New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-02

ordered the others to get into wagon and rde In
q half mile further they cane to missionary BY the
name Of the Rev. Charles Read They ordered him
IN u ID. veg, o, AID dismissed Andrews. They c'n-
~ u,d On .o- two niles and half, when they had
tex twelve mer.
Theee nen hsd been taken when at their work
without resistance, and unsrmed and mad never been
implicated il the troubles IN Kansas They were con-
On arriving at a deep rsvine, in skirt Of timber,
the counerder called q halt The prisoners were
termed into Lne abeut five yards in advance Of the
toisemen.
The cen rnand vss given to Present arms Fire"
Every nan dropped. -Four were killed dead All
IN. cne OF the Others were badly wounded The Ruff
f-r- th,n wheeled their horses and gaoped off, In
few minutes three of them returned and searched
their victims for money. They kicked the men and
rollsd them over very roughly to zee if they were
dead Finding one only slightly wounded, Rufisn
nut revolver to his and fred rsmsrkirg thst he
had always found that the most certsin shot he could
make He took the key Of the safe out of Campbel's
pocket, saying There was money in that safe, and
'she would come back some night and get IT,"
The names Of the killed are:
VIM. Stillwell of Sugar Mound recently fr IN 10 va.
He IL young man. with young and beautiful wife,
and two young children. he felt perfectly safe re-
marking to a companion that ''he was Free
Mason" and It is said that Free-Msson, DR..
Hamilton of Fort Scott, shot hirn. He was killed with
double berreed shot gun loaded with pistol slls,
the charge entering his left breast. He was highly
esteemed in this neghborhood, and hi. death will be
avenged.
Patrick Ross IA Irshmsn and had been driven
from his claim on the Little Usage BY the same gang
Mr. opetzer was a farmer from Pennsyy anis.
Michael Robinson, the same FROM Iowa.
John r. Campbell, stoerkeepsr. from Peunsy
vania. He was young man, highly estsemsd, aud
tad 70 family.
The wounded are William Hairgrove and his brother
Asa Hsrgroye formerly of Georgia, who came hereto
live In Free State. This is the head and front OF
their offending. Also the Rev. Charles Read, Bsp-
list preacher from Wisconsin, who moved into that
place week ago. He was badly wounded and crept
into the woods ard not found TIL morning. Amos
Hall and bis BROTHER Austin Hall, who was not uurt,
but fell from prudential reasons Charles Snyder was
slphtly hurt IN the leg and back.
The n tfisn band led by Brockett, of Fort Scott,
and scoo npsnied by DIR. Hamilton aad Others OF taal
Mace who have made themselves notorious Tor Two
teas past. There were twenty-five IN all, and tney
we're ell acquainted with the men whom they Killed,
executing Stnlwe. Eight of them lived in Kansas, and
seyeLtesn in Missouri Most OF these seventeen lIyei
in and around West Point. This ace was the Bor-
der Rutian headquarters in 90, having blue Iooge,
and being the rendezvous of the Southern army Of
invasion under Gen. Clark and the secret chamber OF
the Council OF Ten" who decided the fata OF prs-
one1s and of settlers during thst gloomy year
The murders were committed yesterday at clock.
The news spread like wildfre over the country, aud
bef)re midnight 800 armed men had assembled ut the
Tradiog Post Scouts sent into Missouri, but no
clue could be found to their retreat Most OF the peo
pe in the State condemned the act, and were willing
Wa should take them if we could. 1t is supposed the
rufiiaus are at West Point, and our men are now
marching that place. with tie Intention oil taking
them-pesceaby il we can and forcibly II we must
Can't, Montgomery and his men are here. The other
citizens generally are not organized There are no
arms IN the country excepting sporting guns, and not
half OF the men have tbOse. Brgadler-Generai NC
Daniel is with the company but having no military
knowledge he does not attempt any organization or
discipline. The men, however, being determined to
fight will 90 on whether they have officers or not.
K. b. Mitchell Is taking honorable part, and Is
aiding Gen. Mcdaniel.
God at anda
nen.
Linn County this year. 30 you Will see the necessity OF
sending us some arms. Crowds OF men assembled
who could not 20 for want of them. The old men
were on hand to steady the boys, for 1t has come to
this. that every must fight or run. L noticed Mr.
Wattes the Rev. Mr.. Adds, Mr.. Arthur, aud several
Others of tho old citizens and old meD. A tow vi tue
timld may saye. but the general feeling Is, lie or
death in Kansas
Four o'clock D. m.--This letter is oOrroborated by
several messages from that vicinity. Capt. Mont
eomery, with about 100 men, WAS occupying Wsst
Point, Missouri, at lat advices. ED. Lar. RIP.
Correspondence Of The Missouri Democrat
LEAvEswoTRH CITY, May "a, 1853.
Nontgomerys mounted corps at Sugar Creek are
undoubtedly a small band Of hghwsymen-snd we
hope that no respectable New-York or ST. Louis jour
mol will undertake to apologize for their petty rascal
ites but the attempt to fasten their acts upon the
Free. State OF the Territory, Is absurd Let me
mention ore or two of their late exploits: Ken
.uckian of the name of Qudnuck, Stranger in the
Territory, was travelling in the neignoorhood OF
Sugar Creek, when he was set upon by band OF
these marauders. He in search OF claim TO
settle upon with his family, having previously sold
his property in Kentucky With one pistol to his
brea and one to his eide they Intercepted him as to
his buzz ness.
Pretending to be dissatisfied with his answers, they
ordered him to open small vaise which he carried
in bis hand. He was not sufficiently prompt IT Sc ems,
so thew snatched it from him and opened it then-
I ad nd in
Il latter in pocket-book They took both his money
and his clothes and they rode of told him to leave
the Territory In the act OF dsmOuntlng one OF them
Rad inadvertently dropped two newspapers-they had
fallen ont of his pocket-wlich Quldnuck picked up
when they had gone away.
The name Dyer-a peIne conspicuous IN Montgom-
ery's band-was written on both papers. Thus Is the
substance of statement in 6otall made under oath
by Ouidnuck before the Grand Jury recently convened
IT Fcrt Scott and upon which TN indictment for rob-
berry against Dyer was found immediately.
While pundsring the house of Free State man,
thew encountered some slight resistance from his wife
slight indeed it must have been-who, it seems, is
a woInsn of spirit. The brutal set revenged them
selves by compelng her, under pam OF instant dea,a
TO strip naked and pace up and down Tor stated
time between their ranks.
Did woman ever endure such degradation in a
Christian land The most lusttul tribe OF INDIANS,
whose prisoners run the gauntlet OF the double ME,
would scorn such hdeous and unmany cruelty toward
a woman.
The Learencorth Times, in republishing the above
letter, Gays:
The details, as published, were furnished By Aug9s-
tus Wattles TO The laurence Republican. A. ID.
Richardson, Of The Boston Journal, brought the ex
ira over and informs that the facts as gwen were
confirmed from three distinct and respectable sources
He is cool and sagacous observer, and though as
posed at fret to regard the story very much coored
csme TO the conclusion, after careful exanlnaIion
that il was true.
NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY.