Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-11

ful man. that my mission 10 Kansas
City was one perfectly lawful and pro-
per, and that so far as l know. l am
driven out Of the Territory only be-
cause Of my political opinions-my de-
sire to make Kansas Free State
My case is not a solitary one. Every
man OF my opinions. who falls into the
same hands is liable to the same
abuse; and this. in Kansas, Is called
Law and Order"
(Signed)
&. Ii. BARLOW.
The following statement Of Mr.. John
A. Bailey. which is attested by three
respectable gentlemen. his neighbors.
is rather interesting case among the
many recent outrages:
II have been fourteen months in
the Territory; came from Penrsylva-
mia: started last Tuesday morning
for Little Santa Fe. after provisions
for myself and neighbors; had got
as far as Bull Greek by 8 5o'clock in
the evening, when a man came up and
stopped my wagon. telling me to stop
there for the night; this man was
Coleman. the murderer Of Dow; he
had twenty men encamped where |
met him; among them l recognized
Buckley. Hargus, Jones. Conelly and
the Cunning brothers; the two first be-
ing also accomplices in the murder Of
Dow, and all Of them in the posse OF
Jones which took Branson; in the night
my horses were stolen. their halters
cut; in the morning these men made
presense Of sympathy. and said "il
wss too bad for people to steal horses
from their friends" they told me /
could end them in the camp at Cedar
Greek. and three Of them volunteered
to 60 with me; borrowed pony and
leaving my wagon with the Others
started.
"After going about half way to Ce-
dar Creek we met large company Of
not less than zoo men; they took me
prisoner and ordered me to dismount;
after taking me for some distance in a
wagon, well guarded. ! was again
compelled 10 mount my pony, and the
three men who came with me from the
other camp held a consultation with
the officers OF this: / overheard Cole
man say, "There may be treacl,ery
used." but could gather nothing def
mite Of their intentions further. save
that these three men who had volun-
teered to help me find my horses were
sent TO take me to Westport; the com
pany went on over tho hill in the prai-
RE: shortly after they disappeared
these men led me of the road n hun.
dred yards into the prairie: they made
me dismount. and demanded my mon
ey: gave them all l had. s45. with
out word: one OF them then raised
his gun as il to shoot me: it was Un.
tied States musket: l told him il he
meant to kill me he would kill better
man than himself; lowering his gun,
h, said, IL wish you to take off them
pantaloons for fear they get dirty"
told him they were mine as long as
; was alive; he again raised his musket,
but while he was in the act of firing
lodged; the ball hit me in the side,
, glancing along my ribs, and through
J the cartiIages, lodging in my back;
fell; he then struck ~ my head with
! the but end Of his musket. but missed
only grazing It; as he struck at me the
other two men rode of as fast as poss
ible after the company that had gone
over the prairie; be struck at me
} again. when caught the musket il
my hands and held on to il; he held te
The other end and jumped on my body
stamping on my head and face. but a,
he wore Indian slippers he did no
: hurt me much; he then tried to jerl
: the musket from me. and in doing Sc
, pulled me to my feet; l still held on Il
] Il, and dealing him q blow with my
6st. he let 60 the musket; he then rar
after the others. calling them to com,
D back. but they had gone some distanc,
and did not hear him; he ran afte
, them and ! ran after him; he com
menced running harder. and soon dis
] appeared; l then turned, ran som,
I distance into the prairie. and hid II
= the grass; three hours passed quietly
: when l lett my hiding place and wan
y dered toward home.
0 cat 10 o'clock came to th,
: branch Of timber where the road eros
ses 10 90 TO Blanton's Bridge; ther'
! saw two sentries on horseback: I pass
o ed 90 a. not to be seen by them, ex
: pecting to get across at another place
, | heard COW bells clinking and dog
y barking: thought | was coming TO
l dwelling. but In short time / loun,
that the noise moved and that ther
. was no house there; then went to tn
e upper end Of the grove hoping to &c
: across there; at this pointI heard III
j.. same noises. further up / came Of
J. their camp in the timber; II was Eear
] Iy day break, and ! moved away an,
J. hid in the grass. where could waic
u their actions; in the morning they wer
4 called in by the sound OF COW bells
o while there l heard some one CRY
o "Are you going to hang me?" hear,
d no reply to this. except the noise O
two rings Of the COW bell; in about nv
minutes heard shot. and at III
II same time something like boa,
swain's whistle TO lower, (Bailey ha
! been sailor); after that heard 81
o shots fred at intervals Of FIVE minutes
| heard no more ill night came: | la
q in the thicket all day; at night crawl
e ed out and contrived 10 travel abou
d two miles: my side was so sore coul
: scarcely walk.
VI 81 walked up to the Santa Fe roa,
g and found that also guarded: l went I
O the Wakerusa. and remained hid ther
All day; while there ! saw wago
: stopped by five men; | could not &c
!. we'll. as they were at some little dis
e tsn,e. but they appeared to be quar-
reling; l heard angiy words whel
o there was shot fired; all was thel
j. peaceable, and the men went dow