Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-18

BORDER RUFFIANs AFTER DR.. DoY-A
Night Alarm Laurence. old war of the
Scottish Border was quite different in most re-
spects from that waged between the people of
Kansas and the Border Ruffians of Missouri
1t would be vain, if not ludicrous, to hunt
among the latter for "Black Douglas" or
"Percy )" but they have no lack of sneaking
scoundrels. Since Old Brown made such fear
full havoc of them at Ossawattomie, they have
not taken the field openly with any show of
spirit but they have done something as sneak.
ing marauders. 1t will be remembered, that
some months ago, lawless gang of these fel-
lows entered Kansas by night, and, after COM
hitting various robberies and other outrages,
attacked the solitary cabin of Doy His
property was stolen or destroyed, and he and
his son were seized and carried into Missouri.
There, false charges of crime were contrived
against them, and DR.. boy was sentenced to
Imprisonment. The other day, he was rescued
by his friends and taken to Lawrence. The
following from letter to the New York Tri.
bune, dated at Lawrence, Aug. 9, tells us what
has happened since =
"Last night, or rather at o'clock this morn.
ing, there was an alarm and an arrest. Two
men rushed through Massachusetts street,
shouting, and one of them jumped through the
glass door Of Woodward & Finkey's drug
store. The clerk inside Immediately com.
menced peppering at him with revolver, and
a crowd rushing from the house on the instant
arrested both he and his companion, and lodg-
ed them in the calaboose. Investigations were
Immediately instituted, and, while good deal
of mystery still hangs over it, the general con-
Vlctlon is that it was an attempt to re-capture
DR.. boy. The Doctor has been staying in
town at Mr. Stearns', as he does not like to
venture to reside on his claim in the country.
and could not do so without an adequate guard.
The drug store resembles the building of Mr..
Stearns, and adjoins it, and it was into that,
beyond doubt, that they desired to get 1t
now appears that wagon and some horsemen
were down toward the ravine at the same mo-
ment, and that they fled the moment the shoot
ing commenced in the store. The building
had been knocked at behind just short time
before it was broken into in front. The two
men in front were overheard to say, Just before
the attack, That's Stearns's, is it? Eyes.
| If it was scheme for the purpose indicated,
it has worked badly. 1t is now pretty evident
that the party, whoever they are, have not re-
treated in the direction of St. Jo., or the Mis-
souri, River 1t has also been ascertained that
party of horsemen rode into Lecompton be-
tween and O'Clock this morning. From all
these facts it lis pretty evident that the abortive
attempt must have been made by the fag end
of Border uffianism-mostly of the Terrific
ry-in hopes of getting the reward. Beside
the $1,000 offered by the Sheriff of St. Jo., it
is said that $4,000 has been offered by the Gov
ernor of Missouri. No attempt at requistion
has been made, or viii be made, as the lawless
nature of his arrest is so well known that the
folly of the attempt is obvious. These secret
petty raids are likely to have rather violent
! termination"