Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29
Killing in Kasas.

Five or six months ago, Mr.. Dow, Free
State citizen of Kansas, was shut down in the
highway near Hickory Point, Kansas, by Col
man, Pro Slavery man,--Dow being unarmed
al The time and in no manner threatening or mo
! sting Colman' Ne her the U. S. authorities
in Kansas nor tn Sc pretending to hold under the
Missourians Legislature have offered reward
for the attest of The murderer, or taken any step
calculated 70 bring him to Justice But they did
arrest Bronson, tree-State man with whom Dow
buarled -on trumped-up charge othaving threat
ened the life of Cuman, and were taking him to
prison when he was rescued by number Of his
fellow citizens
Three or four weeks later Barber, Fee
State settler from south western Ohio, was rid
ing home from Lawrence TO his cabin on the
parire. three or four miles off, when he was
shot dead from his h Use by Pro-Savery u 5.
Indian Agent No attempt has been made by
the Federal or Territorial aut critics to bring th's
assassin to justice
Still more recently, the Free State party were
holding an el, ction at Easton, near l1eavenworh
when they were set upon by an armed Pro-
Slavery partys The Free State men mustered
in such strength that their adve saries reculled
from the conflict and left the Free-Siate men i'll
undisputed possession Of the ground. he latter
soon after scattered toward their several homes,
surprising all danger Of collision was over. But
the Pro Slavery party had kept togaher and were
living in wait for such portion of the Free State
party as they could atiact with lmpunity. MIR.
Brown, leading Free-State settler from Ohio,
fell into their snare lie was surrounded, cap
tured chopped to pieces with knives and hatch
cts, and at length driven home in his own Wagon
and laid down at his door to die, which he did
soon after. His W fe into whose presence he " as
thus thrust is now maniac. No reward has
been offered no attempt to convict the prepetra-
tors of this fiendish murder has been made by
the Federal or Territorial aulhortl,s, up to this
hour.
But at length Pro-Slavery man, the bogus
" Sheriff Jones, has been shot, by some un'
known person, but who is probably FIee-Stae
MAI. tie was in Lawrence, seeking to bring on
collision between the Free-otale men and the
Federal Government, by arrestlng persons In The
name and by authority of the bogus Territorial
Legislature. Every man in Lawrence was ready
to submit 10 the service Of any process emanaing
from the u s. authorities, and II would have
subserved every purpose but one to have these
writs issued by the U s. Judges but Jones evil
IDENTIFY sought not to be obeyed but to be resisted.
Finding the people lndlsposed TO recognize his
Shawnee Mission authority, Jones sent TO the
nearest fort for u. =. troops and, with them at
his back, arrested whou,soever he pleased. In
tense excitement aud indgnatioa prevailed the
town. and that evening Jones was shot as afore
said lhereupon the Free-Slale party held a
great meeting condemned this cowardly assass-
nation, and resolved that the perpetralor should
be brought to justice. Gov Robinson promptly
issued a proclamation, offering reward OF $500
for the detection and apprehension Of The cuIpri
And we have high hopes that he will thus be de-
tecied and punished.
Such is the conlrasted course Of two adverse
parties in Kansas with erspect to the shedders of
blood among them We trust it will continue $,
contrasted to the end.-Tfibune.