Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-09-18
.KENOsHA, WIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1856 i

uefinan vas taken prisoner as he was ahop
ieaying N me boat and was taken back and instant
An American, by the name of Hons. who wa.
ing into Leavenworth. Yves stopped VIZ as Com
miles OF the city, and shct dead The I'm w. w
hle scalp, and returned TO Leavenwortb I m.ia
gong on in the Territory. and have related moth
ing out what am willing to testify under oath !.
Nitro. T. CLARK
/ STATEMENT OF ). A. DAVIS
ABOUT 100 men, composed of Georgians 9outh
SHroilnians, Msseurans und Alabamians heve
been camping within six miles of the CITY of Ieayen
worth On Saturday and Sunday Both and 81 Al nit
sney ~ came INTO the city to vote tho municipal
eiection, and to prevent the Free state men from
so1ing There was great excitement in the citv all
Jay Saturday and Saturday night by the firing of
guns, and shooting by the mob necessarily. They
moui1 enter the groceries and imperativoy demand
nquor from those who Kept them No Free State
man dared show bis head in the streets but were
making their way out of the city as well as thew
eoua INTO The bushes, anywhere they could Sc
Ilcte themselves wives and children. MANY of tho
rec state men left their wives and children behind
mem IN the city, hoping that they would receive no
city p''s'sS'o' VI 'i'e
On Sunday night companies Of so or g. or moro.
went az over the city crying out in loud voice
Ior all those who would take Up arms 10 enorct
INC territorial laws and repel the abolionists TO
ieave me Territory Immediately suffer the conse-
quenccs They halted before my door I did mot
go TO the door, although l was up. In fact, did
not . retire all that night nor the following night
Monday night, between II and IL o'clock, Capt
Emorys coinpano came to my front door
opened the back door with tho utouticn OF max.
ing my escape into the bushes with my little child
TWO years OF age, IN my arms, but found the house
my breast with his ba yonet and sworc that "sbond
not run away that way" l went back into the room
anu half dozen of them rushed into the room and
commenced searching the house-insulied the we
men by cursin3 and swearing and pushing them
with their guns Two men took hold of mo and
took me cut doors TO Captain Emory who ask CO me
u l was a law abiding citizen? My answer was
that had nevsr violated the law III the least de
gree. He asked me if would take W arms and fall
into Their ranks. told him l would not take up
srms to fight. He then tcld me had bettor leave
About o'clock A. NJ, / ventures down street.
TO extend his pro ection to me. He said he had no
power to protect any one who would not take up
arms on their side. He told me TO 20 to VIM Ii
Russell and Mccarthy. went TO see iese gentle
men, told Mr.. Mccarthy that L, as brother Ma
son, claimed his protection and assistance aud told
him that gave him The grand hailing sign of dis
tress, but ho utterly refused to assist They were
well acquainted with Inc, and told me that i'll was
willing to fight on their side might stay.
am printer by trade. was there working for
the Catholic Bishop at the Catholic church / did
not go to my work on Monday. l WAS afraid to
leave my house and my family Tor disorder aud dis
may rcigned all over tho city. About twenty wo
men passed me with their children and budgets run
ming for dear Lie into the bushes towards the fort
W hen went down to see the Mayor, had 10 go by
Mr. Philips house. l saw seventy men drawn up in
front of the house. did not go near enough to hear
the conversation but saw these men firing into the
house, and heard the women who were III the house
screaming and crying 'help lp,nurder, murder"
Tie excitement extreme at the time. l asked
one Of those who came running towards me, what
the trlubie was, he said that the two Phillips were
killed, and that two of Capt. Emory's men were kill
led by Phillips | saw the people carrying the fur
niture OF Phillips house ia order burn up,
but they were prevented uy Inc one. | then left
and soon went home. On tuesday morning went
to my work had not teen at it more than ten
minutes, when ten men on horseback came and ask.
ed for mo. came out, and they told me must go
down to the levee with them. | was marched down
between tho horses, and when got there told
to leave that boat immed ately. | asked permis-
sion 10 get my wife and child They gnve me TWEEN
ty minutes to do left house and lot and
quantity of furniture, and left board the steamer
Emsma, with seven dollars in my pocket, every cent
Of which pad for our passage ON deck TO St Louie.
j. A. DAVIS.