The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1856-07-04
The saoKIns Of free state Towns
IN Kanaaa.
sworn Testimony Of 4 LADY as %
the Soaking Of LaMfenoe.

I 855, and have resided here ever since. |
On the goth Of May last, | was at Lecomp- |
ton and wished 70 return TO Lawrence.
WITH DEPUTH MARSHAL FAME
Deputy Marshal Fame said he consider.
ed It unsafe for me 70 come, but II was
determined 10 come. he would send an es-
con with me. He asked me what wan
ted 10 come homo for?
told him / had boardois, and Il
was not home BY sundown they would
come up after me. On the way he told
me that on the next day they we're com
ipV 70 make arrests, aud II any resistance
was made py the citizens che town would
be destroyed
! asked what Il was all for7 be said our
people would not obey the laws Of the
Territorial Legislature.
asked what buildings they Intended
to destroy He replied BY saying Ire Free
State Hotel anil my brothers printing
Office.
(Mrs. Mandall is the sister Of @. w.
Brown Of the Herald Of Freedom.
| asked him Why his party did not
come last fall when We we're ready for
them? to come now, when they were only
about ffty men in Lawrence, showed
them 10 be towards.
An HEROIC REPLY.
He app peared to be getting angry, and
said n toassgeH for ne Mdf fi0ds a iaGy.
l asked hiP If he had any objection to
my letting :he people Of Lawrence know
what the were going to do on the next
day2 $40
He replied--I have, and said II would
create an excitement here and might
cause bloodshed, aud he did not want
any lives lost II it could be avoided. He
said he hoped there would be no resis-
lance, as their boys were very anxious 10
get into Lawrence TO make the arrests,
and If there was any resistance, they
might slaughter all as they came in.
| then asked him what else they were
going 10 do after they made the arrests?
He said they were going TO demand their
arms. II The people Of Lawrence did
not give up them peaceably they would
be compelled BY force to surrender them
WE WILL suBDUE YOu.
I asked him why they we're to give up
their armsS He said they must obey the
laws. asked him why he brought such
company in to make them obey them?
He said to compel them. We soon pass
cd what he told us were Eve or six hun
dred men, who were 10 eucamp within a
mile and half of Lawrence. they we're
commanded by Col. Buford and others.
He also told me they were 10 attack
Lawrence in the morning, He came into
Lawrence with me on the evening pre-.
ceding the sack Of the city, and no one
molested him. went to the Chamber
of Committee Of Salty. and, and as he re q.
quested me, reported my conversation
with him. M y IS p
THE PRELIhlEARiEs TO PLUMBER.
AT about seven o. clock on the fol-
lowing morning--W ednesday, May 81
| saw large number Of horsemen on Nj
Orient, near Gov. Robinson's house.
They kept increasing in numbers till near
ten o. clock.
This force remained there tin nearly
noon, when Mr.. Fame remained with half
a dozen others came into town, went 10
the hotel aud called for Pomeroy, who
came to the door and held conversation
with them. They went off short dis
tanoe, returned and went into the Hotel.
They shortly afterwards came out in
company with Col TopliGe, g. w. Deiz-
Ter, and G.. w. Smith who were taken in
a carriage TO the Mount, where the for
oes Of the Mssotrians and South Carroll
an invaders were stationed The Depu-
" Marshal Fame left town with the car
riage. In about half an hour, Mr.. Jones
came into town with anumber Of armed
men on horseback. They rode up to the
hotel and conversation with Gen
Pomeroy, that be could have Eve minutes
10 decide. ..Ir. tr.f s..I... ..
o1AR JONES ISSUES AN UKAaE.
Jones and his company then rode in
front ofMr. Jenkin,s shop, and sent dis
patch to my door, and requested me to
leave. 8dT'l
asked the messenger ''what for?'
He said he did not know, but that
Jones rad said that / chad got to leave
- 1 did not I sOould get Mowed tkrou0A.' ;
l said TO him, "what is all ofthis
for, young mani" "'a
He said he did not know, andif Il was
the end Of il he would not eare-but
they would suffer now. He returned to
Jones. Jones then rode in front OF the
hotel with his company aud halted. /
went In froni Of the HOtol to the door
and asked for Mr.. Fame. They told me
he had left Lawrence. I'D
TALK WITH JONES,
/ then asked Is Mr Jones PRESENT.
Jones Answered-"I am the man"
] said ''Is your name Jones2'
He said-"Yes.',
told him an express came to my house
with message 10 leave Il by his orders,
aud asked him, ''In the name Of God,
what have l done, OF what have the
ladies OF Lawrence done, that they must
leave their homes unprotected, by his or.
ders T'He made no reply. asked him IL
he had a wife. As said ae had. "And
childmn2" ''Ies" "And they afFee-
tiopate and kind2 Have you sisterY'
He said-"Yes" told him suppos.
cd they were At home in their parlor' en-
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