The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-22
For0s Herald Of Freedom.
HACKBERRY GROVE, Riley Co., K. T,) /
Oct. 1853.

HACKBERRY GROVE, Riley Co., K. t. /
Oct, 1859.
G. w. BRowN, Esq. The trial of
those charged with homicide on Chap
mans Creek, which was to have com
menced on the 9th inst, at Manhattan,
before Hon. Rush Elmore, was continued
till the next April term, on account OF the
absence of some witnesses.
There was not much business transacted
in court, owing to the absence of witness
es and sickness of parties litigating.-l
Some judgments were taken under the
rules o. court, but they were not suffi-
ciently interesting to report.
Judge Elmore re-established, or rather
sustained his reputation for promptly dis
patching business this term. The Judge
has, think, one little fault on the bench;
that is, he is rather lenient. The great
cause of complaint against the great ma
jority of Judges is that they are too tyran-
nical. This in truth cannot be urged
against Judge Elmore. do not mean
that he gives the bar too much indulgence
in listening to them, as it is merit in a
Judge to be good listener, but there is
no. restraint enough upon persons who
are disposed to talk loud outside of the
bar.
l need scarcely tell you the times are
hard here, although Manhattan has i'm
proved good deal this summer there
are quite a number of unfinished build
ings upon which workmen are engaged.
Lewis Kurtz has recently removed his
store into large storehouse erected this
summer. The stone work of county
Jail is nearly if not altogether completed.
1t is far from being a credit to Riley
county. The people here, or at least
some of them, think they have paid taxes
enough to have some show in the way oi
county buildings. But the receipts and
expenditures" have not yet been publish
ed. as the County Board should have
done. There may, therefore, be "good
pile" in the Treasury, set apart for &
"rainy day." .-
"Old Jack Frost" made his appearance
here on the night of the 9Th inst, as wa
plain TO be seen the next morning, by
looking at the late corn and vines. Th'
|, recent verdant foliage along the water
; course valleys is now beginning to assume
E golden appearance. and ere long it vii
5 present "a doleful sight"
A German by the name of Shepp wa
naturalized on the Tuesday of the CourI
e The next morning the Grand Jury return
ed "true bill'' against him for the OF
I fence of bigamy. Judge Elmore sent 70
! him, and ordered him to give up his "pa
a pers." The Judge, on the Monday of tn
g Court, Gas 1 informed you in my letter
the 4th inst, } was very severe on hors
: thieves, free love, bigamy, &c. Tht
event gave occasion for another lectur'
: which cannot fail to have beneficial e
It feet upon society. He did not know. nj
. did he want to know, whether the perso
4 in Court was guilty, but it was practise
Is in Kansas to fearful extent.
(, A man, whose name / believe is Cav
" naugh, was arrested the other day on
"a warrant issued by Justice Rowell, of s
/ George, Pottawattamie county, to be r.
}. turned to Nemaha county, 4. T., on
II II charge (with three or four other person
!. of taking money and goods to the amou
J. of 800. Sheriff Rodgers, Of Nemal
lg county, arrested him at Fort Riley, b
y he made good his escape, pro. fem., on Il
Il Big Blue, near Abram Dyers'. He W
1 re-arrested by officers E. NJ. Squires al
IN VIM. Moore, at the house of ex-Es
10 Gillespie, where he stayed all night. II
a. Esquire suspected him from descriptic
It which he had received. and gave inform
d. ton accordingly. He confessed his gu
20 to Mr.. Bartlett, and was afraid of bel
'n y lynched when taken to Nemahs. 7
a. officers delivered him over TO the Shel
all of Nemaha.
Local items within my knowledge I
od Od scarce, but have made out this br
a letter. Truly yours, A. NJ. BURNS.