Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-27
From the Lafayette Courier.
Gov. Dawson of Utah in TrOubIe--A
woman EnyOlyed.

The telegraph announced few days since that
Gov. John W. Dawson of Utah, who left Salt Lake
City ON the 3lst of Dec, for the East, was pur-
sued, and when about twelve miles on his Jour
ney whipped and robbed Seven of the men
guilty of tae outrage had been arrested and three
of them, while attempting TO escape from the off,
GERS, were killed. The Salt Lake Netcs, of jan
uary l has Just come to hand, by which we get
some hints to the cause which led to the sudden
leave taking by Governor Dawson of his brief
gubernatorial honors in the Mormon Territory. 1t
seems that there was a woman in the scrape, and
that il was rather necessary His Excellency should
bid no formal adieu, but ego at once" The
Ne1cs says:
On yesterday December 30) about O'Clock
p. NJ, Gov. Dawson took his departure by the
Eastern daily stage on his return to Indiana I'M
der circumstances somewhat novel and peculiar.
For the last eight OF ten DAYS previous to leaving,
he was confined TO his room and reported to have
been very sick, and what worse, in state of
mental arrangement, or, in other wor,ls, distress
ingly insane. The report of his physician, not
a very popular man in this community, was at
first disbelieved; but it was subsequently ascer-
tanned to be verify true, and his affection of
very serious character, so much so that he imag
ined that he had committed heinous offense,
less than offering gross insult to a respectable
lady of this city, TO whom he requested his ply
stefan to offer large sum of hush money &c.
From W ednesday till Sunday last. rumor upon
rumOr was in circulation, and many were the in
quiries that were made IN relation to the Govern
or's health and condition, which was reported and
generally believed to be no better but hopelessly
worse. Such, also, was reported by his friends on
Monday in consequence of which. great was the
surprise when it was announced, on Tuesday
morning, that he had made all things ready and
would take the stage for the East its departure
in the afternoonof that day.
The sequel proved that nearly every announce
ment made by Madame Rumor was true-there
was little or no fiction attending the matter. The
Governor went and took with him his physician,
DIR. Chambers, late of Winona, Minnesota, and
four noted individuals guards, to wit: Lot
Huntington, Jason and VIM Luce, and Moroni
ClawsoD, to each of whom. as reported last even
ing, one hundred dollars is promised, in the event
that they guard him faithfully, and prevent his
being killed or becoming qualified for the Office
of chamberlain in a kings palace, till he shall
have arrived at and passed the eastern boundary
of the Territory. All these things, notwiIhstand-
ing their resemblance to fiction, are known to be
true; and by the stage. to-day, Judge Crosby and
Martin, the repudiated quasi ex Superintendent of
Indian Affairs, also go East for reasons best
known to themselves. So says report.
| Last evening. after Governor Dawson left, fear
full and awful disclosures were made. The opin-
ions Of the many that the Governor had commit
TED an OHenSe that might enuanger MS personal
safety in the event the insuted lady had relatives
in the Territory, proved to be correct; he had re-
Gently done what, under the common laws of the
country, would, if it had been enforced, caused
him to have bitten the dust, and as soon as he
was informed that the deed would be divulged by
the injured party, he suddenly became sick and
crazy, made his will and sent his physicians once
and again to offer large rewards to the lady, if
she would make affidavit that nothing of the kind
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