New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-02
Latc From, Kansas.

1 Into From, Kansas.
| We take the following particulars Of the late trans
actions in Kansas from tile St. Louis Republican Of the
4 27th instant:
The steamer Star of the West arrived yesterday
from the Missouri, bringing US a number of papers
and extras from Offices in that region, referring mainly
TO events Of recent occurrence in Lawrence and
Sbereahouts. We have also seen Judge Faiu, who
acted United States Deputy Marshal and as Deputy
Sheriff. in Lawrence, and who mas given us some ad
ditionat items Of news The Judge is on his way tc
Georgia, for his family, intending to return immeli
afely % Kansas TO take up hispermanent residence
In lecolnpton. 8 vs.! t753 l5 {EE5SE
According TO the reports before US, early on We'd
nesday morning, the United States Marshal with the
men who had obeyed his proclamation calling fo. aid
to assist IN the execution of certain wTits in his hands,
took possession Of the mound in front Of Lawrence.
They numbered from four hundred to five hundred
men. Between ten and eleven o'clock, the Marshal
sent MS Deputy, Judge Fain, into the town. ", Win
posse Of eight men, to execute the WTlts Ihey maze
four arrests, returned and delivered the prisoners 10
the Marshal and he dismissed his force.
| The Lawrence people were disposed 70 exuit over
this result declaring that they did not intend to resist
his authority although Reeder had set S them the ex
ample Of contemning it and that OF the W y Judge
of the Ieconlpton Districts But when Marshal DON
elson had performed his duty, Sheriff Jones, who had
recovered from the wound received in the attempt
to assassnate him in Lawrence appeared on the scene
and summoned the same men to aid him in a like
4 service. He took about twenty men with him and
4 rode Into Lawrence. He stopped in front of the
Free State Hotel-ftted up, as is well known, as a
Qualifications land calling for Gen. Pomeroy, demand
ed from him all the Sharpes rifles and pieces of artl
lery about the fort, or hotel giving him five minutes
to decide whether he would surrender them or not
saying that he desired to effect his purpose peaceably
and quietly Pomeroy having consulted with others,
agreed to deliver up the arms, and fifteen minutes
further time allowed to stack them in the street
# Col Eldrldse, who keeps the hotel, was then re-
quesed by Sheriff Jones. to move his furniture from
the building, giving him two hours to do it in. But
this he refused to do and the posse enterered and
removed the most Of the furniture into the street.
The artillery was then placed in front of the hotel
and fired upon it until the walls began to fall when
fire was put to it and It was left in ruins.
The printing materials Of the Herald of Freedom
Office and OF the Kansas Free State Office, were then
taken and thrown into the river. 1t was the express
order of Sheriff Jones' that private property should
be injured, and particularly that Gov Robnsons
house should not be touched but it became impossible
to restrain the crowd and the presses, etc. were de-
stroyed and after portion Of the posse had left the
town. Robinson's house was fired, but put out, and
again set on fire and burned down. It was a two
story frame. This was the extent of the damage to
property. One man, who was observed attempting
to make his escape from house. during the heat Of
the excitement, was fired upon and killed. and pro
slavery was dangerously injured by the falling Of
brick from the hotel walls. Another pro,savery
man was accidentally shot, but heGwil probably get
well. y'.55gs- 5s
Sheriff Jones gave Gen. Pomeroy receipt for all
the rifles and cannon surrendered by him to the au-
thorites Of Douglas county.
Jacob Branson, whose name has figured good
deal in the affairs Of Kansas, was arrested on the
18th, by Deputy Sheriff Fan and four others. He was
taken at his house. He threatened to shoot the Off
GERS and put rife through the crack Of the house
bnt did not lire. His wife opened one Of the doors
with pistol in each hand, and warned them not to
approach q step nearer; but the trigger was not
pulled. Finally, Branson agreed to surrender.
The evening before Lawrence was entered, a man
was killed at Branson's bridge He was hailed by the
picket guard refused to answer started to run and
was fred upon and shot in the back.
The same evening two of the picket guard were
out about one mile from Lawrence; they were met
by five men from the toWn--were asked if they be-
longed to the Pro-Slayery party, and on answering
that they did, they were fired upon, one Of them
receiving shot in the armthe other shot one of the
assaants in the head and both of them escaped.
Gov. Shannon, it was understood, would request
that LOO OF the regular troops should be stationed in
Lawrence 100 in Topeka, and 100 at OsaWatomie.
Sheriff Jones had some writs to serve at Topeka and
it was reported that about 100 of the indictments
had assembled at the Big Spring, to give him battle,
but, after the occurrences at Lawrence, this will
hardly be done. AT OsaWatomie Judge Cato, of the
District Court, had been prevented from holding his
court, by threats of violence to the Grand Jury from
the FreeState men, and this precaution deemed
There were about three hundred citizens of Law
renee still in town Wednesday, and many Of them
were greatly exasperated at their leaders, because
they had deserted in the hour of their difficulties and
they vowed that they would not again be- found in
sstanee to the laws of the Territory. good many
were passengers on the Star of the West returning
to the East.
Wood, one Of the great mischief makers in Kansas
is said to have fled to Cleveland Ohio Nothing was
known Of Reeder.