The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-09-09
Murder 81 Philips nj Lcascnworth
CITY.

city.
Outrages Of TIE Mob Soidiery under
Capt. Emery Free State Men driven from
their Homes-The City deseried, &c, &c.
gentleman whose name we ore not at
liberty to publish, but who has been engaged
in business at ( eavenworth city for more
than year past, reached this city yesterday
on the Polar Star, and calling at our Office,
obliged Us with the following statement OF
she murder of Mr.. William Phillips at that
place on Wednesday morning last Mr..
PHILIPPE, it will be remembered, was q law
yer at Leavenworth, and during the disturb
anccs in Kansas last winter, was subjected
to coat OF tar and feathers ut the hands Or
= mob OF ro-slavery men. lie has always
been staunch free State man, and having
great courage and determination OF chxrac-
ter, boldly ayowed his sentiments on all
occasions, and thus made himself extremely
obnoxious to his pro-slavery antagonists.
free State friends, and Il seems BY his manly
course, had gained considerable favor With
many Of the more law abiding and conserva-
tive men Of the opposite party. For the rest
wegive our informants language ~ nearly
as We could write it down:
Last Monday was election day in Leaven-
WVtsh AVI municipal VMCcIb. Auc Tree state
men anticipating difficulty, had resolved
not TO vote At all. PHILIPPE, himself, said
that he WAS not going to the election, and
would have nothing to do with II. One free
State man who did not attempt to vote, our
informant states, he understood was fred At
four times by the crowd around the polls.
Towards noon, about City men under
Emery, but very few Of whom were Missouri
ians--the company being made up Of mixed
crowd Of desperadoes, who had mostly come
from South Carolina and Georgia--msrched
up TO the house OF brother Of Mr.. PHILIPPE,
on Shawnee street, where he was boarding,
and demanded his arms and himself a. pris.
oncr. The doors Of the house were bolted,
and he replied to them out OF q window, that
he wouldn't give up his arms, and that IL
they attempted 10 force their way in, it
would be q the peril Of their lives. They
then rushed up, and two OF them were i'm
mediately shot dead by pistols in his hands.
The house Was soon broken open, and 10 4
moment Phillips fell corpse pierced by q
half dozen blllets. His brother who was
slse defending the house, was wounded in
the arm. Inc MOB then removed the body
and all things out Of the house, and wero
about setting fire to the premises, when they
were stayed BY a leader Of the pro- slavery
party named w. II. Russell.
When nigh. came on, the mob set IRE to
three ot6ces owned by Mr.. PHILIPPE, which
wero ell consumed, together with u grocery
store occupied by man named GEORGE
Wetherill, who, although . very peaceful
and quiet man, had incurred tho hatred Of
the pro-slavery party BY acting as one Of the
judges 1t the tree State election.
Our informant states that another murder
was committed in Leavenworth, on Friday
last. A butcher, whose name he could not
learn, who had . family Of six children, and
lived in Lecompton, Va taken last week.
while in company with cir wagons which
were going to Lcavenworth. Although
prisoner be had been allowed to walk about
the city = much - he pleased. On Friday,
while in tho Office Of Phillips, Captain Emery
approached and asked him 70 80 along with