Demoine courier., 1856-05-29
YKK RKKaIKK EnHRIKR-
Congregational Committee
Of In vestigatiOn From the
ApnU NJ thu 9Th d0u

Of Investigation -ErOlM the
Testimony Of the Sth day.
Lewis A. Pra,her was called and
sworn-Came to Franklin 9th Of July,
1855. from Missouri. was below indie
pendence, Mo-. in SEPTEMBER last, q
body Of men overlook me. Of whom
asked, where are you golngi they told
me they we're going TO Kansas 10 vote.
saw them again near Wesport, ,hsir
aumbers had increased, knew they voted.
stood near the polls al Franklin and saw
them; befure We got to Wes,pcr. saw .
hemp stock and hemp rope hanging out
Of o Of the wsgons, which they told
me wss 10 hang abolitioaisis with -
Rober. Grant told me when he learned
how much opposed l was to their om-
ing here 10 vote. | should be rewarded
with the rope fret if | did not look out;
they claimed the right TO vote under The
acts Of The Territorial Legislature, there
were about so, they did moi. claim TO be
citizens,l asked them particularly abou.
taat. q Of them said, we have elaine
in the Territory, another said, Jim,
what 10 the use telling that d-p lie!
you know We are going to vote The same
as We did on the Goth Of March and re.
surn.' shey said they wsre going to tear
down Lawrence, aud slide The DIN town
into the river. they wanted to know why
the free Slate men were not going 10 vo Q
on the same day rs they did. / answer
ed that the free Slate party expected to
cleo, Governor Reeder on that day. they
said God d-n Gov. Reeder he will no.
be alive on tina, day, and Robert Grant
said he would kill him whenever he
could get the chance, and the more abo-
li.ionis.s he coule kill at : FIRE the beller.
they asked me if vas going to vote on
The LIST, | told them no, they then said
you are worse then an abolitionist for |
was a DIN Southern traitor.
On Monday when The polls we're open
! wal called upon 10 act 40 judge Of cleo
ton. l refused 10 serve in consequences
OF my opposition 10 she law and the Mis-
being there TO vote, they threat,
ened me in consequence-Mr. Whilock,
member Of Territorial Legislature, in
particular, whom the polls were opened
l placed myself where ! could seq who
voted, and s,ood with pencil and psper
ia hand ~ note who voted. ! made -
voters and from IL 10 Is resi-.
dent vo,ers, some Of them who cam up
with me did rot vo,s a Franklin; but
voted .. other places AZ ! was informed.
saw Indiaas'in the camp a, Wauka-
russ, they were armed ! think; saw srms
in their camp while they were a. dinner;
saw a man pour q handful Of bullets in
to the hands of an Indian, and tell him
he wanted him to save q Yankee scalp
for each bullet; the Indian said he would;
the same man also took the Indian . bot
,le and carried il away TO get:i filled; the
Same InGisn told me afterwards thai
he no kill Yankee. me want to re.
whisksy.' Wallace expressed . decided
determination 10 come with the Missouri
TO Lawrence, and die with them.
necessary; l was roughly treated by
them, and whiie | was away blackguard
my wife and fsmil,; il ! was away from
home at night they would moi lei me 60
home, they would not K. nae GO 10 the
poet Office in Lawrence; / threa,ened to
apply 10 the laws for protection; one OF
them told me, by Cd I sheu'd like 10
see you get any benefit out of laws A.
gains. us;' in consequences Of their ,roub
ling and hsrrasslng me ..coulc no, At
tend 10 my stock, and thereby los. q COW
and calf; was doing business in q store
and wanted TO 60 hoine n Night, and
they prevented ms from going;5 heard Of
many other depradations committed but
know Of mons. (Hers Gov. Rseder off
cred 10 prove by tho witness, that in on
with two councilmsn Of the
Legislature, they said sha,
their object Was TO lseislase 90 as TO drive
the Yankees from the Territory, objeci-
cd TO- was in company with Dr. Wood
and Mr. Wallace. going into camp
Weed Told US he had come from Lee
compton with Gen Richardson, and a.
boui three or four miles shove Lawrence
they met two men riding out On the prai-
RE. o MIR Burns and Maj CLARK rode on,
sf.er them. Geo Richardson directed
Wood 10 ride out and call ihsm back.
Wood saw Burnes, CLARK and another
popping away Al each other. one
was net firing, two men then rode
away and Burnes remarked, We hit one,
for | saw the fur ay, afterwards was in-
troduced 10 CLARK, and heard him veil the
story and say he @ vs a yankee HE
winter quarters. for Isaw him reel on
his hsrss.
*Thowas Barber was the man MUIR
dered.
SUMMERS SPEEcH.-The correspon-
dent Of ,hs Tribune notices Summers
last great speech in these highly eulogis-
tic terms:
"Senasar 6umnea's Kansas speech ID
ihe most mastery, striking and ssathing
production Of the Session. The eallsri-
% were crowded with ,ntelless, beauty
and fashion, and the ante rooms were al
90 shrounged. HE sKeoriasion Of Dou'
glass Was scsrnislly whitening and scos