New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-17


day oil the copsI les that had been under arms were
disbanded Sheriff Jones had not any writ or process
against any citizen Of Lawrence previous TO that inn
n; witness stated the same to the captains at Frank
Lin in ,resence of Jones; COL Woodson asked Jope, II
it was trei Jones said it was; from the best witness
could Learn were about fifty residents of the Ter
ritores in the enemies camps; majority of the cap
tains also were from Missouri; Coleman, the man
charged with the murder Of Dow, was in the camp;
witness understood he bad a command. On cross-ex.
animation witness stated that Jones gave no reason
why these people were Drought against Lawrence
when Woodson questioned bin; the destruction of
Lawrence has been threatened ever since witness
came to the Territory; Dow had no connection with
the people Of Lawrence; witness also stated On being
questioned by Sherman, that T. N. Wood had ad-
dressed Sheriff Jones day in the early part Of the
SIEGE while that person in Lawrence, and asked
him to dine with him; Wood had been connected
with the rescue of BraDson and it agreed that he
should test it in the Supreme Court Wood intended
to be arrested, but not; afterward, when the
town was closely invested by Mssourians, it con-
sidered unsafe for any person to be arrested and par
ties liable left it, To Reeder witness replied that the
damage to property, horses, etc, with the expenses
and losses to our people were very great.
Ikhkt tLLEh Voc Coucu, anu o"oih-iO sSSs@HSN
that at the March election 1885, out Of 100 persons
whose names were the pol-book having voted in
the Ivth District, only 25 persons were residents at
the time; saw many strangers there he knew to
be from Missouri they had camped near the place;
there was some disturbance and threats Of making
Kansas slave State.
This mans testimony closed the evidence for
Saturday. The Commission had intended to 90
down to Franklin to-day to take Sheriff JOnes's
testimony; but his wife, who is in attendance on
him, sent word that he was not able for such ef
fort at present. The Commission intend startin
for Tecumseh on Monday morning, where they will
be for three or four days. 1t is ProSlavery town.
LAWRENCE, Monday, May 5, 1856.
The Commission are just starting for Tecumseh,
a Pro Slavery town. some twenty miles up the
Kansas River. 1t raned so hard last night, and
even the small streams are so full that it is doubt
full if they get there to-day. Another team is start.
ing up to Lecompten, with many Of those who
were arrested last winter Court sits there to-day
although do not see how there is to be an exam-
nation, in the absence of Sheriff Jones. Jones is
still convalescDg, although some Of his friends re-
port him in dangerous condition yet
Lawrence is very quiet, but full of emigrants
passing through to different points in the Territory
From Our Special Correspondent
TECUMsEH, X. T., Wednesday, May z, 1856.
l proceed to lay before the readers of THE
TRIBUNE report Of the evidence taken here be-
fore the Congressional Committee of Investigation:
JAMES REID swom-Have resided at Washington
Creek for two years; was at Willow Springs at the
election held October, 1885, when Whitfield was veted
for saw great crowd of people there, many of them
from Missouri; witness here pointed out on the poll
books the names of many who had voted on that day.
VA. VAUGHN sworn--Lved in Tecumseh on 30th
March, 1855; has lived here since September, 1884
came from Nebraska to Missouri and from Missouri to
Kansas; saw great many strangers there who did
not belong the districts the evening before election
was in some small camps the Shinyernupg; did not
visit any other camps; witness gave the names OF
men whom he had seen at the poll that day whom he
knew TO be frsm Missour took the pollbOOks to ex-
anime them and nste the number of those who were
residents.
ER. ZIMMERMAN sworn-Came here in December
1854, from Penn; settled in Kckapoo, and have re-
sided in that district THE Efficiently since; was
Judge of the election March co. 1885, held at Hayess,
about seven miles from KickapoO night before
election there camp fires all around; election
morning only one of the other judges appeared a
body of strangers crowded round the polls demanding
that the polls be opened; these men were onresi-
dents of the districts the residents seeing their number
and conduct, Left Thompson and agreed upon an
other Judge and appointed clerks Thompson and the
other Judge had some difficulty about opening the
polls they would 90 out and whisper with the crowd
we agreed on an oath to administer to the voters the
first man who came to vote, when we required 1t, said
am here" the other judges were disposed to take
his vote without swearing him; these men had hemp
in their button-holes and would pass in their votes
saying, GAN right on the hemp" l saw no man
vote that day who had not hemp in his button-hole
many Of them swore they had claims; whenever there
was fresh arrival of voters they were received with
cheers; some speeches were made during the Gay;
there was good deal of drinking, and threats male
against the "AbotOnists" in general, and me In par
cular there was no Free State ticket there that day.
we had contemplated having one, but abandoned the
idea when we learned of the intended invasion; am
satisfied with what know of the district, that with
fair play we could have elected our ticket; had list
of the residents who voted and should have preserved
il if nv house had not been burned down during the
invasion; the invaders had fights among themselves
I saw an old man aud boy about ten years old who
had been beaten by them; they were bruised and
bloody; the invaders were armed; heard men at
Weston, No., say they were coming over 10
vote l am satisfied that the invaders came
from Missouri A. M. Kellogg, Pro-Slavery
resident refused TO vote because these men came Over
heard it publicly announced by these men that they
the river; refused to sign the certificate of
election; if any had protested the election his Life
would have been endangered.