The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-10
OUR KANSAS COR z ron oEKcE.
Late and Very Interesting from Law
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LAwaENcE, KANsAs, April 2s, 1856.

LAWRENCE, Kansas April 29, 1856.
Col. Sumner has returned to Fort Leaven-
worth with the greater portion of his troops.
A few yet remain to do the bidding of Shan
non, Jones, & Co. .a... 49, r..
Early this morning the deputy sheriff, ac-
companied by six soldiers, proceeded to the
house of Mr. Spear, editor of the Kansas 1ri-
bune, for the purpose of arresting him on a
charge of resisting Jones' authority as Sheriff
The deputy was met at the door, as he at
tempted to enter and search, by Mrs Spear,
who dashed dish of hot water in his face
The effect was such, it is said, as will preclude
the necessity of shaving for some time to
come. To the infinite merriment of the SOL
ders he beat hAsty retreat, and has gone to
Franklin the soldiers say, to share the hospi-
tai with Jones. 49,. ~. ,-e- r.e.s ~. ..... -.
Those who were arrested at first were taken
to Lecompton before a justice of the peace, and
gave bail for their appearance at court week
from next Monday, when they set out on their
return to Lawrence-they were accompanied
by the soldiers for tn ee miles to protect them
from mob Cf pro- | very men who had Co.
lected there. The soldiers are principally
Free State m n, and hea tly detest the busi-
ness of enforcing an oppressive code upon
people whom they believe to be justifiable in
commanded to shoot, they will do it, but are
very sure their guns will be either too high or
too low, or so much out Of the way that no
Free State man will be injured.
Tonight the soldiers have all left, and mes
sangers bring in word that the Klckapoo Ran
gers and rufians, amounting to 2O0 men,.
are camped about two miles from Lawrence,
in the Delaware country, and are breathing
cut murder and reven.e for che shooting of
Jones. The intelligence is confirmed by the
Delaware Indians, a number Of whom have
come over to inform US. Messengers are sent
to Wakarusa and Bloomington for assistance,
and sentinelS will be on duty through the
night. 1t it thought they intend an attack be-
fore Col. Sumner can return from the Fort,
which will not be until next Thursday. But
good many think that they will not make an
attack at all but only prowl around and take
persons as prisoners who have made them
selves obnoxious to their party and then dis
arm and murder them.
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 27, 1856.
This morning an officer came into our city
from Col Summers camp on the opposite side
of the river bringing the following letter to
Gov. Robinson:
HEAD QUARTERS, 1sT CAVALRY. }
Camp near Lawrence, April 27th l856.S
SIR:-As there are no Muricipal officers in
the town of Lawrence, think proper to ad-
dress you before returning TO my post. The
recent attempt upon the life of Sheriff Jones,
will produce great excitement throughout the
Territory, and on the Missouri frontier, and
consider it of the utmost importance that
every effort should be made by your people
to ferret out and bring to justice the cowardly
assassin. 1t is not to much to say that the
peace of the country may depend upon it, for.
ifhe is not arrested, the act VIII oe charged
bv the opposite party upon your whole COM
munity. This affair has been reported at
Washington, and whatever orders may be re-
ceiy ed will be Instantly carried into elect
The proclamation which requires obedience to
the laws Of the Territory, they now stand.
until legally abrogated, will certainly be main-
taned and it is very unsafe to give heed to
people at a distance who oousel resistance. If
they were here to participate in the danger
they would probably take a different view of