Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-09-10


1rs. Hopp1, tho WIDOW Of one u ~ nea M
were reee1tly morAercd and scalped ID KAnsaa.
arrived II this city On wednesday evening, hax-
ing IN Eeaysnv@ssh CITY % saturday III a
The steamer y. u. Converse, in company with
scverat other persons who were lsavfng the Ter
rifory. respectable gentleman, belonging to
Bu6aio, named Dunlap. who has been In Kansas
for some months. came dom in the same boat,
and has furnished US With some interesting par
Eticuiars OF the tragedy.
Previous @ emigraiing to Kansas, Mr.. Hops
resided az Davenport, Iowa. Accompanied by
ms wife, ne started TOR kansss about the Grst of
last month, taxing 6riggsy,lle, in this State. in
their war, where they had friends. Ga arriving
as i.easenWorth, Mr. Hops thought il would not
be prudent9to 60 oa to lawrence his original
destination He accordingly purchased an unfin-
fsted mouse IN Leayeasorthr and then took his
wife over to his brother-in-'aw in Lawrence, Rev.
MI. Nuts, intending that she should remain
there until he had finished the house. de was
carpenter, ana intended TO do the work with his
own hands. on the 18th ult, he started IN q
buggy from lawrence ios l.eayenworth, aud on
the morning OF the 20th nus dead, INITIATED body
" was olscosered oy some persons attached to a
uossfhment Tram, about Two miles from Iseasen
worm. ne hau been shot and scaiped1 The
poay Wa removed 20 mouse not lar on, and on
eAam'nation, inc sum OF seventy dollars was
found iel N one OF the pockets which had escaped
Ine fapae,ty o. me murderer: II was soon af-
sta, nurieu a. place called Pilot Knob, no
ifiena or acquaintance being present, and it was
ioana oy subsequent inquiry that all the money
naa q, oeen absorbed IN funeral expenses.
in !. name OF the murderer is Fugate, and he is
wen wen. known at Leavenworth In fact, he openly
saor.ed ~ the internal deed, and soon after its
a - pi,snment, made his appearance among
lis associates there, holding up the
r. eAS ssaip OF ms victim Ike Blackfoot or
soaA i',u,aii, ana exclaiming IN y tone OF tri-
e'apI tie, , sSthe soap 81 id dbohtiof-
nv. = stdTeeu out tor one and by Cd IRE got
enc. NO attempt was made to arrest him, and
ne roalis iree 10 kun ana scalp other persons.
a large portion Oh the people OF ieavenworth
resaIseu the alroeiiy wi'n horror, out the reign
" rui'iaiisln there checkeu an outward express
SION =, oi puohc ieeiihg.
h,s. noPps passed near the grave OF her nus
oana m coming from lawrence 10 Leavenworth,
ana desired 10 Visit II as last sad consolation,
put the ruifans IN the neighborhood brntally re-
FUSED 10 permit her to do so. On the boat, how
ever she found friends. a free passage was
gwen ner TO 81. LOUIS, ana thirty dollars was
saoscrinea among the passengers Tor her reiief.
MIS-. hoPps Is . iaay oil inteingence ana rehne-
lieht, ana ner case Is one Gaining LOT the deepest
eommlsetauon. may Iod sustain her under
tue Melgnl oI her terriole bereavement! -.
= Lawre enc. correspondent Oh tue N: Times
gives tne IcioWinG particulars IN relation to the
o'1eI sGaiPhg case.
;. mr. 'ehlison, VINO came rom droton. Mass,
~ company Win person VINO mas resided IN
missoai, s1ar.eu.Lron lawrence tor Kansas City
no. au' ioau VI !relsn1 LOT Lopeka ana hecompton
q, ny naa ~. lieir re!shs ana had returned TO
Mes.por'' wnen 'ennison was stopped, taken
p ,;,' anu .ls Team taken from nm. den-
lisoh 81 ,nPan,oh kept on, and went into the
s.o d s y. VOL noone' Iostmaster OF Westport,
a amu sIaa;s 20 Una, h'ghtoned gentle
n'an, ''her,m ;, zones, ana there saw Coleman, the
n ,,,,, ol low. coleman had company OF