Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-09-18
STATEMENT OF NJ. F. CLARK.
ST.. Louis. Sent. G. IS5

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6, 1856.
l hereby certify that have been a resi-
dent of the city of Leavenworth, X. r.,
some fourteen months, and have been EN-
gagged in the provision and grocery bust
ness there up 10 Tuesday last. When ]
was quietly attending my business, two
armed men came into the store and order
ed me to leave the city Immediately, and
get on the steamer Emma, then at the
levee, bound for ST. Louis | had a large
stock of groceries in store, and they would
not allow NE to take them away, and !
was obliged to get an order from Capt.
Emory, the captain of the ruffianS, before
could take away my trunk. The two
men who ordered me away We're Mr. Wash
burne, who keeps the ferry, and Mr.. Hyatt.
They said they acted under orders, and
told me the sooner left the better
| am formerly from the State of Ohio,
but since my residence in Leavenworth |
have never taken sides with either party,
nor have l proclaimed my sentiments. l
was told that l could not stay in the Ter
ritOry unless l would take up arms against
the ID Abolitionists, as they meant
to expel every one from the Territory.
There were about forty Others driven
away on the same day that l was. All
my hard earnings for yaars were in my
stock of goods, which is now in the hands
of my enemies. My clerk urged them to
allow him to stay and take charge of my
property, assuring them that he was from
Kentucky. But they utterly refused to
allow him to remain, unless he would take
up arms againsr the Free State men. He
therefore was obliged to leave with me.
Capt Emory, with about one hundred
armed men, rode through the streets, pro-
claiming that the boat was waiting, and
every ID Abolitionist had better be
off. In addition to Emory's company,
there were about one hundred armed men
drawn up to guard the boat to prevent any
escape. ] am now in this city, nearly des-
titute of means
The day before left, several Free State
men We're shot by Capt. Emory's party
Among them were two brothers, by the
niliilc vi l. lillI,S.
None of the Free State men made anv
resistance excepting Philips, the lawyer
He was in the house, and seeing they were
determined to murder him, he resolved to
sell his life as dearly as possible, and de-
clared he should defend bis house, and if
they entered, ii would be at the peril of their
lives. They did not heed his threats, but
rushed in, and Philips drew his re7oker and
shot two of them dead, when he was pierre
ed with dozen bans, and expired instant
". He was left lying in his blood all day.
Finally they took the furniture out of the
house and had determined to set it on fire:
They also took the furniture out of several
other houses, with the determination of
burning them The brother of Philips
was shot at the same time, but lived until
Tuesday morning.
A German was taken prisoner as he was
about leaving in the boat, and was taken
back and Immediately shot dead.
An American by the name of Hopps,
who was coming into Leavensworth, was
stopped when within two miles of the city,
and shot dead. The ruffians took his scalp,
and returned to Leavensworth. | make
this statement to let the world know what
is actually going on in the territory, and
have related nothing but what l am willing
to testify to, under oath.
MILTON E. CLARK.