New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-28
EXCITING KANSAS NEWS.
rREE-STATE MEN SHOT AT FORT SCOTT,
LEAvxnwoR1n CITY, Monday, May 81, 1853, I
Via RnnNIXILLI XedrhadAY Nay %. 1873.

I.NAvynwoRTu CITY, Monday, May 81, 1853, I
Via BoosLyILLE, Wednesday, Msy 90 1853.
A stage just arrived from Lawrence brings The Re
publican extra containing letter dated Moneka, Linn
County, May 20. stating that the 10Th sparty of
Plo.Slavery meu from Missouri came into the trading
pest situated the road from Fort Scott TO Lsaven-
worth where it the Usage, taking two men
named Andrews and Campbell prisoners.
Fsrtl er on they captured Mr.. Stilwe, recently from
lows, and man pamed Reed. They then continued
on the read toward Kansas City until they had cap
tured twelve men, when they halted in deep ravne,
and their prisoners, with the exception Of Andrews,
who they dismssed from custody, formed in line,
fred upon and five of them killed, namely: Messrs.
Stiliwen, Ross Colchester, Robinson and Campbell.
The remaining six were badly wounded.
After the accomplishment Of this blood work the
rufians rode Of The affair bad created tue most in
tenee excitement in Lawrence aud its immediate neigh
borbood and force was being organ zed to pursue the
Perpetrators Of the outrage. Gen. jim Lane was at
IawIence, but ii was net known whethe' he would
participate in the pursuit. The sources from which
thi, information is obtained considered as entirely
reliable
The contested Probate Judgeshp was decided to-day
ty Judge ecom pe 10 favor Of Gardner aud adverse TO
Peikip..
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
81. LoUIs, Thursday, May p, 1853.
Tie RepnJLcon's Westport correspondent gives a
totally different version Of the affair, reported from
Lesvenworh. 1t appears that Capt Hamilton and
some twenty Others who had been driven from Lrn
County by Montgomery men, after placing their
families in safety in Missouri, determined to return to
the Territory to look after and protect their property
On approaching Chonteau trading post on the morn
ing Of the 10Th, the party noticed that the place had
mistake en- them, for Montgomerys men came out to
meet them, when they were ali taken prisoners.
From one Of the prisoners Capt. Hamilton learned
that number of the robbers stationed at Sny-
ders a fortified house short distance from Chonteaus
poet. Under the promise that they would return home
the prisoners were disarmed and released.
Capt Hamil:ons party then proceeded to Snyders
house which was situated in ravine, and hanked by
rcck walls Dividing Etotwo parties, they approached
it from opposite directions, and hearing gun fired on
the side of the bill, charged the spot, where they
found the men they had just released, who had par
tally armed themselves at q neghboriDg house, and
taken shott cut for Suyders.
fight ensued resulting in the death Of ten of the
robbers, among whom Capt. Reed, one of Mont
gomery's Board Of Commissioners before whom all
prisoners are tried In few minutes the main force
in Snvdeis house rushed to the woods and escaped.
This correspondent distinctly Sstes that not Missou
an took part in the affair but that all were OF Hamil-
ton patty, who had been driven from the country
A few tlays before,