The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-06-07
MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, JUNE z 1856.

ssenting on one point only, vix by pre-
ferring to have the Judge of the Saprem
Court elected by the people rather than b.
the General Assembly.
The Republican and Democrat are full O
Kansas letters, from which tie following
additional items relative to the attack q,
Lawrence are taken.
The Democrats correspondent SAYS store
and dwellings were indiscriminately broke,
open and robbed. One man, named John
son, had $2,00O in drafts, checks and land
warrants taken from him. Col Topiife, ap
pointed Colonel of Militia last fall b,
Shannon, was forcibly dispossessed of hi
commission and private property to tn,
amount of $500.
Mr.. Redpath, writing to the Chicago Tr
bune, from Leavenworth, under date of The
22d, gives the following among other parti
culars in regard to tue burning and sackine
of Lawrence
DESTRUCTION OF THE NEWSPAPER OFFICES
While this law and order proceeding was
going on, gangs oflaw-abiding citizens, broke
up the presses, and removed everything they
found in the newspaper Offices
The type, presses and typographical
" furniture F" of the Herald of Freedom and
OF the Free State newspapers, were thrown
into the river by the C legally organized
militia"
The " cases" were broken and pitched
into the street.
The paper in store was burned and de-
stroyed.
THE CANoNADING BEGINS.
As soon as the hotel was riled, Sheriff
Jones planted four pieces of cannon, loaded
with ball, about one hundred feet distant
from it-their muZzles, of course, directed to
the building.
lie ordered the men, who had charge Of
them, t. fire.
simultaneously, the roar of an eighteen, a
twelve and two six Founders was heard afs.r
OFF and near, followed by the savage yeils Of
the inurated and drunken, but 6 legally or
ganized militia"
Every ball went through the walls, but as
the building was composite, no other dam
age was done to it.
Fifty rounds in rapid succession were
fired at it, but still the building remained
unshaken.
Sheriff Jones despaired of leyclling it by
artillery.
- THE WOMEN OF LAWRENCE. -
Where were the women of Lawrence l.?
They ared worse fate than death, and fled
in every direction.
When they returned they entered empty
homes.
THE HOTEL IN FLAMES.
The cannonading ceased for time, and
another experiment was tried. Three kegs
of powder were placed in the cellar of the
hotel. One only ignited.
The builling still stood unmoved.
A party then entered tie hotel and fired
it. 1t was soon wrapped in flames. This
morning it was heap of smouldering ashes
At night the house Of Gov. Robinson was
fired and tota ly consumed.
LEGALLY ORGANIZED PLUMBER.
AS soon as the presses were destroyed and
the hotel burned down, Sheriff Jones turned
round to his posse and coolly said F:
" You are dismissed. The wrts have been
executed. 59
This was the signal for plundering t.
begin.
The drunken sem:-savages rushed into Tie
stores and private houses and plunderec
them of everything they took a fancy to, ant
cut up or destroyed what they could not car
ry away.
Thousands of dollars worth of goods and
private property have been stolen.
CASUALTIES.
Two rul1ians were killed in the course OF
the day. Two others broke their legs.
A brick thrown from the top of the Free
State Hotel, by law and order" man,
who was trying to tear down the chimney.
struck young Missouran on the head, kill
ing him instantly.
One man shot himself accidentally.
g There's Reeder trying to escapeG'
TIE cry was raised by some one while tie
hotel was burning, as he pointed to a man
running down the river bank.
Three Lawrence boys Immediately ran
after him to defend him.
Six mounted Ruffians pursued them.
One of them fell from his horse and broke
his leg in trying to ':draw bead" on the
flying man, while his steed was galloping.
1t was not Gov. Reeder.
Another man broke his leg by falling
under his horse, in running down Mount
Orient. He saw two or three unarmed cit-
zens running out of town, and in his anxiety
to intercept them ran down hill faster than
his horse could go without stumbling.