Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-12-19

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The Prime cause ot,hc prutt, rtoub
10 in Kansas

. time last summer, nj the last term Of N
Y. 8. Court FOR the Fort Scott District
indictments we're found against thiri
three Of Montgomery men for horse sicA
ling. II tsppears that citizen Of South
ern KAnsas, 1--WE omit Nil names, had beef
solicited by q cousin, who isa member o
The band, 10 become an active member
promising to him that he should DO SEQ
retary, with salary and a share in III,
profits Of the concern. He developed Il
him the whole plan of organi.
Sation, and laid before him a full history
Of their operations. Montgomery, Jenni
son and others were the principal officers
and three brothers by the name Of For
bes, ere the experts" or tho men whC
did the major part Of the horse stealing
II was also disclosed to him where the
place Of rendezvous was in Iowa.
After obtaining the necessary information
this man went before the Grand Jury
and upon his testimony the different par
ties, thirty-three in number, were indlct.
ed, and among them the brothers Forbes.
In pursuance Of information obtained
through his testimony an officer was dis.
patched to Iowa, and succeeded in Iecovs
ering several horses and arresting two of
The gang. They were taken to Paola,
and upon being confronted by some U.
5. officers made full confession, in all res
poets confirming the testimony given be.
fore the Grand Jury. Writs were al once
issued for the brot hers Forbes, and an of
fcer entrusted With the arrest. BY rome
means. however, the parties got inforlna-
lion Of the facts, and on the arrival OF the
officer he was met ut the door with q
Sharpe's rifle presented at his breast, and
robbed Of his papers, being let off with the
warning that If he ever attempted to
serve another writ, he should be killed.
Writs were then issued against the broth.
ers Forbes for resistance 10 tho United
States officer and by good management
they we're arrested. Bonds in the sum of
$4,000 each were required which they gave.
There was no resisting the acceptance of
the securities, for they we're ample and
came fully up to tie law. The officers
however, took good care to have the secu-
rites in such shape that il the prisoners
were not forthcoming the securities should
be made 10 suffer the ful! penalty of the
bonds. Here then, was dilemma, and
the first in which any Of the gang had
been fully overreached and entrspped. =
Various expedien,s, such as motions 10
quash the indictments. continuance of the
cases, ETC., were resorted TO, but the Court
overrulcd them all, and set the time for
trial at the present term OF the Court.
The alternative thus resented convic.
tion 0! the experts of the band, or the
orieiture Of the bonds, and the certain en-
forcement of the penalty, was to be avdoid-
ed. The first step was tho killing r
Moore and other important witnesses up
on whose testimony conviction was GER
tain, and the breaking up ofthe Court, in
order 10 prevent an enforcement, by de-
cree, against the bondsmen.
Both have been done, and tho manner
OF doing it, has been familiar to the pub
lie for the past ten days. We have thus
given in brief the statement furnished us
and from its high authority, we are led to
give it full credencc, as the main melting
cause to the present proceedings.
Our informant Gays that the talk about
the neutral land difficulties and all 9th er
excuses, together with their threats
against Missouri, is only TO enlist the SYM
pathy they supposed still exists among
certain parties in the territory growirg out
Of former troubles but now that they
are at work, there is no telling where they
may stop. He is also Of the opirion, that
the troops will effect little if anything
more than they have dcne heretofore, ow,
ing to the cumbersome manner in which
they move. and the instructions under
which they are forced to act. 1t is his opin.
ion that nothing short of the establish
ment of martial law, and the power to
pursue and cxtermirate will ever relieve
.he country from he depreaations of the
iGonn3rels who now hold poss esion of the
portion of Kansas in question. All the
formulas oflegal proceedings, are rather
in aid of the outlaws than agairs st them.
The South Carolina Covention assem-
led at noon yesterday in Columbus. An
organization was effected blythe selection
Vt temporary chairman. The smallpox
'as become epidemic, ard much excite
nent prevails among the delegates. Gen
jamison was chosen president of the Cons
'ention over Mr., Orr, which may be con,
I'd cred an extreme triumph. A motion
to adjourn to Charleston was passed by
arge majority. Tho Convention will re-