Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-07-29

" Jones. VINO snau no process " uttesl
lhem--lhevwersiake into small room,
kepl as liq.,or shop, wlTsh was open and
very cold. That nigh. Jpbes came nwIh
Others, and went 10 playing poker at 20 CTS.
an,e.n The prisoners were obliged Io-siI
up oil night, as there was no room 10 lie
down when The men we're playing, Jones
insulled them frequently, and told one oil
them he must either ''iell or swing" The
guard then AFFECTED to this treatment Of pris.
oners, and Jones then dossted. G. F. War.
rem thus describes their subsequent. conducl:
They then carried US down 10 their camp;
Kelly Of the Squa,ler Sovereign, who lives
in Aichison. came around. and said. he ihirs
led for blood. and would like TO hang US on
the frs, nee. Cutler was very weak, and
this excited him so ,ha, he became deIirious
They ser, for three doctors, who came. Dr.
Slringfelow was one Of them. They re
mained there with Cutler until after mid
night, and then look him up TO the Office az
j, was very cold in camp. ,o,f
| During the foray, either Geo. w. Clark
or Mr. Barns, murdered Mr. Barber. while the
Iauer was,on the highway on his road from
Lawrence 10 his claim. Both fred al him
and i, was impossible, from the. proof 10 te!
whose sho. was fasal. The details Of ihit
homicide are slated by eye.wilnesses (282)
Among The many acls Of lawlessviOlenc
which il has been the duty Of your Com
mitiee 10 investigate. this invasion Of Law
renee is The mos, defenseess. A compan,
son Of the facls proven with The Official
statements Of the officers Of the Govern
ment, will show how Rroundless were the
,pre.exls which gave rise 10 ii. A commu'
ni,y. in which no crime hadbeen committed
BY any Of ils members, against none oI
whom had a warrant been issued or com.
plant been made, who had resisted no pro-
cess in the hands of real or pretended Of
ficer, was lhreslened with destruction in the
name Of law and order and that, too, by
men who marched from a neighboring STATE
with arms Obtained by force, and who, in
every stage Of their progress, violated many
avs, and among others the Constitution oI
the Un,ed S,a.es (983).
The chief gull. OF ii must ras. on Samuel
J, Jones. His character is illustrated by
his language q. Lsoomplon, where peace
was made: "Fhe said Major Clark and
Burns both claimed the credit OF killing that
id AboIhionisl, aud he didn't know
which ough, to have it. Ii Shannon hadn't
been id old lool that peace would nev'
er have been declared. He would have
wiped Lawrence out. He had men and
means enough to do it," (284). yH
Shortly after the retreat of,he forces
from before Lawrence, the election upon
the adoption of the State Constitution was
held al Leavenworh City, on the 15.h o!
December. 1855 While i, was proceeding
quietly, ubou, noon, Charles Dunn. with a
party Of Others, smashed in the window Of
the building in which The election was being
held. and then jumped into the room
where The judges Of election were sitting,
and drove Them off (285(. One OF the
clerks of election snalched up the ballot-box
and followed the judges, throwing the box
behind the counter Of an adjoining room
through which he passed on his way out.
As he 90, TO The street door, Dunn caught
him by The throat and pushed him up
against, the outside Of the building, and de.
manded the ballot. box (986). H
Them Dunn and another struck him in
the lace and he fell into the mud, the crowd
rushed Oh him aud kicked him in the head
and in his sides. In this manner The cleo.
lion was broken up, Dunn and his party
Obtaining the ballo, box and carrying il off
TO avoid similar outrage at The election
of State officers &C., 10 be held on The 18Th
of January, 1856, the election Of Leaven'
worth District was appointed to be held a,
Easlon, and the lime postponed until the
l7.h day Of January, 1855 $685. On The
way to The election, persons were stopped
by party Of men az grocery, and lheiI
guns taken. from them (289l. Aller the polls
we're closed, many Of The persons remained
armed in the house where The election had
been held until the mex, morning. Late
.ha, night Stephen Sparks with his son and
| nephew started for home, his route running
BY the store Of MI. Dawson, whore large
party of armed mon had collected. As he
approached they demanded ,ha, he should
surrender, and gslhered about him 10 en-.
force the demand (290). Information was
carried by man in the company Of Mr.
Sparks to The house where the election had
been held r. P. Brown and company OIL
men wen. down TO relieve Mr.. Sparks, anc
did relieve him when he was in Imminent
danger (29D. Mr.. Sparks then starred
back with Mr.. Brown and his party, and
while on their way were fred upon by the
olheh party. They returned the fire, and
an irregular fight then ensued, IN which q
man by The name Of Cook, Of the Pro-
Slavery party received a. mortal wound, and
TWO of the Free State party were slightly
wounded. m t.ur s1isu ,p,..
Nh, Brown, with several others who had
accompanied US from Leavenwouh, started
on their return home, When they had
proceede! a part Of the way, they were
stopped and iaken prisoners bya parry Of
men called The Kickapoo Rangers, under
the command Of Capt John w. Mar.ir.--
They we're. disarmed, and taken back ,o
Easton, srd put iN Dawson's Store (292)
Brown was separated from the rest of bis
party. and taken in,o'lhe office Of E, s.
Trolier (299) by this time several oI
Mar,in's party and soWe Of the citizens ol
The place had bcone intoxicated, and ex-
pressed q determination to kill Brown (294)
Capt Marlin was desirous 10 and did all in
spower.o save him. Several hours were
spen IN discovering what Ghould be done