Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-05-31
From Kansas.

! ilsneS an extra DaSeu upon intelligence
brought by three men direct from Law
renee, stating that a company of four
hundred mounted Missourians made their
appearance near Lawrence, on Wednes-
day, bearing banners and various devices,
but not the stars and stripes.
During the morning the Lawrence
committee of safety sent note to the
United States Marshal, who headed the
force, assuring him thatthey would make
no resistance in any process he might
wish to serve; and begging for the pro-
lection of their lives and property. The
marshal made no answer, but at II
o'clock, the deputy marshal, with a posse
of ten men, made his appearance in the
city, and summoning four citizens to as
sist him, arrested G.. W. Dielsler, and
G. W. Smith, carrying them off without
molestaton.
Sheriff Jones subsequently made his
appearance with eighteen men; he at
tempted no arrests but demanded all
public and private arms to be delivered
up +; giving the people only five minutes
to acce5e to the demand, and threatening
in case of refusal, 10 storm the town
One field piece was Immediately sur
rendered up, but the people refused to
give up their arms. In half hour Sher-
iff Jones returned with two pieces of ar
tillery and an overwhelming force and
commenced the work of destruction by
cannonading the Free State Hotel and
the office of the Herald of Freedom. The
former was burnt and the types and
presses oe the latter were destroyed.
The Tribune's informants left that
evening, and when fifteen miles from
Lawrence saw great light and volumes
of snake in the direction of the place.
They have no doubt that the town is de-
stroyed.
Another messenger who left Leaven-
worth just before the departure Of the
boat says that several men had been
killed by Sheriff Jones' party. 1t was
also feared that Gen. Pomeroy had been
hung by the mob.
Gov. Robson is still at Lecompte in
the hands of the authorities.
Ex-Gov. Reeder, who is supposed to
be in place of safety, is daily expected
at Chicago via Nebraska aud Iowa.
The mob threaten to hang Gov. Rob
inson, Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Deilsler. The
Free State men are gathering at Topeka
and will make a stand atthat point.
Mr.. Atchison is somewhere in the
territory.
The United States troops are anxious
to protect the settlers, but are not a.
lowed to leave their quarters.
ST. LOUIS, May 26.-The Lexington
(Mo. } Express extra, received tonight,
confirms the destruction of the town OF
Lawrence. After the Marshal had en-.
tered the town and made all the arrests he
had writs for, be turned his posse over t.
Sheriff Jones, whose attempt to maxi
arrests was resisted by the people, VIII
fred on his men, Jones then cannonadeC
and set fire to the hotel and Herald o
Freedom office, destroying both. TIL,
, artillery were still firing and the fir,
spreading when the messenger left. 4
few lives we're lost
Advices from Kansas report the re
turn of Gov. Robinson, Mr.. Schuyler
and Mr. Conway to the charge of til,
authorities. Governor Robinson is i'm
prisoned at Lecomptc. Mr.. Recder ha
not been heard from.
An extra Of the Kansas City Enter
prise of the 22d says:-Sherif Jonei
took about twenty men into Lawrence
and at his demand Gen. Pomeroy sur.
rendered all the rifles and cannon he coulC
collect, for which Jones gave a receipt.
Sheriff Jones requested Mr.. Eldridg'
to remove his furniture from the hotel
which he declined, when the posse en-
|, tered and carried most of it into tb,
street. Jones gave express orders tina
no private property should be injured
particularly Gov. Robinson's house wa
not to be touched, but after a portion 0
the posse left the house was burned.
During the excitement one man wa
shot and another was killed by the falling
ofthe hotel walls. Gen. Pomeroy wa
at liberty in Lawrence.
ST. LOUIS, May 27.-The Republican
and Democrat both have letters iron
Kansas relative to the attack on Law
renee. The Democrats correspondent
: says the stores and dwelling houses wer
indiscriminately broken open and robbie
after the attack on Lawrence. One man
a Mr.. johnson, had $40 worth O
drafts and land warrants stolen iron
him.
Mr. Topliff. appointed last fall Col
onel of militia by Gov. Shannon, wa
robbed Of his commission, private papers
| watch, and $500 in money; also, all hi
clothing. The house and library of Mr.
Brown, the editor of the Herald, wer,
fired twice, but extinguished by the citi
zens.
The Republican learns through Col
Beaverton that on the Odd two hundred
Free-State men collected at Lawrence. -
The garrison at Franklin was probably
attacked by the Frec-State men on thu
night of the 22d. Il was understoos
that Gov. Shannon WOULD order 100
United States troops to be stationed a
0sawattomie 100 at Lawrence, and an
: other hundred at Topeka. At Osawat
tonne Judge Cato, Of the U. S. Dstric
Court, had been prevented from holding
court by threats of violence from TIN
Free-State men Judge Pain had pass
cd through Lcaycnworth on his way t.
Georgia.