The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-09-23

and very bad man IN the community.
paid no regard to such news, rs it originate,
among class of men who were not worth,
of note. Things went on, and was permit
ted to do business unmolested till about tn
18th Of August, when on tho leyeo, afte
night, on or about that time, receiving a large
lot Of goods belonging to Mcssrs. Hornby q
Fernl, of Lawrence, Kansas Territory, there
appeared to be considerable anxiety manifes
ted by some of the so-called law and ordc
party of our city. Captain Clarkson came
to mo and asked me where those goods be
longcd. / told him Lawrence. He asked
me what kind of goods they We're, tol(
him / could not tell only from the packages
and judging from them, there was a variety
! Of goods, such as were necessary to general
tradc-such as dry goods groceries, boots
shoes, hardware, salt, iron, DC. He asked
me if there was any arms or guns in any OF
these packages i told him / could not tell,
but did not believe there were any. He then
asked me if there was not some powder for
Lawrence told him eight kegs---four OF
blasting powder. He said it was not blast
ing powder, but cannon powder, and was for
Lane and his men at Lawrence, who were
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He asked me if was going to receive it.
told him should, if permitted to. He went
a short distance from me and held private
conversation with some of his men. He then
returned to me, and said he did not wish to
hurt me and my business, or to mako pub
lie thing of it. l would be permitted to take
the powder in. He remained at the river
until the boat was about to leave, and then
came and asked if the powder was not COM
ing of. / told him could not tell for it
might be that the boat would not carry it till
she returned. He asked me if that was
common thug.
told him it was often done, He left
some three or four days after. When the
boat returned, Clarkson came to me, and
asked if the powder was coming off. told
him couldn't tell. He appeared displeased,
and in threatening and menacing manner
warned mo that had better be very cautious
how acted, and that if that powder, didn't
come off, it wouldn't be we'll with me. The
powder came on shore--I had it taken in my
warehouse, where it remained till the first
day of September. About o'clock on that
day, there was an armed band of mounted
men, commanded by Capt. Emory, who ar
ranged his men in line before my door, and
commanded me to open my door. l asked
him what he wanted. He demanded the
powder The! belonged to any or all men in
Lawrence, ] asked him what he intended
doing with it. He informed me that he had
duty to perform, and had no time to an
swer questions, and said that l had better be
in haste and open the door. told him my
young man had the key and was not presi-
ent He said he had better be on hand soon,
or the consequences would be bad. The
young man was soon on hand and opened the
door. Capt. Emory told his men to carry
out the powder. At the time l went in the
warehouse, Capt. Emory had drawn revol-
yer in his hand, and was questioning my
young man about what q certain package
contained, and threatened his life if he found
him in lie. / told him | could tell moro
about what was in the house, than any other
person. He asked mo various questions a
bout tho different parcels of goods, if be-
lieved there was any arms or munitions OF
war among them them. informed him that
| did not believe there was any moro than ho
already had. He asked me what WAS in a |
certain box. informed him Icould only tell
what it purported to be, and that was books. |
He Immediately ordered me to get a hatchet |
and opened it. When the Ratchet came he
took it and openedit himself. On opening
it he found it to Contain books. After open |
ing another box or two, he and his men went |
away. | Immediately took my family on
board boat lying at our landing, and went |
to Weston, about six miles above our town,
thinking would stay there day or two un-
til the excitement subsidized. A short time |
after arriving at Weston, / with many Others
who had gone there, were waited. on by a
committee of three, one of whom was the |
Mayor of the town. He informed us that wo
had to leave, and return to Lcavenworth | |
asked him five would be permitted to go up
the river He said his understanding was
that we would have to return.
/, with several others, got on board of a
boat which lay there all night. We were
landed enrly next morning in Leavenworth.
On arriving home, / Immediately repaired
to my dwelling, and after making slight pre-
parations for breakfast, / went down TO see
what had been done on the previous night.
saw several men collected on Delaware st.
where there was burning house. / ascer-
tanned that it was the store Of G.. w. Wcth-
erel. 1t, with all tho goods, had bceu dc
stroyed, with two other smaller buildings be-
longing TO Mr.. Phillips, / saw Mr.. Emory,
and asked him what all this meant He
said the time had come when there was to
be decided stand taken, and law and order
had TO reign. / asked him what was to be
done; if l could remain and do business, or
il had to leave Immediately. He promised
to see me again in an hour and let mo know.
l had private conversation with Mr. Russell
on the first of September, and in that conver-
sation asked him what was to be done, if
would be permitted to remain and do bust
ness He said ho could not tell what was
to be done, but one thing certain, every man
that aided or assisted Lane and his men, or
sympathized with the Free State men Of
Kansas, would have to leave or suffer tho
consequences, as much as to say that would
have to leave or be killed.
After collecting all the information in re-
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