Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1856, MAY. 213 ANARCHY IN KANSAS. under Gen. S. Price in the Mexican War, and again in the Civil War, and drew a. pension for the former. He died in 1896, in California. M A Y. May JIf a, statement of county nances was made this year, it does not appear of record. The sickness and death of County Clerk Vaggener may account for it. Thomas M. Fox having died, his wife, Sarah Ann Fox, ad- ministers. Bond, -:7l.3,0()0. He married Sarah Ann Williams in Mason C0,, Kv., and ca111e to Platte, about 1848. Mrs. Fox re- moved into Platte City. and. after some years. disappeared. THE KANSAS EMBROGLIO. ll.[az/ . The grand jury of Douglas County. Kansas, present the Lawrence Free State Hotel. the Herald of Freedom, and the Ka42sa.s Free State as nuisances; and they are ordered to be abated. They also indict Governors Robinson and Reeder. .lIa;z/ 15Kansas is in a. state of anarchy. The Pro-slavery party have the officers, and Federal a11d Territorial support. Many Free State men are indicted for treason. The Missourians, led by Senator D. R. Atchison, Gen. A. Y. Doniphan, and B. F. Stringfellow, are approaching Lawrence. Maj. Buford. with 400 111en, is at Franklin. They claim to be for law a.nd order, and offer to assist the Territorial government to enforce the law. Free State men a.re pouring in from the North. ]lI(I.?/ 16Gren. Whiteld with 1.400 Pro-slavery men left Leavenworth for Lawrence. May] 20The P1-oslavery forces, as a posse to help the United States marshal and the sheriff of Douglas County. Kansas, to execute process, present themselves before Lawrence. Sheriff Jones, with ten men, including J. B. Thompson, of Clay, and W. C. Hatton, of Platte. enter Lawrence, and call for S. C. Pomeroy, who comes out on the steps of the hotel. and a conference is held. Pomeroy delivers two cannon, but no small arms. Two women came out and begged that the town be spared. Jones promised no damage should be done except the a.batement of the nuisances. Two companies were then sent into Lawrence. One stacked arms and the other remained on duty. The hotel and the printing offices were destroyed. The hotel was fired on by the artillery, a.nd then burned. The presses were cast into the river. and the type scattered. Governor Robinsons house was burned. The re extended to other places. but was extinguished. Senator Atchison addressed the men from a board placed on two barrels. His opening words were: This day dissolves this Union but we will make Kansas a free State.