Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-09-20
Prom the St. Louis Democrat Sept 8.
MOST IMPORTANT REVELATIONS.
STATEMENTS OF PRISONERS DEPRIVED OF THEIR Pnop-
ERTY AND HOMES.

from prominent men of Leavenw Crth City, which,
| in pursuance OF Suggestion made by on Satur-
day, have been written out and handed in for pub.
lication. These gentlemen are well known by
many persons Of property and influence in Kan
sas, and their statements will tend very greatly to
establish the truth in regard to the wretched con-
diton Of things in the Territory. and especially iii
Leavenworth City. We present them all without
comment. They tell a tale of wrong and outrage.
the enormity of which reflections Of ours could
either mitigate or augment.
STATEMENT OF j. A. DAVIES.
About 700 men, composed Of g orgiahs South
Caroliniahs, Missourans and Alabamians, have
ben camping within six miles of the City of Leaven
worth On Saturday and Scnday, Both and 3lst
ult., they all came into the city to vote ct the
nicpal election and to prevent the Free State men
from voting There was great excitement in the
city all day SATURDAY. and Saturday night by the
firing of guns, and shooting by the mob incessant-
| ly.. They would enter the groceries and imper-
atively demand liquor from those who kept them.
No FREQ State man dared show his head in the
streets, but were making their way out of the city
as well as they could into the bushes. or nywhere
they could secrete themselves, wives and children.
Many of the Free State men left their wives and
children behind hem in the city, hopin that they
would receive no harm from the hands Of those in
possession of the CITY,
On Sunday night companies of thirty to 6fty or
more went all over the city. crying out in a loud
enforce the Territorial lava and repel the Aboii-
tionsts to leave tie Territory mme ediatey OF suffer-
the consequences. They halted before my door,
did not go TO the door, although was up. In
fact, did not retire at all shat night. Monday
night between ii and II o'clock, Capt Emory's
company came to my front door. opened the
back doo- with the intention Of making my escape
into the bushes with my little child, two years Of
age in my arms, but found the house surrounded
by armed men. One uf them tonchpd my bfsasn
] ,,,,L hn,A orA th1NE eI,,..ll
run away that way" went pack into the room
and half dozen of them rushed in and commenced
searching the house-insuted the women by
cursng, swearing pushing them with their guns.
Two men took hold of me and took me out of dooss
to Capt. Emory, who asked me if ! vas law
abiding citSen? My answer was that had never
violated the law in the least degree. He asked me
lif would take up arms and fall into their ranks.-
told him would not take up aims to fight. ue'
then told me had better leave. About9 o'clock
A. NJ. | ventured down street. l went to the
Mayor William E. Murphy, and asked him to
extend his protection to me. lie said he had no
power to protect any one who would not tako up
arms on their side. lie told me to go to Wm. Ii.
Russell and McCarty: | went to see these gontle-
men. told Mr.. McCarty that |. as brother
Mason, claimed his protection and assistance. and
told him tina, gave him the grand hailing sign Of
Distress but he utterly refused to assist me. They
we're well acquainted with me, and told Inc that i(
[ was willing to light on their side might stay.
| am printer by trade. was there working
for the Catholic bishop at the Catholic church. I
did not go to my work on Monday. ! was afrai4,
to leave my house and my family for disorder.
CONSERVATION and dismay reigned all the city,,
About twen.y women passed me with their chil.
dren and budgets. running Cor dear lie into the
bushes toward the fort. When went down to sec
tho Mayor had to go by Mr. Phillips house.
saw seventy men drawn up in front of the house.
did not go enough To hear the conversation,
hut these men firing into the house. and heard
the women who were in the house screaming and
crying, Help, help; murder murder" The ex-
citemeut was extreme at the time. / asked one Of
those who came running toward ME what the
trouble was; he said that the two Pbillipses
killed, and that two of Capt. Emorys were
killed by Phillips. saw the people carrying the
furniture out of Phillipss house, in order to burn
it up, hut they were prevented BY some one
then left and soun went home. On Tuesday morn
ing went to my work. had not been st it more
than ten minutes. when ten men horseback
came and asked for me. | came out. and they told
me must 20 down to the levee with them ! was
marched down between the horses, and when
got there was told to leave that boat immedi-
ately. | asked permission to get nv
wife and child. They gave ME twenty minutes to.
do so. | left n house and lot and a quantity Of
furniture, and left board the steamer Emma.
with 81 in nv pocket, every cent of which paid
for cur passage on deck to St. Louis.
hAWTEC