Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-06-10

The Dead and Wounded of the Linz
County Massacre.
Especial Correspondence of the Chi. Tribune
LAWRENCE, May 81, 1913

Especial Correspondence of the Chi Tribune
LAWRENCE, May 81. 1888.
On Saturday two of the wounded men
o. the Linn county massacre were brought
into town on bed, having been three DAYS
on the road from the Trading Post. -
and they are still in town, awaiting con
ference with Gov. Denver, relative TO tax
ing legal steps Immediately for the arrest
and punishment of the murders. Thcs
men can give the names of all, or nearly
all, of the twenty eight who fired upon
them, but for evident reasons their names
are not given. There were among the
gang not less than six who ha an init
mate acquaintance in the neighborhood.
and with the party of men tley so 70 j. s.
sassinate,l. AT least three were members
of the Methodist Church Sonth and not
less than two Of the eleven prisoners were
members of the same church North.
Not one of the eleven victims had ever
been active in our former troubles, AMI they
are all what we term very conservative
Free State men. 1t is not improbable
that the faith of the survivors will h..
quickened hereafter For no other offence
than voting against the Lecompfon Con
stitution, their lives had been threatened
at various times, until they had grown har
dened to if, and felt no especial al. rm since
the troubles began south of tn, IN. This
c. a. Hamilton. who was Captain of the
gang had claim in the same neishbor-
hood where he had lived, until recently. and
had often threatened the life of Reed. Hair
grove and others. These Free State men
were not in the habit Of going armed when
abont their business, but on the morning
OF this atrocious crime, Mr. Hairgrove took
his gun with him into the corn field where
ne was planting and set it up at the end of
the row, with his coat spread over it.
w hen he was taken, he was down at tho
opposite end of the corn row and could
not get to it.
Rev. Mr. Read has been engaged as a
minister ever since he came to Kansas. in
March, 1857. After he was shot, he re-
NAMED conscious all the time, until he
wandered off some distance. At length he
found boy who procured him a horse, on
which he rode about ten miles.
give these few items as they were gath
cred from them in conversation. in addi-
ton to the statements that follow, taken
from them direct, for publication:
Here follow the names OF Rev. B. L.
Read. the Baptist missionary, late of New
port, Lake Co., H., Mrs Read, and Mr..
Hargrove, formerly of Marion District
% .th Caroline. The statements repeat
circumstantially the facts alteadv published
in onr columns The names of the dead
are John f Campbell. NJ. Robinson, Mr..
Colpetzer, NJ. Ross. and Mr. Stilwell
The survivors are Rev. d. l.. Read, VIM.
Halrgrove, Amos Hall, Austin Hall and
Mr. Snyder.
DR.. Miner being called to prescribe for
the men upon thoir arrival in Lawrence.
said:
| find VIM. Hairgrove shot in the shout
der with buckshot. One entered below
the joint on the back part Of the arm, and
the other two above. They passed back |
ward and lodged near the backbone. One
P stol shot struck on the under portion of |
the arm and passed through the axil and |
then under the chest. wounding the lungs. |
snd lodged in the muscle Of tbs opposite