New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-21
MeCREAS JUSTIFICATIONFO FOR SHOOT
ING CLARK.
Co.., IA. ca,ca0O T,ibrne, June is

From The Chicago Tribune, June i6
We publish to-day letter from McCrea, now con-
fined nj Fort Ieavenworth on on q charge OF murder
in killing Malcolm CLARK, border ruifian who par
dCipated largely in the Kansas outreges: McCrea
xrtes like IN an of pluck The letter Is addressed to
Mr. Charles Ratteray, bookseller, Dubuque, Iowa,
his father n-in-law, and was not intended Tor pub
hcaton; 49,,
IrIyySwoRTH, Kansas, Thursday, May a. 1855.
DyAR FATHER: We have received your letter OF
hs 0eth nit the telegraph dispatch of the 9TH inst
and the boxes have heard are at tue warehouse io
which we are very grateful 10 all parties donating
Some eight DAYS after date your dispatch came 10
land lint was not such as 10 cheer US much In our
time of trouble. Poor E was least prepared ior
the sweeping request to leave her husband In trouble
involving his life. She bears up well, but is In very
cv state of health
You have doubtless looked for all the particulars Of
Tie cause of my shooting Clegk, which, without taking
loce of rumored affront 20 my wife whiie boarding
81 the house of said Clark when we first came to this
COUNTRY will give YOU in detail; and first, to what
suppose TO be the real cause OF his attack upon me
Clark was Missourian bully, and one OF those oandits
who took our election last Spring by force oil arms;
md put in the challenge to the ony district IN whicn
he mnops Of Slavery were defeated, and certificates
9election given TO FrceState men and Phiilos who
ss since then been attacked, kidnapped from bis own
ouse taken into Missouri one SIDE OF his head shaved
aired aud feathcred rode some miles upon ran,
Aen ld nj auction by negro for two cents, although
slsvyor and in every way gentleman ana man OIL
wealth beside being man OF family, only about eign.
months from Massachusetts, and that was not all thaI
wss intended for me and Phillips.
twas concerted 10 take both our hvee, as learned
BY having a position in a ballroom the night after the
report OF the Governors deseron arrived when Phi-
lips entered with biz wife. His presence turaed the
conversation from the Governor TO him, and thus 10
ne. II was even then agreed that before the next
election row should be got up in some crowd where
We we've present 10 take our yos. A soon as coaid
move with safety went TO Mr.. PHILIPPE, informed
him. and advised him 10 90 armed and, though no
natural demonstration given could from time 10
tine see evidence of the plot not being abandoned;
and was this which made take the outside OF the
crowd when Clark commenced 10 abuse me, as wh
appear below.
The r,eetiDg at which this affair took place was
called under the Influence of the Missourians, 10
tend the time given by mob law for non-resldents
lhssouIiansj for making personal settlement upon
Their claims which they in reality never inieadei TO
settle, but merely to speculate upon and keep from
Free State and persons from the North all OF whom
are looked upon by those rufhans With hate. These
meetings had commonly been largely represented by
hissour1az but this time the actual squatters had
large majority; Perceving this, these Missouri ruff
ans deteamined to cary their point by storm
John W iison was called TO the chair, who, under
Tie pretenso q explaining the object Of the meeting
delivered an abusive and BLACKBOARD harangue against
every person who was not from Slave State the Gov
ernor coming In for large share by way comparison
wah hs negroes nor did those who desired TO oppose
ne friends Of the last election by exposing them csc ape
s notice. He at last concluded. Twas called for; but
knowing that plot laid for me, and that could
not iouoS the previous speaker without showing my
eSssenpt for him and bis cause, which would DO the