New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-17
AFTERNOON SESSION,

ton: he is a storekeeper in Tecumseh and said there
were upward of 300 men at the election not Of the
district and that their speakers publicly admitted they
came from Missouri.
B. A. STEPHENS swon-Came to the Territory
from Ohio, in May, 1855; settled near Kickapoo at
the election in October, 1855, when Whitfield was
voted for he saw party Of 25 men come from Platte
County, under the lead Of Gen. Stingfelow and Col.
Burns; witness saw them vote; witness saw other
parties from Platte County voting; they kept coming
all day. threats were used during the early part Of the
day that none should vote who did not vote for Whit
field; one gentleman from Massachusetts, who tried TO
vote experienced great opposition; when he ap
preached the polls he questioned by Pro Slavery
man as to who be should vote for; he refused to tell
he was told that "nO id Aboltonist should vote in
town." and would have been mObbed but for inter.
ference of others; witness proceeded to read over the
names of those in the poll books who resided in the
district of Kickapoo; those whom he personally knew
to live in Missouri and those strangers he did not
know the residence of.
Question By Whitfield. Where do you Gve7 A.
live at Indanola now; I consider KickapoO my
home, and would 60 there if dared to 60.
@. Why dare you not 60 back A. Because am
Free State man.
Considerable alteration occurred between Whitfield
and witness during the cross-examination about the
residence of Col Burns of Weston, who, it appears
holds claim near Kickapoo. The witness was so de-
cided and firm that Whitfield made a rather poor spec
ulation of it, as it out that majority of the real
residents of even the Kickapoo district were Free
State men,
Concentration By Reeder-Witness stated that
in last January at the Free-State election, he had
carried the Free State poll-book to Fort William on
his return he was summoned by a committee of Kick
apeOites to answer to the charge of being Abolition
list and carrying the poll books for the Abolitionists
as it was evening, this dgnifed body bound him over
in the most orthodox manner, that is made him prom
Use to wait on them next day; witness went back next
day. and to the indictment plead Not guilty" Of
course found guilty however, and sentenced to leave
town by O'clock be ducked in the Missouri River;
having neglected to do this, he at o'clock again
taken before this Pro-Slavery Committee of Safety
who sentenced him to be ducked in the Missouri; but
at the instance of some mild claw .and-order' men
the sentence was finally committed to driving him cut
of town. which was executed he being accompanied
hafs mile from town. Again there was an aitercation
between Whitfield and witness, in which Withheld
again had the worst Of it. Whitfield asked II some
things were not found in his house at the time he lett
To this witness replied that it was not the fact, an
that the only things suspicious that could have been
found were some documents not rejecting much credt
on Gen j. w. Whitfield (laughterl.
JAMES T. MARION recalled-Io Whtyeefd-Came
from Vermont; started with one companion; met
company of eighty at Albany, and came to the Ierr'
tory with them. Here will state that Whitfeld's
object was to prove the bringing Of "paupers by the
Emerant Aid Society, but in this he sgnay faied.l
Witness had paid his own expenses far as he knew
all of the party did so they under the control of
nobody; there wac an agent along who directed the
party where to 60 but they could merely fall in with
his arrangement when they chose and certainly not
under their authority in any other shape; witness
never heard of the Emierant Aid Society paying
apybodys PASSAGE knows they did not pay his or his
companions; the emigrants generally grumbled at
their bills.
WILLIAM r. BoUGHTs swom-Came to Territory
August. 1854; located above Topeka came from Mis-
souri was raised in Howard County in that State.
Testimony amounted to little or nothing. ldentlhed
some men from Howard Co., Mo, as among the voters
at Tecumse h at the March election, and cooborated
testimony already given
WILLIAM +. JOHNSON sw0rn-Came to the Ierrl-
tory August 1854; settled on the Wakarusa, IN tins
district; came from Jackson County, Mo. Tssthed
10 frauds in the first election held in the Territory,
election held at One Hundred and Ten in the Seventh
District on the Santa Fe road. Testified that Mr..
Raston from near Independence, Mo-, was one OF
the Judges of Election; there was large crowd pres
ept. many Of whom he recognized as persons VINO
then lived and who still live in Missouri; witness had
his vote challenged he asked young man he knew,
who WAS about to vote, if he had moved into the
Territory; the young man replied with an oath thst
he did not and would not for something witness cha
epped his vote; came nearly getting into difhcu"y
on account of doing so they were for abusing nhn'
blu. as he had good many friends there it was nnaiy
settled and both he and the young man voted; they
had a camp; there large number there seVerai
hundred three OF four; witness identified some ne
knew by name, and said there were good many
Others, whom he recognized; went into their camp;
they told him they had come to VOTE
O Bv W1ifeld-Were there not good many
coming in and taking claims at the time A. Yes; but
these men were rot. Q. Had they not been taking
olsins7 A. Some Of them stopped at Boil Greek, on
their way and laid out town, and took 10, apiece
BE fore the election March So 1885, was informed that
he was a candidate for Member Of Council, but he
| declined; went to the election; there was large
crowd there; Mr. Nolan of Jackson County, Mo-, was
there met him and took him to the Missouri camp
there was at least two hundred man there, great
many of whom he knew, and most OF whom had been
Nm at the prevous election they had come up to vote,
they said; witness asked Squire Nolan, Justice OF the
| Peace from Missouri, why he came up; Nolan replied
that he "came up to keep the beys IN order, levi
IDENTIFY claw and order mani; while witness was in
IN. camn rome of the men asked him if he had been
candidate be replied that be had been mentioned but
bsd declined; they brandisbsd bowie-knives around
him lint the friends be had AmoHg them settled the
difficulty without blood one Of these men, of whom
witness had asked if he intended TO settle in the Ter