The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-09-12
Tho Xsnsss War.

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in Kansas are Of most exciting character.
We condenss from the mss tho following
items:
In the Indianapolis Journal vc end some
account oi the arrest OF Mr.. Mute, ~ well
a. Of the murder Of Mr. Hops, furnished
BY Mr.. s. s. Houghton Of that city. who
lelt I>aycnworth on che 10Th ult., and who
was captured in company with Mr.. Mute.
Mr.. Houghton relates She particulars Of the
murder OF Mr.. Ilopps, who was brother-in.
law Of Mr.. Mute, and formerly resided in
Somerville, ~ follows;
"Mr. Hops had been on visit 70 Mr..
Mute, and was returning 70 Leaveuworth,
when killed. His murderer was named
Fugate. lie, Pugate, went to the house Of
gentleman named Wallace. on the Law.
renee road, about svo miles from I<ateu.
worth, and stopped about an hour. He
used most offensive and indecent language
TO the lady, who was alone at the time, and
finally started OF, swearing that he meant
70 kill and scalp Free State man before
dark. lie went 10 the corner Of field
fence, some distance from tho house, and
had been gone but short tune when Mrs.
Wallace heard the report OF his gun. She
didn't know at that time what bud occur.
red. In few moments Q teAinster, driving
one Of the United States transportation wag.
ons, came up and saw the body, which was
recognized ~ that Of Mr.. Hops, lying in
the rosd. II had been scslped. The mur.
dercr had apparently attempted TO rob bic
victim, ~ the watch was found with blood
marks on Il, lying on the ground by the
body, bus was scared Oh by tho arrival Of
the teamster. The corpse was taken TO Mr..
Wallace's, and buried. The murderer went
into Leavenworth, and aourished the scalp
about the streets, boasting that he had
killed an 'Abolitiunist.' but nobody raised
finger W arrest him."
M. Mute, In his last letter from Lawrence,
stated that he Was about leaving that place
IN company with small number Of volun.
teers for the purpose Of recovering the body
Of Mr.. Hops, together with his property,
aud II was while on this brotl,erly errand
that he Was arrested, on the 9th ult., by .
party of men headed by Mr.. Emery, who
Is United States mail agent. III company
with Mr.. Nuts were some fifteen or twenty
persons, among whom Was Mrs. liopps.-
We quote from tho Journal
"Mr. Houghton and the company with
him, some fifteen persons, were captured by
band Of ruilians under the command Of
Mr.. Emery, q United States Mail Agent. or
some other officer, the day alter leaving
Lawrence, Qast Thursday and were taken
u Lcavenworth. In the company were Mr..
Mute, and tho wife Of the murdered Hops,
who were going to Laysnworth to ascertain
the facts in regard W the murder, and TO
tako Possession Of the deccssed's goods In
that place. When the company arrived st
the place Of tho murder, the gallant rufIian
captain refused TO let the widow see the
grave Of her murdered husband but sent
her, with the other ladies OF tho company,
and tho men In whose charge they wers
travelling. into Lcavenworth. The rest Of
the company were held prisoners, and taken
TO the ruifian camp. Among them was DR..
Avery, Of Richmond, in this State, u gentle
man OF sixty years Of age. who had posses.
sion of the papers Of the murdered Henry
Shon,lre, which he was bringing home
Mr.. IIoughton says that the Doctor hap
pened 70 drop little diary or memorandum
book, in which some expressions OH nsire 70
the ruffans had been penned, and some Of
them picked IL up. lie was ut once put
under close guard, and stands good chance
TO DO hung. as sumo Of the more outrageous
Of the band swore he should hang.
The ladies and the men with them were
taken into Ieavenworth. and forbidden 70
90 out of the house. They were held in
custody NIL day, and ut night (Friday night
l,s.) were taken down W the river and put
on bard tho steamer. As Mr. Mute, with
Mrs. Hops, stepped on the gangwny plank
to 90 on board, y ruihan, with rifle loaded
and cooked, ordered them to stay. Mr..
Mute wanted to know why, but no answer
was youchsIfcd, and he and the lady, under
strict guard, wcrc taken back prisoners into
tho town. An Mr.. Nuto was quite promi.
nent M Free Kansas advocate thronghcut
tho East not long ago, II 10 not ut all i'm
probable that he will have 10 suffer either
death or such terrible lynching as WAS In
aicted on Mr.. Sellers.
While in- Lcavenworth, German who
had been captured With the Free State party,
attempted to cscape, but was seen by the
guard and shot. lie died almost instantly.
This occurred while Mr.. Houghton was In
Leaycnworth. and he knows the fact. Mr..
Emery. the United States officer, said II Was
right, and 'he would have killed the Dutch
man himself il he had been in the guards
place."
In regard to the battle at Ossawatomie,
wo have the following from the Glasgow.
No. Times, Of Sept. Q. 1t says:
1--WE have just received. per steamer VIM.
Campbell, an extra from the Weston Dis.
patch Office, dated Independence, Sunday
evening, containing important news from
Kansas. Tho letters below were brought In
by Mr.. Shepherd. Of Independence, relis-
bic man. lie also reports ba,tls had boon
fought in tho direction Of Fort Scott, In
which IL Southern men were killed. No
particulars.
Capt. Reid writes: I moved with $50
men on The Abolition fort and town Of Ossa.
watomie, the headquarters Of old Brown,
On night before last, marched 40 mile, and
assaulted she town, without disnounting
Tho men, about sunrise on yesterday. We
had brisk fight for IN hour or moro, and
had FIVE men wounded, none dangerously
Capt. Boyce, William Gordon, ond three
others. We killed about thirty Of them,
among the number, certain, q son OF old
Brown, and almost certain, old Brown him
self destroyed al their ammunition and pro-
visions, and the boys would burn the town
to the ground. could not help IL.
Mr.. James Childs writes; Gen. Reid with
two hundred and fifty men, had eight Ut
O;sawatomic yesterday. We had Eve men
wounded. Capt. Boyce, Of Lexington, had
his wrist broken; Frank Gordon, Of Clay,
was shot In the shoulder; young jackson,
of Howard, was shot in tho mouth - badly
hurt George Gordon, Of lafayette was
shot in the thigh young Parker Of Laiay.
cite, was shot In the leg. The Abolition
lists made tho attack. We killed twenty
and burnt the town.
On the same evening Q largo number
made their sppearnnce near camp. we ef-
poet to have fight at Prairie City. We
then march to LAwrencc, where We VIII
have tho big fight. We need men and
means. There are hero now 100 men, and