The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-12


The Missouri Dsnocrst, . Buchaasn
sheet. but more candid and reliable in re-
gard to Kansas matters than any Newspaper
Issued At ST. Louis, poblishss : number Of
personal statements Of the unfortunate
individuals who have been forced TO leave
their homes, their property and in some in
stances their families. aud fee for their
Ives from the herdes ofBorder Rufians the,
iufee, unhappy Kansas. We select two of
these statements for publication, oil that
we can End space for At the present
STATEMENT OF DR.. NORTON,
The undersigned has sssa pract,siag
physician in Weston, Platte County, NO,
from the spring OF 1889 to the iast o. Apnh
1854 From that time to the ID OF Sep'em-
her. 1856, have resided in Leavenwor'h
CITY, Kansas Territory, engaged IN tue ~
- nl.es. viz, Lesyenworth City, in the
hn.;nes. of druggist and praetieing physics.
~ snd am one Of the thirty-two original
oraprietors of Leavensorth, with the exeep'
ion of four or I'VE who resided At Fort
Ieavenwosth, The Leavenworth associs-
tion was composed of those OF Us who had
long resided in Weston and vicinity, and
feeling a lively interest in the unparalleled
growth and future prosperity of the place a.
one OF the original proprietors, and ow ming
q larger number Of lots that must be exceed
insiv valuable ii kansas should be made
free State. and believing that the sdvanta-
oss for education, internal improvements
and increase in value of real estate, was
greatly in favor of free State, expressed
nv preferences that il should be made such,
and fortunately, perhaps. had voted for the
Topeka constitution aud with the Free
State party, but had refrsined from taking
any active par, in politics generally, and
| had endeayored to pursue q strictly conser-
yaiiye course. On Monday night ! was
| called upon by Fred. Emery at the head OF
an armed company. He asked il was law
and order man. replied ~ am. sir ne
| next inquired IN case OF invasion il | would
take up AIMS in favor of the Pro-Slavsry
party. replied that he knew was lame
| in consequence of fractured leg. but that
would DO anything in my power consistent-
| " to protect the town. He replied, "Tha'
is right; that is sufficient. You can 60 &c
bed and sleep quietly" But the next morn
ing he again called on me at the head of al
/ armed body OF men and in the most peremp
/ tory manner informed me that most leave
forthwith. ! told him that had q large
stock of goods. and asked IL could have
time to pack them. He told me ! mus
hasten down Immediately to the boat ther
living at the leyee (steamer Emma and ssis
il was then waiting and would soon be on
lIimmediately passed into the house through
nv store, and requested my wife to prepare
in hurry 10 take the steamer then at tn
leyee. We gathered up in confusion an
haste few clothes for the family. lock
ed the store door and passed to the bsc
door, which | locked, and with my famii
offour children, including a very sick bah
and other sick children. and feeble wife
hasten upon the boat, leaving q stock {
Drugs and notwithstanding me owe
$4,000, besides all my family library, bee
and bedding, household furniture, &c, 81
left the store key with friend ! me
: With on the boat before left.
: There were persoAs in the company Ell
gagged in driving me off owing me borrows
money, and ON account. About thirty PEI
soas we're driven upon the same boat in
, similar manner.
s. NoRToH, N. d.