New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-19

WA aideo by large number OF mon .b,rld ,b,nI
inapl az my During the searching upop nv 80
ng me Eah-Dag nom the Postmaster. | mounted the
seat, ana remarkng that was behind TIM and
20 Cd, man passed around in font Of the bor.. ~
the neai eide aDd Presented pistol at me ana told
me rot to staTt the team until they had got ,rryh
was detained by them about an hour. When they
hnshed The search the Captain handed me the vay
bill, ard went on. Wy
Tn the 22d OF May last was AGAIN going from Law.
renee 70 N.stpor with the mail and five SIX passeu
ger, when Was again ordered by the Postmaster q,
Franklin To deliver my way. bill TO Cant Pate a. ha
fore and the passengers questioned by him az IN
their resdence destination and fui ure int. ntion, a. h
returning to the TerOry and they were told that thew
were marked II they ever returned 10 the Territory I
was detained short time after received the mailbag
from the Postmaster.
On the 23d Of May last, I think, "a was on the re-
turn tup from Westport 70 Lawrence, I was stopped
at The crossing Of the Wakeruss by Capt, Pate I
asked him by what authority be stopped nv team with
the mail. He made 70 answer. | ssken hin: Have
you any authoiity2'' be answered: al have /
asked him # lie would please to let me see il. His
reply was, "No," and demanded to see my way-bill.
told him was behind time and il was warm day
and did not want to be hiDdered handed him the
way bill. He looked 1t over and said " His name is
not on the BILL" He then asked COL Anderson who
was present with him, if Col Lane in the stage
Several replied that he not there. There
camp at the place. Ho returned the way bill aud
drove On. Capt. Pate has since told that if he had
had BIZ sword with him al that time, be would have
rDo"p nc ny Whdt authority ne slOppe1 ms.
On Saturday, the oath of May last, when drove
into WestpJrt with the mail aud drove up TO the Hir-
ris House, man came TO and asked me if / had
not driven that stage about long enough. / said
- / don't know" He said, " You had better get
somebody else TO drive the stage" asked him why.
He seid, We Don't want you TO drive any longer.
You have crven long enough" l asked him his
ressoDs. He gave definite answer, and refused to
talk about the matter at all. / have since learned
that the Coleman, who is reported to have
shot Dow. The nett day, Sunday, the 18th, weat
I'D TO Col. BoOnes, the Postmaster at Westport, TO
ak his advice about the matter While on my way
up, Coleman passed me, aud asked me if | remem-
b,red what lie told me the day before. | told him
did. asked bun to stop, and showed him letter
which received the evening previous from my en-
ploy err nstructing 10 keep things straight until he
saw me. Coleman told me TO 60 until that time,
when he would see again. l asked him L had
ever pjureds him. He said, NO. When Sheriff
Jones was shot in Lawrence asked you some ques-
tOns about it, ard could not find out anything from
you and, d-n you, marked you. / shan't shot
you assassnate you, but will you again after
you see Emery"
went to Col. Boone's and while there Coleman
passed. and the Colonel told who it was, and adj
vistd to leave the line and get some to take
my place, as he was desperate man. On the Wednes
cay following another driver took my place on the
line.
In the absence of any person in this town authorized
to administer OATH certify that the above state
nent s true in every particular in the presence OF the
witnesses, whose names are hereunto attached.
Witnesses-C. w. BABcocK,
o. =. LEARNED
T.. A. LaDD.
Leorenw0rh, June 8, 1856.