The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-30
Newspaper Accounts.

Correspondence Of the st. Louis Democrat
LEAvENwoRTB, Kansas, May ~, 1856.
On Wednesday, May 2l the posse that had assembled
ct Lecompton, in accordance with the United States
MaIshals proclamation, made their appearance the
heights that overlook the town OF Lawrence about
rise The first company were mounted on horses, and
numbered from 81 to ZOE. They were reinforced Until
Of the roads Leading to and from lawrence that the
citizens in town could not get any communication with
pursue their Journey, were prohibited from leaving
They marshAlled their command In battle array, dis
playing flags at the same time Of various kinds and
co0rs. One noticed In particular was red and white
with lone the corner others black and white
green and white, and most all oolors and kinds,
During the forenoonhe Committee of Pplic Safety ap
pointed By the citizens Of Lawrence addressed note
the Marshal assuring him that citizens would make
NO resistance to the serving Of any writ and at the
time citizens Of United States and Of the Territory
be- noos
Of the same. About II A. M the Deputy Marshall with
posse Of nine ten made his in the streets
They unarmed, save small arms The Deputy Mar
absi then summoned four Of citizens to assist in
making arrests They went with him and his posse and
made two arrests Of our fellow tOwnsmen g. w. netzen
and g. W. Smith. The posse then took dinner at the
Free State Hotel.
After dinner the two prisoners were conveyed out Of
town. and sheriff Jones made his appearance with par
ty Of eighteen armed men, He did not attempt to make
any arrests, but in insulting manner demanded the
give them ave minutes 10 accede to the demand II they
refused comply he would storm the town. The public
given up wba ss an n9r s1 ne o
three hundred and upwards, in the streets with
two pieces Of artillery, yelling like savages. They
menced their work Of destruction Immediately by throw
ing the printing presses and type in the river This
being done they began to csnnonade the hotel and fire
by platoons ut the time at the windows; In the
meanwhile the women and children fleeing in every
direction, the Sheriff having refused any time to
remove them property to q place OF safety
~ he said they might have done II before
had they wanted to do As | WAS leaving
town, there several who wanted to know where
they could find place OF safety, but oud afford them
consolation. being mounted, succeeded in getting
away, after long chase. left the Vicinity about p.
N. When was fifteen miles distant | could see the
flames of what appeared TO be large fire the direction
Of Lawrence and have doubt but that the town is In
aches and many of it's inhabitants butchered.
In addition to the foregoing we have the following in
the shape OF exrs from the Office Of the Lexington
Eapres:-
from the Express extra
LATEST FROM KANsAs-LAwRENCE DESTROYED!
LEXINGTON, Mo-, May %, 1856,
Six o'clock, evening.
We are indebted to the officers of the Morning STAR
down this evening from LeAvenworth, for the following
important news:-
lawrence City was destroyed on Wednesday. The
United States Marshal with 500 to 700 men, marched into
lawrence and made the arrest OF all he had wrts for
The Marshal then turned the command to Sheriff
ones who had arrests to make, when the people of
renee resisted Sheriff Jones, and fred his men, when
Jones opsned his grefy the Free Safe Hotel. TIE
zen then charged arr set the htel GA h'e, Gss9Jcl