Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-12

city, which IN pursuance of a suggestion
made by us on Saturday have been written
out and handed in for publication
STATEMENT OF MR.. NORTON.
The undersigned has been practising ply.
stefan in Weston, Platte county, Mo, from
the spring of 1889 to the last Of April 1854
From that time 10 the I'd OF September, 1856.
have resided in Leaven worth city, hanzas
Territory engaged in the latter place viz !:
Leavenworth city, in the business of druggist
and practising physician, and am one OF the
81 original PROJECTORS of Leavenwo5th, with
the exception OF four or i've who resided at
Leayen worth. The Leavenworth Association
was composed of those of us who had so long
resided iii Weston and vicinity, and feeling a
lively interest in the unparalleled growth and
future prosperity Of the place, as one of the
original proprietors, and owning large mum
Der of lots that must be exceedingly valuable
if Kanzas should be made free State and
believing the advantages for education in
ternal Improvements, and increase in value #
zeal estate, was greatly in favor of tree
State, l expressed my preferences that it
should be made such, and, unfortunately.
perhaps, had voted for the Topeka constitu-
ton, and with the free State party, but had
relrained from taking any active part in poll.
tics generally, and had endeavored to pursue
a strictly conservative course. On Monday
night L was called upon by Fred. Emory, at
the head of an armed company. He asked if
l was a law and order man. l replied-.J
am, sir" He next inquired, in case of inva
sion, if | would take up arms in favor of the
ro-slavery party. l replied that he knew
l was lame in consequence of a fractured leg.
but that | would do anything in my power
consistently to protect the town. He replied,
hot, VIC
go 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.
emptory manner, informed me that l must
leave forthwith. 1 told him that had a large
stock of goods, and asked if l could have
time to pack them. He told me l must has.
ten down Immediately to the steamer Emma,
then lying at the levee, and said it was then
waiting, and would soon be off. l immedi-
ately passed into the house through my store,
and requested my vile to prepare in a hurry
to take the steamer then at the levee We
gathered up in the 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-includ-
ing very sick babe and two other sick chill
dren-and feeble wife, fastened upon the
boat, leaving stock of drugs and medicines,
costing me over $4,000, beside all my family
library, beds and bedding, household fUrni-
ture, &c. 1 left the store key with friend l
met with on the boat before left.
There were person in the company engaged
in driving me off, owing me borro ed money,
and on account. About thirty persons were
driven upon the same boat in a similar man
ner. S. NORTON, NJ, D.
STATEMENT OF ]. A. DAVIS.
About seven hundred men, CON posed of
Georgians, South Carolinians, Missourians
and Alabamians, have been camping within
six miles Of the city of Leavenwor On
Saturday and Sunday, 30th and 3lst ult.,
they ali came into the city to vote at the mu-
nicipal election, and to prevent the free State
men from voting, There was great excite
ment in the city all day Saturday and Satur.
day night by the firing of guns and shooting
by the mob necessarily. They would enter
the groceries, and imperativey demand liquor
from those who kept them. No free 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 anywhere they
oo0ld secrete themselves, wives and children
Many OF the free State men left their wives
and children behind them IN the city, hoping
that they would receive no harm from the
hands OF those in possession of the city.
Oh Sunday night companies of thirty to fiji
ty or more went all over the city, CRYING ont in
q loud voice for all those who would not take
up arms to enforce the territorial laws and re-
pei the abolitionsts to leave the Territory i'm
mediately or suffer the consequences They
halted before my door. did not 20 to the
door, although l was up. In fact, | did not
retire at all that night nor the following night.
Monday night, between eleven and twelve
O'Clock, Capt. Emory's company came to nv
front door. l opened the back door with the
intention OF making my escape into the bush
es with my little child, two years of aee. in
my arms, but found the house surrounded
by armed men. One of them touched NV
breast with his bayonet, and swore that g.
should not run that way" l went back
into the room, and a half dozen of them
rushed INTO the room, and commenced search
ing the house-insulted the women bv cursing
ana swearing and pushing them with their
guns, Two men took hold of me and took
me out OF doors to Capt Emory, who asked
me ii l was a law abiding citizen. NV an
swer was, that had never violated the law in
the least degree. lie asked me If | rwould
take up arms and fall into their ranks. told
him would not take up arms to fight. He
then told me | had better leave, About eiobt
o'clock, A. NJ, l ventured down street.
went to the Mayor, VIM. E. Murphy. and
asked him to extend his protection to me. He
said he had no power to protect any one who
would not take up arms on their side. He
told me to go to VIM. II. Russell and McCar.
". went to see these gentlemen. hold
Mr.. McCarty that l, as a brother Mason
claimed his protection and assistance, and told
MN that gave him the grand hailing sign of
Glstress, but he utterly refused to assist me
They ara tyoll
me that il was willing to fight on their side
might stay. '
am printer by trade. was there work
ing for the Catholic Bishop, at the Catholic
Church. L did not go to my work on Mon
day. / was afraid to leave my house and NV
family, for disorder, CONSERVATION and dismal
relgned all over the city About'twept wo.
men with their children passed me with their
budgets, running for dear life into the bush.
es towards the tort. When | went down ~
see the Mayor, l had to go by MIR. Pulling
house. saw seventy men drawn IN in from
OF the house. 1 did not 90 near enouob 10
them To hear their conversation. but saw Ihroo
men firing into the house, and heard the
women who were in the house screaming and
crying, 'Help, help, murder, murders Tho
excitement at this time was extreme, Task.
ed one OF those who came running towards mo
what the trouble wasG he said that the two
Philips had been killed, and that two IF
Capt. Emory's men had been killed BY Phil.
lips. saw the people carrying the furniture
out Of Phillips house, in order 10 burn il nm
but they were prevented by some one. Ithen
left and soon went home. On tuesday
morning went to my work. l had NOT been
at it more than ten minutes, when ten men
on horseback came and asked for me. | came
out, and they told me must 60 down to the