Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-06-07
LATEST FROM KANSAS!
PARTICULARS OF THE DISTURBANCE
Gen. Poneroy, Robinson, and Browm all
~. Supposed TO be Hung! T.! a9

Mr.. j. Grover and &. F. Warren Just from
Kansas, bring us the following intelligence
On Wednesday, May 81, the posse that had
assembled at Lecompton in accordance with the
U. S. Marshal's proclamation, made their APP
pearance on the high grounds that overlook the
town OF Lawrence, about sunrise. The first COM
pany were mounted on horses, and numbered
from 81 to one hundred. They were reinforced
till the whole amounted to 400. They took pos
session OF the roads leading to and from Law
renee, so that the citizens in town could get no
communication to those in the country, or even
travellers that wished to pursue their journey
We're prevented from leaving. They marshalcd
their command in battle array, displaying flags
at the same time Of various kinds and coors.--
One noticed in particular was red and white
with II lone star on the corner; others black and
white, green and white, and most all kinds and
colors but the national nag of stars and stripes.
During the forenoon the committee on Public
Safety that was appointed by the citizens, ad-
dressed IA note to the marshal assuring him that
the citizens would make no resistance to the SER
wing of any writ and at the same time as citizens
OF the United States and of the Territory of Kan
sas, asking of him protection Of their lives and
property, but the marshal took no notice Of the
same. About Ii A. NJ. the deputy with a posse
OF or 10, made his appearance in the Streets
The deputy marshal then summoned four Of our
citizens tJ assist in making arrests. They went
fellow townsmen q. w. Dietzlin and q. w.
Smith. The possee then took dinner ut the Free
| State Hotel
After dinner the two prisoners were conveyed
out of town. Sheriff Jones made his appear
ance with party of eighteen armed men did
| not attempt to make any arrest, but in an in
sulting manner demanded the arms both private
and public, and said he would give them five
minutes to accedc to the demand. If they refused
to comply he would storm the tOcn. The public
| arms were given up. and in one half hour after he
had made the demand, he and his whole posse, to
the number of three hundred and upwards, were
in the streets with two pieces of artillery, yelling
| ike savages.
They commenced their work of destruction i'm
mediately by throwing the two printing presses
and type into the river. This being done they
| began to cannonade the hotel ami fire by pla-
toons at the same time at the windows: in the
mean time the women and chilJi en- fleeing in
every direction, the Sheriff having refused any
time to remove them or the property to place OF
| safety, us he said they might have done so before
| had they wanted to do SO. -
As was leaving town, there were several who
| wanted to know where they could find n place of
safety, but could afford them no consolation
| being mounted, succeeded in getting away after
long chase. | left the vicinity about p. NJ
| When | was fifteen miles distant, [ could see the
flames of what appeared to be large fire in the
the Gown is in ashes, and many Of its inhabitants
| butchered.
General Whitfield led the ruffians.
| Shannon was distributing United States mus
kets to the Missouri ruff s-already they haC
received nearly 3 700 stand of government arms
The Congressional Committee is threatened by
the MOB, and they are preparing to leave to en-
sure their own safety.
Gov Robinson had been taken IN to Lecomp
ton. The mob threatened to hang him as well a.
G. w. Brown, editor of the Herald of Freedom
and Il. w. Denzler, member of the Committee o
Public Safety-all on one tree
Shannon is virtually in the hands of the Ruff
fans, and is useI merely us an instrument t.
serve their purposes.
The people of Topeka had resolved to fight tn
invaders The next arrival may bring news o
bloody work at Topeka. The Sherilf's posse arr
principally Missou:ians.
A later messenger from Lawrence who arrived
at Leaycnworth just before the boat left, report
that the dead bodies of several persons were "
ing in the streets of Lawrence. 1t is suppose
that Gen. POmeroy has been hung by the mob
He WAS last seen in front of !h, Free State Uotc
in Lawrence.
Mr.. Warren met Atchison, late the Vice Presi
dent Of the United States, near Lawrence, witt
two pieces of cannon and sixty men, making thei
way to the beleagured Gtv. swearing venreanc
upon the d-ncd Yankees!
Cattle are shot down in the fields, and oxen OF
the poughs.
A civil war RACES in the Territory. The bloo
of innocent men cries aloul from the ground
Men of the North Men of the North!
The Free State men if driven to IL last resort
will max Il last stand at Topeka, ami fight il
| out
| The United States troops are not allowed tt
leave their quarters though they and their Com