The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-09-23
STARTLING REVELATIONS.
Statements of Persons Driven from thei,
Homes by the Rufiians.


Subjoined will be found number of state
ments from prominent men of Leavenworth
city, which in pursuance of suggestion made
by us on Saturday, have been written out
and handed in for publication. We call cs-
pecial attention to the revelations made by
DR.. Norton and Messrs. Davis and McCrack-
en-. These gentlemen are well known by
many as persons of property and influence in
Kansas, and their statements will tend very
greatly to establish the truth in regard to the
wretched condition of things in the territory
and especially in Leavenworth city. The
statements Of Messrs. Quintal and Clark will
also be found of Importance. We present
them all without comment. They tell tale
of wrong and outrage, the enormity of which
no reflections of ours could either mitigate or
augment.
STATEMENT OF DIR. NORTON.
The undersigned has been practicins
physician in Weston, Platte County Mo-,
from the spring of 1880 to the last of April,
1854. From that time to the "a of Septem-
Der, 1856, l have resided in Lcavenworth
City, Kansas Territory, engaged in the latter
place, viz: Leavenworth City, ia the busi-
ness of druggist and practicing physician, and
am one Of the thirty-two original proprietors
of Leavenworth, with the exception of four
or five who resided at Fort Leavenworth.-
The Leavenworth association was composed
of those of us who had long resided in Yves
ton and vicinity and feeling lively interest
in the unparalleled growth and future pros
pcrity of the place as one of the original pro-
prietors, and owning large number of lots
that must be exccedinly valuable if Kansas
should be made a free State, and believing
that the advantages for education, internal
improvements and increase in value of real
estate, was greatly in favor of free State
/ expressed my preferences that it should eb
made such, and unfortunately, perhaps, had
voted for the Topeka constitution and with
the Free State party, but had refrained from
taking any active part in politics generally,
and had endeavored to pursue strictly con-
servative course. On Monday night | was
called upon by Fred Emory at the head of
an armed company. He asked if l was a
law and order man. replied 81 am sir"-
He next inquired in case of invasion if
would take up arms in favor of the Pro Slave
ry party. Ireplied that he knew was lame
in consequence of a fractured leg, but that l
would do anything in my power consistently
to protect the town. He replied, 'That is
right; that is sufficient. You can 90 to bed
and sleep quietly" But the next morning
he again called on me at the head of an arm
ed body of men and in the most pcremptory
manner informed me that / must leave forth
with. told him that had large stock of
goods, and asked if could have time to
pack them. He told me must hasten down
Immediately to the boat then lying at the
levee (steamer Emma) and said it was then
waiting and would soon be off. immediate
ly passed into the house through my stole,
and requested my wife to prepare in hurry
to take the stdamer then at the levee. We
gathered up in the confusion and haste few
clothes for the family. tocked the store
door and passed to the back door, which
locked, ane with my family of four children,
including a very sick babe and other sick
children, and feeble wife, hastcned upon the
boat, leaving n stock of drugs and medicines
costing me over $4,000, besides all my
family library, beds and bedding, household
furniture, &c., &c.
l left the store key with friend / met
with on the boat before left.
There were persons in the company cngag-
ed in diving me off owing me borrowed
money, and on account. About thirty por-
sons were driven upon the same boat in a
similar manner. S. NORTON, M. ID.
sp'..l ST. LoUIs, Sept. 9.
| emigrated to Leayonworth City on the
second day of October, 1856. After remain
ing there few days ! rented property, camc
TO St. Louis and bought stock Of groceries,
and have since been engaged in the grocery,
provision, forwarding and receiving business,
at which occupation employed myself most
studiously. / endeavorcd TO keep myself ont
ofimproper places, avoiding all the collections
where there was any probability Of getting
into any discussion on the exciting questions
which were the cause If numerous troubles
and outraoes throughout the Territory I fro