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'Bleeding Kansas': assassination attempt upon the sheriff...
'Bleeding Kansas': assassination attempt upon the sheriff...
Item # 700711
May 07, 1856
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 7, 1856
* Sacking of Lawrence
* Pro-slavery settlers
* Bleeding Kansas
* Sheriff Samuel J. Jones
Page 3 has a report headed: "Attempted Assassination In Kansas" which reports on the attack upon Sheriff Samuel Jones.
Wikipedia has a nice piece on this, including: "On April 23 Sheriff Jones entered Lawrence and attempted to arrest members of the extralegal Free-State legislature. Jones's presence caused emotions to flare, and soon violence erupted. Jones retreated but returned later with a group of soldiers serving as backup. Their presence did little to quell the citizens of the town, who quickly grabbed their guns and began to fire at the sheriff. A bullet eventually struck Jones, which rendered him for a time partially paralyzed, and although he survived the assassination attempt, rumors quickly spread that he had been killed."
"Bleeding Kansas describes the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces following the creation of the new territory of Kansas in 1854. In all, some 56 people were killed between 1855 and 1859.
Four pages, large folio size, irregular at the spine with binding indents, otherwise good condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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