New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-30
We them up, taking out his

c,aA whether you viii give them up' taking out n's
watch sno sns m 70 the committee room and re-
~ ~ = few minutes and replied that the canloH
,"H he given up; but that there were no Soafps
e. m The place except such were private Drop
IL and at those could not be surrendered Jones
se.m.d TO be Of opinion that they had nSes which
-, re not private property an requested aim to stack
an thew bad III the street, aud said ths such could
lie p,ovt to be prvae property would be returned.
By this time the whole posse va1ously estim ,ed at
Il ON 900 10 800 men, were msfching down the bill,
anu coming into town on the south eide.
The cannon -four pieces WIRE produced and carried
through the street. One was brass six FOUNDER; the
Others little polrSups, witch man could comfortably
carry On his shoulders. No rifles delivered up.
Jo e. DOW told Coz Ek,idge, who occupied the hotel
and owed the furniture, that the hotel must be
destroyed that he acting strictly under orders.
TIE Grand Jury at LecOmpton had declared the
hotd apd presses nj Lawrence a nuisance, and or
ceeo him 10 destroy them. He would give Col.
T. bridge cpporuDf to remove his furniture,
and for tsst purpose be might have until clock.
II WI. tlrn 81. Col. Elondge replied that the fur.
Diture co,id not be removed in less time than hsfs
day, ava desired longer time. Jones refused.
"fber," said Eldndge, "give me time to my
hmy; that il all AK" part Of the fIrDiture was
afsr~ard removed by the posse as plumber, bat most
OF i was burned With the house. BY this tire the
iaw and order" mob wac pouring into the streets,
ard the resideDts, men, women and chliren, sought
Slelter in the adjoining woods.
The first property destroyed was the press Of The
and everything pertaining TO the office, with ex-
charges paper, and large quantity of miscellaneous
books thrown into the street, mutIated aud
Dc stroyed. The flag Of the lone star {" South Caro-
IA and Southern Rights was boissed first upon the
house Of G. W. Brown, Of The Herald Of Freedom.
aud after ssrd upon the hotel. Browns press and
everything in the Office shared the same fate the
Other, al d wagon load of books and papers was
tranpled in the streets.
JONES promise 10 the commence ment that private
property shoud be destroyed. But houses were broken
open and rfea Of whatever suited the fancy Of the
mob Locks, bolts, or bars were no security Win
COWS ard doors were broken open and destroyed, aud
money and valuabes 10 a large amount missing. IL
was currently reported, and unconradicted, that
e. 600, chiefly in money were lost from one house.
About O'Clock three cannon were placed in the
street twelve fifteen east Of the hotel, and
some thirty thots fired, SCATTERING the wall
fderaby, but proving altogether too slow methot of
destruction for these claw and order" men. They
then set fire TO the bulug in different places and put
several kegs Of powder under it. The flames and
smoke soon burst out at the windows, and the whole
building was in blaze The walls tremoled and fell
and the shouts and yells Of the mob proclaimed the
triumph of law ana order in Lawrence. While the
hotel was burning the house of G. w. Brown was
twice set fire. The floor was burned through The
fire was finally ex'nguished by some young men of
Lawrence. The mob threatened TO shoot them, but
they were not deferred. If his house had
burned several Others must certainly have
ben otsroyed, and there would have been danger of
burr ing nearly bali the town. Many of the mob we're
bent on destroying every house in the place, and
speecbes were made urging the destruction of the
whole town. Atchison it is said, advised moderation.
Col Jackson of Georgia, with many Others, were OPP
posed to the burning of the hotel. tender-hearted
man from Missouri. who had come out to exterminate
tie ID AbonoDists, shed tears a. the sight OF the
obstruction Of property OF innocent un offending men,
as he found them to be. The mob began 10 dispense
On hour before sunset, and at suudown most of them
had left the town. few overcome by excitement or
stupefeG by liquor lay insensible in the street. They
were unframed by the people of Lawrence.
In the evening Gov. RobinsOns house was set on
fire aid burned to the ground. And thus ended, for
that day. the execution of the claw" i'll Lawrence.
The women and children of Lawrence slept that
night either beneath the friendly sheterng trees along
the banks Of the Kansas budded together in small
houses or cabins on the outskirts OF the town.
One mau of the posse killed by the falling OF a
brick from the hotel. 800
renee on tie 2lst, think mistake / think it has
reference 10 a most cOld-blooded murder committed
by them on the 10th ins.., at Banton Bridge, three
miles south of Lawrence, where man named John
Jones wss shot after he delivered up his revolver;
the man who shot him ssy ing as he did =. have
shot one Cd id AbOltionist, and III shoot
another" Jones was from Illinois. He died the next
night. ,,...., .o,,r,;,,, and
from credble information, Of opinion that there
were three from Missouri to one from the Terri
| tory engaged in this invasion.
The Prostate men had made no preparauoh ior
def,.nse and 20 resistance attempted. Men from
all parts of the Territory would have come 10 ASSIST
them but they did not desire IT, so long as there was
hone pt0ceful medSuIts thty W. iu iOo'i'
other | greatly fear that that time is past and tGat
the scenes ,f the 2st will prove to be the commence
mepi of q civil war 10 Kansas An EYE-WiTsEss.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE.
In addition to the foregoing we have been furnished
With the subioned letter, just received by gentle
nan in 81. Louis which throws additional lgh: upon
the fearful state of license and disorder now existing
TopEKA Thursday, May %. 1856
| DEAR BRoTHER: Your wife is very unwei she
was injured in travelling the other day from here 70
| nv bo1se. A party fred upon us, and ball passed
| tb,ouub her arm Come here immediately. l will
send this by Mr.. Dunn, there is no dependence to
! be placed in the mails 900 u,oo,
| There are FIVE hundred men here 10 arm'-Free
| State men.
FROM LAWRENCE.
! Correspondence Of The N Y. Tribune
I,wp,scr. kansas. Monday, May 10, le56.