Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-12
affairs M Kansas.
Kansas News.

OF tne DiAckguaru Onerraru, at LecOmptOn,
BY Jones, of Pennsylvania, but the details
have just come by due course of mails
1t seemed that as Gov. Geary was passing
out of the House of Representatives, Sher-
rard cursed him, but the Governor passed
on without noticing einsult, and then S.,
as. the Governor passed, spit twice upon
Gov. G's back. A public meeting was got
up in Lecompton to denounce this insult.
The Lecompton correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Gazette writes as follows:
LEcoMpToN, K. T., Feb. 1s, 1857.
A fatal .affray has occurred at Lecomp-
ton this afternoon. A Gov. Geary meet
ing was broken up by Mr.. Sherrard, Sheriff
Jones. and others, in a fight. The meet
ing was celaed BY the friends of Governor
Geary to sustain his course. Efforts were
made BY these TO get men from Lawrence
and Topeka, favorable to Geary. 1t is
stated that carriages were hired, the money
supplied by Gov. Geary, to bring them
here, The Governor had threatened he
would resign if he was not sustained. The
meeting began in the open air. More than
a hundred persons were present. Mr.. Sher-
rard was there with some twenty or thirty
of bis friends, all armed with revolvers.-
AS the meeting had been called on account
.ofthe Sherrard outrage on the Governor,
these came to break it up. There were
some speeches; the Governors, private
Secretary, M. McAllister, made speech.
IA Committee 10 draft resolutions had
been appointed These were three Gov.
Geary men, and two Sherard men-Sher-
iffJones and DR.. Wood, the Probate Judge.
There was two sets Of resolutions framed,
as they could not agree. 1t was during
the reading of the frst or Governor Geary
set that the fight began. Part of the res
olutions reflected on Mr.. Sherrard. The
jumped up, and swore that any man who
voted for these resolutions was 'sliar and
coward.e He continued this violence, as
did Others around him, until the discord be-
came very great, when Mr.. Sherrard drew
his revolver and fired at man named Shep-
herd. Shepherd drew his pistol and re-
turned the fire, some others drew their pis-
tols and fired, and for few minutes pis-
tolls were firing rapidly As the combat
ants were in the midst of the crowd, it is
matter of surprise that. so few were hit
Mr.. Shepherd received three bullets in his
body, but is not supposed to be mortally
wounded, Mr.. Sherrard was shot through
the head by a young man of the name of
Jones, whom Gov. Geary brought out with
him. Two other persons were wounded,
one a bullet in the leg, the other trifling
wound. h.e.8s s.411sl9s ,.EG -.rs --l
The young man Jones was arrested by
Sheriff Jones. He would,have been lynch
ed, but Geary ordered his troops to protect
him. Great excitement exists. 5..i..a
I'd The infamous Ex-Sherif Jones, the great
shot at, who so suddenly recovered his
paralysis at the saeking of Lawrence, gives
his version of the killing of Sherrard as fol-
lows: 81 I'd lsel sbsg u lala4-4 ff
p 1a2g IA LEccMproS, Feb. Is, 1851.
ri Atthree O'Clock P. NJ, about one hum
dred abolitionists eongregated on Capitol
Square; resolutions were offered endorsing
Governor Geary and denouncing the insult
offered him by Sherrard ;. whereupon he,
(Sherrard) mounted the stand and denounc-
ed those who condemned him as towards, |
rascals, and scoundrels; after which free |!
solier py the name of Shepherd and Sher-
rard goI INTO a difficulty and fired upon
each other. Shepherd was shot five times
by Sherard. participated somewhat |
and got my watch chain cut in twain bv n
ball. After which, man by the name Of
John, A. w. Jones, friend and landlord of
Geary's, shot Sherard in cold blood and
malice, the ball taking effect in his head
and fracturing the skull. He is expected
to die every moment, a,frd trf
Sherrard dies the death of brave man;
he is now insensible. His last words were
to his father, that @he died in vindication
q ms honor and the rights of the South"
no hopes Of his recovery. 49,
Another Pro-slavsy fre-eater writes
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