New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-06
DREADFUL AFFAIR IN KANSAS.
A PROSTATE MAN TREACHER0USLY MUIR
DERED-BORDER RUFFIANISM MADE


LEAfESwoRIH CITY, h. T., Jan. 81, 1880.
Wrote you the night of the 18th that would
give you the finale of the difficulty at Stranger
Greek as soon as could obtain it. visited that sec
ton Saturday afternoon and CLEANED she following
facts: Mr. Adams left about o'clock, p. " Fri
day: at that time they were determined 10 Kill Men
ard AID Sparks, II they could catch them. Brown
they aL.eady had and were bent on his desth-also
the other six prisoners provided they did nos catch
Menard aid Sparks. The twenty who were dispatched
in pursuit Il them returned about o'clock reporting
that they could not Snd Sparks, but that they had
come up with Menard, who on horseback, but on
discovering them put spurs to his horse, which was oil
better bottom than theirs, and outran them. They
fred number of shots at him. him reel in his sad
de and concluded he was hit. They then held sor.
of general consultation to what should be done with
the seven prisoners whom they then had in charge.
Some were for hanging, come for burning, and some
fol- shooting The leaders Capt Martin lone of Shan
mons Captains in his army against Lawrencel and DIR.
Harris were for taking them to KckapOo and trying
them for treason before Justice of the Peace, but this
would not suit the brave soldiers, who had them en-
trely in their possession and unarned while they to
the number of seventy-fve a hundred, were armed
with rifles, shot-guns, revOves, and each Of the
Kiekapoo Rangers with hatchets similar to carpen-
ters shngling Ratchet. After consulting until near
sunset and not agreeing to the manner OF the muir
der they were determined upon several of them made
rush upon Brown and dragged him into an adjoining
room to the one where the rest were confined. Capt
Martin then came to the other six, who were as yet
unharmed, and told them he could longer restrain
his men, and that they now had a chance, while his
men were engaged with Brown, to make their escape;
but he was careful not to return the guns which he
had stolen from them They Immediately started TOR
the timber which was at distance of about quarter
OF mile Just before reaching it they saw company
mounting to go in pursuit of them. They scattered IN
different directions, secreting themselves IN the
brush until the pursuers had passed. and others taking
route not easily followed by horses; and oil reached
home during that night and the next day. The
demons who pitched upon Brown knocked him
down with blow from Ratchet and then fell upon
him with the seeming intention OF cutting him IN pieces
but one or two seeing that be had received his death
blow nterceded and took his body to his home three
miles from this city, where they arrived about O'Clock
nj pipbt He lived about an hour after he reached
home; he said that he could not tell the name Of the
IMAM who struck the fatal blow that number were
"upon him. and no one attempted TO save him. lie
"kner that he died in good cause but regretted tina
"he had given up his arms. II he had supposed that
"they would have been such base towards as to muir
oder him in cold blood, while unanned, he would
"haye died before being taken" He leaves young
wife and one child. visited his family yesterday at
their now desolate home. Saw the mangled corpse OF
the husband and father within whose breast few
hours before beat az warm and brave heart as NOR
tai is ever possessed of. He was charged with two
grave ofienses. One for being ready to take arms
against the invaders, at the time of the Lawrence
war and also for rescuing the Clerk of Election with
ereD from the hands of those who were attempting his
life at the time they mobbed the baobox in this city
on the 18th Dec. There were but two cuts upon him
which would have proved fatal one upon the right tenn
pie cutting in TO the skull and taking Always part of the
forehead the other blow from Ratchet in the left
temple leaving cash an inch and half deep and two
inches long. Brown is represented by who know
him best, brave, generous and noble-hearted man.
who had many friends and no enemies except among
that class of demons who inhumanly murdered him.
He was a candidate for the Legislature which is to
meet on the 4th of March next. subscription has
been put in circulation to-day for the purpose of rails
ing sum sufficient to purchase for the widow the sec
tiop of land which he had claimed he had expended
nearly all his property in improvements upon the claim
Brown has no relatives except his young wife and babe
in this section of country, but he had made many
warm friends during his residence here, who mourn bis
loss and who swear that bis murder shall not 60
avenged. | heard one young man mutter to himself
a. he stood gazing upon the manged corpse OF his
friend that he would try to restrain himself #
ever he CHANGED to meet any of the murderers, but
would shoot them down at first sight
You may ask why such al inhumsn murder as this
which would bring disgrace upon the most barbarous
savage. is not punished by law. would anwer come
~ Kansas ana see and learn who the officers OF law
ace some of their attempts at enforcing law and you
will at once become convinced that our laws are only
made for one class Of our citizens-the Free State party
An attempt vas made to hold Coroners inques, upon
the boSy Of Brown, but Coroner had been ap-
roirted By the ShaUnee Legislature and the ap'o'nted
J,tiees "eould not the case required anything
Of the sort" The fact is, had an inquest been held
the Justice would have been compelled to Issue papers
for the arrest of the murderers which they were not
all an yious 10 do The time will come, Whenever we
get lars for the peoples protection" and 'mperua
officers elected By the people - administer Jaw, "neh
this murder az well as those OF Colrnaa ana Daioe
will te investigated; until then the mur@~fers wan re
main 1t large unless some one takes inc 'eSPonsi"y
uron himself to rid the earth OF t1eir eowardiy
presence.
Since writing the above information has been re-
oixad ~ Mr. sharks and Menard. They are both at
Lawrence. Menard sas closely pursued by the AM
ans, who fred upon am, and to prevent tneir '1*ng
deliberate aim be reeed about n bis sadie, "hien
la then, IN believe he was badly wounded. The VII
ains are partskisg more Of Ae character OF agnway
robbers than anything else. They are nounted on
borseback travelling about she country trca house 70
house robbing the Freesase settlers Of everything n
the way Of firearms that they can find, and in some
instances ssking other things. Thirteen men were
robbed Of their Friday last. One Of them was