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ST.. Louis, Sept G,
bsreby certify that have been resident
of,l Civ Of Leavenworth, K. T., come four :
teen months. and have been engaged in the
provision and grocery business there up to
Tuesday last. When vas quietly attending
tn nv business, two armed men came into my
,,ors and ordered me to leave the City mmedi-
s,eIy, and got on the steamer Emma then Al
The /. wee, bound for St. Louis. had large
stock of groceries 10 store, aud they Wou'a no'
allow me to take them away. and was ooiig-
ed to qst an order from Captain Emery Tue
,.ntaiu OF the ruff aus, before could take aNsy
-. trunk The :wo men who ordered me e.
wsv were Mr.. Washburn. who keeps the Terry
and MIR. Hyatt They said they acted under
: orders, and told me the sooner lelt the Deter
am formerly from the State cf ohiO' ou'
,ince my residence in Leavenworsh l have new
; ar taken sides With either party, nor nave
proclaimed my sentiments. was 'oia 'nS'
q .boull not stay in the Territory unless would
take IN arms against the id abolitiOnists' as
:, thew meant to expel every one from the terrific
= 80 There were about forty others driven =
!. w.v on the same day that was. All my hare
,r earnings for years we're in my stock oil goods
: -h;oh ;s now in the hands otmy enemies, Aj
.l.rL urg.d them to allow him to stay aud tax
n. charge Of my pOrperty, assuring them that HI
!, "a. from Kentucky. But th ey utterly refuses
auov him 10 stay, unless be would take u
~ arms against the Free State men, h0 'H'''
=" fore was obliged to leave WIN me. ,o
re- Capt Emery. With about one nuna;eG a,I' ~
nv men, rode through tue streets proc'Smlug "
we tha boat was waiting, and every d--o AToh'.o
:. ;et had better be off. In addition 70 hmery
. company, there were about one huhatsa a.
TO- ed men drawn up TO guard the ooa' 70 prev
cen snv escape. am now in this city, nearly u'
red ,11a If means. TIE day before lett sever
rov Eree State men we're shot by capt Emery
marty. Among them were TWO Ofo'uerS "
lame OF Philips. "a, .nu rss
!. t.nde. excepting Philips, the lawyer. ne "
in his house, and seeing they were Ge'efmtn' mn
t. 70 murder him, he resolved to sell MS lle
rem SsarIy A. , AS possible, and declared to tnem
shouid defend bis house, and II they en'eTs T,5
Il would be at the peril Of their lives In
Aid moi heed his threats. but rashea ID
eng pE;lins drew his revolver and shot two OF IN
Mo-, dead. when he was pierced with dozen @ %
pril, ~SN aeS syu,,ed instantly. He was left lying
tenn ii. @ blood all day. Finally they took the ia
o;,v ,nre m ont Of the house, and had de'ermlneo
WY -, .a 4 on fire. They also took the lurn''nre
place 81 several other houses, with the determlna'
's Of Ot Turning them. The brother Of Pn'l,Ps
one Sbos At the same time, but lived until Tues
Lea ,oorr;up.
Eve ! German was taken prisoner as ne was
,ra, bou, leaving in the boat, and was 'aken .
80 -. and instantly shot dead. = Han.
OIL US An American, by the name OIL lioPPsi
Unity, was ccmIng in Leavsnworth' WasstoPpea
lleled within two miles Of the city, anu snos : !
:. on. The rufians took his scalp and re'uInea s
large LesvehS0,su, Ss, wbat ia actually going 0
valu- I tbe territory, aud have related no'naaS :,
State, what am willing to testify to, GnaeT eT TaS' e
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