New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-12
KANSAS.
M THIRTY-sIx FREE-sTATE
kC1fh poJ ITlCAL PRISONERS.

u, op THIRTY-sIx FREE-STATE
, 'PE POLITICAL PRISONERS.
80 TrcuMsEg, K. T., Nov. "a, 1856.
:, A. present legal persecution continue,
%" .oop be as celebrated for escapades
te% /. France was under the reign of the
-, We have perfect shoal of Baron
a" .nd Monsieur de la Tudts. Some forty
go s. vre State prisoners confined at Lecomp-
S for . change of venue in their cases, and
s.otOu was granted they were brought up
.-,a the consideration of bis Honor, Judge
"r..,mseh, which is the county seat Of Shaw
c.,t, according to the bogus Legislature,
-. and fine Court House. How erected,
y. hat process the necessary funds were
~ /. a matter which could never under
mach lees explain. Suffice it to say that the
built of brck, and has, among its other
.,,ocies, several cells, which were either in.
~ .rsinsIy or have been made to serve the
nf prisons. In two Of these, located in
- ,;des of the building, with hall between
L tSs prisoners were confined. Doors and
Il s., secured the only openings, and q guard Of
~, .Oldsrs watched over them. They were
20 n. TO Tecumseh a week ago to-day. The
n regulars was an improvement on the
IA" Of Col Titus, but with their ragged
a., tbs prisoners carried much Of their filth
q .Ssu to their new prison. In moving for o
Lar Of venue the prisoners proceeded on the
I,eScs that anything would be better than
k.Lecomptes Court. A few days reflection
b. subject, however, convinced them that the
Lara from one Pro- Slavery Court to another was
VA 10 avail them little in their case, and a. the
Ia bad decided that bail bonds should not be
LIN they proceeded to take the only bail of which
y 40 seemed TO allow.
IHwrer refined the system Of imprisonment may
l. become in Kansas, the prison buildings are
sstble Of improvement-thati is, if the security
III prisoners is the desired object. BY some
lss the prisoners got bayonet, with which an
lsw was made in the outer wall. This eXcavat-
vqation had been going on for day or two.
wsuing was made large enough for man TO
through; and, for fear that it might be OBJ
I'D the outside bricks were left untouched, as
y could DO easily kicked out at the proper time,
\ As bricks which had been removed were re-
Lid 20 that the hole might not be observed. The
h obstacle was, then, the sentry. When under
krse Of Col. Titus, this prison was surrounded by
k.ra, who would only have been glad of the op.
ktunity Of shooting an "Abolitionist." Here at
s1useh, however, there was only one regular
bdsr, and il was quite an easy matter to avoid
IN ~ be paced his rounds.
| Two nights ago, at given signal Ia song from
priOners in one Of the cels), thirty-siX of these
,suers left the cells, and made their escape with
anOounteriDg any opposition. Nine prisoners
ks left in one of the cells, who either refused to
kcp, OF who were sick and unable to flee from
k.mHerings and from the filth which was preying
bslr health and spirits. Some Of them, indeed,
kn quite too sick to move. Those who escaped
ksn.ed into small parties, and fed in different
tsc,iOus. Most of them have by this time found
keir way to Lawrence, to exchange their filthy
Icumttee rooms. Some of them, believe, intend
tsr the Territory, thus to avoid the legal perse-
ktOn and the huntiDgs of bogus sherifs and deputy
banhals, which will be their fate if they remain.
! q. Of them, however, declare that they will stay,
bid defiance to all who attempt to re-arrest
en. Theirs is a sad position, to be driven
|gh,es from Kansas, or hunted as fugitives in it,
! their political enemies clothed with legal au-
)cdty.
isescapade has excited quite furore among the
b%Savery Tecumsehites. They are loud in their
Quotations of everybody who they suppose is TO
)ns, and equally loud in their threats of recap
BE- This latter emotion for change Of venue,
lcOnsidersbly tighten the duties of the Court at
lcunsah. True, the Grand Jury at the last Term
As Ceurs, left quite q stripg Of indictments
rust Free-StAte men, but the difficulty in these
Pee i that most of the prisoners have yet to be
hight
Nothing in the matter of these trials has yet
u done by this Court, and ! do not think that
ethDg of importance will be done for day or
D. The Grand Jury have been is session for
10 than week. 1t is thoroughly Pro-Slavery
Etution Of course. They sent to Topeka for
be witnesses, and to other Free-Stase settle
bnh, but have not succeeded in getting any Of
Pee to attend.
Gov. Geary returned from LeavenwOrsh to Le-
bpton on Saturday night. Hays, the murderer
Bufum, was arrested and is in prison BY the
PreruOrs orders, contrary to the proceedings Of
Court.
]tis stated that the difficulty between the Cover
P and Lecompte will take the shape OF a sui!
hinst the Governor by Hays for false imprison-
fnt as this is the only way of making case Of
Hays Is legally right. The rascality Of the
foSlavcry Courts must be reached in diff
fent way.
have learned'that there was no serious disturb
zee OF thu land salas nm IN SATURDAY. afternoon,