New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-09
From The Ciacfsnati Cosetfe
THE SLAUGHTER OF FIVE PRO-SLAVERr
MEN-THE MURDER OF YOUNG JONES'
IANn pOpREpIES

THE SLAUGHTER OF FIVE PRO-sLAvERY
MEN-THE MURDER OF YOUNG JONES'
LAND ROBBERIES.
We make the following extract from letter in our
possession; wiiten By a gentleman now travelling N
l stopped last night in the neghborhood where the
lately murdered Jones resided. He was young MAJ
of about 20 years of age. band Of fifteen pirass
him. He drew pistol, and ssid "If yeu shoe. on.
81 will shoot one of you; fire upon me, II you dare
They told him that if be would give up bis pnsdt
they would let him 90 home 10 peace He did % q.
staited for home when they shot him in the back. he
turned, ard said; You are a set Of base co~s,ds,
"but am not afraid to de-" He died 10 f~
hours.
Tie same party met three Free-State men armed
and without saying word, shot at them and kuieS ~
an other Young man named Stuart. His two comrsds
returne the nre of the cowardly assassns while On
their retreat, and wounded one Of them.
learned the following particulars Of the Osswafta
n,ie affair from an eye witness man was trsvehns
alone on foot, and overtskeD by guerilla Pro-
Slavery band of seven men. They asked him wheS
he was from. He told them. Are you Froe-Ssb
mani" "Yes," be replied. They then robbed hm'
and after holding consultation decided TO hssy sn
A Free-State msn, who happened TO be hunting nsa.
by overheard and saw what was going on. he ven
OF and raised twelve men, who came and co1cesss
the mselves in the brush near by, and when they ~
about TO hsi g the traveller fired and billed nve VI ~
ro-Slavery men. The other two fled, one o' ''s"
n
When l was near tie mouth Of the Grasshoppef,.n
nv preseIt route came coming IN contsc' ~ ~
one of these Southern piratical gueTriils oenu;
meet two of them when in sight Of Lecompton III
The United States troops TIE first question thai tny
asked me was, if had family. Next, Are w.
Free State man :" "Yes" said g am not ss0S ~,
Of NV principles anywhere, or before any body - -
replied ave are Pro-Savery men, but we arc ~
tlemep. and as you are unarned and alone, ana
two, we will not harm you.' TSo men were chopr~s W.
wood short distance of and the United States ~ ~,
being Oh the opposite side Of the river, thihA sSs
had somethin 9 to do with their gentlemanhness
ing from Analogy, if they had met ue In " ri
should have been robbed Of the little money hs
me, and the Anti Slavery tracts had with merrd
undoubtedly in their ewes, have made me 81
tTt asOn. th
The following additional incidents we take IT.
correspondence Of The 81. Louis DemOeraf"
day:
THE EXODUS STOPPED. ue<o
After these men had been arrested-oi nn'.lsa.sA
Parrot Moore Conway, and Others, "e'e " their W
| furlougb 10 make up their minds now mske tsS
n,s couId be woupd up and they might msn saes c.
selves ready 10 leave the couptry-the e.,,e 10
mite made up list Of about thirty Nv ,hs ocus
| citizens whom they desired to leave ~. ~ ,hey y
Howsyet beirq i.aw and Order men, ,.Gs
| ~ o.n,.ssv 10 hand the BLACK Lisf go
| n uoua,d Chairman of the Investigating -
| a.. -. "a INC 10 allow any men whose names
ue, H. hIscI Int. whom he had sumrnopea y
va..es time TO say and testify. Finally snIsss
ps.Isw and Order" they called meeting sss~1.sa9
~ S,s,v The ord.rs. The Mayor called pnonc sstt
Tbis. however, broke up in dispute, as '' Trss ~
| men present were in favor OF prVteeiins
| uen and others did not like it. fc> LSS'
The Investigating Committee a1lo"ns