Nashville Daily Patriot

Attempted Escape of Gov. Robinson from Kansas—His arrest by the Citizens of Lexington.

We learn from the officers of the Star of the West, just down from the Missouri river, that an interesting event occurred on their boat at Lexington, being nothing less than the informal arrest by the citizens of that city of Gov. Charles Robinson, of Kansas, for treason.

The facts are these: Robinson took passage on the Star of the West at Kansas City, Friday, without registering his name or destination, or intimating whither he was bound. He was disguised in a suit of grey jeans, and slouched hat, which hung over his face and concealed his features. His wife was with him. He immured himself closely in his state room, and held no communication with any one aboard the boat. On the arrival of the steamer at Lexington, a small company of citizens, among whom were Gen. William Shields and Samuel L. Sawyer, Esq., having heard that Robinson was fleeing from Kansas to avoid arrest for treason, and having learned also that he was secreted on the Star of the West, went aboard of her, communicated their suspicions to the officers, and requested permission to search the boat. Consent was given, and Robinson was found. He was taken ashore quietly by the citizens, and placed under guard in the house of Mr. Sawyer. No indications of violence were manifested. Robinson wanted his wife to go on to St. Louis, but the citizens advised her to remain with him, as there would be less danger of his receiving ill-treatment in her company. She remained with him. The citizens pledged themselves that, if the arrest should prove to be unjustifiable, they would release Robinson and pay his expenses to his destination.

It was rumored at Lexington that Robinson and Reeder were to have met at Kansas, and taken passage together, and as Reeder had not passed Lexington, it was supposed that he had been arrested, too, at some point above.—St. Louis News, May 12.

Warrants had been issued for the arrest of Robinson, Reeder, Lane and others, for high treason; hence their flight from Kansas.