Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-03-26
STARTLING NEWS FRon KANSAS.
Three Men Shoi al HoH0a, CaIi0ua Counfu. n.
-ibolfioa DePoi-M0nfr0mav Gnd Brorn
killing ou9 Driring OF Cifi-cns. Seaiinr.
A lLogfsa- G.a-r-f-

Tire Men SHOT al Holon, Galore Couufv. fss
-fbolfioa DcP0t-Monir0meru aud Broun
KiHing AID Driring OF Cihsns, Sfoaliug,
dc-45olhi0H ConrcntioH.
Benjamin Chisam, VIM. Elliott, b. Hall and
Mr. Wilcox formerly n this county, reached
this city GA Monday last having been driven
Oh from their homes IN k7nsas, leaving their
families behind.
Mr.. Chisam was shot. thebsH lodging in the
right side Of his head, near the temple. Dr..
Bonifant, II this cuy, was unable 10 extract
The ball.
S. Hall was shot in the right arm, breaking
the bone, and so completely sliYeFing The arm
as to require amputauon. BE- was left at Hol-
ton. and not expected 70 live.
Mr.. Wilcox was shot in The face, ne bail
taking effect on The let side Of me nose, and
lodging in his right cheek-face very much
swollen bah not extracted.
Mr.. B. Hall and others were beaten across
the head with clubs and gun b7Ucls-hreakiur
Mr.. Halls nose.
Nr. Chsam moved from this county three
years ago, TO his claim in sight Of Hoitcn, the
county seat a Calhoun county, and has been
farming az ihe time. rot taking part ia any OF
The difficulties ia the Territory IS a peaceahle
man and coed citizen-a ne1T relative Of I'd
ward Pence Of this county. lie gives The foi-
lowing as the facts.
A county convention was called % meet at
Hoiton on saturday, 18th inst, for the purposr
II appointing delegates 10 the Cons tltional
CONVENTION, which Is Go meet ~ Mgaudott. and
10 nominate county officers Since the negro
stealing hv Brown and Doy, a large number of
the Free state men %. the county, Fho hereto
fore acted with The Republican parv. now de-
nounccd Brown, Montgomery. Lane. Dog, and
the course Of the Biack-Republicans and have
united with he Democratic PARTY in order e.
defeat them. The convention me- each party
having a separate SCI cf resolutions. After
organizing. thc Bi1ck-Repubucans read their
resolutions, after which she Democrats res
olutious were read. which were very severe on
The bsck-hcpubHcan party. They were
signed bF 30 or 800 voters. mostly those who
have been aching with the Republicans.
III negro thieves seeing tAty were iu The
minority, commenced ar attack OF Mr.. Cole, a
pro-siaVeB man, IN order 70 break or tie meet
inc. His Friends seeing his life On dsnger. tried
10 rescue hin, when a general melee ensued-
pistols knives ADD clubs were freely used. Toe
towards finding they would be whipped 10 TIE
second instance as wei as The first. nun to the
house Of old RAY, wbohad some sixty or seventh
sharp rites stacked in bis house.
Those brave men. but fCG in number, who
had put TO sight about sixty Of the thieves.
finding themselves in danger of thc rites, as
they bad no guns Of her Own, tried 90 make
their escape a. best they could. The a~sssssias
commenced hrinc on them. end wounded an as
above stated. Mr. Elliott was knocked down
with a club, and Ia recovering from the blow,
found himself surrounded By twelve or fifteen
seoundre's. tie arose, and with a piece Of
board fought his wy through the doNd an
made bis escape.
While Brown mas not have been present, be
is, no doubt, secretly advising and giring gen
erai orders, and Montgomery is ~prowlinr
through H. country and putting them IN execu-
tion.-Piatie Cifg .frgus, fsfh-