Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-10-17
Kansas Correspondent OF tho n. A. Tribune
Letter from AL Patrick.

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LEoomrros. Kansas. Oot. I. 1855.
MnroS GRfoo, Eel am stilI q
prisoner. and as my opportunities for
getting news Is somewhat "cramped"
you will hardly expect an interesting
letter from me this time. But few
friends ara permitted to come and see
US. and then not without being nc
companied by a "guard." so you must
know wa ars almost In total darkness
as 70 what ~ going on outside, ex-
cept what little we hear through our
attorneys.
Court is still IN session at this place.
Judge Lecompte Is nov upon the
bench. Cato being unable TO attend to
his duties from an accident which hap
pened him a few DAYS ago. He was
examining II lot Of pistols which were
taken from our boys. when one OF
them went OF and shot His Honor Ia
the ance. lie was carriedin a blank.
ct past our quarters by six Of the
"mili,ia" day before yesterday. !
don't know but what Lecompts Is
even n worse man than Cato, Yes.
terday he bound over man upon
charge Of being concerned in the ta-
king Of a Santa Fe train. when there
was no proof against him whatever.
in the sum Of $4,000 / will give
you one instance OF his partiality be-
tween free State and pro.slavery men.
Previous to his coming here he had
been holding court in Leavenwor,h
county. A free State man by the
name of Wright who lives upon Big
Stranger creek, twelve miles west Of
l.eavenworth City. was arrested and
brought before him upon charge Of
horse stealing. and although there was
no evidence to prove the charge true.
Except hearsay which was consider.
ed good. he was bound over In the
sum OF seven thousand dollarsl Tn,
same day His Honor had n case Of
murder before him. A man by the
name Of Payne, and an officer In the
proslayery militia. killed a Georgian
In cold blood In the streets Of Lsaven'
worth. Thirty or forty persons wit
messed tho deed. youths murdered
was only recognize ed In the sun Of tw,
thousand dollarsl Why this d,ticr
ence? l. the stealing Of q horse I
greater crime than that Of murder
And this Is not all. Tho free STATE
! man, charged with demonstrating Of
/, erred ample security Tor his appear
ance at court yet oil Is refused and b.
/, hald In custody. while Payne. IN,
man guilty Of murder Ia at large with
m a manner. no security whalsver.-
The fact Is the Tee State men havn'
!. halt show Ia Kansas. as our i'm
: prisonment and the acts Of the Gov
: eminent officials must soon show 4
: the world. Had We an impartial 30
! OF Judges In the Territory. they nigh
:. do much TO restore peace, but instead
!, Of eiircting that end their very cours
= will ultimately make matters worse.
= Three or four days ago We com
: planned 10 the Governor ~ TO III
:. quality Of "grub" furnished Us an
:, the treatment we received from III
:, hands OF our "guards"-the miliIiu
, tIe promised us redress. 40 the nes
!, day We got good -four. and wer
!, guarded by U. 8. troops. But thl
i was too much Of good thing to la
" !, long. The next day the soldiers LEFT
= = and we were again placed in the hand
!, Of the militia, who appeared to b
+ even more insulting than ever. a nun
!, Der Of them Ia tho evening gettin
a we'll show .come.you-so." and anus
: !. cd themselves during the diHerer
:, - watches throughout the night by cul
!, sing us. and throwing stones 1T I'll
= house. number OF which cam
y through the windows. breaking !
> glass, sash, &c. Now this Is nothin
J, more than the naked truth. Th
- officer OF the guard next mornIn
y apologised to us for tho conduct /,
~ his men. since which time We Ia,
received better treatment.
10 II may not be uninteresting to 20,
a. readers to know our "bil Of fare
,e Breakfast coffee. slap.jacks. and &
M pork. dinner. slap-jacks and cotie
!. supper, the same rs breakfast. o.
y raiions consist Of one pint and ha
ie of -four to the man per day. I'll
ID mess I am In consists Of ten person
IN In addition to the -four per man '
!. receive for The mess per day sne he
= pint green coffee and 8 pounds ofbaco
q Now this Is Just about enough I,
he Keep soul and body together. The
O. Is not man among us who could n
Id eat his entire rations NJ one meal.
q The appearance OF the prisoners
!. anything else but prepossessing. Il
" majority of is having worn shirts fro
Al three TO Eve weeks. A contras
OF however. between the guard and tho
% guarded, would certainly result
!" favor Of thu "housed."
70 To day VIC received orders that NJ
o. more than four Of US should he GU
" side Of the house ut any one tiIne.-
''e This order was issued In the name
?: aud BY the authority Of the Governo
u Heretofore we have had the privilep
- Of walking In front Of our "prison
over a space Of ground 80 by 20 Zee
= Ourquartcrs are very much crowded.
- as you must know--one hundred an
!" twenty-five men forcedin,oe house. q
,rgvr than common family reaidcne
In the States. The next thing. pr,
n sumo. will To y ball and chain roun
d each Of our legs. When our On,
o trial will be. hardly know. allhoup
\ we have been told Il will come Oh !
: q week or two. The pro. slavery me-
l. think We will all certainly "pu
n ka~nNn n DAnnTHH