The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-04-12
From the Richmond (Ky.) Dem. March 70.
The Late war In Madison COun-
~. Kentucky.
TIE CoMMENCEM ENT.

Word having been conveyed to the
Vigilance Committee :hat the man Han
son, Notwithstanding the three visits al
ready made to Bcrca for his benefit, had
again returned, with the avowed inten.
ton Of rem,ining, portion Of the Com
mittcc, to the number Of eighteen or
twenty. hastily collected together on
Monday morning, and proceeded to BE.
rea for the purpose Of removing said
Hanson from the limits Of the county.
Circui, Court being in session, and
majority of the Committee being retain
I'd as lawyers, grand and petit jurors,
aud witnesses. and the general cxpccta-
ton that the visit would rrove as fruit
Jess in its ,ffnrts to End Hanson as the
previous ones had been, vii! accout for
the small number who went. Those
present generally wore side arms, three
rowling pieces only bein. in the crowd
AN ENCOUNTER.
| While on the road 70 Bcrea the Com
mittee met Green Haley, who, it had
been currently reported to the Commit
| tee, that lie had used very clustering
language ia to what he aud others in
tended doing if the Committee ever Wis
tied that way Upon Being questioned
/ Haley denied using such language, stat
ing tha. he might have spoken excitedly
In relation to the matter, but that he did
not wish to have anything further to d.
with it. The Committee were satisfied
and rode back
HANSON ESCAPES IN FEMALE DISGUISE
Stopping ut Derea, the Committee in
formed that Hanson was at certain
! house some three miles further on. The
| Committee proceeded to the house indi-
Gated, and as they rode up woman
tmerg,d from the rear and struck across
! the fields. After thorough search the
1 house vas found to be tena nted solely
by women. No one in the shape of Il
man was observed, and the general Sup
position is that Hanson escaped as they
rode up, in female disguise.
TIE FIGHT.
On the way home, hen near Slate
Lick Sprisys, some two miles beyond
where the mill Of Hanson is located, the
Committee came across some thirty men
headed by G,ecn Haley and armed with
rifles aud shot guns. The leader Of the
Committee, Col. Reuben Munday, rode
forward aud asked il tho party was for
peace or war. The answer was that
understood that the Committee had Han
son under u rest, aud that thsy intended
to rescue him. The party d,awn across
the road immedia.ly fred at the Commit
tee, who dismounted, ,hitchcd their horses
and returned the fire. After the first
ire the opposite party commenced 4 draw.
back movement, retreating to aud taking
refuge in house, forming it into tenn
porary lo,t. The Committee followed
them closely and returned their Gre, un
I'll having housed them. and their am
mu"ition giving out, they retired. Some
three or four rounds we're fired by eac..,
party. with intermediate discharges from
the weapons Of parties on either side
TWO PERSONS WOUNDED.
Two VI the opposite party arc known
to be wounded, perhaps more. We heard
report on Monday night that one man
was known to have been killed, but
could trace it no responsible source
On the side ofthe Committee not scratch
was received.
THE EXCITEMENT IN TOWN.
Tn the return Of portion Of the Com
mittee with the news Of the ight, the
excitement IN town ragged at fever heat
and every one commenced prcparin. for
brush the "ext day. kiAes, shot guns
pistols, powder, buck shot and lead were
in request, and from all portions Of the
town was hcasd the buzz Of preparation.
TUESDAYS CAMPAIGN.
On Tuesday morning the people com
menced assembling vt the place cf ren-
dezvous. and by ten clock between ono
hundred and fifty aud eue hundred and