The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-05-27


more minute, and they then left; these Judges
were Ramsey and Benson, 10th Free State
men; the crowd then commenced voting; saw
no Free State men vote.
Evidence Of Agustvs WaN1es .--Agustus
wattles came into the Territory on the lst
May, 1855; settled on Rock Creek, Second
District; have examined tho poll list of the
29th of November 1854 of the Second Dis
trict in connection with census and find 25
on census OH the poll lists; there are names
OF persons on that list that l knew in
Missouri; every man outside of these 25
arc non-rcsidents; wae Il candidate before
the peol le, ST the second election, and went
through the District and became acouain-
ted with the people. o)
Evsdence Of George U,a5ayso. George
Umbarzo Arrived in Kansas on the oath or
26th of March, 1855; settled in Second Dis
ttic,; hnve resided there ever since; at the
election Of SOth Of March, 1856, about noon,
! the ballot Cox; wchtto Mr. khnseys mouse;
considerable excitement among the Judges
and CLERKS Of Election ard others; Ramsey
gave me poll-books, and told me to tske care
Of them; started for home, was overtakcn
by eight or ten hofscmcn, surrounded, and
poll-books taken from INC by force; Sheriff
Jones was one ofthc party, and he seemed
10 act as leader; after they had got the
books, they wanted me to 90 along back with
ihcm; oljccted; they said 7 must 90; one
nan took me by the collar and said he would
shoot me if did not 90; forced his hand
away, and told him TO take care OF himself;
got on a horse behind Jones, and rode back
10 Ramsey's; on our way man came out of
house, and threatened to cut my throat if l
did not behave myself the same man called
me to the window, and asked me to vote,
handing Missouri ticket; | tcfused soon
after left; while riding they threatened Ben
sons life. if they got him.
Gross eramiaed by M. Reeder.-Therc
were more voters there then, than residents
now; saw some of them start for Missouri.
Egidence Of Wn, II. Rose-Camc to
Kansas November IA, 1854; settled on Swift
ger creek, branch of Usage, Seventh District;
resided there ever since: was at election on
3oth March, short time; saw on tho day
before election large company coming in
about 10 o'clock A. NJ. some came in wag-
gons, somo on mules; about fifty Wagons,
some two and Others four horses, about thirty
to fifty horsemcn; they camped near the polls,
on claim Of Mr.. Prentice, in the timber, l
went home; the next day, about noon, went
to the polls; there were quite n number
around tho polls, and some going away; the
men were armed; saw no flags, the crowd
were all strangers; have seen mono of them
there since.
Sherman questioned--Mr. Mcclure took
the cepsus; was Justice of Peace at that
time; Mr.. Mcclure lives in my District.
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into Kansas 4ih of November, "a, and set
tied in the Seventh District; on Goth of
March, SO, saw large number of strangers
campcd near the place Of voting; l passed
through the camp and recognized two persons
residents of Missouri; ,skcd what they came
for, they said to vote; next day, the S0th,
went to the polls; two Of the judges appoin-
ted did not serve; all were present, Shell
and Harvey; Snyder served, with two stran-
gers; the men from the camp voted without
being sworn; tho men were armed; number
Of them wore badges, and acted as leaders;
they supported Strickler for Council, McGec
for Assembly; the men left that same even
ing; they returned the same way they came;
have not seen them since; there were about
three hundred votes polled.
Cross-qVestioned6y Mr.. Woodson-Tlcy
had provision and fodder in tho camp;
brought with them: after voting they return
! cd on the Santa Fc road towards the East.
Evidence ofA Horaer.--Came TO Kansas
18th November, '54 settled on Switzer
Goth Of March a large company, with large
company, with a large number Of wagons,
some buggcs and horsemcn, and campcd near
the place Of voting; the next morning the
poll was opened; two Of the Judges appoin-
ted by the Governor did not serve, don't know
whether fear prevented them from acting or
not; the crowd elected two Others as judges,
and went on voting; at noon adjourned for
dinner; saw one of the judges como out of
tho house with ballot-box under bis arm, and
lac took il down to the camp Of the Missouri
ans; Ireturnod after dinner and got acquain-
ted with one Of the crowd, (who was a Dutch
man like myself) he wanted mo to vote and
asked if he lived or had claim in the Terri
tory; he said he did NOT, and they had come
up Oh n wild goose chase to vote after voting
they all started back to camp, between two
or three hundred, all strangers 10 me; they
had their provisions and folded, had bro't it
along with them; also, tents and tickets for
Strickler and McGee; they came from the
East, on the Santa Fe road, and returned
the same way; they kept the ballot-box in
their camp until their return from dinner.
Cross-eramined-.Ic came to Kansas with
a company; my main object was to get 4
hc,nc here; no pledges were demanded Of us;
know Of no other object Of the Association
than to assist us in getting homes; attended
one or two Of their meetings; saw nothing
contrary to this. stf
ECidence Of ~ b. Bldaton.- Came into
the Territory in September, 1854; settled on
the Wakerusa five miles from here and have
resided there ever since; came from Jackson
county, Mo-, was appointed one of the judi
ges of election for the District was in Missouri
for two or three weeks before TIE election;
when | came up home on the 2sth March,
! met q company of men, did not know them;