New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-23

Ted. The Govennsn. Offices q. the Fort have ase
been so distributed and simipi.tered IS 70 give al
ard comfort 10 the Border Rufisps. The Fort - 10
tributaries water the country. The land " e1ceesi
ipgly rich and desirable, and notwithstanding the
start ob,sirtd by the Pfo-Ssvery faction ,he Free
State emigrsnis have become quite Numerous among
,bem and at this time outnumber them, Two 20 one,
in the county The Free State settlers chiefly 10
es.d in the north half Of the connty IN The vicinity
OF Sugar Mound, on the Osage' fort Seo.t - Twelve
or fourteen miles south. Ever since isst Ian the
Rorder Rufisns have been hagsssine the Free-Ssste
settlers by steslpg their horses and estue Cunning
their cabins and masking arrests under ItiIoss ehA,y-
es the object being to prevent tner reinsnns tne
rcunty Ard Getting control Of IL, ss they certainty
viii II No. driven out. The Free-Stue people hnaiy
AIMED Tor sefprOteC'ioD, and sent 10 uene.ss Less
for assistance from the Territorial militia forcs vas
sen. down under Col Phillips and afierssM unusI
Montgomery to arrest the rufians ard bripg them 10
justice. Forthwith Ransom, Clark, rugee, Moore ~
Co. dispatched express 10 Gov. Denver fcc y, o
troops 20 protect the cut throats. The troops wete
of course ser. to the Fort and since their arrval'
have not only secured the outlaws but have been en-
ployed by Clark, Moore Co. IN serving wrts snd
warrsnts upon the Prostate settlers, and making AZ
rests These troops consist OF two companies OF
dragons and composed Of the remains OF Buioruc
Georgia ard South Carohna tiibusters, who invaded
Kansas in 1896 and were whipped and cassed odck 10
the border by Jim Lane, Old Brown and WskeFsmen:
They were mustered into the United states amy, and
have been seryipc ever since. Instead OF sending
them TO Utah they have been retained IN the 1ernto-
~, 10 harass and persecute the tree->ta,e peope-
The rank ard te OF the other companies Of tne I'M
ted States forces stationed in Kansas, symp"'hlLe
with the free.Sta.e men, and consequently we're not
the sort Of troops wanted Fort Scott for The peculiar
services there 10 be performed
These explanations brig me to the particular sub
iect of this letter On the nth OF March gang Of
marauders about midnight, visited the farm house ot
settler FAMED Denton, and knocked at the door. he
asked what they wanted. They replied that hey nad
lost their way and wanted 10 inquire the rosd TO some
point lie got ont of bed and came othe door TO far-
nish the desired information, when ne was met by
volley of rifle balls, and fell across his own Threshold
dead man. The gang then went away Donton en-
grased from Missouri, and was Pro Slavery msn
when he first TO the Territory; bu, the criminal
conduct Of his party toward the FreeState settlers
converted him TO the Free-Sol cause. For this Of
ferse he suffered death al the hands Of his late po-
cal friends.
The murderers next went to the house Of Hendricks
who was watching with sick wife. lie was caledt 70
the door by the same pretext used on Denton, and
when he opened it the leader of the gang stepped for
ward and said Hendricks, You are damned Aboii-
ton traitor take that and fred bal from h.s
vover into bis breast at so short distance that his
clothes caught fire from the fash. lie turued around
ran tow ard the bed, exclsmiDg, oh God l sm
killed. He tell across his poor sick wife on the bed
and expired in less than minute. Hendricks had
also come from Missouri a Pro-S,avery msn, but
years re,idence in the Territory had cured him OF his
Border Ruian sympathies and he had become an Anti
IecomptOnte. He was popular an dinfiuentisi CIT
zen. 80, -,
The murderers were led by Bracket, who killed his
man las, Summer, at l.ecompton. lie was Gay rate
First Lieutenant a. the battle OF Black jack and ives
| taken prisoner by Old Brown that ssion, and
had hs worthless life unfortunately spared. lie
clerk in the Land Office of ExGov. Ransom a. Fort
Scott, and is prominent National Buchanan lecomp-
ton Democrat.
The next house Bracket and his Democratic gang
visited belonged 10 Free.State Democrat from Penn
syysnia name Davis They knocked a. before; Brack-
EFT was in the uniform Of u. :. soldier. tie sad he
was there with platoon OF men in search OF deserter
whom he had reason TO believe was secretef IN the
house. Davis told him 10 come in and sesrch-that
there was deserter under his roof When Bracket
entered Davis was sitting up in bed Bracket imme.
dately a. the distance OF five or sx fee di,onsrged
two shots from his revolver at hmboth bsls strik
ing him. and then retreatFd Davis was not killed,
| but severely wounded. lie recognized Brsckett's
| voice and face distinctly. The murderers, satisfied
with their nights massacre, returned TO the fon 10
the protection of the troops where they we're at our
| what should be done. The facts have aid be-
fore Denver and he has been requestedeefemoveth the
dragons from the Fort and let the Law take ITS course
fhe refuses he doubtless wl the people heresbout
are talking of taking him through course OF sprouts
that may not be good for his health. The nest OF pi
rates at Fort Scott be broken mp and brought TO
| Justice, or extermnsted from the Territory This is
resolved upon. II the thug cannot be accomplished
| by peacesble, legal means, stronger medicine VIII
be administered, in doses warranted either 10 cure
| or kill.
| Yesterday Sunday the Buchanan Postmaster Al
Lecompton got into a drunken row with a brother
Border Rufian when the latter stabbed him 80 Ter
ribly that he died within hour, which act reduces
| the attep uated National Democracy in Kansas one
more vote. People grieve most plteously over tho
Fad event, Yours, &c.