New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-25

IN ~ 1--we STATE Hotel; thoes rear No were ss1ms
about tie az shs sos !. smother eos
s ~ let o. ses bow many the flag vii 90 " On;
~ N this time hosse company came nding aowu
Nm eheerine and hurrshiig; they bad cannon
With them. and rode right into the cry, snI =. :S.'
time saw women and children fleeing ron tne ~
sc,s.mirg and cr,ipg, having nothing Nth them ou.
-. coshss thev had on some three or four OF these
$780, - me mo 70 the foot Of the hill where we were
.S.nSine and aid that the women and children WeIc
ordered out of the city, and that the city wss golng W
he DESTROYED; Q. that time saw some twenty ncsse'
-, my no below The town toward the rver endeav'
or;ng 10 cut of from retreat some three OF Iour men
whn veve 6vpg in that direc6ou the horsemen were
firing At them, some eight or ten Shots wnc tn,, va
going on, asked {" who these men were %.ei, ~
~, Az thew had cot the damned cures hemmed IN,
~ ,hsv ve,e eoiny TO tear the city down and hsng
IN The je,derr; concluded about that time tnas u
Vas safe to 20 up the hill and went up on the nu 70
where The house of Gov. Robcson was; psssea so"S
S Sars there. found thai hsd bee. broken ceu and
syervthir in it rificd, trunks broken open, &c;
found thss secret place in my trunk had been oio.en
open, and $500 in money stolen lost oesiae ST'o
ESQ worth Of clothing and an I1 s worm mon the hin
where could look into the city; Issw them nnne =.
the Free State Hotel with cannon, and tnro",sa suo
printing presses and furniture out OF nj. M'
binding. and heard them yelling anu wnooPmg,
,emsnsd there on the hill for some time-an hour,
perbaps: nv brother Joined me from the Guy, eno M
Yp;t.d me TO leave, ssI vas Colonel and known TO
many. for fear might be tsken | remained on Tue
h,ll until the hotel was nred wncp w 60 o.ssysd
the ciiy then cav some of the horsenen Leaving tae
ci,y ond coming up the hill: then went out on tae
bottom sti in sight Of the city; while there saw .ae
pp toward 1a M s1e with he
in the city acting as one OF the Marsna Pse, 80.
Donaldson said It bad been reported that there were
Missourians in the forces but It was not true
n 10 i'm
men IN the forces known to be Missourans who i've IN
Missouri. and own properly there and are known 70
persous here az such" he turned away ana iaugueu
without saying anything in feply; while they we.e
forces WHO were left up there; had conversation
with the captain OF squad lefG to guard provsion
wagon; be said he was in hurry to get PACK m,
souri, as he was tired of staying here; that tney na
tbev were to have attacked the city on the FRIDAY pc
fore but had postponed account OF rains ana ior
fear of the achievements that were In Lawrence;
after had stated to him what were the real ecsS oI
in IawIepce he seemed somewhat surprised, and SAID
was id shame, ard they ought not to have zone
what had been done; some OF the men there ~snteo
to 90 into the city, but he would not let them go nc
ALEC pointed to the INV wdgSp Brown and
that bis master was here too aud that was bis wagon
went into the city the next morning ana touna au
quiet as went into the city company OF men On
passed tcroueh the city, crossed the river and went on
ro,tb of the Kansas river; the leader was General
Atchon the Committee OF Safety was caled togesner
and but three of its members were lett IN tne Guy tne
citizens then met selected committee to draw up a
memorial stating their grievances, and settfng iorto
the outrsges which had been committed and signed It
in full in behalf Of the citizens Of Lawrence, and sent
it Of the President Of the United state; oy special
IeasesrorA Guy, K. T.. May IS, 1883.
JOSEPH OAKLEY, called and sworn-l have been
acquainted with Major Geo. W. Clark for some time;
live little less than mile from him; he absenfed
himself for some time after Thoma, Barber was killed.
and about week after he got back bad occasion TO
call at his house. and conversed together for some
time; he seemed considerably excited about that IT.
ter he said he did not know whether be or Burns shot
Barber end was ipcb ed to think neither Of them did
il. but that one of BARRIERS party did III he de-
.cribed the manner in which he and Burns rode out
afier Barber and his company; he said that ne saw
them some distance ahead, and then he and Barns
rode out to who they were when tney apProacneo
them they attempted to make of, until he hailed them
and ordered them to stop. he said he asked them
where they had been, and they gave them some un,
satisfactory aniwer; he then told them they would
have to go back which they refused to do and made
pistols be said that two Of the other party drew their
pitols and he thought the third one did but be was
not csitain Of that they then mutually. exchanged
shots and then parted and as they parted one OF the
party ehot back at him aud Burns he aeked me
where Barber was shot, and told him had heard II
was in his side; Clark then got up out of his chair and
attempted to show me the position of the parties q:
they attacked each other and as they separated and
said that az described the wound he tn ought must
have been one of BARRIERS own party who had shot
him: he CLARK then asked me who had said he had
shot Barber and told him it was one Of his own as
.ocistes and friends had given Us good e:1se to be-
bad boasted IN camp on the Wskerusa that he bad
made one id Yankee reel in his saddle, and that
bad given rise to the supposition that he CLARK had
done ii Clark denied that ne had made such boast.
only two Of them and three Of the others; then told
him that only two Of the three were armed, and the
one that was shot was unsrmed; also said that If
Ley we've two to three, there were twelve
and he said they would not have interfered; also
stated what Understood was BARRIERS reason for
being the road at that time, that LIE was going up
merely to see his family and that L was pity he had
got shot that way Clark replied that if they hsd sur
rendered themselves prisoners, and permitted them
eelves to be taken to the camp, there woald have
been no one shot; but that the Governor had given
orders TO have all suspicious peons stopped, and be,
CLARK, thought they were perfectly right In doag what
they did do; at oil events, he insisted that il
fair fight any way; that about the substance Of
the he expressed no regret at the result
and said that snder like circumstance he should do
the same thing again; Major Geo. W. Clark has,
think been mastering since; have frequent oc-
ca.ons to 60 to bis houfe at his house several
times last week, and sko yesterday, on business;
seldom 20 there except on business since Clark re-
tuned from st. Louis, and even before he went, he
told me that they about getting up armed bands,
and be said to me. 81 tell you this secretly; would
not tell it to every Free STATE man; you will find that
the war after this will be in the guerilla fashion - and
be has shown me come Of their uniforms h sword and
q cap; and he likewise showed some United States
guns, and said be had enough to the company he
was to have command of, which would be sixty men,
beside the officers; he told me that lot of United
States arms came up to Lecomptoa last Monday morn