Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-06-02
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a stage has Just arrived from Iavroncs
bringing the Republican. uoytrn . ,,Li,l
contains a letter dated from Monel,o linn
county, on the 2lth, giving an account of
lhe alleged preparation OF a daring ont.
rage The letter states that on the ION n
party OF Pro-slavcry men. from Missouri
came INTO the trading post situated ON
We road irom Fort Scott To Leayeuwortb
("h9re II crosses the OsageD and took tyo
mon, named Andrews and Campbell pris.
oncrs. f'''
lhc band then marched forward. and
imlher mp captured Mr., Stilwell, recent.
~ lrom Iowa, and a man named Reed.
and continued on the road towards Kan.
sas City, till they had taken twelve men
prisoners.
. The party then halted in deep raylnc,
when the prisoners with the execution of
Mr. Andrews, who had been dismissed
irom custody were formed in n line and
hred upon. Five Of them were killed
namcly--Hessrs StilIwcll, Ross, Colchest-
er, Robinson, and Campbell, and six were
wounded.
! Alter the accomplishment of this bloody
work the band rode of.
/ The affair has created intense cXcitc-
/ mcnt at Lawrence and the vicinity, and a
force was being organized to pursue the
/ perpetrators Of the outrages.
/ General Lane was at Lawrence but if
was not known whether he would partici.
| pate in the pursuit
/ The contested Probate Judgoship was
decided to-day 10y Judge Lecompte in ia.
/ yor of Mr.. Gardner aAd adverse TO Mr..
Perkins.
ANOTHER VERSION OF THE AFFAIR.
st. Louis, May 27.-The westport cor
respondent Of the ReDuJAcai gives total
iy different version of the affair reported
from Leavenworth.
From this account it appears that Cap,
tam Hamilton and some twentj Others
who had been driven from LYNN county
by Montgomery's men, after placing their
families in safety in Missouri, determined
to return to the Territory to look after
and protect their property.
On approaching Choteaus trading post.
on the morning of the 10Th, tie party
stationed at that place mistaking them for
MonGomey's men, came out to meet
them, when they were all taken prisoners
by Hamilton's party.
From one Of the prisoners CAPT. Hamil
ton learned that the robbers LNontgom-
ery's band, were stationed at Snydcr's. n
fortified house, short distance from
Choutau's post
Under promise that they would return
home, the prisoners were released and
dismissed.
Captain Eamiltons party then pro-
cecded to the Snyder house, which is sit
uatcd in q rayinc, fanked by rocked walls.
Dividing into two parties, they approach.
ed it in opposite directions when hearing
a gun fired on the opposite side of the
hill, they charged on the spot, when they
discovered the men whom they had first
released. The lattcr had partially armed
themselves at a ncighboring house, and
taken short cut to Snydcr's house.
\ fight ensued, Resulting in the death
OF ten Of the robbers, among whom was
Captain Reed, one Of Montgomery's Board
OF Commissioners, before whom his pris-
oncrs are tried.
In few minutes, the main force in Sny-
der's house rushed to the woods and cs-
capped.
The correspondent of the Republican,
who gives the above account, distinctly
states that not a Missourian took rart in
the atlnir, and that IIamiton's party was
solely composed of the men who had been
driven from the Territory few days be-
fore.