Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-06-06

rie to practice with the cannon. and
then they would let US go. which they
did. they kept about seventy-five dol
lars worth OF things belonging to me
me. which have not since got. gave
them to General Strickler, and have
since asked him for them. be said he
knew nothing about them; l saw them
stop the mail, they detained Il for
sometime. but few Of the persons there
were from the Territory, the cannon
they had were from Missouri. saw them
when they were taking them home.
s. N Simpson, sworn--Was in
Lawrence in December last. when
Barber was killed. was on my way 10
my Iroiher's when heard Of il. and
about mile from where the murder
took place; my brother took my horse
and rode TO the spot. met compa-
ny Of horsemen. some of whom my
brother. from his house. had seen ride
out on to the prairie and shoot at
Barber. knew two of them-John p.
Wood and Mr.. Clark. an Indian agent.
DIR. Prentiss--I saw the body Of
Barber. am practlcing physician.
his death was caused by the wound
be received. he was wounded in the
abdomen. l presume the wound caused
Immediate death.
William Phillips. sworn--Came in
TO the Territory in October. 1854. ar
rived at Lawrence the day before the
rescue Of Branson, / attended the
meetings held at Lawrence in relation
to the rescue, | went TO the camp at
Wakarusa on Dec. I, cav men there.
who told me they were from Missouri.
heard them say that the people of
Lawrence had been burning the houses
Of Pro Slavery men, heard them
threaten TO come up and destroy Law
renee, went down again the next day.
went over the Warkausa. saw many
people coming up. asked them where
tLey were going. they said they were
going to camp. and that they were
going TO burn Lawrence and drive
out the Abolitionists. some told me
they were from Lexington. others said
they were from Clay County. some
told me that 1000 persons coming
up. they tried to stop me. / asked them
by what authority, they said when
they came up they stopped at the
Mission. and Governor Shannon en-
rolled them. the men | saw in camp
were 6riug at marx. drinking and
carousing, on Monday | went down
again, saw Marshal Jones, rode with
him some way. he told me he was GO
ing TO camp, he said he commanded
the Company there. and they were
going to fight, told him 6ghi might
endanger the Union, he said d--n the
Union. | followed him towards tho
camp. he told me could not go. he
asked me where | was going. told
him | was going below. be offered 20
accompany me by the guard, went to
the Greek. saw that the guard had
stopped load of goods in The bed Of
the Greek, and they wcrc searching
the boxes. Jones requested the gsard
TO let mo pass. they said they had or
ders from Gea. Strieklct TO stop every.
body. they demanded my arms. |
would not give them. ! kicked my
horse and rode on. the guard leyeled
their guns at me. and was compelled
TO stop. asked them by what author
ity they did IL. they told me they had
al been enrolled by Governor Shan
non, finally. through the innucn Of
Jones, | was permitted 10 pass. went
TO Shawnee Mission intending 10 COM
plain 10 the Governor. | was told he
was at Westport. rode on TO Weslport.
all round the town there were camps
Of armed men, inquired for the Cover
nor, and heard he had gone back 10
the Mission. rode TO Kansas City.
and within mile off was arrested by
a party from Westport who told me
they arrested me by authority Of
Gov. Shannon, they said he lad gwen
them orders to let no suspicious per-
son pass from the Territory. they told
me | was taking dispatches TO General
Pomeroy. and they would take me
back to Westport. told them would
not 90 back. they asked me II would
90 20 house a quarter Of mile of
and they would not modest me, went
t. the house Of McGee, when there.
l thought they were going to harm
me. l appealed to MsGee as a brother
Odd Fellow. he interested himself In
my behalf. and finally told me that
all he could DO for me was 10 get them
10 let me Of by his searching me. at
iIrst refused. but saw the men were
getting drunk and concluded to submit
tojt, they kept me ill the next morn.
ing. when MCGEE apolized TO me for
the treatment l had received, and said
he did all for me he could. but he was
member of another secret society
and acting under their orders.
he said he Was Border Ruflian and
pround oft, and that the men Of Mis-
souri would wade to their knees in
blood before Kansas should be Free
State, heard the men talking about
going to Lawrence to take part in the
siege. heard them talk about going to
the American Hotel, at Kansas City.
and mvbbing General Pomeroy, the
only thing preventing them was. they
thought they had not time TO do that
and get to Lawrence to participate in
the siege.
Kansas.
When President Pierce orders Col
Summers dragons to encamp in
Lawrence 10 enforce the infamous
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