Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-08-07
VOl.ls.No.7.
for The emergency, and for short time peac
and quiet prevailed.

him that, should he serve another legal process |
in said Town, he would sign his own death
warrant. This anonymous letter purported 10
come from The Secret TtoetDe.'
December is, 1856.
An election, held by order Of The Big Springs |
Executive Committee, 10 pass upon The consti- |
tuition adopted BY The bogus convention at 70 |
peka, which received less Than one th0usand
votes, all told, in the whole Territory.
January, 1856.
Another pretended election held by order of |
]. II. Lane, chairman OF so-called Executive !
Committee for members of the Legislature Of
the bogus State OF Kansas, and for Governor, |
Treasurer, Secretary Of State, and Supreme |
Court Judges and other officers.
February, 1856.
A Mr.. Cook, very worthy citizen, residing !
near Easton, Leavenwortb County, was mur
dered by a party Of outlaws, calling themselves
"FTee State men,"
March 4, 1856.
The said bogus Legislature, Governor, and
other State officers, met al Topeka, and were
all sworn into Office by j. H. Lane, cha irman
of the aforesaid Executive Committee.
The bogus Governor sent into the pretended
Legislature very inflommatoIy document,
called message, and began 10 exercise the !
functions Of Governor.
April, 1856.
The outlaws held meeting at Ossawato- |
mia, at which they passed resolutions not to |
abide by the Territorial laws, and pledged |
themselves 10 resist them even though they
had TO do so by force, and warned The County |
Commissioners not 10 attempt 10 make assess
ments, asserting that they would do so az heir |
own peril.
april II, 1856.
S. N. Wood returns from his pilgrimage 10
Ohio with one hundred and ffiy armed men
who are welcomed in Lawrence by public
speeches and other demonstrations, auG even
exhorted by A. H. Reeder 10 resist the laws.
April ls, 1856.
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 OF
five writs out against him for various offences.
He finds him in Lawrence and at once arrests
him, but heis Immediately resrued by an armed
mob, and the authority Of law again openly set
at defiance.
april 90, 1886.
Sheriff Jones returns 10 Lawreice with o |
civil posse OF four men, but is agan resisted
and The laws defed by the mob calling them.
selves citizens OF the town.
April 90, 1856.
Sheriff Jones proceeded 10 Lawrence with
small posse OF Unitel States troops, and sue
ceeds in making several arrests, but when night
came on was shot in the back by hired myr-
mdom Of the New England Emirant Aid So.
ciety while sitting in the tent OF Lieutenant
Mcintosh OF the United States Army, and thus
receive wound deemed at The time mortal.
Nay, 1856.
A band OF the outlaws, about fifty in number,
armed with Sharp'S rifles, enters the Court
room, while Judge Cato was holding Court, al
IFS May term, in the Second Judicial District,
and forciblv broke up the CoUrt-at the same
time warning the Judge against attempting 10
enforce any Of the Territorial laws.
May 6, 1856.
The United States Deputy Marshal OF the
Territory serves a bench warrant, issued by
Judge Lecompte, OF :he First District Court,
for A. H. Reeder, who spurned the authority
take him at his peril, for which he was cheer
amounting 10 an immense throng.
May "a, 1856.
Allen Wiikerson, OF franklin County, was
most iEhumnnly butchered by body OF mid
night aSsaSSinS, who entered bis house be-
tween the hours Of twelve and one O'Clock at
night, and, approaching his bedside, told he
was "priSoner OF the Northern Legion" at
the same time tearing him away from the en-
brace OF his wife, who begged upon humbled
knees, with tears IN her eyes, the brutes 10
spare her husband for the sake Of her helpless
chlldren-three in number-but turnidg deal
ear to her entreaties and The common dictates
Of humanity, the brutes took him a short dis.
tance and literally chopped him TO pieces with
their Bowie knives, for no other offence than
hat he was an old resident OF the Territory,
familiar with the incidents attending the elec
ions in the Territory, and would likely be
called upon by General Whitfield 10 testify
before tha Congressional Investigating Com
miltee, and therefore must be murdered.
On the some night William Sherman and
Mr.. Boyle and his two sons were massacred in
The same manner by the same assassins, for
the same reasons-their bodies being most
horribly muilated, the ears, nose and fingers
being cut off before they were killed.
May 25 and 26 1856.
The store Of Joseph NJ. Bernard, at Willow
Springs, in Douglas County, violently entered
and robbed ofS6,000 worth OF goods by party
Of these selfsa outlaws, who, dressed in
the garb Of Indians, committed these depreda-
tons.
May, 1856.
The postofIice in Donglas County, at Keez-
ersyille, entered and robbed by party of these
same outlaws and asSassins, who forcibly ex-
pslled from the premises the postmaster.
June IS, 1856.
Mr.. Bowen, one OF the Oldest citizens OF
Douglas County, was attacked in bis house of
midnight and compelled 10 leave the Territory
with his slaves, under penalty Of death, the
assassins robbing the house Of whatever was
valuable in it.
June Is, 1856.
Deputy Sheriff Haney, Of Lawrence, attack
ed in his own house at night by an armed body
Of midnight assassins, who failing to kill him,
renewed the attack on lhe following night by
breaking open his door aud firing at his bed,
but he, fortunately, was lying on the floor un-
obseryeij and quietly drawing his pistol, shot
the ringleader of the gang, man by the name
Of Hopkins, well known in Lawrence, when
his associates in crime led. The next morn
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