Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-09-16
Later from Kansas.
Rev. Mr.. Sute q Prisouer in the hand, Of II
ku.tisnx.
MURDER OF BIMBsR.

va ucSud} idSt, dll escort OF one nun
dred mounted men left Lawrence TO.
LeaFenworth TO ensure the safety or Mrs
! Hoops, the widow OF the gentleman who
was murdered near the latter place about
two weeks ago. In the party was Me-.
Mute, OF the Unita ran Church AT Law.
! renee, the brother-in-law of Mrs. Hopps.
who accompanied her for the pu pose OF
looking after the murdered mans effects,
and securing his sisters passage down
the river. The eScor; remained with
them until they arrived at a point about
SIX miles from Leavenworth, when, sup
posing the road from therein was clear
the mounted mon returned. Jus, before
parslng with Mr.. Mute, the escort captur-
ed three men OF the RuGiaas, who were
observed hanging upon their rear One
OF these had Oh a white hat, and over the
band, IN front, these words, 'sDEArH
TO ALL FnrE STArE Men !" were writ
ten in black ink. They were examined
as TO their Intentions, and disarmed and
released. Though fit subjects for the
nearest swinging limb, the settlers de-
termination tnat no act of theirs which
looks like revenge, shall be u-g d against
charge. Our informant SAYS that their
fears, as expressed in actions and words,
were vastly amusing. Their gratitude,
when told that they might go, was un-
bounded. Mr.. Mute and Mrs. Hopps
were soon after heset By one OF the ma
raudlng gangs, which are securing the,
country In all directions, and were car
rled into Leavenworth and held as pris-
oners. Ms Hopps was denied the priv
itege of visiting her murdered husband 5
grave, was denied all opportunity to re-
cover the property which had been stolen
at the time of his death, and finally was
denied permission to leave the Territory
The next morning the latter decision was
reversed, and she was uaceremoaiously
hustled aboard the Converse, without
dollar In money, and sent down the stream
with as little care for her grief or her
wrongs as if she had been a dumb beast.
NJ. Mute, at the time our informant left.
was still IN their hands, and the Rutiians
were threatening him with death. Inas-
much as he is man of pure character
and blameless life, 1t is not impossible
that he has before this time, paid the
common penalty for daring to be Free
State man.
Just previous to our informant's leaving
| Leavenworth, German from the neigh
borhood OF Lawrence, who had been ta-
ken prisoner, on his way in with team.
IN company with others on the same er-
rand wrung himself out o. the hands of
his captors, and attempted to fly. He was
overtaken by a bullet from "a revolver.
which killed him dead The unfortunate
mans name was Binber: be was guilty
OF no offence except daring to come TO
Leavenworth to buy provisions He was
suspected, however, as are all other Ger
mans IN the Territory, of entertaining
opinions adverse TO making Kansas a
| Slave State. The other teamsters were
still prisoners; their teams had been
E" conflscated to the use of the Border
Ruffians. While BlInber's body was vet
lying in the street, Git lay there for hours,
| exposed to the SUM- Free State man.
| moved b. the sight, exclaimed, +" Ny God !,
how long are these things to lastl 2" This
was thought to be reasonable, and it was
with diSf;uity that he escaped the fate of
the murdered man lying stark and stiff
at his feet
Mr.. Hops murderer, well-known
ruttian named Fuget, was sull In the
nelghborhood, and though he had publicly
exhibited his victims scalp, which he car
rles around IN his pocket, wrapped up in
| piece OF newspaper, (the Missouri Re-
publican) 10 attempt mad been made to
nave him arrested and punished Such
Is Pro-Slavery justice IN Kansas. To
this day, no man has ever been punished.
by law, for offences committed against IN
dlvidualS of the Free State party !-lot
one - Chicago Tribune.
! The Chicago Democrat learns the fol-
lowing from DR.. Shutter, who has Just ar
rived from Kansas:
DIR. Shutter took the mail stag. on the
morning of the 18th for Kansas Civ
He was arrested at Westport on suspicion
of being a % Yankee and taken do,vn TO
McGee's where he was tried by At;hison
Strlngfellow, Capt. Cook and others
AtchIson personally relieved him OF his
money, amounting IN gold and checks 10
81 ,3UO. He was convicted of being d
g Yankee, after a mock trial by these
/ ruflian leaders, and sentenced to be hung
i The sentence was afterwards changed to
I g bagging-that is, he was to be sown
/ up in bag and thrown into the Missouri
River. He was bagged accordingly, and
| put into hack drawn by two mates. and
driven to the river. But by the interfer.
ence of Capt. Grant, of Georgia compa-
! uy, which DIR. S. had attended as a pny.
slcian, he was released under promise
not to return to the Territory again.
The same day they caught scout from
/ Atbot,s company Ca the Naulsarusa
within mile oi Westport, took hnn into
town, and hung hin on the same evening
| Tney stopped tnree L. ). males, and gave
the drivers the alternative OF leaving the
Territory or be hanged. The three at.
rested chose the latter alternative
The Hon. David r. Atchison, once act.
ing Vice President OF the United States
diu not return Shutters money, of which
he had robbed him.
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