The Independent

The Town of Olathe Sacked.

About 1 o'clock Sunday morning Quantrell, with two hundred and thirty men, dashed into and took possession of Olathe, the county seat of Johnson county. From that time until he left, at an early hour in the morning, he and his men were engaged in the work of murder, plunder and devastation.

The first places visited were the stores kept by S. F. Hill, J. E. Clark and Frederick Hoff. From Mr. Clark's store they stole $900, and enough from the others to make $2,000.

Captain J. E. Hayes, (absent in this city,) had about 50 recruits stationed at Olathe, all of whom were captured and their arms taken. Mr. Skinner and Mr. Wiggins, both recruits, were killed for making resistance. Mr. Blanchard, of Spring Hill, was also killed.

They took 50 horses and mules, attached them to the best wagons they could find, and loaded them with goods seized from the stores. Private houses were entered, furniture broken, blankets stolen, and doors and windows beaten down. The only citizens protected were Judge Campbell and Old Turpin, both in favor of the Constitution as it is and the Union as it was.

The printing offices of the Mirror and Herald were entered and their contents demolished.

The records of the county clerk's office were torn in pieces and scattered to the winds.

A Union flag suspended over the recruiting office of Captain Hayes, was torn to shreds and trampled in the dust by these mad assassins.

Quantrell said when he left that he was going to Paola, and that he should not rest until he had laid the border in ruin.—Conservative.