The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-17
lie was a brave aud II good man.
THE MURDERER LANE.

Most people remember the circumstances
Of the unprovoked murder, by the notorious
Jim Lane, of Il man named jenkins, in Kan.
sas, between whom and Lane there was a dlH-
pute about the preemption right to piece Of
land Lately it has been trlegraphed over
the country that the courts Of Kansas had
confirmed Lanes right to the land in ques.
ton, and dispossessed the widow Of jenkins,
who resided on the claim. AT the same time
it was also telegraphed over the country that
on New Years day, Lane presented to the
attorney of Mrs. jenkins ~, 500 as free
will Offering of kindness and sympathy"
The Lane newspapers called tia free will gift
from the hearted, generous and con-
trite Lane!"
1t now turns out that Lane requested the
following rather singniar conditions TO be
complied with, before the money was paid
over, as the following copy of the attorneys
receipt will show, viz
Received of. H. Lane fifteen hundred dol.
lars, to be paid to Mrs, Jenkens upon her
surrendering to said Lane the possession of
the tract of land now occupied by her, being
the northeast quarter Of section &c, near Law
renee, Kansas. The possession is to be sur
rendered to said Lane of the eastern tract
without any injury to the orchard, trees, fences,
houses, or other improvements done or suffer
ed by Mrs. jenkins, or any member of her
family; and provided that the above sum
shall not be paid to her until the patent for
the said land shall issue to said Lane; and it
is perfectly understood that al the fences,
houses, buildings, trees, and everything in
the way OF improvements upon the land,
shall be surrendered as it now is and any
substantial noncompliance with the above
conditions by Mrs Jenkens. or any persons by
and through her shall forfeit her right to the
money, and the same shall be returned to
said Lane. j. p. USHER.
January LIST 1862.
Signed in triphcate.
We commend the above 10 the people who
caught up with such violent relish the story
Of the " free will " oifcring-the spurious de
votion paraded for the common capital Of the
political demagogue ltexhibits his gross in.
humanity, his destituton Of the finer feelings
Of nature-it is low, unfeeling and cowardly
jim Lane stands arranged before the bar
of his country as % consummate demagogue,
the incarnation Of deceit, and the charges
against him are thus forcibly put by the
Wyandotte Kansas gazette, a paper which
supported him for the. senate, and the editor
Of which voted for him in the legislature;
james Henry Lane you have h1ced with
the vital interests Of your country. For this
you deserve the execration, not only Of your
own countrymen, but of the friends of free
dom all over the surface Of the broad earth
While your country has been engaged in
desperate struggle Tor It's very existence. Won
have been making buncombe speeches telling
how you had commanded seven armies F."
what great thlngs you had done and what
other great things you were gong to DO in.
stead of which you have not only done notAiao
but have prevented others from serving their
country by standing directly in their way.
james Henry Lane you may not be aware
of it, you act is if you were not, but 1t is
nevertheless true that the United States hay,
been engaged for the last ten months in des
perate war for their national existence. Thi
being so, il is not the part of the true patrio
to devote his best energies and almost hi
whole time, to the dirty tricks OF the low
demagogue, as you have done since the com
meneement Of this war. James Henry STAN
aside Sheriff, remove the prisoner"
Capt conklin'. sharpshooters OH the BATH
Ground.
We clip the following from a elegram Il
the Chicago Journal:
FouRT HENsY February l3th-An expedi
ton has just returned from up the Tenn ssee
Col. John Riggln, of Gen. Grants staff. in
command OF detachment Of Birge's Sbarp.
shooters, companies "a" Of Edgar county.
Captain Campbell, and company "Dn Of
Rock Island, Captain Conkln, went IN the
river on the steamer IllinoiS as far as the
railroad bridge After getting the gun.boa,
PASSPORT off the pier Of the bridge the steam
or dropped down to the mouth Of Big Sandy
We found the camp equipments Of the rebe
troops THAT left Fort Heniy. We took 2Ot
hogsheads of tobacco, $500 bushels Of wheat
III. a laruo ouoptitv of corn and MIN