New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-24
ASSAULT UPON GEN POMEROY or
KANSAS.
Of The ". Y. Tribune.

| Core sponeeDcs Of The ~ Y. Tribune.
LAwREscE, Apnl Is, 1853
KaDsas City, which many enormously believe to be
n KeI sas just the asylum of most desperate
gspg of Kansas outlaws, among whom are Col. II'u'
Dick Murphy Of LesveDworth, Bill Miller Of Park
Vile Kelly Of AtcbisoD, and others not less awese
less notorious. Titus k.eps fashionable saloon and
g.mbhpg shop, which is the resort OF gres. numbers
Cf the citizens; and with the support ef his gang he
marages to rule the town by bullying and bravado
pr, mir ent citizen Of the town stated short time
since that no man was safe there who was known 70
be in possession of money.
But transaction occurred day before yesterday
which will hereafter the town t, be sh uDned by
al lovers of peace and order. This nothing less
than gross, brutal and murderous attack by the
Titus gang upon Gen. Pomeroy who was 10 Kansas
City on private business. Tne General had been at
tendirg sult for the collection Of money on some
properly he had sCd in toe town. and just as he was
descending the Court House steps, Titus, who, With
his gang, bad cen watching fer him, assaulted him
with his GALE at the same time utterng the fJulest
abute fer some alleged publication in The Squaher
SGrcrffen-a paper in which POueIoy once owned an
interest. The assault violent aud unexpected,
aud Titus well prot c,ed by hs gang, that no one tor
a moment dared ~ iDtefe P0me roy told Titus toa,
he was upaImed hen tie latter thre his own pl-to
on the ground, inviting the General u tsKe II
ard shoot if he dared at the time that hs body
guard held their reviewers cockeo, reahy 10 riu-
die Pcmeroy if be made motion IN sedeiense
Judge KaufInau the acting Judge, who wss just leav'
ing the Court. House, made movemeot OF interfer-
ence when Dick Murphy, with revolver presented,
bid bin desst or be would blew his brains out The
City Marsbal stood ty aud never lifted hand to sup
pre.s the violence The Mayor, VINO vas also on the
spot ally bid the Marshal arrest Titue, which the
officer refused TO do HIS deputy finally interfered.
and made the srrest, while Pomeroy was conveyed
10 the house of a physician.
Titus after his arrest, bore himself like the bully
he s He proceeded up the steps alone, bidding the
Deputy Marsha wsk behind him. Daring his Trial,
he wore his weapons consplcuously difplsyes.
Next TO the grUssDess OF the outrage, the most re-
makable thing the hesitation of tue citizens In re-
garo 10 the punishment. The jury could not agree;
some being for tie largest fine known to the law
some for merely nominal one. In the latter, was
nephew tf Gen. Calhoun, who stood out TOR Il fine
Of dOlldrl
Finely, the Jury disagreed and new trial was
ordered which is to be had in few days. Meantime,
the illustIous BOroer Rufisn is at large buyng the
citizens az usual sDd exuiDg IN bis deed. de under
took to dragon the physician who attended Pomeroy,
for copsentipg TO do 70; but the medical man is
Soutterner snd gave back bis IN such u way
as fairly senced the bully, who by the way, is great
| coward. Only few Gays since, " Sheriff Jones
challenged him. ard compelled him to eat his words
Ger. Pomeroy's injuries are not dangerous fhe
bore Of Tie !, # actured, and some slghter in
iuries sus. aned He left the next day for Wysudol
| where he spent the night KANSAS.