Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-09-18
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DR.. Root, who went out to Kansas with the New
Haven company, has just returned, via Iowa, hay
ing reached this city on Sunday, III compeny with
Mrs Hops, widow of Mr.. Hops, who was recently
murdered and scalped ia Leavenworth City. The
acts in gard to that savage murder, related by
DIR. Root, are as follows:
Mr. Hops had been in the Territory but few days
He had hired house ia LeaveIworth City, with
the intention of making that place his home, and
on his return from Lawrence whither lie had ia
ken his wife, lwiln WAS out of healthy to remain q
few days with her brother, the Rev. Mr. Mute tho
Unitarian clergyman. When he had returned 10
within about two miles of Lcavcnwcrth city, and
within sight of the residence of Mr.. Wallace Free
STATE man, he was met by Ruffian on horseback
who inquired where he from; and being inform
ed that lao last from Lawrence, the stranger
drew a revolver and shot him through the head
Mr.. Hops was i'll buggy, and the horse starting
along, the murdered man fell to the ground. The
Rufan sprang from his horse, took out his knife and
sealped his victim, when he rcmounted and putting
spurs to his horse rode rapidly on the direction
Leayenworth City. This fiendish outrage was wit
messed by Mrs. Wallace and her daughter. team
in the service of the United States drove up aud
saw the body before the pulse had ceased to beat
The name of the savage who pcrpetrated this hor
rid decd is Fugert, and he is well known in Leaven-
worth, and belongs to the rufian party encampe6 at
that city under command of Atkinson. He made
bet OF dollars against pair of boots that he VOID
go out and return with abolitionists scalp within
two hours On his return to camp, he obtained hiE
boots, and, then placing the scalp on the end of
pole, parGded the streets with it, boasting of his
prawess; and oil this almost within hail vi Fort Lea
wentworth where the United States forces are station
ed, under command OF Gen. Persifcr F. Smith. A
German named Bimbcr, who expressed himself rath
er freely in regard to this horrible barbarity,
shot dead on tho spot. and another mGn, who also
reprobated the act saved his lie only by precptate
fight, Sth pistol balls whstling freely about his
head.
On hearing the fate of her husband, Mrs. Hops in.
company with her brother Mr.. Mute, and about
dozen other citizens of Lawrence, started for Lea
venworth TO obtain the body of Mr.. H.. and give it
Christian Burial When near Leavenworth, the par.
ty were captured and held prisoners by a band of
Rufians under Capt. Emory, the man of whom Hops
had hired the horse and buggy. Tie body Of the
murdered man had been buried, and the Ruiiians
refused the widow the consolation of looking upon
her husbands grave. Seventy dollars were foand
in the pockets of the murdered man, oil of which
wcht funeral axpcnses leaving the dsconsolate
widow in tho hands of the Rufians without dollar.
She desired to leave the scene OF her terrible sor
rows The ruffians at first refused to let her depart,
knowing that she would be swift witness against
thier savagcry but she finally succeeded in getting
on board boat bound down the Missouri, the cap
tain of which, out ofcompassion, protected her, aud
gave her free passage to ST. Louis. On the boat
she related her story aud was auntngly told by tho
keartess and ruianly passengers that she was utter
ing another "abolitien lie"
Among the party who accompanied Mrs Hops from
Lawrence to Leave worth, and who were taken
prisoners, was DIR. Avery, cstimable Quaker gen
flenan from Richmond, Indiana, who went out TO
Kansas to obtain facts regard to the actual state
Of things there intending to return in short tiile