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Murder Most. FouLOur town was thrown into a high state of excitement on Thursday lat by the intelligence from near Hickory Point, in this Territory, that Ohas. W. Dow, a young man about twenty-two years of age, was most barbarously murdered by a party of demons who rejoice in the appellation of “border ruffians/' Mr. Dow had been to a blacksmith shop where several of these demons incarnate were congregated. One of them drew a rifle ob him, and threatened to -hoot him on the spot, but finally set down his weapon without injuring any one. Mr. Dow started to leave, and got away a few rods when his attention was directed towards the shop by the explosion of a percussion cap. Looking around he received a ciiarge of buck shot in his bosom from a wretch named Colman, and fell dead upon the spit.An attempt was maJe to arrest the murderer, but he was secreted by his pro-slavery abettors, and escaped to Missouri. The people will assemble on Monday, and execute summary punish* meut upon the entire parly who were present, and accessories to the murder, if they can be found. We wait with anxiety for further dcvelopements.TtorCM« bthepnI**un*PABeeveha1ere\pti:fJU*\PI.v]ybit.ikelinSiuUr.]Qcit’Btl*1PPrfc»CA
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The Kansas Herald Of Freedom
Lawrence, Kansas, US
Sat, Nov 24, 1855
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