The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-19
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tAwnEsoS, Kansas. Nor. o, 1859.
Al ibe earnest solicitation of ME ExceIiency, Gov. sesry,
ooas ,s rsn mo s,s sr,ss.s = HesorS
Peat ihe Isth Of september last
ne oosrt convened. The Grand Jury, com possd en-
arey OF The mort ultra prosiavery men entered UPON
~ discharge Of The abors imposed upon them, and ~
~sser Of meneed lndctnG every free State
thai was identified In any way with the rccent dih-
ne young men engaged In NE stack upon the fort II
Mrkmy Pout we're ali indicted for murder IN t,e nrst
Aesreso NAM others indicted for other Offences
sd narshas Of the Territory were al snpped with
vv the arrest Of different parsons, and theJ we're
10 aid rsm IN making arrests. some nave since been
and 1nsd In tho Lecompou prson house. v5orc
nd up and down NE ooaruy nadng Others 70 serve their
While ms sa. been going On no pro .lsysry hs.
been arrested. said Oor effect ony) tia, several Of
- pvo slavery eaderx have bern indicted and tlat
ssssrnps vli be to bring them W rstioe. With
aided pro savery court and harshas very careful
% rusrd he interests Of The slave olgsroay Grand 10
w vas subponaed, composed o. prosavery men, and
ne petn jofor. were nsme. RS Nc sane pa,y IN
men rot one caIes upon " SIT ~ jurymso The
marshal you'd 90 into . commonly ~ncre there we're
ui~ety nine free state and pro ssysry man. and
be would be sure cali upon the one naa " act on the
jury In hs way he been successful N ,etting 10
w pronounced sound the goose BY zoe lag aud or
ssr'' party, 40 they style themselves.
However Marshal Dor al1son made mistake, an
scs one free state man smopg bs Jsrymsn. $3.50
challenged however By the counsel Tor the prosecupon
and The npisiase corrected
The trial commenced Tour men, indicted for " ~
saun ard bst,ery with nteus 70 kill" we're sfragned
before The Court The examination Of witnesses Vas
gone through With and the ef sh the jury, aud
the we're acquitted A Mr.. Banter sAs IN IN xicd
Cor the oGenoe aud convicted by the jury. The
Judge sentenced MIN 70 "sx years imprison IN me
pcnhentsry."
On Thursday oct ober 90 the following led persons
were uraisped before the Court for trial on ndics
mcnt for murder In the arst degree
james n YORK. Howard York John r. king, George
n ker. Thomas J. Bowers. David Patrick, Jostus y.
Keschn m, Jesse Pyle James Comfy, Adam Bover FL
ward r. Fslsy. David Potter, Thomas Lesson, william
Butler. Che ter Hay
Tbess were indicted fcr berg engaged In the stack
mon Hickory PUNT The l4h o. September, and the
murder OF Charles g. feshall, who was shot on thai
dsv dunr the Fight By ball that IN the words n
ipd,etmspt s'cansed a wound upon the person Of
.s,d fnar,s a. Nswnall fifteen inches long sin inches
aesp and ooe Inch vide" o. finch wound he opposed
20 have died.
lovtns sspss men appearing for the govsrnmsnt-
Chss g,ovev. o. Klckspoo, formerly " Kentucky
p~p,el NJ Grover ditto; d D. Johnson, o. Bavenw ,rth
Csy formerly Of esoysa; COL Isssos, Attorney General
For ne ssfsssanss appeaved Maeus y Psno'l,
rsavepvoyth cry formerly Of Dayton ONO; william
re- pheps Yeoenily from Mansfield, Oslo W Y LAMB o.
Aicssop, lornery Of Kensuchy; =. BEAD, Tecunseh,