
minutes converse with him, gave a signal
which was Immediately followed by the
hideous yells of some twelve or fifteen
men, who laying hands on Mr.. Osborn,
threw him into the cabin, where he was
kept some hour or more. Charges Were
there preferred against Mr.. Osborn OF
having threatened to destroy their boat.
Hartford, which they said they could sub
stantiate. Mr.. Osborn disclaimed the ut
terance of any such threats as were
imputed to him, and challenged the cem-
pany to sustain their allegations. He was
then taken out to MIR. Haskell for trial
where they utterly failed to produce the
slightest shadow of evidence against him.
Not satisfied with this, he was taken back
to the steamboat Hartford, where they held
him in custody some two hours endeavor-
ing to worm out of him promise to leave.
During his confinement on board of the
Hartford, his horse was taken possession OF,
rode around at $40 time, beaten and
otherwise maltreated in the most inhuman
manner.
Mr.. Osborn passed through our city on
Monday evening last, en- route, for Wyan-
dot, where we believe he has friends, if not
relatives. We had the pleasure of a call
from him and heard from his own lips an
accounted this Infamous and unparalleled
outrage. In the course Of his interesting
conversation, he mentioned that the notorious
S. D. HoustSn, the Abolition { would be }
Representative of the PAwNEE District, is
President of this internal Company, and
that their Infamous conduct he'll met with
his most unqualified sanction.