Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-13
RECoRD on KANSAS RUFFIANIsm.

ing Of Jones, and the killing of "eight pro-
slavery men," now prove to be unfounded,
the doughfaees boldly characterize all state
ments Of outrages in Kansas as republican
iies.n That there has been falsehood as
well as truth sent over the telegraphic lines,
by the Missourians who have charge Of
them is unquestionable. But these false
statements do not invalidate or diminish the
real catalogue Of crime. To enable our
readers TO keep the latter IN memory, we
subioin below a list of few occurrences,
which are authenticated by legal evidence,
and which are not even attempted to be de-
MED. There are five times as many other
similar ones reported and tolerably well au-
thenticated. But we wait until they shall
be officially and legally confirmed before
adding them to the list.-.N Y Tribune.
INvASIONS.
November %, Is54-Missourians to the
number of over one thousand invade the
territory, armed, drive judges and legal vo-
ters from the polls, and by fraudulent bal
lots pretend to elect Whitfield delegate.
March 80, ls55.-Neariy four thousand
Missourians again invade the territory and
repeat the outrages committed in Noyem-
Der preceding.
October I, Is55.-Third invasion of Mis-
sourians, accompanied by similar outrages.
December Is, 1s55.-Fourth invasion,
BY which an endeavor is made to vote down
the free state constitution, but proves a
failure.
May 81, Is56.-Jones, a Missouri post
master, heads an armed mob of Alabama,
Missouri and Carolina men, which marches
against Lawrence, pillages and plumbers it,
with violence to the inhabitants, and the
burning Of several buildings.
MURDERS.
October 2, 1855.-Thomas Neuman, a
free state man stabbed in the street of Leav-
enworth by gang of Missourians.
October 2, Is55.-Chid killed while at
play, by shot fred by Missourian, at
James Furnam, free state man, which
missed him and entered window.
November %, Is55.-Charles W. Dow,
a free state man shot by F. N. Coleman, a
pro-slavery settler. Murderer takes refuge
with Gov. Shannon, and is protected by him.
December =, 1s55.-James Barber, free
state man, assaulted and murdered by a shot
in the back by one of President Pierces In
dian agents.
November, ls55.-Collins, free state
man, called out from his mill, where he was
at work, and shot by Laughlin prO-sla-
very settler.
January II, ls56.-E. P. Brown free
state man taken prisoner by gang Of Mis-
sourians, hacked to pieces with knives and
hatchets, and his bleeding corpse flung into
his own door-from the effects of which his
widow is now a maniac.
May 90, Is56.-John Stewart, formerly
of Bushford, Allegheny CO., n. Y, a young
man of 20, shot in his saddle while attempt
ing to escape from party of Jones posse.
May I9, IS56.-Jones, "the only son of
his mother and she widow" aged 19, shot
through the back by one of Jones' posse,
because he refused to give up his horse,
with which he supported himself and his
widowed mother.
PRINTING OFFICES DESTROYED.
December %, Territorial Regis
ter, an administration paper at Leayenworth,
conducted by Col. Delahay, mobbed for ad-
vocating a free state, presses broken, type
thrown into the river and editor threatened
with murder.
April IA, ls55.-ParkviHe Lanainary,
at Parkville, on the frontier, mobbed by
Missourians, for similar cause, and the edi-
tors, Messrs. Park and Patterson, obliged to
quit the territory.
May 81, ls56.-Herald of Freedom Of
fee, Lawrence, fred upon with a field piece
by Jones' posse and reduced to ruins.
Tribune Office, Lawrence, mobbed and
ransacked and set on fire and burned to the
ground, presses DC, destroyed.
LYNCHINGS-ls55 AND 1856.
Sixteen free state men, at different times
have been tarred and feathered, or beaten,
or both, and some of them carried into Mis-
souri,, or set adrift in the river. Among
them were VIM. Phillips, a lawyer of Leav-
enworth, and member elect of the terrific
rial legislature; the Rev. Pardee Butler,
Baptist preacher; the Rev. Mr.. Clark, a
Methodist missionary, and other ministers
of the gospel, of various denominations
Assaults and battery have been too numer-
Gus to recapitulate, hardly day passing
without some attack on free state men in
the streets or on the high roads. Among
those assailed have been Gov Reeder, Gen.
Pomeroy, &c.
UNLAWFUL ARRESTS.
Of Gov. Robinson, without warrant.
Of Mr. Brown, editor of the Herald of
Freedom, without a warrant.
OfMessrs. Bronson, Hutchinson, Deitzler,
Schuyler Smith, Baker and fourteen Others
by Missourians acting under authority of a
pretended court, for "high treason" for re-
fusing to obey laws of the legislature, pre-
tended to have been elected by the Missouri
invaders.
PRETENDED LAWS.
September, r,1855.-Imposing PENALTY OF
DEATH for assisting slaves to escape.
Imposing PENALTY OF DEATH for cir
culating or printing publications calculated
to incite slaves to insurrection.
Imposing PENALTY OF DEATH for as