The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-09-12
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4 ! hefe has been bands of armed men, corl
'1posed of men from Georgia, South Caroline
land Missouri, and some who were residents oi
! the Territory. who had been raraeiiRg around
Jour town and vicinity, stealing mems horses.
destroying private property, AMI killing inno-
,lcent and uRofansiye men. was compelled
to leave my home in Leayenworth on very
Ishort notice, having scarcely u one, enough to
Ibrlng my family to this city. | have let some
twelve thousand dollrrs worth of property, in
Igoods and real estate, and left exposed TO an
Ilnfur ated mob. Such outrages as have wit
messed in Kansas call loudly on the citizens Oh
the States for redress, and hope such state
of things will not be, permitted to go unpun-
ished.
/ We make extracts from letter written by
| j. A. Davis:
| About 700 men, composed Of Georeisns.
South Carolinians, Missourians and Alabami.
ans, have been camping within sx miles of the
city OF Leayenworth. On Saturday and Sun
day, Both and 3lst ult., they all came into she
city to vote at the municipal election, and to
Iprevent the free State men from voting Three
was great excitement in the city all day SAT-,
urday and Saturday night, by the firing Of
guns, and shooting by the mob incessantly.--
lhey would enter groceries and impetaLively
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
lefty as well as they could, into the bushes, or
anywhere they could secrete themselves, wives
and children. Many of the free State men
iett their wives and children behind them in
the city, hoping that they would receive no
barm from the hands of those in possess .ou of
the city. s..,-,,a -;f
On Sunday night, companies of thirty to
hity or more went all over the city, crying out
in loud voice for all those who would not
take up arms to enforce the territorial laws
and repel the auolitienists, to leave the terri
tory Immediately or suffer the consequences.
am printer by trade was there work.
ing for the Catholic bishop at the Catholle
|ehurch. did not go to work on Monday !
Was afraid to leave my house and my family,
Tor disorder, CONSERVATION and dismay reign
led all over the city. About twenty wou.sn
passed me with their children and budgets,
running for dear life into the bushes towards
the fort. When went down to e the May
or, I-had to go by Mr.. Philips house. Isaw
s;venty men drawn up in front of the house.
did not go near enough to hear the CONVEX
satlon, but saw these men firing into the
house, and heard the women who were in the
mouse screaming and crying, "help, help. mur-
der, murder" a tssr4 4z4}s{ trsv
The excitement was extreme at the time.
asked one of those who came running towards
m what the trouble is; he said that the two
Philips were killed, and that two OF Capt
Emery's men were killed by Phillips / saw
the people carrying the furniture out of Phil
lips house, in order to burn it up but they
We're prevented by some one. | then left and
soon went home. On Tuesday morning went
to my work. | had not been at it more than
ten minutes, when ten men on horseback
came and asked for me. i came out and they
told me must go down to the Ievee with
them | was marched down between the
horses, and when / got there was told to
leave On that boat Immediately. | asked per- =,
mission to get my wife and child. They gave
n.e twenty minutes to do so. left house
and lot. and quantity of furniture, and left !
on board the steamer Emma, with seven dollars
in my pocket, every cent of which paid for
eur passage, on deck to st. LOUIS. nels.srr.
.-l .-.5 t.. .i5., .reo.f,,r, J.A. DAVIES.
Frank Quintal went to Leayenworth in
April, 1886, and opened q store. He was run
off for being Free State man, although be
had never taken any part in difficulties. He
says: s,s.i~ s.r, r,...-....... .f
The steamer Emma came to our landing
during the morning; was waited upon again :
by the mob, and told TO take my W fs and ge
on hoard the boat at once. / asked them to
let me take my goods With me, but they told
me should not, and said, "Go aboard the boat
At once, or we will shoot you on sight / CALL
ed my wife, the mob all the time telling me
to hurry up. As seon as she could pu, on her
bonnet she came to the door, and the mob
started US ahead of then,. and followed US
down to the boat-thus compelling me to
cave behind me all in the. world, which cost
me about $500; and this has been the fate of
Ill who, when asked, merely said they were
N favor of a free State. ss,,. ~. ...-,.5 -.
This has been my only crime, and for this
have been driven from my home, forced to
cave all the worldly effects had to the ner-
~ Of an infuriated mob. have seen men
killed and scalped in one or two instances for
1othing in the world, only telling the truth
when asked their politics. The murder OF Mr.
Phillips and brother was the most cold blood
ID murder ever committed in the country
The mob attempted to search his premises; he
orbade them, and like man defended. them,
3y killing one man and wounding another, for
which he was fired at by at least 20 men, and
MS body completely riddled with balls! Such
lcts as the above are more than flesh and blood