New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-30
TIE MCGEE FRAUD-JUDGE CATO ISSUES
A WRIT-STANTON CHALLENGED BY
SHERIFF JONES.

SHERIFF JONES.
Cor..pond. nee The st. Louis Republican
LAWRENCE, X. T., Oct 81, 1857.
Matters are quiet 10 town, and better feeling PEE
yails toward the Governor and Secretary.
Fraudulent returns have been received from MCGEE
County q. Lecompton, adding over thousand names
10 the Est and giving those votes to Ransom and tho
Slavery candidates for the Legislative Assembly,
Those returns bear internal evidences of fraud, and
fortunately defeat themselves they have fsed to
dess the offices for which the several candidates
were voted for protest filed yesterday, signed
nv ,eSera citizens Of that district and sworn TO- setting
forth tba. there are not fifty adult white male citizens
of the United Ststes residing within the County OF
McGee that the said county belongs to the ChsroHee
that there are no white residents mere ous
traders aud mssionares that the Indian he mas peea
exingushed 10 part Of the sai mcGee Coun'y, ana
that was specially reserved by the organic act out OF
the Tenit2y of Kansas and constitutes no part OF II,
and that sny elections held there have no more erect
upon the people OF kanads than pave nose nsil IN
Missouri or Arkansas. I credibly informed that
the Cove NOR and Secretary will reec. these returns
and will give certificates OF election 10 the Free-SHe
me nbers.
TIE following document was aeslg'ed 10 ne eeI'ea
on GOV. Walker and Secretary Stanton yesterday.
dcnptv ~ Iutchers the late Sheriff, called Oh them to
serve the wit, and LEI, copy. The Governor politely
informed the deputy that his principals term Oh once
ay VII,
Walker. was qualified on iha. day; snd .ha, he would
not scetp service ION othe' 'iIAl 's" o"'' "'
writ is a. follow: o
T,ri.,,y Of Eon.s-To ROBERT J. W.LhEs Governor OF
K.,., r. rory aud FREDERICK p SrANroS, Secretary OF
The sane Greeti.g: Wheysas samuel Jonfs WI hAl'
A. WskeT WI: wsD., C. TAoapson, TaoI as D. p:
Syhss md B. Windsor haze sen elected ts 81 .ne
ys ar three rsrntd members Of toe Coonc the "a
T a. n bers House II Rspe.e atatves OF the sa
aPPo:sd Sy -" 70 Of Jo5s.on and oons a. zoe
- 70 wit: the jth AID 9th days Of Oe"bef 1884,
n,Lt n be commissioned Connci men snd hefc,sI
,iyrs by you nevetees yon no, oeos iSnof oi VIC
- sarrs your ou.y tie reiI nave not oriy rrflsed
,hmsh ,bsnto Trduii-l by the sad member, ef.et,
10 ,-u. item their cenihcstss ot eIrS''on o.s ye.
damage Of the aid members eiecI = % ~, -n..is
IN, rset.taoe We therefore. being Wiling tnss sPey
,.ie- shoui BE- done u their b-hAi DO oop4oe a.
you ia. I, sia.sy ser the rees p OF tI' VIZ ~.
r.n. ~. Ia members elect ~ Be granted tnen
election sud 10 .uiy thu chas- % u ~ you M
grant oerti A. IS s'oIe's a. e.. :. III.
lie ~ lnovr 70 US LecO PIN ON 'hs On dsJ OF o'
10, y 1857 and hsye you then and there III, VII -
WINES. my band and sea- t1i sTg "a g caro-.
"Juis. 81 Judicial Ds;uct 2n.a. Territory
The wit, il viii b. seep, was not dire:t.d 10 ao!
ui.i,tc,inl officer but the Governor and Secretary
as oras,,d 2, axe service and return. Inc GJVsi-
nor ocked upon II face, ard tIestsd as susn'
He declared be would do HE dl.y aAd what was Isn',
de q, pd Il. Of any threats msnacee Hhisn 10 snI
b. bfon1ht 10 bear upon him.
Understand that s. J. Jones. EI-Saefi1 Of Douglas
Conr.v ,ert ehsllerse 10 Mr.. Stanton yesterday
| !: l. r Jught BY some that the PAIass VIII "es''
| ;stuph il i 70 be hoped rot. -
| a Ere. State man came near beng she' ~ b'evnp
| to4 Yesterday. A aru.keA roFdy ran tn,9sgs sDe
| stree, ,syitg, "Afy MAJ VITO ,aoer-sd J'm iAss
"wss liar 6VsaId and n'e!." APpnsse'Ss