The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-11
X A N s AS AFFA AIRS.
Most Important Observation-Disclosures Of
Prisoners Deprived of their Property and
Homes.

Most Important OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
Homes.
From the st Louis Democrat, Sept. 81
Suboned viii be found number OF statements from
promnea. men Of Leavenwor,h city which In pursuance
suggestion made by US on Saturday, have been writ
ten out and handed In for publ alton.
STATEMENT OF MR.. NORTON.
The undersigned has been practising physician in
s Of apg ss I i1n se p n, q sss
TENDER, 1856, have resided in Leavenworth city
sas Territory engaged in the latter place. Leaven.
worth CITY, In the business OF druggist practising
physician, and OF the 80 original propretor
Ieavenwoh with the exception OF four dye who resd
nj Fort Ieavenworth The Teavenwor: Association was
composed Of those of who had long Weston
and vieiny and feeling lively interest in tue unparalleled
growth and future pi osperty of the place OF the
original propretors and owning large number OF lots
that must be exceedingly valuable Il Kansas should be
ion internal improvements and ia value CT real
estate greatly favor Of free state expressed my
preferences that il should be made sucn md uniortu
ard with the free state party bot had reraned from
aking any active pat politics generally, and hai en-
Monday night was called upon b. Eed. Emory, q, the
head OF an armed company he asked Il was law and
order man. replied am, sirn de mex, inquired in
of invasion II would take up ia favor Of the
prosiavery party replied that he knew lame in
thing my power consistently to protect the town He
replied, Tnst IS right taat Is sufficient You 90
bed aud sleep quietly" Bot the next morning he again
called at the head o. armed body Of men an
in the most peremptory manner informed that must
goods and asked Il could have hae - PACK them H
told me ! must hasten down Immediately to the
boat, then lying 81 the ievee, steamer Emma, and
ssid u was Then walnng, and would soon be OIL
imms diately passed into the house through my
store, and requested ny wife % prepare nur
ry TO take the 81 amer then al the evee We gathered
up IN the confusion ant haste few clothes for the an
l locked the store door and passed the back door,
which locked AMI vita my family OF four CHI tren-
including very sick babe aud other Children
and feeble wife fastened upon the boat len Eag stock
OF drugs and meacines costing 81 coo besides
piiure. &c., &c.
left the store key with 'tisnd met with on the boat
There we're persons II the company engaged % triv-
ing OG owing borrowed money apd o. acr,uat.
About thirty persons we're driven upog the boat II
similar manner NORTON 81. y.
STATEMENT OF j. A DAVIS.
About zoo men. composed IL te1 2ians, south Caro-
hnians, NssouraDs and Aahamians have been camping
within six miles OF the city Of Leavenworh On saturday
ana sunday 5oth and 3ls ali they all anne into the city
to vote at the municipal election and to prevent free
State men from voting. There great excitement
the city all day Saturday and SATURDAY night by the rag
oil guns ana shooting b. tue mob pcessanty. Taey
would enter the groceries, and nnperativey demand
L4uo. non those NJ sly lheo. y Tree SAFE man
dared showed his bead IN The streets but were making
their out % the city Wei they could into the
bushes, or anywhere they could secrete themselves,
wives and children. Mary Of the tree state men ief
their wires and children bshud the city hoping
that they would receive harm from the bands OF those
IN possession OF the city
On Sunday night companies Of thirty to lfty or more
went all over the city crying out II loud voice for AL
those who would take enforce the Terrific
rial Laws and repel the aDoitonsts Leave Terri
tory immediately or suffer tae consequences They
nalted before my door. dd 20 door although
was up. In fact q j not retire az all that nigh. uor
the tclo wing night honcay hight, between II and l.
opened the back door Win the nleptioa 81 making nv
escape irO the bushes With ny i,e ch ID years
age 10 nv ar ms but foard iae house surrou1ted by
armed One OF them touched my breast with hi
bayouet and sworstha II should not away way.
went back INTO me room ana half Dozen Of them
rushed Dto the room and commenced searching the
hocse-nsulted the worer by cursing and swearing
and pushing them with lloir guns. rso t)ox hold
n er..ly FFs..F 10
asked me II was law abiding citizen Ny was.
that had rSver violated tae law In the least degree
BE assei If would take cp and fall their
ranks told him vorls not take Up arms hshi H.
then toll me had better leave About O'Clock A. NJ.
vertnred down street. l went 10 the Mayor wm +.
murphy and asked him 70 extend bis protection 70
he said he bad power 70 protec, any who woud
not sAe ~ arms On ilef soc ne tod me % 30 70 Wm
a. Russell and MeCsriy. went 70 see these gentle
men | told Mr.. McCarty that !, as brother Mssoa
claimed bis protection and assistance, and toa him thai
gave b % the grand haing sign OF distress, but be ut
tery refused 20 assist Tney well acquainted
With me and told me tho, Il was willing 20 Ugh, cn their
lam printer BY trade. was taere work ing for the
Catholic Bishop al the Catholic church. did not q
my work Monday. J AFRAID TO leave my house
and ny family for disorder, CONSERVATION dlsmay
reiened al over the city. shout twenty women pis5ei
me with Their children mi budgets rgnnag FOR dear
life into the bushes towards lie crt whea veat down
TO see the Mayor | had 4 20 ~ Mr.. Phillips house.
DID not 20 Cncnga " hear the Conversation
but saw these mgn srpg -to the house. AMI heard
the women who were II ihe house screaming aud cry.
ing, Rep, help murder, murder" The excitement
was extreme tee l4mc. ] asked OF those Who
came running towards what the trouble be sai
Emory were killed BY philips saw the people
carrying The furntare OF u ihi p house, 10 order 70
burn Up, bot they were prevented By some one. |
then left, aud sooa home GA Tuesday tnorning
went 70 my work nai Ltt been a. y more than ia
MINUTES when ten horseback ana asked Tor
me. l0ame out and they tod me mrs' 70 down 70
the evcc with them. vs. marched co1n betSesa tn
horses and when 81; there va od 70 leave "a tast
beat Immediately. sekri pcrniS ION to get my VIE
and child. They gave ~ twenty minutes % 40 30.
LETT horse an 80 ant quantity Of furniture iud en-
on beard iae steamer anna sta screen dollars ia "a
sscS Z ;, Louis ! DAWES
STATEMENT or MILTON CLARK.
81 Llf@ Sept ~ 1855
hereby certify hat lave been resiiea, Of ,hs cir
o. iSayenTotih ~ scn'e ioarteea month";, ana have
been engaged the provision and grocery business there
up tuesday lat Wlep I VA quietly attending my
business armed INTO my store ~ ordered
Emma. then Al the evse hoand Tor II iouis. had a
large stock " groceries store. and Trey would not ao
from Captain Emory tie capts the 'uiI1s, before
I oouli take away ny irons Toe tro men who
keeI@ TIE ferry. ane Ar. Hyatt They SAID they
acted under orders, nnt ot me the sooner iet the
better formerly froa tie state OF Ohio. bot since
my reslasnce IN lcavenworta I have never akea sides
vish either party have pron mel M sentim snts.
was told hat eouid no stay "a the Territory unless
woald take % arms against tie Did aooliionisis, as
they meant % expe every sm the Territory. There
were about cru ohorv criven away on ths sane day
tia, vac All M hsri earnings for year. we're n my
stock ~ goods which he hands Of my enc.
My clerk urge them 70 allow him 70 stay aai
take charge o. ny property, assurrg them that ne WAS
from kcntrcky. But they utterly refused - allow him
10 stay. uness be would take MP arms sgans the free
STATE He th srCf0fe 0bHged 70 leave With
Cart Er7ory With sOoa; oae hundred armed men,
rose through the siree's pro'aning tbAt The boat vas
waiine. and every Cd ao0EiioBsl hal better BE- o.
In a3duon % Emorgs oomtary, ihare Wee a5oci one
hundred armed r 'rawn ~ - guard the Hoa, - pre-
vest any escape 10 tots city, nearly destat
means. The dag bosorc ct ssvessl free Stale
were shnt hy Capt. Enjoys party-smong tacm we're
two bruhers, hy the name 81 Nbilps.
None % TIE free sia'e men made any resistance *
csVting Phtihps the lawyer &c bis house, aai
seeing they dee~u nod 10 murder bin be resolved
% sell bis ne dearly peEsiDe aud declared ID
them he should deierd niE ho1se and II they entered
"A would b. NJ tie Teftl 81 their nves They dit
heed his threats but rushed ii. and fAAps drew his
revolver and shot two q them dead, when he was
pierced with dozen bale All expired Instantly lie
left lying IN his o0yd al day Finally they took |
the furniture out Of nc house aud bad deinraed 10 80
n or IRE Thsy also -ruitrrs aat N ssveral
other houses with the detern inaaon ~ buruaw them
The bro her Of Philips satt ~ the sane tune bit