The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-24
AFFAIRS IN KANSAS.


Our le<ompton Correspondents.
Lncorros e. T., May Il, 1857.
gc-s, x.oysrc s~d Us Cansque~ces-Spcdy Jusso'-rN
WsaAlr AND tie Crcps-Kt Another ksrier-rhe Uns"c-
ozyta 1pew,s 20 ARREST TIE Accused-Bdd Men in kaasU
Additional nsseS Rduns-rhe Free Sta,e Bog4s OFF
csois' fess~p heir Rcogisa~cs Ippear and be led
fs~ Us~ryono~ n tTsne-A Ndle ProscquS enerd in ne
Tssas~ Oases-Re~axs # tie Unstsd States DiS,sc Al
tU~y.
We Informed you last epistle that four horses had
been stolen from the hotel livery stable in this town,
then supposed, by certain free State prisoners Who
had that nigh. escaped from the AArshas deputy This,
however, Proved far the free STATE prisoners
concerned to have been mistake; In short the horse,
are back again bot their riders seeo their last sleep upu
the PRAIRIE having been pursued, overtskeu aud killed
The o~ng the facts Of the case they have been
narrated 10 by OF the party, Who Gin at the
death"
He says eve but three In number, and the
thieves bar six hours the start OF but dis
covered their track the Topeka road few miles dis
tast from this pane By popularity OF the horses
hoods an ehoens we were enabled to follow their trail
though occasionally fault until arrvala s Smith ferry
acrcssane Il the river SIX miles tn Of topeka
Hero We oSaned such information from ferry master
As1red were the right track and moreover.
thai DE bor~<s Of the mettivos sadly Hre, OR
cohrse led across the military road aud prairie
Ill we struck the Nebraska trail Here We found that the
thsvcs had gone Nebraska We accordingly OBJ
tanned three double barSelIed shot guns . kind
hearted young hd, who lent them with great pleasure
when she the object had in view There
Ioa Ted With sha continued the chase came
IN eight o. the thieves eight miles his side Of the Ne
brasEA no who put their horses under whip aud spur
upon discovering that We were In pursu OF them er
chasing The rasca nearly fvur miles inside ii Nebraska
shey found that they caud fly further and turned u
AeAt forming line a. they did SO across the rosd We
teD@y stops or they fired round With their revolvers
and then turned and fei We pursued and they made
pressed on We bad NOT fred on our side because we
wished only 10 make sure Of Our men, hut to avoid
bringing down our guns we discharged them with er
feet TIE man who fell hrst threw up his hands an
shrekcd fred and then dropped upon the ground
This the rider of the gray belonging TO aart sons
Er,res@ c. mpsuy the man on the bay folio Sed
when the suvisors clipped from their ides aud
sher heels but they were ared upon they hsd travelled
% rods, an Ia upon the fed. We then took
and shaw belonging 70 one OF the thieves and departs
road cp wson wrote Horse thieves iefest The h, .es
are terribly injured ana worn down, rode no less
than $50 miles " i B. than four days.
These meu, sho~e names were unable t. aCertain,
rather ee,ss than otherwise in their appearance
they were quite young too none Of them appearing
So much or ,hl nsrrsve OF frontier crime and speedy
retribu'ioo. We fancy that horse stealing in these parts
viii gr' quite rnfash nabe did the office OF
stable during the gubernat'riai rule in New
Of the encwned Walter vou T~ler
The spring ~eath-r here has 40 far boon no unpro
pnous. To day AID yesterday have beep cold 70
render arca pseessary for comfort IL 10 have
longer continuance Of IT, and In particular unless
heavier rsiss than we have as yet been visited with
must expect ,ho,t crops and cIneQuebt d stress C,rn
al 81 80 to 81 10 per bushel and amo at that
We have yet another m rider 10 chronicle. A driver
employed upon Richardson's express, named Joseph
Smith, shot dead ersy 10 the streets Of Franklin
cause The hall entered Smiths back as he turned to run
ranged upwards towards the heart, and caused death
Al most insanty hchee II even no. under int ctuent
for the murder OF Ga eahou In September last MarshA
Dennis and small lsft here at late ho
night OF the murder with writ from Judge CATO,
crime The Ma, sha reached NcGhee's cabin, m dway
between Franz I'm nd Lawrence, at daybreak, after
assist him In making the arrest but they were all .ck
dAnt think best" SO the Marshal sent " these
desperadoes bowe with but three men Forum aely for
e Marshal hays he found the McGhees had LETT home
N. state 0, roccy here Just nov r depor.sle far
week the law continues to iaiius Jadge Lynch and
aviespce Committee viii ,ake the matter In hand
Judge cAios court ned for business the usual
bosr hi u0rpipg Tho ouy interest," no sever
which ransp red the fore ure OF the defendants.
Geosr versus the Territory Of Kansas. for usarp.io Of
oace Judges Of Election In the county OF Calhoun
Aanos q the Territorial statutes In such cases made aud
Upcn the opening of the Court this arte-n>on, the
Unied S,s,es District Attorney. william weer. E-q +,
the docket Of whoh the Unitei the
Tsosecutor Mr. weer ADDED that he made this mod In
Of the advice OF the acting Governor Secretary
antnn and The belief thai his the promises
would be In suic accordance with the With or the general
eovcrpmeot, ~ one calculated 70 restore hsrmon' and
preserve the pcace AZ kanfas.
Upon The CONCLUSION 81 the United Staes pric Attor
neys remarks, Judge Smith, OF free state notcrety and
recently sdmt,c nbe OF the Ksnsss bar aud 10
swrcd OF Mr. weer whether this rol pvneeq,s ocuded
the prosecutions fer usurpaou II Office In DEFIANCE u the
Territorial laws Judge smith We believe, has per
eonal n tescst In these prosecutions
The United state Dstrict Atom replied that be pre-
sumed The toucs offences which the rerrrt oi Kan
sss the prosecutor, would be disposed OF In sims-
nsnner those fo' treason against the Und States, but
that the quesob could not be definitely settled, unit ~ls
deced he'her the right &c prosecors hi" rested IN him
self Neworne, he District Attorney for the Terri
tory ot Kansas which question will be argued this week,
Ex Gov shannon having been retained by Mr., NewSon
will probably Ne decided In favor OF Mr. Wecr 8dt In
any resul far the Territorial political trials
are concerned will probably be the IN that VI the
CAscs under the United sas,~e Law
We regard the acton ~ secretary Stanton advising
and Mr. Weer In CARR ing out the entering OF rou> pro
sys In these easfn trials wise and lite one; II u
undoubtedly but anciraon ri thu in sfuctons winch
are already their from Wazhngop