The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-26
Dreadful ATHOtITY KANSAS,

The Springfield Ecpuhiran. unlrr date
o! >th INST, at Topeka, h.> the following az
count OF a most infamous outrage committed
hy party Of ButoId'> men. who, ACCORDING
to accounts. are in service Of The United
STATES Govcrrmcut The account SAYS:
"lhc most a'roriou> Of all ourr4crs vet.
committed i recorded IN letter from Topc-
ka. .lulV :. y hate man named richards
from ONO. lIvin. IN The southern portion OF
'hc territory on Iottawatouir crrrk. WIS all
sent Al Wc>'rort. >onlr men came TO hi> house
and asked 10 see him. hut wcltaway pron,i>-
Inc to come again when be had returned -
about ten O'Clock that night after the FAM
" had retired. a knock WIS heard At the door
Mrs HIchaid> asked what was wanted! tie
reply WAS, we want to see NJ Richards
She replied that hr was not at home. They
then demanded Nr> Il 10 open the door. lie,
i a & Il adniItlori~t. VT nln>t have him :
She a.Aln rrIlicd hc is not at home. and re
tn>rd TO open the door Ii WAS then broken
open. and seven or ci-ht mon entered the
room and commenced searching i for Rich
artS. Not h"dIn- hItm, they accused Mrs.
Richards and her d,uyhtcr. an Intr.iincnt
.oung Lady ahou' nineteen Years old. OF Sc
rrr'1ng hun The ladies. comrlrt"v hr
bcwl!dcrcI hv terror sad that they had told
the truth. add that they ht! not >e,rr',.I han
that hr was really gone TO Wc>tport One
of The men ,hcn rrphrd Then. e. a n Won.
We want Won, and DRAGGED the dauch' rr
from The tcd. and from the house INTO The.
bushes close 10y. and then proceeded dclit,r-
a'rv 20 violate her person.
+ Her mother. Ms Richards. was treated IN
the same manner. and both left for dead -
How long they remained in the bushes they
were unable tell. but they managed. final
~. 10 reach the house, whcr" they were
found hv one of the ncrchhorS the next NOR.
rlug. II has >Iurc been atccrtai,,.d that III,
>coHndr'I> were part OF Buiord'> men, who
are armed with L. : >krtS and IN the DAY
OF the :. Marshal. Attempts to brln.
them to Justice through the territorial. au
thorl'lr> had altogether t,icd and HE huS
band had come to Topeka to cn,l,a,,r I,
raise company to ferret them out and pun
l>h them.
The troops have left Topeka and the PEG
l'it -bii' li'Iiiit' ~ i rec .NItlt man. NAMED
llnd>on Quaker, who lived a few mile,
from L.eromp'"n. white returning from III,
convention at Topeka. on the evening OF .Ju
" I, WAS met n,.r hon- bv three IIo slave
~ men. who sprau@ up IN the grass and >ho
At hm. He vas wounded, and thrown b,
his frightened horse, but succeeded III gcttin.
on his horse and getting home
Constitutional liberty forever.
\ Providence Man MORTALITY Worn
DED IN kAN>As.-l TIE Providence Tran
script publishes the following:
From a lci,t- u<t received in this cit,
from Blantons Bridge Kansas, under dat,
july E.. we learn ;hat Colonel ropllile. form
eriy OF this citv. and once an officer of IN.
Mechanics Rifle COMPANY, was MORTAL,
wounded on the night OF the 5Vth ui,lmo
while defending himself against a ,ucr,lI,
party OF Gcorglans, who ordered him to dis
mount and give w his pistols and horse
which he refused to do. Alter he was shot
one OF the party pulled him from his horse
and ct hers rushing upon him. stamped on him
and did not ieaHe him anti they saw he wa
Srn>rie>> as they supposed. Soon after the,
had zone he arose, and the boodth,rsr,
>coundrcl>, seeing he had arisen turned am
fred aHain. an! one ball took effect in hi,
night shoulder, whl"h II l. supposed will prov.
fatal. The letter states that Colonel Torlliit
Is now in !cranotd state OF mind and yer,
restless. He has a wife residing in this city
and his death Will be deplored by wide cir
Gle OF friends"
Cincinnati. Juiv 2l. - CONVICTION OF
AREIS"N.-W Arrl>on was to day convict
sd OF man>lauyher on the thlld trial Tor caus
my the death Of Mr. Allison, ty an internal
machine about two years ago. Great dis>at.
istaction Is expressed with The verdict The
Sentence will he deferred and be will be pu,
on trial for the murder Of Mrs Allison. toY
which all application has beer rosde for q
change q venue