The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-10
SIlEEIfF JONES SHOT.
LAWEI\tr Il + A,,r,J 81 ,

LAwEEN,f. H. l.. April -. 1876
10 III" EdHor "tihe Missouri Den.orrai
knowing that your regular CORRESPONDENT;
Is dcharrcd from writing YOU hv this mail.
volunteer a few lines that will Toe of rubli
interest. Jones. the Sheriff OF Douglas conn
~ was shot last night, about ten O'Clock. Ar,
1t Is expected that his wound will prove tat,l
lie made l.ecomnon his hraiauar,.r.
where Shannon. Oliver. Whitfield, Strinr
fellow and others were in council. ,iir.r,,n..
all his movements. and intending 10 %, NJ,
some torav i:'>t on the verge of the examii.,.
ton by the Washington Committee. TO pr,iu-
dice them against the sIuat.ers of the tcrri,,,
~.
Shannon sent TO Leavenworth for TROOPS r.
ASSIST Jones in maxim. his arrests. and atos-
O'Clock IN the afternoon YESTERDAY. he rod.
INTO town at the head of ten or twelve dr.
Hoors. fully armed. Wood and those WHOM,
he came more particularly 20 arrest. were no,
IN town. and we're advised TO Lave, TO pr..
vent and avoid difficulty at that time. Bn,
they soon found twelve others whom they
arrested and marched through the streets I'M
der guard Of the United States dracoons lik.
culIrits
Many of our people were very indcnan,
AT this: still they were arrested and taken ,o
the room prepared for them without the lra>;
resistance, and even United States Off
Ger with such instructions As they hay.
could have accomplished the same. for W.
viii never resist the authority and arm, Of
The nlt,d STATES. As night came on. now
ever. feared ,h.re would be further ,li>tur-
t.1
om> than abusing Jones, or something of tie
kind.
But. unfortunately for US. some de>pera;e
whose impulses were hevond control. shot
Jones a> he was sitting in a tent orcnm.i by
The dragons: tut no trace can be found or
any evidence To fix the guilt upon anv par-
tcular person. bur citizens drrrrrate the
act very much. ami will Use every means T.
bring the assassin 10 Justice. The l.eu,e,,-
Ant III command has sent TO l.eavenwoIth .u-
lar.. fierce. but We apprehen6 TO further
demonstration.
Jones is alive this morning. but is con-il.
cred very dangerously wounded. The b.I
entered between the shoulder ba!e.. near b.s
neck AMI probably injured the spine. 1t !.
hoped the public will withhold Judgment nm
ul further Investigations are made public.
RANDOLPH
The Atlas of May C, gives the followin,
additional particulars:
I'VE have been permitted bv a friend :,
peruse letter from Lawrence bearins dat
of the 2i'h instant. II is chiefly of a rri,a...
nature, not suited for publication. bu, from :
we learn that Jones. the pretended sheri.'.
whose ASSASSINATION bv some person unknown
has been already announced. previous ,o,his
event had been annovin. the reorl. Of I,r
renee icr week or more. with attempts 10
make arrests Tor no crime whatever. Tn,
individuals upon whom these attempts were
made refused to recognize him rs local off.
Ger. and submit TO an arrest, and he .le,is,.i
Tn the 2"d nit. he -eappeared with abou-
dozen n'ied States troops. from Learen-
worth. acting under orders from t;oy.rno-
Shannon. Some half dozen arrest, were
made without opposition. no one resisting m,
federal authorities. That night Jones va,
shot. and his wound is supposed to be mor.a
no shot HIM Is a profound mystery. AMI
rot even su>ririoh Is entertained IN regard
10 the Unknown assassin. The same letter
states that III, Congressional committee Is IN
session in that town. All is quiet. both in
Lawrence and vicinity.
ST. I"rr> Nav a letter from w.
port, Kansas. dated sclh. saws hopes are on.
tertaned that Sheriff Jones will recover,
Colonel Sumner arrived at Lawrcp,.. 80.
the 18th. with his whole command an6
threatened the people for firing into ,be
soldiers tents. Governor Robin>op ,b,r,.s
the act on the pro slavery party: Sumn,-
denied this. and said if the Governor wouis
leave the matter to him, he would soon ,et,l.
1t.
St'lncftFow had demanded to appear. or
behalf OF Kansas, before the Conrr.ssion,
COMMISSION, either in person. or br cnnrsel
and Introduce testimony, examine witness,
&c. Howard, the Chairman, refused the De-.
mand
The deputy sheriff OF Douglas County j.
having w-its issued for the arrest of 100 citi
Gems OF Lawrence. charged with the com
mission of crimes under territorial laws. =
standing army will be stationed at I.awrenr.
until all the arrests are made. and the parties
sent to Lecompton.