The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-02-04

LECoMPToN, K. T., Jan. 2Sth, 1858.
The Legislature, since adjourning from
this place, have done but little. One of
their acts has created some little excite
ment. They have taken Linn and Bour-
bon counties (these are the counties where
all our recent troubles have taken place), |
out of the Third District, and annexed them
to the Second Judicial Diztrict, and organic
ed a Court to have jurisdiction in the coun-
ties of Douglas, Lykins, Linn and Bourbon,
to be held in the town of Lawrence, and to
continue in Session from day to day. for one |
year. after which time the counties of Beur- |
bon and Linn go back to their original dis |
trict, and the Court finally adjourned. The |
reasons for this step, as l understand, are
simply these: In the first place, should any |
one of the robbers be taken prisoner, and
brought before Judge WILLIAMSBURG pre-
sides in the Third District-he has not sufi-
Gent moral or physical courage to punish
them to the full extent of the law; and
knowing Judge Gilmore to be stern and
impartial man, and one who has both ply
steal and moral courage, and who soiU carry
out the law to the letter, they have annexed
the two belligerant counties to his District.
The reason for the long continued session
of this court can be accounted for in this
way. We are as yet entirely unprovided
with a Jail in which to keep prisoner after
he is once arrested 80 when there is pris-
oner to be tried he can have hearing i'm
mediately.
Some ten days ago the town of Law
renee was thrown into a state of excite
ment by the notorious Montgomery who
came stalking into town and delivered him.
self into the custody of the Marshal, who
at once took the valiant Captain before
Judge Elmore who wentinto a preliminary
examination which lasted about two days,
when he was bound over to appear before
the March term of the District Court, 1859,
in the sum OF $4,000. He Immediately
found persons to go his bond and was re-
leased. Among those who went Montgo-
mery's security were Mr.. Mitchell, member
of the House from Linn county, and Mr.
Ayers, first clerk of the House. Since
Montgomery's release from the custody of
the Marshal, he has been occupying the
time in delivering lectures on Southern
Kansas, indicating himself, &C., &C.
have no doubt that he has entirely purged
himself of any crime in the eyes of the Le-
comptonites, who have always upheld the
lawless course he has pursued the past few
months
On last Tuesday, one week ago, rather
severe and bloody battle took place between
Jno. Brown (of Montgomery notoriety) and
his men, and Mr.. Mitchell, the Sheriff of
Linn county, and his posse, near Paris. in
that county, in which fight Brown was the
attacked party. Mitchell had summoned a
posse of 80 men to assist him in arresting
Brown and his men. Brown hearing of
the intention detached portion of his men
| (ffteen), to lay in ambush and surprise the
Sheriff but the latter was on the alert and
marching along until within about twenty
feet of Browns men, he charged on them,
completely taking them by surprise, and
after short fight, in which Brown had six
men killed ell the spot, and four mortally
wounded, the rest took to their heels The
Sheriff pursued and, captured three. Mr..
Mitchell has sent word TIC, the U S. Marshall
here, asking him to come and take the pri-
soners off of his hands, He dare not at
tempt to come up here with them himself,
for fear of their being re-taken. The U. S.
Marshal dispatch one of his deputies to
the assistance of the Sheriff this evening
Early this week a man from Lawrence,
named Day, went down to the Missouri
border and succeeded in getting fifteen ne
groes to run away with him to Canada He
was Immediately pursued by party of Mis-
sourians, who after ride of three days and
three nights, captured the negroes. 1t is
said that they have disposed of Day in some
unlawful manner, 1. e., shot him and dis
posed of his body. The Missourians are
now on their way homeward, with their re-
covered property.
The Pixies Peak excitement is raging
higher and higher. Mr.. Edward W. Wyn-
hook who was appointed Sheriff of Ar
rappahoe county by Gov. Denver, last fall,
and who has been to the gold mines, and
has just returned gives glowing account of
the mines. He brought several hundred
dollars worth of the precious metal with
him. He says that the more the people
prospect the richer they find the mines to be.
Denver City, situated on Cherry creek, and
Immediately in the gold region, is fast i'm
proving. 1t was surveyed last October, and
now has population of 1000 people, and
, about $50 houses in it, He returns in the
spring with large company of men from
here-anong whom is myself-and advises
youngimen who desire to seekltheir fortune
: to come along. He leaves in March.
, Yours &C., G. F. p.
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