New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-08
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LATER FROM THE WAR.
KANSAS BLoCKADED.
NIRDERING AND SCALPING.
HABEAs CORPUS IN MASSACHUSETTS
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT.
MI'RpERfNG AND SCALPING.

NUMBERING AND SCALPING.
Dr. Root WHO went out to kansa. with the
w-Iia,cn company has just returned, via Iowa.
having reached this city on Sunday. in company
with Mrs. Hops. widow Of Mr. Hops. who was
recently murdered and scalpcd near Leaycnworih
Civ The facts in regard 10 that savage murder.
az related by DR.. Root. are a. follows: Mr. Hops
had been in the Territory but q few days. He had
hired house in Leayenworth City, with the incn-
ton Of making that place his home. and was on his
return from Lawrence. whittier he had taken his
wife. (who was ont OF heaith,) TO remain few
DAYS with her brother, the Rev. Mr.. Mute, the
Unitarian clergyman. When he had returned 70
within abont two miles Of Leayenworth City and
v;;bin SIGHT of the residence Of Mr.. Wallace
Fr.cS State man. he was met by Ruf'ian on horse
back who inquired where hc was from; and being
informed that hr was last from Lawrence, the
stranger drew revolver and shot him through the
head. Mr.. Hops was in buggy. and the horse start
ing along the murdered man fell 10 the ground The
RGian Sprang from his horse took out his knife and
>capcd his victim when he rcmountcd. and putting
spurs to his horse rode rapidly off in the direction
If Leavenworth City. This fendish outrage was
witnessed by Mrs. Wallace and her daughter. A
teanlSter in the service of the United States drove
up and the body before the pulse had ceased to
beat. The name OF the savage who perpetrdtrd
this horrid deed il Fugrrt and hc is we'll known in
Lcaycnworh and belongs to the Rufian party en-
campcd at that city under command of Atchison.
He had made a bet of Sc against pair
Of boots that h. would 90 out and return with an
Aboltionsts scalp within two hours. On his
return To camp, be- obtained his boots, and, then
placing the scalp Of his victim on the end Of pole,
paradrd the street, with il. boa>tng of his pr0wr>s
and all this almost within hail Of Fort Lca,cn-
worth where the United States forces are stationed,
under command of Gen. Pcrsiicr +. Smith.
German named Bimbcr who expressed himself
rather freely in regard to this horrible barbarity,
was shot dead the spot, and another man, who
also rcprobatcd the act saved his life only by pre-
cipitaie flight. with pi,tol-balis whstling freely
about his head.
On hearing the fate of her husband Mrs. Hops,
in company with her brother, Mr.. Mute and about
dozen other citizens of Lawrence started for
Lea,cnworth to obtain the body of Mr.. H. and give
il Christian burial. When near Lawrence, the
party were captured and held as prisoners by
band oi Ruiiaus under Capt Emory, the man of
whom Hops had hired the horse and buggy. The
bed, of the murdered man had been buried, and
the RuffGns refused the widow the consolation of
locking upon her husbands grave. Seventy
dollars were found in the pockets Of the
murdered man, all winch went as funeral
expenses. leaving the dioconsolate widow
in the hands OF the Ruffans without dollar.
She desired to leave the scene of her terrible sor
rows The Rufars at first refused to let her depart,
knowing that she would be It swift witness against
their sayagcry: but she final, succeeded in get
ting on board boat bound down the Missouri. the
captain of which, ont of compassion, protected her.
and gave her free passage To ~ Louis. ON thr bnat
She related her story, and was tauntlngy told by
the hcartess and rulianly passengers that she was
uttrring another ' abolition lie.
Among the party who accompanied Mrs. Hops
from Lawrence to Lcayrnworth, and who were
taken prisoners was Dr. Avery. an estimable
Quaker gentleman from Richmond, Indiana. who
went ont 10 Kansas to obtain facts in regard "a the
actual state of things there, intending IL return III
"a, short time.