Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-06-04

citizens. Had II been DESTROYED, The flames
would have laid in ashes the whole Of the east
ern part OF the town.
AcTs or riLIaeE
Scarcely had the firing on the Free Safe Hotel
commenced, when parties sli-scrreti through the
town, breaking open stores md private dwell
lings Unfortunately, and helpiag themselves to
all they could lay their hands On. On the main
street nearly every house was sacked One man,
Mr.. johnson, who kept boarding house, had
the amount OF s., no1 in drafts, checks and land
warrants taken from him. Col Toplif.e, grad
nate of West Point, and appointed last fall BY
Gov Shannon colonel Of Militia, was forced into
room at the Free State Hotel By Ineinbers of
the posse, and deprived of his commission, pri-
vate papers, gold watch, and money to the amount
of $500. His trunk was then broken open with
bayonet, and his clothes taken out and carried
off.
THE SHOOTING OF YOUNG JONES.
am cognizsnt of facts relative to the murder
Of the boy Jones. which probably will not reach
you so soon from any other quarter. On the
Monday previous to the attack on Lawrence, he
was proceeding on horseback about two miles
from Wakarusa, when he met fre or six men,
who ordered him to stop and del yer up his arms
He replied, "All the arms have is that little pis-
tol, which he gave up. His assaiants then
called upon him for the horse he rode, which he
refused to surrender, saying he hada mother de
pendent on himself and his team for support. He
then started on was called to by the captain of
the band, who threatened to shoothn To this
he paid no attention. He was then fred upon
and shot through the back, the ball lodging in
the abdomen. This took place about noon. He
died at II o'clock that night
THE DEATH OF STUART.
On the afternoon of that day, party of five
started from Lawrence to see young Jones. On
their way they were met by two pro-savery men
from Lecompton going to Franklin. They were
commanded to halt and turn back This they
refused to do, saying they were determined to
see young Jones, who was shot on the Wakrusan
On attempting to pursue their course, the two
men raised their rifles to fire. The rifles snap
ped Instantly the Lawrence party drew up their
rifles which also snapped. One of the two then
made a second attempt to discharge his piece,
which proved too successful. young man by
the name OF Stuart, from Buffalo, n T., and the
Clerk of the Free Topeka Legislature, fell NOR
tally wounded The ball struck him in the left
eye and passed entirely through the head, scat
tering fragments of the skull over the road
One of the Lawrence party then fred a revolver,
the ball of which struck the man that had shot
Stuart in the hand. He dropped his rifle and
rode of.
WHAT SHANNON INTENDS TO no.
Some days before the sacking of the town,
Shannon said after the attack on Lawrence, he
intended to station one hundred Z. S. troops at
Lawrence; one hundred at Topeka, and one hun
dred on the Wakarusa and at Ossawattamie.-
1t is thought that the rea son why he did not do
this before the attack, was his little confidence
in the regular military, who sympa thise with
the Lawrence people.