New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-05
KILLING In KANSAS.

Five or six months sgO, Mr.. Dow Free State
citizen Of Kansas, was shot down in the highway
near Hickory Point, Kansas, BY Colman, Pro-
Slavery man-DOw being unarmed at the time aud
in DO manner threatening or molestng Colmsn.
Neither the u. s. authorities in Kabsas, nor those
pretending to hold under the Missourians' Legisla-
ture, have offered reward for the arrest of the
murderer, or taken any step calculated to bring
him to justice. But they did arrest Bronson, a
Free. State man with whom Dow boarded, on q
trumped.up charge of having threatened the life Of
Cclman, and were taking him to prison when he
was rescued by number of his fellow citizens.
Three or four weeks later, Barber, Free State
settler from south. western Ohio, was riding homo
from Lawrence to his cabin on the prairie, three
or four miles off, when he was shot dead from his
horse by Pro Slavery U. S. Indian Agent. No
attempt les been made by the Federal or Terrific
rial authorities 70 brog this ASA. yin to Justice.
Still more recently, the Free State party wers
holding an election at EastOn. near LeavenwOrsh.
when ,b,y were set upon by an armed Pro-Slagery
party. The Free-State men mustered in such
strength that their adversaries recoiled from tho
COZ ict and left the Frec-State men in undisputed
possession If the ground The latter soon after
scattered toward their several homes, supposing all
danger Of collision war over But the rO.Slavery
| party had kept together and were lying 10 wait for
such portion Of the Free-State party as they sOud
attack With IMMUNITY. Mr.. Brown, leading
Free.Sfa.e settler from Ohio, fell into their snare
He was surrounded, captured, chopped to pieces
With knives and batchets, and at length driven
home in his Own wagon and laid down at his door
to die, which he did soon after. His wife into
whose presence he was thus thrust is now maniac.
No reward has been offered; no attempt to convict
the perpetrators of this ieodsh murder has been
made by the Federal or Territorial authorities, up
to this hour.
But at length a Pro-Slavery man, the bogus
sheriff" jones'. has been shot, by some unknown
person. but who is probably FIRE. State man- lie
was in Lawrence seeking to bring on collision
between the Free State men aud the Federal Gov
erpmtnt. by arrestipg persons in the name and by
authority of the bogus Territorial Legislature.
Every man in Lawrence was ready Osubmlt to ire
service Of any process emanating from the u. B.
authorities aud it would have subserved every par
nose but one to have had these writs issued by the
L. S. Judges. but Jones evidently sought not to be
obe,e ed but to be resisted. Finding the people To-
di,ptsed to recognize HE Shawnee Mission author
iiy, Jones sent TO the nearest fort for u. g. troops
and with tn. at his back, arrested whomsoever he
pleased. Intense excitement and indignation per-
vsdel the town, and that evening Jones w.s shot
as aforesaid. Thereupon the Free-State party held
great meeting, condemned this cowardly asssssi-
atiop aud resolved that the perpetrator should be
brought to justice. Gov. Robinson promptly Issued
proclamation, Offering reward of $500 for the
q, tcctioD and apprehension of the culpr,. And We
have high hopes that he will thus be detected and
punished.
Such is the contrnsted course Of the two adverse
parties in Kensss with respect to tho shedders Of
| blood am,pg them We trus, it will coutaue 50
cCutras;td 10 the eI d.