Demoine courier., 1856-07-24

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We are requested to publish the fol.
10 ing letter from Mrs. Phsbe Reaser
wife OF David Reaser, formerly of Dab.
in this county. giving IN accouu,
Of the murder Of John Jones, al Blan.
don's bridge, KANSAS. by the Missouri.
ans; Mr.. Jones was from DahTonega.
we're he is well remembered. The let
er bears date July 9TH 1856. We will
commence with their crossing the River
and entering Kansas.
When we got across the Missouri
River. we enquired for La wrence.-
There was about fifteen men gathered
around our wagon and wanted to know
if we had any Sharpe rifles in our wsg.
ons. we told them o They said are
you right sure! We told them if they
did not believe us they could look for
themselves, but they did moi, Then they
tried TO got Us 10 stay there, they said If
we went On they would overtake us the
next day, for there was a company of
them going over TO Lawrence 10 help
tear il dovp;so We went to L.eaven worth
city, six miles Out, of our way. We got
there Saturday morning aud stayed ill
Monday and then started for La wrence.
Everybody told us i, would be danger.
Que TO 60 the 'straigb, road to La wrence
because the Border Rufians we're CAMP.
ed all along it. SO we went a grea, ways
on, Of our way 10 get there safe. When
We got 70 the Kansas River. there was
a lot off-she Border ufians there to.,ross
the River 10 60 TO Lawrence to help lear
il down. They asked Reader If We was
right on the gouse; he said he guessed
So. They though, he was a pro-slavery
man and we ~go,across the River into a
Pro slavery Town. where they told u.
il would be unsafe to go any. further for
a few days on account Of the fuss a,
Lawrence So we cam2ed there a day
and q half-then we went; but Oh! wha.
news awaited US! my heart aches while
write it. when we got.in hearing Of our
folks. We heard that John GJones1 was
shot. The nearer w 60, the louder il
sounded. ill we got 70 The Blandon
Bridge tina, eros es The Wakarusa, where
the deed wal done. There We saw
some Of our old acquain,ances who told
Us al! about il. He came. 10 The store. 10
&c, some meal ard there was a Missouri
mob there; they wanted TO take him a
a prisoner, he told them 10 show their
authority-they poked their muske cts in
his face and said. that was their author,
ity He told them 10 keep heir hands Of
Of him. They told him to 20 his way,
80 he put his inca! on his horse and start
ed home; but alas for him and Us. he did
not get more. than fry yards when one
OF the rusEans said he you'd shoot him
any how, and did. The Ball Went
through his body. He got of HE horse
himself and told them that they were
towards; j: they had no, have been they
would not have .sho. a man in the bach.
ffte lived ten hours. Mother liked 10
J vent crazy. Oh. twas heart .rendinq,
he news to us. thought l could no,
beaI. such news. We got there at. last
eaher .h-ee. weeks travel. an LATER we
did'Rerihere they were nearly ready 10
start back so we were there inst two
weeks. when..we started back-not be
Gauge ,we did no. like. the country: but
because there was so much fuss with The
Border Ruffians. They do. everything
that isrmean, steal horses and cattle, and
rob men wherever they find Them; take,
them of their horses.and search them;
take iheir money. horses .snd papers Of
shy kind. That's what male US come
away. We liked the county we'll. We
started back the 5.h day Of June, Moth
er and James aRd Rebecca started with
us and Mary we left ia tho ,ronbies, Re.
becca and her man went 10 Wayne coun
~, lowa-,hs rest Of us come on here
in illinois. Adams county, about eleven
miles from the Mississippi River fifteen
miles from Quincy.
PHEBE REASER.