Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-11-19
ABOUT KANSAS.
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. e6

Deputy United States Marshal and a
company of Federal troops, has for the
past week been in tie southern portion
of Kansas, in the vicinity of Ossawatto-
mie, Sugar Creek, and Prairie City, ar
resting without warrants, every Free
State man, who is pointed out, as having
taken part in the recent difficulties. The
Governor has not used his authority to |
arrest pro-slavery men up TO the present
time. All of his prisoners are those
persons that love liberty, better than sla-
very.
The Marshal had about dozen Free
State men in custody, at the last accounts,
and with portion of the United States
troops, he was riding about the country
on grand hunt for the Free State set.
tiers, while the Governor, with a COM
pany of regulars, kept in the back ground
ready at any time to assist the MarshaI
in capturing victims for the Lecompton
prison house. "THs sabduing process
It'll goes on"
The prisoners in Lecompton, indicted
for murder in the first degree, have not
had trial yet; it commences on Monday,
the eth inst. Each prisoner to be tried
alone. The four men, (Messrs. George
Griffith, Henry Hoover, Henry Bowles
and Jacob Fishery who were on trial
Friday last, charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill" for making
an attack upon the fort at Hickory Point
on the day before it was captured by
Col. Harvey, an examination of several
witnesses was had, and the jury after
short absence from the court room,
brought in verdict of {" not guilty.
They were accordingly acquitted from
that charge. There are other indict-
ments against these same men, for which
they will be tried next week.
TIE Free State men of Kansas meet
in Mass Convention at Big Springs on
Tuesday next, for the purpose of nOmin-
ating person as delegate TO Congress,
one to go to Washington at the COM
mencement of the next session, and in
the behalf of the people to protest against
Gen. Whitfield having seat as the
Representative from Kansas" Seve-
raj persons are talked of for this position.
The most prominent, however, are Hon.
A. H. Reeder, and Marcus ]. Parrott,
Esq.
The annual Conference Of Ire Metho-
dist Episcopal Church for Nebraska and
Kansas, has been holden in this city for
last week. Their meetings are held in
large tent, built for such purposes. and
are we'll attended during their sessions.
Clergymen and members from different
parts of the two Territories were present
and took part in the proceedings Cor.
of The Gin. Gazette.
Mr.. Bennet, one of the Hickory Point
Free State prisoners, has been tried be-
fore Judge Lecompte on an indictment
of "assault and battery with intent TO
kill" The pro-slavery jury found a
verdict of guilty. He had not been sem
fenced at the latest dates from Lecomp-
ton. The Kansas correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, under date Of Octo-
Der e3Ih writes:
"The Governor has not returned from
excursions in southern Kansas, where |
he has been engaged for the past two
weeks, assisted by the United States
Dragons and United States Deputy Mar
shals, in the arrest of Free State men,
charged with the commission of various
crimes, for arming themselves and for |
defending their rights when evaded by
armed bands of marauders from neigh
boring State. His excellency is energet-
ic in his labors (and already, if reports
are true received from that quarter, he
has succeeded in taking twenty or thirty |
prisoners, and they will be brought TO |
Lecompton, and incarcerated in the pris-
on house, already crowded with victims,
who are awaiting trial charged with muir
der.
His Judgship Lecompte, it said. has
determined to adjourn this term Of Court
next Saturday, and the cases now on the
docket, Lot disposed of this week, are to
come up at the next term, which COM
mences some time in April. The eighty
seven young men indited for murder in
the first degree, ale very desirous of
having their trial now. Bat that cannot
be done. They must remain in prison
from term, to term of Court, without a
trial. 1t is believed that the Govern
ment will not risk the convictions Of
these men, having fears of its effect upon
the country. But they will retain them
all prisoners for months, in a small and
uncomfortable building, where many will
die, and then, after having sugered i'm
prisonment for months in the coolest of
weather, brought up before the court,
and, as was the case of Gov. Robinson,
it will be found that the Government is
not ready to proceed with the trial of
these cases, and the prisoners viii eth.