Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-06-21
A Record of Kansas Ruffianism.

n RECORD OF Kansas RufhanlSm.
Availing themselves of the fact that the ru-
mors of the alleged death of Dr. Root Cen
Pomeroy and Mr.. Mitchell, the shooting of
Jones, and the killing of " eight Pro-Slavery
men," now prove to have been unfounded, the
doughfaces boldly characterize all statements
of outrages in Kansas as Republican lies"-
That there has been falsehood as well as truth
sent over the telegraph lines, by the Missouri
ans who have charge Of them, is unquestiona-
bic. But these false statements do not invali-
date or diminish the real catalogue of crime
To enable our readers to keep the latter in
memory we suhjOin below list of a few Oc
currences, which are authenticated by legal
evidence, and which are not even attempted to
be denied. There are five times as many 9th
er similar ones reported, and tolerably we'll au-
thenticated. But we wait until they shall be
officially and legally confirmed before adding
them to the list =
INVASIONS.
NOVEMBER 30, 1854.
MisSourians to the number of over one
thousand invaded Territory, armed drive Judges
and legal voters from Polls, and by fraudulent
ballots pretend to elect Whitfield Delegate.
MARCH 80 1855.
Nearly four thousand Missourans again in
wade Territory and repeat the ontragcs com
mitted in November preceding.
OCTOBER /, 1855
Third invasion of Missourians, accompanied
by similar outragcs
DECEMBER ID, 1855.
Fourth invasion, by which an endeavor is
made to vote down the Free-State Constitution.
but proves failure.
MAY 81, 1856.
Jones, Missouri Postmaster, heads an
armed mob of Alabama, South Carolina and
Missouri men, which marches against Law
renee, pilages and plumbers it, with violence
to the inhabitants, and the burning of several
buildings.
MURDERS.
OCTOBER 3, 1858.
Thomas Neuman, Free-State man, stabbed
in the street of Lcayenworth by gang of
MiSSourianS.
OCTOBER ,, 1855
Child killed while at play, by shot fired
by a MissOurian at James Furnam, a Free
State man, which missed him and entered a
window
NOVEMBER %, 1855.
Chas w Dow, a Free State man, shot by
T. y. Coleman, proslavery settler Murder
cr takes refuge with Gov. Shannon, and is pro-
tected by him.
DECEMBER -, 1855.
James Barber, Frec-Statc man, assaulted
and murdered by shot in the back from the
gun of one of President Picrce's Indian
agents.
NOVEMBER 1855.
Collins, a Free-State man, called out from
his mill, where he was at work, and shot by
Laughln, pro-savery settler,
JANUARY II, 1856.
f. =. Brown, a Frec-Statc man. taken pri-
soner by gang of Mssourians, hacked to
pieces with knives and hatchetS, and his bleed
ing corpse flung into his own door-fr0m the
effects Of which his widow is now a raving
maniac.
May 20, 1856.
John Stewart, formerly of Bushford, Ale
ghany county, y. u, young man of 20, shot
in his saddle while attempting to escape from
a party of Jones posse"
May 10, 1856.
Jones' "t the only son of his mother, and she
a widow" aged 49, shot through the back, by
one of Jones posse" because he refused 10
give up his horse with which he supported him
self and his widowed mother
PRINTING OFFICES DESTROYED.
DECEMBER %, 1855.
Teyrit0riaI Register, an Administration pa
per at Leayenworth, conducted by Col. Della
hay, mobbed for advocating a Free-State
presses broken, type thrown into the river and
editor threatened with murder.
APRIL IA, 1855.
ParkriHc LHminaru at Parkville, on the
frontier, mobbed by Missourians for similar
cause and the editors, Mcssrs. Park & Pattcr
son, obliged to quit the State.
MAY 81, 1855.
Herald Of Freedom Office, in Lawrence, fired
upon with field piece by Jones posse d" and
reduced to ruins.
Tribune Office, in Lawrence, mObbcd, ran
sacked and set on fire and burned to the ground,
presses, &c, destroyed.
LYNcHING-1S55 AND '56.
Sixteen Free-State men, at different times,
have been tarred and feathered, or beaten, or
BOTH and some of them carried into Missouri,
or set adrift in the river Among them were