Kansas weekly herald., 1855-06-01

FoRr LEAvENwoArB, Z. T., May 8, 1856.


FoRT LEAvENwoHrB, Z. T., May 8, 1856.
Messrs. EpIToRs :-Wishing to disabuse the
public of the grossly false statement given by
the Kansas Herald Of the unfortunate circum-
stance which resulted In the death Of Malcolm
Clark, and believing that you would rather ksr-
aid truth than falsshood, humblY ask room in
your paper for true Statement of the facts, hav-
ing been an eyewitness to the whole. The NEE
ting at which the collision took place was called
as a meeting Of the squattsrs on the Delaware
lands, and was organized about clock, p. M.
April Goth, by calling John Wilson, of Mo, to
the Chair, and Lyle as scribe, on motion Of said
Clarke, also OF Platte Co., Mo-. -<e
Wilson then, under the pretence Of explain
ing the object of the meeting, delivered himself
of low, blackguard harangue against all who
pro-s;aVery men to extend the time for making
settlements upon the Delaware land as the only
means OF embarrassing immigrants from the
"d-d abolition North and East" His Ian
guage through the whole Of his speech was low
and abusive In the extreme, but auas not inter
repeatedly called, was now insisted upon by the
crowd. He started to go forward, but perceiv-
ing by the motions and threats made that he
would be likely to get himself and friends into
trouble by taking the stand, he retired to the
back part of the crowd, without saying one
word. Avote was then taken, which appeared
by the voice to be against the extension Of time.
A division was called for, when two-thirds took
the side against the extension. But the chair
man, moved only by his interest, decided the
extension were mostly Mlssourians; against it,
citizens of Kansas. - 8
On the announcement of the result of the di-
vision, M'crea turned to Mr.. Eames, who stood
by him, and said awhat contemplate fraud!"
which being heard by the bully and leader, Clark,
he pronounced M'Crea ssG-d--d lying SON of
a b-h. Fll kill you,n said he, rushing at him
through the.crowd. MCrea retreated some 80
feetfrom the crowd but this did not satisfy Clark:
ne set upon him at full speed, holding in his
hands portion OF az by a inch scantling. Mp
Crea then fed some hundred feet or more, but
was oyertaken by Clark, reeled to the right as
1t about to fall, drew his revolver, and turned
and fired at Clark. Green Todd, who was near
ly up with Clark, and for some time was pre-
vented from firing only by the latter being in his
the sleeve of his coat. Again M'Crea turned,
swinging his revolver as if in the act of taking
aim, but perceiving that he made no further ef-
fort to fire, he CM'Crea) dropped his hand, and
was Immediately out of his sight, behind the
corner of a building, at which he seemed to aim
at the start.
then discovered three persons going round
the opposite side of the building, one of them
with Colts revolver, and two with stones.
lost sight OF them too, and soon heard the report
of pistol. / passed the building, and saw
those three persons standing on the bank of the
river throwing down stones, but could not see
MCrea. On coming to the bank, / saw M Crea
in the river, covered with blood, his own dog at
tempting to help him. Ileaped down the bank,
and caught his pistol arm, which was elevated
above his head, and soon had him on shore. He
told me he had received shot in the face, on
coming to the surface after falling into the river
l saw that his tongue was shot through, his teeth
shattered, and his cheek cut, his breast bruised
and collar-bone broken. Blood also flowed
freely from his head. lean only add further,
thatI came from home with Mr.. M'Crea, have
known him for long time, and was with him
all that day. I heard and saw every thing he
did; and can positively say that all that state
ment In the Kansas Herald about his disturbing
or lnterrupting any speaker, or making any an
swer whatsoever to the abuse of Clark, or re-
ceiving the revolver from Phillips, is totally
and wickedly false, and without any foundation
in truth whatever. Yours, &C.,
JOHN G. HENDERSON.
P. S. There were five loads in M'Crea's re-
volver when taken from him: so the statement
as to his firing unfortunately into the crowd
is also false. ]. G. II.
The above statement of John G..
Henderson, is tissue of misrepresenta-
tions. and falsehoods from beginning to
end. We publish the whole of the letter
just to showto what extent the vile tradu-
GERS of the dead, the aiders and abettors in
a wilful murder, will go. Who this John
G. Henderson is, we do not know, and
care less. A man who could pen such a
letter, and who was cognizant of the facts
that transpired at the time Malcolm Clark
was murdered, must be stepped in corrup-
ton and infamy, with a heart as black as
perdition. 1t Is an article manufactured
for Northern Abolition consumption, and
is only fair specimen of the means re-
sortedto by abolition letter writers to fan
the excitement at the North, with the
view of increasing the efforts of the Aid
Societies, in importing hireling voters into
this Territory. But the game wont win.
What are the facts of the case. We
have heretofore given them, and they can
be substantiated by the best of witnesses.
Wilson was not Chairman of the meeting,
nor did he "deliver " himself of low black
guard harangue." His remarks were elo-
quent, and his exposure of the Emigrant
Aid Societies searching. There were not
six Missourians present at the meeting.-
The vote was fairly taken, and by a count
of the Secretary, decided carried in the
affirmative, whereupon McCrea, pro-
nounced it ID fraud. Clark pro-
nounced the statement lie, and advanced
up to McCrea, throwing something athlm,
but not hitting him. Clark did not strike
McCrea at all, did not say he would kill
him, and showed no disposition to take
McCrea's life, for he had no weapon about
him, had no 2 by 4 scantling in his hand.