White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-25

)us day there Was an unusual excitement
q town. and the Pro.6lavss9 nsn bad
,.thersd in from The Surrounding eoun.
~. The crowd was collected in the
treet, in the vicinity Of Beslsr's store
md when the sxcitsmsnt was q ito high
1t. Blaksly. pointing ss ths store s1'
claimed ''Now. boys. i - good tune
y any to clean out tbs d-d Abolition
ienl Charss on itw But ths coward
y crow would not obsy The commasd.
II they had. bloodshsd would have en-
,usd. aud probably ths store would have
been demolished. However. an old Free
State man. who was especially hated BY
the RuHisns. stood near the door, and
large stone was hurled It him. 1t barely
missed his bead. strnek the building. and
almost crashed through the siding. Had
II struck the old man. it would have kill
cd him instantly. That same Blaksly Is
the man who now asks you to make him
the chief peace officer Of this County
In those days, considerable company
was raised in and about Iowa Point, to
scour the country, for the purpose Of rob.
bing and driving out Free State people.
They did not slsct Blaksly Captain. but
be nevertheless made himself the noisiest
and most oficious man in the crowd.
They frequently returned from plundering
forsys. bringing very 6ue horses. mules
and oxen, which they had stolen from
unfortunate Free State victims. They
called this pressing the animals! The
town Of Grasshopper Falls was sacked.
and store robbed and burnt. The Iowa
Point company were among the most
conspicuous actors in this achievement,
and many Of the goods found their way
to that place and vicinity. In that com.
pany. Charley Blaksly was the most i'm
portant parsonage; and be is now asking
you to bestow upon him an office. in
which il will bs his duty to bring rob-
bsrs, thieves, and other criminals to pun.
ishmentl ! g..
A miserable South Carolina wretch
named Phillips. in the year 1856. had
murdered Free State man in cold blood.
and takcn his horse. The friends Of the
murdered man were on the villains track,
and Gov. Geary had sent ont officers to
arrest him. He fed to this part of the
Territory. and was secreted, the follow.
ing Winter. in the vicinity Of Iowa Point
and White Cloud. He cut his foot bad.
ly. 80 that hs could not walk; and his
cronies hauled him about from place to
place on fled, to evsds the officers Of
justice. Blakely knew Of his crime. and
was in daily intercourse with bis gang.
planning and advising with them. Yet
no no" ASKS you 70 e'ec. IL" 70 sn om'e'
in which it will be bis duty to ferret out
nurderers. and bring them to justiosl
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