Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-29
LATEST FROM SEAT OF WAR
Laurence ias Rains
FREE STATE MEN MURDERED,

CHICAGO, MAY 26.
The Tribune publishes an extra based on
intelligence brought by three men directly
from Lawrence, from which we learn COM
pany Of Mssourians made their appearance
before Laurence IN Wednesday. They
were reinforced till they numbered over four
hundred, and bore flags AMI banners with all
devices except the stars and stripes. During
the forenoon the Committee Of Safety sent
a note to the Marshal at the head of this
army, assuring him they would make no re-
sistance to any process he nigh: wish to
serve, and asked protection for their lives
and property. He made no answer. About
IL O'Clock Deputy Marshall with posse
of ten men, made his appearance, summoned
four men to assist him in making arrests,
and took G. w. Deitzier and G.. w. Smith
prisoners. This posse dined at Free State
Hotel and after dinner removed their prs-
oners without molestaton.
Sheriff Jones soon after made his appear
ance with eighteen men, did not attempt to
make any arrests, but insutingly demanded
all public and private arms. and gave the
people five minutes to accede to his demand,
threatening in case of refusal to storm the
town. One field piece was given up, but
the people refused to odelirer up private arms.
! In half an hour he returned with an over.
whelming force, and two pieces of artillery,
and commenced the work OF destruction by
a cannonade upon the Free State Hotel and
Herald Of Freedom printing office; the for
mer was burned and the type and press Of
the latter broken up and destroyed. The
women and children fled in all directions;
no time was given to save property. The
Missourians were yelling through the streets
like demons, threatening every man with
death.
The 7ribune's correspondent left at
O'Clock. Fifteen miles from Lawrence he
seen column of smoke and great light il
that direction-he had no doubt but that the
town was on fire.
, Another messenger says several men hat
been billed BY Jones' party; their bodies wers
lying in the streets, weltering in their blood
| 1t is feared that Gen. pomeroy had beer
hung by the mob.
Gov. Robinson is at Lecompton in tn,
hands of the authorities.
Shannon, it is said, is no more than
J., prisoner in the hands of the Missourians.-
He is only thing ID sign papers with. On,
thousands Missourians are in the Territory
Reeder is supposed to be in a safe place
and is daily expected here via of Nebrask
. and Iowa.
The mob threatened TO hang Robinson
e G. w. Brown and Dei;zeler all on one tree
, The Free State men will make stand q
), Topeka and fight it out. They are no,
gathering at that point. Atchison is in tn
! Territory with the cannon used in the in
vasion. The United States troops are nc
allowed to move from :heir quarters, thoug
u anxious to protect the settlers. A civilwa
Il RACES on the frontier.
). The following dispatch is from a prc
d slavery source:
g LAWRENCE DESTROYED.
y ST. LOUIS, May &c.
NJ The steamer Morning Star, from Missou
u river, arrived yesterday. She brought a
extra from the Lexington, Mo-, Express o
+ fee, which says that Lawrence was destroy
I'd ed on Wednesday last. The U S. Marsha
with from to 700 men entered the tow
and arrested all he had writs for. He thy
to turned the posse over to Sheriff Jones, wh
X had arrests made when the people resiste
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