Squatter sovereign. [volume] (Atchison, Kan. Terr.) 1855-1858, 1856-07-22

Sheriff Jones, hearing of the arrival Of
S. n. Wood at Lawrence, proceeds as he
was in duty bound, to arrest him. there
being four or five -writs out against him for |
various offences Vie finds him in Law
renee and at once arrests him, but he is
Immediately rescued by an armed mob and
the authority Of the law again openly set at
defiance.
AyaIL 20, 1856.
Sheriff Jones returns TO Lawrence with
a civil posse of four men, but is again re
sisted and the laws deaed by the mob call
ing themselves citizens of the town.
APRIL %, 1856.
Sheriff Jones proceeds TO Lawrence
with small posse of U. S. troops, and
succeeds in making several arrests. but
when night came on was shot in the back
by hired myrmidon ef the New England
Emigrant Aid Society, while sitting in the
tent OF Lieut. Mcintosh OF The y. S. Army,
and thus received wound deemed at the
time mortal.
MAY, 1856.
A band Of the outlaws, about fifty In
number, armed with Sharp's rifles, entered
the Court room, while Judge Cato was
holding Court, at its May term. in the 2nd
Judicial District, and forcibly broke up the
Conrt-at the same time warning the
Judge against attempting to enforce any
of the Territorial laws.
MAY 6, 1856.
The e. S. Deputy Marshall Of the Ter
ritory serves bench warrant, issued by
Judge Lecompte, of the First District
Court, for A. H. Reeder, who spurned the
authority Of the Court and boldly deied the
Marshall 10 take him at his peril, forwEich
he was cheered by ali the citizens of Law.
renee present, amounting to an immense
throng.
May "a, 1856.
Allen Wilkerson, ef Franklin county.
most inhumanly butcbered by body of
midnight assassins who entered his house
between the hours OF IL and O'Clock at
night and approaching his bedside told
him lie was a prisoner of the Northern
Legion" at the same time tearing HIN
away from the embrace OF his wife, who
begged upon Eumbled knees, with tears in
her eyes. the hrutes to spare her husband,
for the sake of her helpless children, three
in number-but turning deaf ear to her
entreaties and tie common dictates of hu-
manity, the brutes took him short dis.
tance. and literally chopped him to pieces
with their bowie-knives, for no other Of
fence than that he was an old resident Of
the Territory, familar with the incidents
attending the elections In the Territory,
and would likely be called upon by Gen.
Whitfield to testify before the Congression-
al Investigating Committee, and therefore
must be murdered.
On the same night VIM. Sherman and
Mr.. Boyle and his two sons were massa-
cred in the same manner by the same as
sassins. for the same -eason-thelr bodies
being most horribly mut.lated, their ears,
nose and fingers being Gu: of before they
we've killed.
| MAY 25 AND 26. 1856.
The store Of Joseph NJ. Bernard, at
Willow Springs, in Douglas county, yio-
lentiy entered and robbed OF $4,000 worth
Of goods by party of these selfsame out
laws, who dressed in the garb OF Indians
committed these depredatiens.
May, 1856.
. The Post Office, in Douglas county, al
Kezersyille, entered and robbed by party
of these same outlaws and assassins, whs
forcibly expelled from the premises the
Postmaster.
JUNE Is, 1856.
II hIr. Bowen, one OF the oldest citizens o
Douglas county. was attacked in his house
at midnight, and compelled to leave th'
Territory with his slaves, under penalty o
i. death, the assassins robbing his house o
whatever was valuable in it.
JUNE Is, 1856.
Deputy Sheriff Haney, of Lawrence, at
tackled in his own house at nigh. by al
: armed body of midnight assassins, wh'
$ failing TO kill him, renewed the attack Oh
the following night by breaking open hi
n door and firing at his bed. but he, forum
ateiy, was lying on the floor unobserved
o and quietly drawing his pistol. shot III
2 ringleader of the gang. man by the nam
of Hopkins. wellknownin Lawrence, whe
his associates in crime fed. The mex
morning eleven shots were found in tn
: bed OF Mr.. Haney.
: JUNE, 1856.
j A company organized in Lawrence fo
e III. avowed purpose of stealing horses
winch is now engaged il stealing them