Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-07-07

intended to provoke some remark from me- | went
back without saying n word. | then thought that
could perceive that he had been pitted, and was
disappointed. | moved to the extreme outside Of
the crowd, leeving that should not be moested
TIL the business of the meeting over, and
then intending to get out of the way of trouble.
A vote was soon called, and taken, which, by
the voice, appeared to be against the Mssourian
interest but was decided by the chair IA Missouri
an) for them. n division then called from
many voices; the division showed two to one for
the squatters, but was still decided by the chair
man against the majority then, turning towards
Mr. Eames, one of my neighbors, to 20 off along
with him, said, in disgust, What a rascaly fraud
which being overheard by Clark, he exclaimed,
you are a Cd id lying son of b-h, and
I'll kill you" stopping as if in the act of picking
something up, which could not then see
then told Mr.. Eames not to get into any trouble
and should try to do the same, and walked away
from him and the crowd about thirty feet, before
Clark got through; then he sat upon at full
speed, backed by four others, with pistols and
bowie.knives, and before ] could get out of his
way, he gave me a glancing blow with piece of a
two-by-four scantling, which managed to dodge;
but by the time got started to get away he gave
me glancing blow, which cut my head and frac-
tured my collar bone, binding me for the moment.
then seized my revolver and as soon as | could
recover my balance, turned Clark raised his
stick third time, and was about to deal me anoth.
er DloWi Wulle anOt1er hlSSOurlan was nearly IN 4
line with him behind and trying to fire at me.
instantly fred at Clark, striking him about the
middle of the body-the man with the pistol turned
to run, but learning by the shouts of Clark. who
dropped his stick, "kill him, Cd d-n him; kill
him; I'm shot through and through" he turned,
fired at me, his ball passing under my right arm,
and another shot was fred giving me q slight
wound. The immediate iii ght of the first Who
fred at me, and the great distance of the second,
prevented the necessity of my firing another shot
before my friends rallied around me, and they,
being well armed as my assailants, prevented
any further assault upon me. warrant was got
out by Mr. Eames, my best friend, and | was
brought here rather for security than confinement.
have been waiting till after the election, which
took place in the rejected districts the day before
yesterday.
No trick has been left untred; even two Missou-
ri lawyers volunteered to me, in order to en-
compass my life, and assassnate me. have been
told that my wife was sick and dying, with an
offer of writ of ha6eds corpus Ia forged One) to
get me out. A messenger waited upon her; whom
(my wife) | had seen an hour before, to inform
her that had directed her to sell her furniture
go to Iowa, and not to trouble herself by irving
to see mo- as one was, or would be admitted ex
cept this favored messenger; but, she having been
admitted at all times except the first, detected the
vilair, and informed him of the fact, with a re
quest for his absence.
There are some twenty-five or thirty persons who
can testify to the facts which | have stated as t
the nature of my defence.
I shall apply for an examination soon, so rs tc
be admitted to bail, that l may go to work, as
dare not practise my profession at present. Clark
like many other of these border ruffians, had no
friends, except such as feared or wished to make
tool of him. He has been the terror of this ter
ritory ever since came into it.
am yours. &C.,
c. MCREA.