New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-08

head Of detachment Of Uped States dragons and
began to search for Mr. Wood and not fndipg him.
~ proceeded TO arrest some tx eight men upon the
cbaree OF refn'rg to aid IN the arrest Of Wood and
Tsppan he previous Saturday and Sunday. He was
very insupS in hs language TO the citizens Of Law
renee lie frequently visited the only place in Law.
renee who're liquor vas solt and drank excess, and
before night became quite intoxicated. Joaes asked
a Free -Sste man TO drink with him, and because he
refused the Bogus Sheriff about 10 tbr,w quan-
tiiy of auor in his face but prevented. II was
during the afternoon of this day that Sheriff Jones took
an oath that if he had the power, he you'd make the
Free State get down on their knees and kiss the
Territorial laws and eaid re expected to the day
when he would have that power. The sun about
az hour high when he flushed making hi, arrests,
and he had plenty Of time to 60 TO Lecompton that
night; bat instead Of acting thus pruden'ly, he de-
cded, against The entreaties of many to encamp with
bic prlsopers in the very midst of population he had
exstp,rated against him. Not only this. but he ex-
posed himself lighted tent, wi bout first stationng
picket guard where all was darkness without. The
result was he was shot, and it not surprising that he
was. The theory Of Gov. Robinson. expressed in
speech at Indignation meeting OF the citizens of
Lawrence, held the evening after the assault, that
Jones shot by Tro-Slavery man. think is cor
Icct. The wound only large enoul h to admit the
end Of the little finger, indiestDg that the weapon
from which the ball was discharged was very small
much less c6ect're than FIRE. State mon earrymand
was evidently not o weapon large enough TO kill at
any distance The moment the affair happened,
Jones was carefully watched over by Pro Slavery
men, including DIR. Stringfellow. Young Stewart,
Free State man from New York, near Utica, vol
Jones's wife. He rode all night alone across
the prsiries, fordihg the Wakerusa, cross
ing rsvin's, and through the dark aud lonely
timber Of the Shawnees For this act of genero,ty,
While crossing the prairie shortly after, be Was shot
down like a dog for his love OF liberty, by one Of
Joness Pro Sldrery friends! On Thursday, the gath
Of April it proclaimed that Jones couldn't live,
that his limbs were paralyzed, &c, and, notwthstand-
ing tbs very critical condition, he was taken in
wagon and conveyed fve mules, to the town of Frank
lin. On that day the Border papers ued extras, an
nOuncDg that Jones tcus shot dead and tuog'es were
pronounced upon him. ard they were accompanied
by the most extravagaLt appeals to the Mi'sourisns
to assemble and "w,pe out Lawrence. From that
moment the movement commenced which resulted 10
the dc uction of Lawrence 1t began to u at one
time, when Marshall Donaldson got another ex-
element by attempting to arrest Reeder, when the
lstter, standing upon his Constitutional privilege,
r, fused to be arrested This attempt made in the
presence Of the Commission, and they severslly ex-
pressed their opinion. mot knowing then that an
express sion Of opinion was crime 10 this country,
Iut made decision.
So deceived were the citizens of Missouri relative to
the fate of JOnea that OF them in returning from
the "a, king of Lswrei CO, declared with Oaths that
they had been deceived; that they were appealed to
go over to Lawrence to aveDge the death of Jones,
and they volunteered for that purpose and when they
got there they startled by the presence OF the
supposed dead man, who led them into Lawrence to
burn and pilage it ! Many Missouran returned from
the pilaged city cursing the perpetrators of the foul
plot.
Now all this time the Commissioners quietly
pu suug their business at Lecompton, Lawrence, Tie.
cumseh and Leavenworth. Where does Mr. Accident
Pugh then. get his authority for asserting from his
place in the Senate, that this late disturbance in an
sas was made by the Committee of the Housel Tue
above is the record, taken from the journal Of OIL
Ger of the Commission who was in ans Is with them.
Senators should take how they echo Border Rut
fan email talk. There few more doses in store
for Mr.. Senator Pugh and such as he is II.