New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-26
,.,son, The committee were examining Witnesses
80. a. tAe murders of Dow and Barber. The

~. .ommittee were examining Witnesses
80. n the murders Of Dow and Barber. The
,.s,;.opy siyen BY these men 1t was Impossible TO
-. hut from soDe of them learned enough TO
ssv that i, 10 body Of conclusive evidence, going
70 prove the statements Is to these affairs published
in THE TRIBUNE last Fall. learn that the ex-
animation discoses some startling facts, and fixes
the guilt on the parties with good deal OF GER
tainty. BraDson himself "a quiet, peaceable old
NAM is recOuntiDg the story Of how he has been
and was hunted like beast, not daring to go about
his house till after night while bands Of armed men
were skulking about for him. The brother of
Barber, who had been with him when he was shot,
gave testimony as to how his brother aud hlmself
were chased; that the party were company A, or
part of them, from Wakruss that Gen Clark and
DR.. Wood were Of that party. As TO the man who
fred the shot, will not probe the mystery by CIV
ing bis name, for the public will soon have IT in
an official way, and besides, every man Of that H.
famous company who could follow man, deliber-
ately see him shot, and leave him dead or dying on
the prairie, are equally guilty with the blOodstAinsd
hand that brought agony to widowed heart.
As the business accommodating on the hands Of the
committee was considerable, and as they are
anxious to get TO Leavenworth as soon as possible,
they have held a night session this evening, OF
which the following is report:
GEORGE +. WARREN sworn-Emgrate2 from New
Bampshire on the 18th OF March, 1865; moved to
Leavenworth City, and was there a. tie election.
March 30; the election held OF q small building
west Ofhe Ltavenw0nh Hotel the day before election
Mssourians came hockng in from Weston, Parkvile,
Lexington and Indo pendence end other points on the
Missouri River; they came in -eameisi the hotel was
crowded the evening before with Strangers; VI ness
clerk there these men freely sad that they camo
to vote; they armed to the teeth; they justified
their conduct On the ground that the Emigrant Aid
Society had sent out voters they said that by the
Kansas Nebraska bill they were entitled to vote; one
man from Platte County had two reyOlvers, a double
barrel shotgun, bowie-knife aud large butchers
cleaver; polls were not opened till 10 o'clock there
was delay about the Judges, and Mr. David Brown
compelled to resign by threats the Missourians
chose another in his place. there great crowd of
people present, should think twelve hundred; they
put rope around the polls at different places
number of men from Clay and Platte Counties intro
duce each other captains OF companies; cries from
those men of Platte County boys come this
way" and CLAY County boys come this way
they were in companies during the day. but voted sep
arately; they all voted; the Free.State men seeing
this state of affair." held meeting and determined not
to vote; not than fifty sixty votes were poed
by Free-Sate men; the polls were closed about dusk;
the Mssourans voted all day. they voted for Richard
r. Rees and H. J EastOn for the Council and Matthias
Nj. heokin and Paine for Representatives. Rees
EastOn and Matthias lived at Leavenworth. heekin
and Paine lived in Weston then but have moved into
the Territory since then; some Of the FrecState men
did not vote because they intidaed, and others
because of the foreign vote; protest was sent 20 Gov
Reeder, the steamer, New Lucy, came down during
the day and brought large company from Weston,
No.; about $50 to 800 men; they had colors flying;
they declared they had right to vote under the Kan
sas-Nebrasks bill; they returned between and
o'clock to Weston; many Of those who stayed at the
hotel the night previous to the election went off with
out paying their bills; witness went after them and
collected s37; many of them offered me counterfeit
money and bills that they knew could not change;
If Mssourans had not voted the Free-State men could
have elected their candidates by large majority wit
nc.s is well acquainted with the district; Mr. Rees
as not Postmaster at that time aser the Mssouians
voted for him be was appointed Postmaster; there
was few houses in the town at that time, not more
thsn thirty frame buildings; but few settler there or
III the vicinity Witness then testified to the lynch
ing Of Mr.. Phillips at Leavenworth, but as the par
ticulas already given to the public are al fully sub
stanated ] need not give them here. On this poirt
witness gave testimony that will show how those are
rewarded who serve the PrO-Slavery interest Fro
Slavery Committee had been shownto wat on Philips
and order him to leave the town. One of them an
associate Editor of The LearenUorM Herald, has
since been appointed clerk in the surveyor-Gcneras
Office Scott Boyle since appointed Clerk of the Uni
ted States District Court under Judge LecomP;ei XII
More was made Deputy Marshal of Leaven~orth'
James NJ. LYLE was aiterward Chief Clerk of the
Bogus Legislature BuTrlham, since made City saf-
vcyor; S. c. Posey, since Territorial sEveyor, and
30 on The particulars Of the affair and the names o.
the parties implicated in il were givenl