The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-01-08

watch every door and window. Mr.. c.
took his friends gun to load, and L. dis
appeared into the store room by an inside
door. He mounted a box and was look
ing to the hotel out Of a window over the
door when Shapes rife ball penetrated
his forehead and lodged against the cell
ing. He fell instantly, his blood and
brains pouring out upon the floor. DIR.
Little and Mr.. G. for two long hours re-
manned imprisoned-their guns in their
hands, and they at loss to know whether
the citizens outside were making prepa-
rations to help them defend against the
inevitable doom. As for themselves they
could but await the final attack upon the
house and sell their lives as dearly as pos
sible. There was not the faintest hope Of
escape Every window and door was
guarded, EVENT. they desired to get away.
At last they heard threats of burning the
house. Then the bringing and planting
of the cannon close against the house and
the investing of every door and window
with another array of rifles. The order
to make ready was given. Just at that
moment Miss Campbell raised the cry
that women and children were in the
house. A few minutes were given to
get them out.
During this pause, il was ascertained
outside that John Little was killed
The ladies rushed in and soon any further
atrempt at blood-shed was stopped.
The body of the dying young man was
carried into the next room-not, however,
until some villain had despoiled him of
his pistol and belt. Some of them, fiend-
like, seemed to exult over his dying strug-
giles. They stole articles from the room
when he was dying. The death of so
noble favorite of the people threw a
panic over the whole town-but there
were but few guns left in town with which
to resent the murder Before we fairly
knew what they were about, the fiends
were carrying away from the store armful
after armful of the Doctors most valuable
goods. They took at least 5000 worth.
The Sepoys never witnessed worse scene
of pillage. Citizens shamed them, but to
no effect. They had previously taken
from the young men of the hotel what
ever they could find that was valuable
They took rifle worth $50 belonging to
Mr.. Gallaher, the Postmaster. They took
horse of Mr.. Nail, but were persuaded
to give it up. They broke into the hotel
stable to take horses, but were persuaded
to let them alone as they belonged to
strangers. Having done their work Of
rescue, robbery and murder, they started
for the north. Many of them belonged
far away from this county. The compa.
nv of sold John Brown" of OSsawatomie
memory, was among them. They threat
ened Col. Wilson that his turn would come
next. They were particularly anxious t.
do violence to Mr. Campbell, the Deputy
! Marshal, and to the Editor of this paper
, And thus ended scene which sur
passes nything that even the history o
} Kansas has yet revealed scene enacted
!, as one of them triumphantly remark ed
= ito show what freemen can do" w,
have since ascertained that their two mel
, who were shot, were not dangerously hurt
| We wish to say that the pen that give
this hurried account of Free State ruffian
ism, is welded by Free State hand. LIE
t it not be said, therefore, by the Parsol
> Beechers of the country that this is par
5 tizan statement. fort Scott Democrat.