Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-08
THE FREE STATE .OUTRAGES.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
The "Free State men unUilling to have tie
Criminals punished


The following is an extract from the st.
Louis Republican
You will remember that Gov. Denver
sent an express to examine into and report
upon these difficulties. The result is about
as follows:
On Sunday, the e3d'May, news was re-
ceived at Lecompton that serious difficult
ties had again arisen at Fort Scott. where
upon the Governor dispatced messenger,
who left on the morning of Monday to in
vestigate the cause Of the disturbance and
all other facts relative to it The express
has since gone through the entire affected
district, and now reports to the effect that
give.
Upon reaching the agency Of the Sacs and
Fox Indians, he was told that the settlers
expected an attack that night He stay
ed there that night, but no attack was made
Several horse thieves were pointed out to
him during his stay; the were mentioned as
being Of Montgomery's company and of the
party to make the expected attack.
On the following morning he proceeded
to the trading post on the Marais-de seigne
river, on his way to that point, he was met
by well known ruffian of Montgomery's
band, who goes by the elegant sobriquet of
pickles" This man stopped him and de-
manded the nature of his business. The ex-
press bluffed him off to some degree, pre-
tending to be of the same opinion as was
our highwaymsn, after sundry curses, the
agent put spurs to his horse, and succeeded
in obtaining clear coast. It was subse-
quently ascertained that "Pickles" was ON
the road looking for Col. Mitchell, conser-
vative free State man, who had refused to
take an oath prescribed by Montgomery to
support him and his band against arrest or
molestatlon by the authoritiss; his instsuc-
tions being to asaassinate him - dangerous
Upon arriving ct the post above mention.
ed, some thirty-five or forty men of the
free State party were found under arms
Upon inquiry. they united in saying that
Montgomery was the cause Of the troubles,
for that until he had come in with . band
Of horse thieves and this had given rise to
upon the one side or the other. They also
stated that this band of men had run off al
the pro-alavery men from Linn and Lyking
counties. and that they had subsequently, in
some instances, violated the persons of the
females Of the families left behind BY the
ostractsed men and where such Was NOT
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naked, before this internal crew Of black.
guard rsfhan& Every pro-slavery man
had by this time left Linn county, and but
few we're in Lyking.
Having committed these feats Of gsllan-
try, Montgomery and his choice spirit fell
upon the Free State men. having stolen
such Of their animals - were come at-able.
The messenger further learned that on
the Wednesday following these outrages,
Capt Chaa Hamilton, late Of Georgia .
pro-lavsry man, who had been run off,came
back with twenty eight men-returned to
the trading post; they were oil armed
with double barrslled guua The people
hearing Of his approach, many Of them. say
to the nambsr Of ffty.fvs, placed them
selves under command Of Montgomery to
oppose the other, and - Hamil6ou end his
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