, 1864-01-31

Btosrnph OF the Murderer.

VI This deteatlbIe monster, satisfactory
account is given in the Kensa. STATE Journal.
In that paper we find 1t stated that he was
born and reared in Canal Dover, Tuscarawas
county, Ohio. It Is said that his paternal
grandparcut fought brayely for his country il
tic tast war With Great Britain. His father
Ia an educated man, teacher Of learning,
and devoted Christian.
His maternal ancestors were not all so hap
PLY organized. Ills gzandsire on that side, 1t
ia recorded, was gambler Of desperate tcu-
denotes. He has an uncle, also, who was
reckless man, lumiliar with crime >,
He received good education, which las
served to make him 4 more accomplished yil-
l4in, being reared under the Influences Of a
pious End well regulated homo. He evident
" did not absorb any Of them.
He came to Kansas In 1ej1. located near
Stanton, Miami county, TAUGHT school there,
and Is we'll known in that vicinity.
The flnal triumph Of the Free State cause
and condition Of security to The southern boG-
Ger couLtie6. Only the more hardy and reg
olute Of the Free State settlers remnii1ed
They organized themselves into war parties,
with brave and sa:g5acions leaders. Compell-
cd to accept a. condition OF constant war,
these men gave Themselves exclusively to It's
persecution, So tie feeling between tho
rcightorhoods Of the Territory and the State
became intensely embittercd and uncompro-
missing, and the conflict necessarily fierce anil
bloody: It t. rot Stmnge, therefore, that
them, atter the truce was signed BY the high
conterding powers Of Freedom and Slavery
ut lccCmltoD.
Quantrel took lively interest In the feuds
ard fights Of those localities, and, 1t is said,
all
party. He was especially interested in the
plots Of the secret bands, organized with the
exclusive purpose Of retaliation. He affected
tie society OF those who were for carrying
, "t.e var :, into Africa and pltndering tho
he recommended himself to the confidence
of the practical abolitionists, and made him.
self familiar VI It'll oil the secrets Of the under
ground railroad. At tho same time he wooed
the leaders of the pro-slayery party in Mis-
son1f. and won his way into their secret So
tleties. IN this way the .cold-blooded villain
ported himself upon the bounty paid by the
slaye.mnsters for reclaimed fugitivcs.
the people or the southern counties, md
ears Of the civil uutho1 itirs, he moved his
Headquarters to Lawrence, and changed his
nnmc to !" Charley Hart" He spent tie sum-
mer Of 1860 in Lawrence.
In Lawrence lie 1CunQ young ncu Wno6e
zeal for tho slave, like his own, had blossom
cd into crime. To four Of such he unfolded
plan for robbinG wealthy slave owner By
the nemc Of Walker, who lived in dickson
county, Missouri. To modify tic enormity
of tho crime contemplated, be incorporated
into his plot the purpose to run Of the slaves.
The four men, young like himself, lent them
selves to his scheme
Pending the perfection OF arrangements
asainst Mr. Walker, Quautreu, true to the In
spiration of the demon TINT controls him,
sought the acquaintance of tho son OF the
man he had planned to rob, and d!Tulscd to
him go much Of the plot Us would enable Mr.
| Walker to defend himself successfully. He
then went back 10 his accompliccs aud they
started on their enterprises.
When nearing the house they were to inrade
Qrantrel proposed to go ahead and see If oil
things were right, md his accompliees-soon
| to be victims to approach and cnterth
house upon a signal from him. Tie signal
was given, and the young men advanced to
The door Of the house, where they were met
with dozen ebots, one OF them fired BY theiH
I treacEerous and inhuman accompltce. Three
ont Of The four we're killed upon the spot
| The one escaped miratu1ously, unhu1t, and
told the tale OF treachcry and murder.
| He had been indicted in almost every boE.
der county In this State, previous to the open
ing of the Shareholders rebellion for high
crimes, and did not, therefore, venture with
| III their limits, except In disguise or under
cover Of the night, and when supported By
| his followers.