Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-09-18
.Afairs in Aanrs,aas.
From the Missouri Democrat-
FROM KANSAS.
MOST IMPORTANT REVELATIONS!
STATEMENT OF J. A. DAVIS.

and 4labamians, have been camping with
in six miles of the city of Leavenwortb.-
On Saturday and, Sunday, 3Oth and 3Is
ult,they all came into the city to vote a
the municipal election, and to prevent th'
Free State men from voting. There wa:
great excitement in the city all day Satur
day apd Saturday night by the firing O
guns, and shooting by the mob incessant
!y. They would enter the groceries anG
lmperatively demand liquor from thos,
who kept them. No Free State maj
dared show his head in the streets, bu
were making their way out of the city a.
well as they could, into the bushes, or an,
where they could secrete themselves, wire.
and children Many of the Free Stat,
men left their wives and children behint
them in the city, hoping they would re
..ceive no harm from the hands of those il
possession of the city.
On Sunday night, companies of thirty
to fifty 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 abolitionists
to leave the territory Immediately or suffer
ihe consequences. They halted before my
door. | did not 90 to the door, although
was up. In fact did not retire all that
night or the following night. Monday
night, between eleven and twelve o'clock
Capt. Emory's company came to my front
door. l opened the back door with the
intention of making my escape into the
bushes with my little child, two years o.
age, IN my arms, but found the house sur
rounded by armed men, Ore of them
touched my breast with his bayonet, and
swore that II should not run away tha,
way" l went back into the room and
half a dozen of them rushed in and COM
menced searching the house-;nsulted the
women by eursing and swearing and push
ing them with their guns. Two men took
hold of me and took me out doors to Capt.
Emory, who asked me if | was law-abi-
ding citizen! My answer was, that 1 had
never violated the law in the least degree.
He asked me if | would take up arms and
fall into the ranks? l told him l would
not take up arms to fight. He then told
me L had better leave. About 8 o'clock,
A. NJ, ventured down street. l went to
the Mayor, William E. Murphy, and asked
him to extend his protection to me- He
safd he had no power to protect any one
who would not not take up arms ON their
side. He told me to go to VIM Ii. Rus
sell and McCany. l went to see these
gentlemen. | told Mr.. McCarty that !, as
brother Mason, claimed his protection
and assistance, and told him that | gave
him the grand hailing sign of distress, but
he utterly refused to assist me. They were
well acquainted with me, and told me if
was willing 20 fight on their side might
stay.
am q painter by trade. | was there
working for the Catholic bishop at the
Catholic church. l did not 60 TO nv
work on Monday. was afraid to leave
my house and my family, for disorder, con-
sternation and dismay reigned all over the
city. About twenty women passed me
with their children and budgets, running
for dear life into the bushes towards the
fort When l went down to see the Nav
or, i had 10 60 by Mr.. Philips house. |
saw seventy men drawn up in front of the
house. | didn't 60 near enough to hear
the conversation, but saw these men firing
into the house, and beard the women who
were in the house screaming and crying,
"help, help-murderr The excitement
was extreme at the time. l asked one of
those who came running towards me, what
the trouble was! He said the two Phil
ips were killed, and two of Capt. Emory's
men were killed by Philips. 1 saw the
people carrying the furniture out of Phil
ips' house in order to burn in up, but they
were 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 ask
ed for me, came out, and they told me |
must 60 down to the levee with them.
was marched down between the horses, and
when l got there was told to leave on
that boat Immediately. l asked permis-
sion to get my wife and child. They gave
me twenty minutes to do so. l left a
house and lot, and aquantity of furniture,
and left on board the steamer Emma, with
seven dollars in my pocket, every cent of
which paid for our passage on deck to
St. Louis. j. A. DAVIS.