Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-25
Particulars of the Attach on the BIock-
House az Franklin

Particulars of the Attach on the Block
House Az Franklin
We copy the following from the Saturday
eoeni'lg edition Of the New York Tri5uae. The
correspondence is dated at Kickapoo, K T.,
August 18th -
''On Sunday last, company of the chiv-
alric sons of the South who have been en-.
trenched at franklin tor some time past, plum
dering and robblng Free State settlers, re-
ceived re-inforcemonts, swelling their num-
bers to about seyenty-fve. This addition to
their numbers caused the settlers to fear that
their disposition to plumber would also be in
creased, and they resolved to put down their
first attempt On Sunday night they stole
from the stage proprietor, betw cen Westport
and Lawrence, two valuable horses and one
mule. The stage driver appealed to the citi-
zens of Lawrence and vicinity, for assistance
to retake his horses. Upward of one hundred
volunteered and started for Franklin, where
the thieves were eneamped. Upon arriving
there they found the thieves had taken pos
session Of alarge log cabin, making port holes
through the sides, and had their rifles pre-
sented, waiting the arrival Of the Lawrence
boys. This was unexpected to them, they not
having anticipated fight, many of them were
not prepared for it. Upon consultation, how.
GNGlB lilSy NOhGluuCu w IGlhhG LIGlE uOTSeSs
at all hazsrds. .peaceably If they COULD forcibly
If they must A messenger was first sent with
a flag of truce, who approached the house and
hailed the leader of the banditti, telling him
that some horses had been stolen, and they
were known to be in his possession; that
company had come from Lawrence to obtain
the horses, and inquired upon what terms
they wonld be given up to their rightful own
ers. The leader Of the bauditti replied that
they had the horses, and neither ASKED nor
gaze quarter-that every man would die be.
fore they should give up horse they had
taken. The messenger, Ca Missouri Free State
man, known by the cognomen of Pennsyl-
tuck, who had been robbed by the same gang
on former oecasion) started to join his COM
pany, but, before reaching them, was fred
upon-two balls passing through his clothes,
but not injuring him. He threw himself into
the grass, and crawled behind little knoll
beyondltheir reach. Alter the company learn
ed of his i'll success, they started in body,
but as soon as they came within gunshot, a
volley was fired from within the house, in
stantly killing one man by the name Of Sack.
EFT, and wounding five others, one Mr..
Hoyt, supposed MORALLY. The Free State men
returned the fire, but without much effect, as
their enemies were not exposed, while every
one Of them was becoming mark for the
thieves within, The Free State men retreated,
and after holding another consultation, loaded
a wagon with hay, set it on fire, and backed
it against the building. The chiUalr0us sons
of South Carolina, and noble sons of Georgia
did not wait to feel the fre-the smell of smoke
was sufficient to cause those who were ne-
ther to give nor accept quarter to rush from
the building, where they were opposed by the
free State men, with arms presented, to receive
them. Most lof the thieves surrendered at
once, but detachment Of the Free State men
having been sent to extingush the fire, some
of them escaped.
The Free State men disarmed them, and
after learning where the stolen property was,
set them at liberty. About 80 muskets and
rifles II quantity Of ammunition, and about
fifteen horses wers taken from the thieves,
most Of which had previously been stolen from
the Lawrence men. The property was re-
turned to its rightful owners. Several Of the
banditti were slightly wounded, but none
killed as we have heard Of. As to the rob
bling and burning of the Post Office, killing
OF the Postmaster, &C., it is only one oil the
many lies told by the Buchanier papers pub
hshed in this section, for the purpose Of adj
Vancing the cause Of National DemOcyacy--a
party which, before | saw Kanzas, thought
II an honor to belong to--but now l find N.Y.
sell where every lover of peace and quiet in
han2as IS to be found-foi Freedom and Ere.
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