The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-01-08
The Banditti Continue their work-MisseuIi In
vaded-Hsr Cidzens Robbed and Murdered.

VOIk-NAA.ooeAA
yaded-Her Cihzens Robbed and Murdered.
The startling intelligence has reached
us that Missouri has been invaded by the
Kansas Rufians. The plot originated in
this county, and was carried into effect on
Monday night last, and the general i'm
preston is that the notorious John Brown,
the warm personal friend of Gerrett Smith,
of New York, headed the movement
Brown has been "forted up in Linn coun-
ty for some time past, and was last seen at
the house of one Wimsett, few miles
west of this place, and had in his posses
sion valuable stallion" that was lately
stolen from Mr.. Poyner, adjoining town.
The thieves organized in two distinct
parties, one taking the north and the other
the south side of the Usage river, which at
the time was past fording.
The band on the north side proceeded
into the State, by way of FaiPs trading
post, and commenced operations, by rob-
bling the widow Lawrence Of FIVE negroes,
one OK team and wagon, besides other
valuable property that our informant could
not give, from Mrs. Lawrence. They went
to Isaac Larue's, about one mile distant,
and robbed him of the same number OF
negroes, six valuable horses, one yoke OF
Oxen and most of his household goods.
In the meantime, John Larue and DR..
-. were taken prisoners and carried
up the Usage, in the direction of Usage
CITY. and when some six miles from the
State line, were released and allowed to
return to their homes.
During all this while the party on the
other side of the river had not been idle;
they not only robbed but murdered. On
coming to the house of old Mr.. Crews who
had been a valuable and law abiding citi-
zen of Vernon, county Missouri, for the
past twenty years-they entered his house
and demanded his money; on his refusal
one of the gang fred, the ball piercing the
old mans heart He expired immediate
:, ". Eleven mules and large amount o
, other property was taken from his pre-
!, misses.
Mr.. Martin was also robbed.
They thus having all the property the.
could manage, retreated for their old har
bors in the Territory.
OnOuiu tnis outrage pIofoAo al Inv aoio
> from Missouri, and result in all the hor
rors of civil war, it will be nothing NOR
. than what We, as journalist, have predict
i. ed for nearly year past. The citizens :
q Missouri have sat quietly and behel
Q these "Guerrilla bands" driving their pee
( pie out of Kansas merely for opinion
= sake, thinking it would end there, b!
!. when the sanctity of State bounds are Of
t liberated, her citizens murdered and rol
!. bed, awful as the calamity may result,
d whom is the crime to be charged?
! Our advice to these outraged commun
d ties is organize, protect your fire-sides
IS all hazards; remain within the bounds
d your own State. We have seen and Co
" versed freely with Governor Medary
,f regard 10 Southern Kansas, and from 0
lie knowledge Of the man, we can safely
is sure the citizens of both the State a
1t Territory, that Kansas rufiianism "
ID speedily be slotted out and good orc
1T maintained while he stays among US. !.
ut Doubtless some Of the ultra Republic
lg journals will justify these vlllainc
as crimes, and term it @auother blow for ir
pc DOM Il is just what We expect but
to i honest journal, or man, whose neafs up