The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-19

,ct on the principle. that
Beauty when unadoyned is adorned the most.
Life Illustrated
FEaRFL, TRAGDY LEAvENW0RFH
CITY. KANSAS.
The Geographic dispatches published, gave
an account Of fearful tragedy enacted ut
l.eayenworth city, Kansas. on Friday night
and Saturday morning last. Andrew Stew.
AT, Esq, editor Of the Steubensille lOhlo
Union, who left Leyenworth on Saturday,
night last, has furnished the st. Louis Demo.
crat with the following details:
On Friday night, the 5lst nlt., a man nam
cd Stephens, living IN Kansas city, came up
to Leayenworth. and, while spreeing around.
went into drinking shop called the Ward
House. The barkeeper, named Balnes. be-
came very friendly, and after getting Ste.
phens quite drunk, proposed walk up the
river, and took him TO a spring on the bank
OF the Missouri river just above the Planters
House, where they were met and assaulted
by two men who demanded their money or
their lives. The barkeepcr Baines. gave his
money up and ran oil. When he got TO the
lower end of town he gave the alarm that
man was being robbed up the river at the
spring. Several parties Of the citizens I'm.
medately went up and arrived on the spot
Just in time 10 fluid poor Stephens crawling
out Of the river. his body and hands beaten
and bruised with stones aud clubs. and his
chest and shoulders bearing several terrible
stabs and cuts. Tie citizens ran to his as.
sistance, but the unfortunate victim. though
struggling to speak, WAS too far gone. aud
presently died without being able To utter
single word about the manner Of his death or
the names OF his murderers.
Suspicion at once alghted upon the bar
keeper, Baines, and 50 outraged were the
people, and SO violent the presumptlons OF
his guilt, that posse Of the citizens at once
arrested and held him III close custody. The
news IN the meantime spread like wild hire
All over the city. and the excitement grew
intense, An immediate trial Of Baines was
demanded, anu finally il was agreed that he
should be hung on the spnt, without Judge Or
Jury. A rope was procured and put around
his neck, aud already he was drawn up 70
the limb of an oserhangIng tree, when he e..
pressed wish 10 make confession. Inc
crowd yielded aad let him down % the ground.
STARTLING CONFESSION.
lie said that he ami two other men. one
named Jonn Qusrles, from South Carolina,
and the other called knawlton. had laid the
plot BY which Stephens was robbed aud muir.
dered, and that the same men had murdered
another man a short tine before aud thrown
the body into the Missouri river. lie stated
! alsu that he aud the men knawlton and Qlarle,
belonged to an organized b,dy Of twenty.
five men. who lived aud carried on the busl.
ness Of robbiug aud numbering in Leasen.
worth city, ON the island opposite the city,
aud in the towns Of Lawrence aud Topeka.
lie then gave the names of as many Of the
gang a. he could remember TO the authorities
Among the revealed eonspirators was WIN.
Woods. the proprietor Of tie greater part Of
Leayeuworth Island. aud regarded BY his ae-
quaintances rs an huDest nlsn aud good eitl.
zen. A party proceeded at once To arrest
him, ami, alter making 4 through search ol
his house. found flos,lty fire hundred dotlari
IN counterfeit money a lot Of connterieitng
plates aud other instruments, and klJt aal
pistol belonging 10 me murdered man. Ste
phsns. At these conclusive proofs Of ih,
correctness nf the confessions Of Balncs ihs
people were deeply moved. and held counsel
together 10 large aud small parties during th'
whole night.
THH PROCEEDINGS oy saruRpAy-oUARLEs An
BAISEs HUSG.
While tie examination was goingo on. judy,
Lecompte was outside making a sperel
and expos ;uIating with The angry crowd 10 "a
yor 81 law and order. Tie cry of Hang en-
The ID mu-dereIs.' arose frequently IRON
, The NIB. but tie miidrr counsel. seemed Il
DC prevailing. when 1t once some one shnu
ted, H. tile csiabuD.r 10 The ealabuDse
and away i crowd u about fifty maddenei
men started ~ that direction. The balance
II de people followed after il smaller par
. ties, leaving Judge LecDmpte alnu.t alone
and the mayors office relieved ui ils thronl
d spectators. They hal been gone about fl
iren minutes, when heard great yell.
, started after the crowd. and followed Il q
the bank Uf creek. which divides south IN,
north Leayenworth, where there was steel
bank, AMI Oh is edge a large elm tree.
reached the spot just in time 10 see Qlarle
! suspended from the tree, gra.pnig IN lh
/ agones Of death at lherope which was arouh,
his neck, while several Of the mub yer
swinging on TO his arms and legs. TO make b.
/ death sure. Ills body had hardly ceased IL
commissions when the shout WAS raised 70
B4ines.
The rope was placed around his neck. snl
he was led to tie edge Of the bank, whe
some one Of the citizens appeared By hi
, side, aud with a watch IN his hand demanded
! five minutes time for further confessions.
= They granted IL; when Blines said, il the
wOuld let him. he would show then anotle
man ~ town who vas concerned 10 the ope
) rations Of the gang. lie was then taken Il
the calaboUsr, but for some reason did no
. give satisfaction to the people. and the
. demanded his body tobe returned TO them.
! Tie wife of Baines also appeared and in