Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-18
Murder Of Phillips at Leavenworth City

Murder Of Phillips at LeaVenWorth City.
! Outrogss Of tie Hob .Soliisyv vnder Captain
! Emery Free STATE men drirca frgm Mci.
| Uames-IHe City deSerisd, DC
\ gentleman whose name we arc not at L.
herty to publish, but who has been engaged in
business at Lcaveuworth city for more than Il
( year past, reached this city Yesterday on the
( Polar Star, and calling at our Office, Obliged
rs with the following statement of the murder
/ of Mr. Wm. Phillips, at that place, on We'd
ncslay morning last NJ. Phillips, it viii be
remembered was a lawyer at Leavcnworth.
and during the disturbances in Kansas, last
/ winter, was subjected to 4 coat of tar and ita.
/ Tiers ut the hands of mob Of pro-slaYcry men
+ lie has always been a staunch Free State man,
and having great courage and determination
of character, boldly ayowed his sentiments on
/ all occasions, and thus made himself extremely
obnoxious TO his proslavery antagonists. lie
was however very much liked by his Free
State friends, and it seems by his manly course
had gained considerable favor with many Of
/ the more law abiding and conservative men of
the opposite party. For the rest we give our
iniormant's language as nearly Is We coull
write it down =
worth for municipal officers The Free State
men anticipating difficulty, had resolved not
. to vote NJ all Phillips, himself, said he was
not going 10 the election. aud would have no
thing to do with it. Oac Free State man who
did attempt to vote, our informant states, he
understood was fired at four times by the
crowd around the polls.
Towards noon, about fifty men under Enc
!
the company being made up Of mixed crowd
of deSpCrad0eS, who had mostly come from
South Carolina and Georgia marched mp 10 the
house OF brother of Mr.. Phillips, on Shawnee
street, where lie was boarding, aud demanded
his arms and himself aS prisoner. The doors
Of the house were boiled, and he replied to
them ont Of a window, that he wouldn't give
up bis arms, and that if they attempted to
force their way in, it would be At the peril Of
their lives They then rushed up, and TWO Of
them were Immediately shot dead Us pistols in
hiS hands The house was soon broken oven.
and in q moment Phillips fell corpse, pierced
by a ha:t dozen hacgS. His brother, vino
WAS al>o det,ldag the house. WAS wgludcd In
the arm Tie mob then removed the body
and all the things out Of the house. and were
about setting fire 10 the premises. when they
were stayed by leader Of the pgJ-slavcry par
ty, named " II Russell
When night came on the mob set fire TO
three Offices owned by Mr. Phillips. which we're
all consumed. together with q grocery store
occupied bv man named George WotAerjiI
who although very peaceful as.l quiet man.
had incurred the hatred VI inc pTO-sl1TeTy l.ag-
= dy acting Is enc O. the judges ~ the Free
State election.
Oar informant states that another murder
was committed in Lcavcnworth. on Friday last
\ butcher whose name he could 40, learn, ,glo
had family Of SIX cliidrcn. aud lived in L.
compton. was taken last week while in COmpa-
ny with six wagons which were going TO Lea
venworth. Although prisoner, he had been
allowed to walk about the city IS much as he
pleased. On Friday, while in the olhce OF
Phillips, Captain Emery approached and asked
MIN TO 20 along with him. The couple walk
cd II, the street. and on reaching the Leaycu-
worth Hotel Emery passed up the STEPS, and
the man walked ahead. lie had gone about
fftr yards when he was fred At By some one
in the street lie knew not from wleacc tie
shot came aud began 10 run, and had got
about one hundred yards further when lie was
shot dead -Four shots had been Ared at llI;a.
After lis death, Phillips came up and az
dressing himself 10 those standing by, said =
i" What was this man killed for ? He was
found in bad company was the only an
SwCr
Oar informant says the civ IS nearly dcSer
-.i no business is doing Many q the stores
have been closal for weeks, and tic ci;.@~aS
wg-. al anxious to CT away.