Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-09-19

important Revelations.
Statement Of Prison<rs deprived ef
their Property and Hemss--- Gov
or Gsary probably in Kcnsas- Aaock
20 Of the Free State Mem upos tAe
e Trains--Co Consideration dmosy hs
y Pro- -.Siaveyyitss. ce'4 ~, sci
In the 81. Loms Dsssocrat. Of the eth.
we fna number Of statements from
prominent men of Lesvenworth City,
who wrote them out and hand them In
TO that journal in pursuance Of request
previously made. These gentlemen.
says the Democrat, are well known to
many a. persons OF property and In
fluence in Kansas and their statemenss
will tend very. greatly to establish the
truth in regard TO the wretched condi-
ton Of things in the Territory. and e..
pecially in Leaveuworh City. They
tell tale Of wrong and outrage. the enor-
nifty Of which no reflections OF ours
ceuld either mitigate oraugment. %
b. From these statements that Gil over
two columns and halfof the Democrat.
we select two, which are sufficient to
determine whst outrsges are committed
in Kansas under the name and with the
chow of law and order. Several other
statements corroborate those we pub
lish. ra-c
STATEHENI DF DR- roKxoN.
The undersigned has been q pfacficiug
physicisn in. Weston, Platte, county.
No., from the Spring Of 1889 TO the last
Of April. 1854. From that time to the
2ad Of September, 1856. 1 have resided
in Leavenworth city, Ksnsas Territory.
engaged in the latter place, viz: Leay-
worth city. in the business Of Druggist
aud practicing ply ysician, and sm one Of
the thirty-two original .proprietors OF
Leavenworth. with the exception Of four
or I've who reside at Fort Leavenworth.
The Lcavenworth sssociation was com-
posed Of those Of Us who had long rssi-
ded in Weston and vicinity. and feeling
lively interest in the unp rslled
growth and future prosperity Of the
place a. one OF the original proprietors,
and owning large number Of lots tn at
must be exceedingly valuable II Kansas
should be made free State, and believ-
ing that the advantages for education.
internal improvements and increase In
value ofreai estate. was greatly In favor
Of Tree State. expressed nv prefer
enee that ., should be made such. and
unfortunately, perhaps, had voted for the
Topeka constitution and with the free
State party, but had reffsiued from Ia
king any active part In politics generally,
and had enieavored to pursue strictly
conservative course. . & s'es' s
On Monday night I was called upon
by Fred Emory at the head Of sn armed
company. He asked III was law and
order man. Ircplied, IL am, sir" lie
next inquired In case Of inva don n I
would take up arms In favor Of the pro.
slavery party. I replied that he knew
| was lame, In consequence Of a frac.
tured leg, but I would do anything IN
my power consistently 10 protect the
town. He replied. "Thst is right; that
is sufficient You can 60 to bed and sleep
quietly. " But the next morning he
again called on me at the head Of an
armed body Of men. and In the most per-
empfory manner informed me | must
leave forthwith. told him I had a
large stock Of goods. and asked IL could
have time 10 pack them. He told me ]
must hrsten down Immediately to the
boat then lying 1T the levee. steamer
Emma. and said II was then waiting and
would soon be of. Immediately pass
ed into the house through my store, and
requested my wife TO prepare In hurry
to take tho steamer then at the levee.
We gathered up in ths confusion and
haste few clothes for the family.
locked the store door and passed TO The
back door. which locked. and with my
family Of four children, including a very
sick babe and two other sick children,
and feeble wife, hastened upon the boat
leaving . stock Of drugs and medicines
costing me over $4,000, besides all my
IamiIy library, beds and bedeing. house
hold iuroiture, etc. 81 <tEf5tt - ~
= lett the store key with friend I
met with on the boat before | left
There were persons In the company
engaged in driving me Of, owing me
borrowed money, and on account. About
thirty persons were driven upon the
same boat in a similar ma nper. asf-,
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