The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-22

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State Of Kansas fora governor treasurer secretary Of
STATE and supreme court judges, and other officers
Fs6ragy l856.~A Ma. Cook, very worthy citizen
siding near Essson Leasenwor,h county was murdered
By party Of outlaws calling themselves fee-S'ste
men,
March 4, isseThe said bogus legislature, governor,
aud other Stare officers met At Topeka aud all
n,o Office by II. Lane, eharnau OF the said Executive
Committee The bogus governor sent into the pretended
legislature very inhammatory document called mes
sage and began TO exercise the functions OF
APfi 10, ls56.--The outlaws held meeting at ossa-
watone which they passed resolutions not 10 abide
by the territorial laws and pledged themselves 10 resist
them though they had TO do so by force aud warned
tho county commissioners not 10 attempt 70 make
ments asserting that they would do SO at their peril
Apra IL ls5G-S n, Wood returns from his pilgrimage
10 Ohio with $50 armed men, who welcomed In Law
by public speeches and other demonstrations and
even exhorted by A. II. Reedsr TO resist the laws
1Pn 10 s56,-Sherf Jones hearing Of the arrival Of
s n. Wood at Lawrence proceeds, as he was in duty
hound TO arrest him, there being four five writs out
against him for various offences He finds him in Law
renee aud arrests him, but he is Immediately
cued by armed mob and the authority of law again
openly set at defiance.
ApTa 90 ls56-Sherif Jones returns to Lawrence with
civil posse OF four men, but again resisted and the laws
dehed by tho mob calling themselves citizens Of the town.
pra22 le56SheriF Jones proceeds TO Lawrence with
small posse Of United States troops and succeeds in making
several arrests but when mig shot in the
tack by hired myrmdon OF the New Engand Emigrant
Aid Society, while sitting the tent of Lieut. Mcintosh of
the United States army and thus received wound deemed
Nay la56.-A band of the outlaws about fifty in
Der armed with Shapes rifles enters the while
judge Cato was holding court at its May term in The
second judicial district and forciby broke up the court
al the same time warning the judge against attempting TO
enforce any Of the territorial laws. f
May 9, ls56The United States deputy marshal of the
Territory bench warrant issued by Judge Lecompe
Of the first district court for A. H. Reeder who spurned the
authority Of the court and boldly deted the marshal to
take him at his peril for which he cheered by all the
citizens of Lawrence present amounting to immense
throng. us
sNqy "a, ls5C-Allen Wlkerson, Of Franklin county,
inhumanly bulchered by body of midnight
Sing who entered his house between the hours Of and
o'clock at night and approaching his bedside told him
he prisoner OF the Northern Legion, at the same
time tearing him away from the embrace of his wife, who
begged upon humblod knees with in her eyes, the
brues spare her husband for the sake Of her helpless
children three in number but turning deaf ear TO her
entFeaties and the common dictates Of humanity, the
brues took him short distance and literally chopped him
pieces with their bowie knives for other offence than
that he old resident of the Territory, and would
likely be called upon by General Whitfield to testify be-
fore the congressional investigating committee and there
must be murdered On the night William Sher
and Mr.. Boyle and his two were massacred in
the manner by the assassns for the same rea
son--their bodies being most horribly muated, their
ears nose and fingers being cut of before they killed
& 20 and ~ store 2, JOSEPH psn "
and robbed OF $4,000 worth Of goods by party OF these
sesame outlaws who, dressed in garb of Indians
My Is5e-The post Office in Douglas county at Ke
zesve entered and robbed by party Of these out
laws and assassns who orcby expelled from the prem
Uses the postmaster
June Is, ls56Mr. Bowen one of the oldest citizens Of
Douglas county attacked In his house at midnight
.ad compelled TO leave the Territory with his slaves un
der penalty OF DEATH the assaSsins robbing his house OF
whatever valuable in it. ef assa1-tsaa VI
Jpas 10 ls5sDeputy Sheriff Harvey, of Lawrence at
tackled in his house at night by armed body Of
midnight assassns, who, failing TO kill him, renewed the
attack the following night by breaking open his door
aud firing at his bed but he fortunately was lying the
door unobserved and quietly drawing his pistol shot the
ringleader Of the gang man by the name of Hopkins
well known in Lawrence when his associates In crime fed
The next morning eleven shots found in the bed Of
MIR. barney ..8,s e * n. ..s.....a III
June l856.A company organized in Lawrence for the
avowed purpose Of stealing horses which engaged
stealing them in every direction, doubtless for the pur
pose of mounting their legion" OF assassnsand traitors
June Is56The town OF Franklin attacked between the
hours OF and three o'clock in the morning by
Cd body Of assassius from the town Of Lawrence who
ceeded in killing most estmabe citizen 10 his house.
by the Of Tschmaker and committing sundry other
ouiraqes. ~ -
These are few OF tho many outrages committed In
hs Territory by the agents and hirengs Of the New
England Emigrant Aid Society, calling themselves
champions OF freedom and reuds Of humanity The list
could he readily extended to indefinite exent--but
these will suffice for the present