Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-01-04
Later from -Bloodslicd at Fort Scott.

SAYS the correspondent Of the Chicago Press
and Ir,61He, under date Of Lawrence. Fec. -
We were greatly surprised To-day 10y the aui-
'al II n delegation from Fort Scott, Ho repre-
sent that matters are taking a more serious
turn than ever before and that blood has once
more been split upon Our soil. NF. Bluif Sher-
if of Bourbon county. Mr.. Campbell Deputy
Marshal of the same. aud James Jones, editor oi
the Fort Scott De1nocrat are among the dele
gates They have come up TO communicate the
Facts to Governor Iedary. who arrived at his
post only two days ago. They state that or,
Thursday morning last. at an early hour, Capt
Montgomery, Al the head of about one hundred
men, marched into Fort Scott with all tie par
aPhernalIa of war, including howItzer. former
~ used IN this place. That they first released
Mr.. Rice, who had formerly acted under
Montgomery, hut has recently been convicted Of
theft and murder, and was then in custody
therefor. de was set free on the ground that
tt'0-c uI" ,lf'tf-cS were bygoucS, auQ meme Of
has party should suffer for offences committed
while they were IN a state of oTcn warfare urou
their pro-stavery enemies. Thus far, their ac-
ton may be unsuitable, but orr inf1fmers state
that the party Immediately commenced fiung
upon store occupied by Deputy Marshal If
tie. who was wounded last summer bv Mont
Conlery's men, when they were attacked (.v the
tinted States troops under Captain Andersor
lhe father OF this young Little was member Of
the Lecompton Constitutional Convcntion-l
hot pro-SiaTery IaltIzan-aud has ALWAYS hre,
identified IN eur difficulties Mr. Little was
shot dead at one of the FIRST fires through tho
window, and 1t Is stated that his body was
dragged from the store, when the party entered
and helped themselves to tile most valuable c,,,,
tents. taking in nil several thousand dollars
oiher shots. were fired by both part and SOW,
erai We're wounded. Such IS the substance Of
their narrative TLcy have visited Tie Govern
or Today and returned here again This evening.
They report that tie received them mos kirdIv
ana regarded their complaint - matter of the
utmost Importance 10 Southern Kansas But tb,s
was nus INITIATIVE, and he mus, not act without
consideration and Prudence
Tie w"uld decide In a dav or two --r,oY --.,,,o
mode THAI ln his judgement would restore l,eac
10 that section of The Territory Among the
propositions discussed, enc project was To declare
martial law. another 10 use th, trCors as y r.ssf
another 70 call upon disintcrested shcriffs 10 as
SIS. from other counties bringing large 1,nssos
ana have ali who are implicated in lie late
murder i"rclbly taken by them, and still anoth
a. t7 SEND Gown "a committee 10 learn and re-
l"Et al The :aCtS from hu,h sides.
ms report seems rather orpaytr in nr,,,osi.;or
70 montgomery. All Kansas tetureSts Of ms
y 'ad nave Two sides % the view. When We
A'afl The other II viii BE time enorrb ~ 3n-
Sl"e lR' tialIy. 1t present. tie case looks ~
ceeoluEiy bad tor Montgomery. and I III J.
NE last lo seek 20 shield hIm from Justice ii he
tis ilahscenoed the mea~ufe of lI,rrte,.it,- -
houEh have USUALLY defended his +a--,,.- -
oE' ne bounds 81 Stoical prurrietv vase i}f7ta /
-.niewN tat when man X driven ia The wa}l = /
lie news Is not YET cold Of Il midnirb. a+r7cl I
,pon Montgomery by twelve armed 49,,
now not. l'Aa'