New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-25

MID TTbat'a cool" ! told the AAsne tess ~
r"~ ~ risbt; he said vas; be then said that
the peope Of Lawrence wee the only ones Who coa'a
ave awrtpce; the Governor came IN e TIL, point
The Conversation and took part IN during the req o.
The interview; tie Marshal eeveral tines admitted 81:
;nsbtv 10 cottro the mob il they were ooce brought
INTO Lawrence; tried several times to gei hun 70
write down and give TO me what he demanded OF the
citiztrs OF Lawrence but he refused TO d. co. tnen
c..d the conference took the EVER hs n sro.s me-
pass sgr ed H. banded TO me, end started 70 esve;
he Haishsl then suggested that had better get the
Gov,rnor'. .gr aturs TO the pass be had gwen me;
saii the Governor hao told me no naa oosn'ns - ~.
With bis poese and ssked II il absolutely requisite
that the Governors name sboud be on the pas; he
ruply raid 10 me- You had better have 1t, and tsen
tunipe 10 The Governor, "yoi bad better sign tha!
pass which the Governor at once didi ithen nxea
the Governor if the Territory vas uoder msruai law,
that the pass needed hs name; he ssd TO- eu' inst
the soldiers had tbe r potts. and would need pass
then len, mounted my horse and started oacx 70
Lawrence: when bad proceeded 40 ,ut iour on n,e
miles from Lecompton was stopped by Captain
Donaldson, Of the Lecompton Company, who wanted
to know where was going and what my business
wac; told him was on my way to L.wrence; ne
ssked me II l had pass; wanted to know there
was any martial law then in force; he said be was DO
inc HE duty, and would need pass to get TO Law
r.nce: showed him my pass and was permitted 70 go
on; then rode down from the road 70 tneu camp,
about bah n lie; before rcached the CAMP saw
some soldiers stop men who were going along the
road make them get of their horses and 60 down TO
the camp; after got to the camp saw several prs
there there were from 900 to $50 IN thst camp;
some compane. of them drilling while was there l
toc by persons in that camp that the fIee Sate
Hotel Hutchinron's store, and the printing buildings
of the forts would have TO be tern down; WAS told,
also that If they got hoc Of Pomeroy they would hang
him. because be vas the leader of the Emigrant Aid
Society; they swoIe they wopld hang Reeder kooin,
son, Ponefoy and Brown, the Editor OF The HtrNa
of Frecdcn If they got hold of them on my way
Il 4 Y ~ nv IN
who had bis company with BIN; he wanted to know
If I had got pass to get back again; said yes,
but that It took double header to get back
be demanded to zee and S snO 0d ss no hsd
better be at work rstead Of riding around there for
they would earn enough to buy farm each while they
were fussing around there; he said: Your people OF
Lawrence won't let u.s." told bin that was not so,
that they would not let work; reached the city In
the early part If the evening; abou. o'clock the
Committee met, and i made my report, and ADVISED
Gen. Pomeroy to keep out OF their hanos' as tney
meant 10 take his life Col. Eldridge, who had been
invited into the Committee rooms, and had heard the
r. port said be thought be could effect something with
tie Governor if he went up himself; GA Monday we
wrote letter to Donaldson, which Col: Edridge sook
up with instructions to get written statement from
Shannon and Donaldson OF what they demanded; ne
returned and reported a. bad done the Friday De-
FORE with the sddiion that Donaldson had promised 70
give a written statement the next morning OF what
they wanted; on Tuesday Col Eldride went back
ae ain to LecomptOn, but returned and reported he
could get no satisfaction from them at all that tney
were determined to destroy our property my mousse
situated about q half mile from the center OF the
Town of LAwreI the bghts near the late residence
of Gov. Robinson ] was walked up on wednesday
morning, May 81, 1856, by rsppins at my door; ..
L. Buiman, who was in the house, went to the door,
and heard some one ask him for something 10 eat;
Butman said in my hearing that we had nothing in
the house to eat, We boarded In the city, ana that
he could go into the city and get ro g aS the
CITY them but, by Cd, they would see before night
whether they could get into the city or no.; looked
out of the window and saw that the house was sur
rounded by horsemen, and that hosremen were raing
about in every direction then dressed and went down
into the city riding by where the forces we're gathern
they had four esnron, which they ssid were ~
pounders, enc s-pounder ard two 6-pounders, which
thew were planting near Gov. RobInsons late resi-
deIce; / asked them bow many men they had they
said they $500; went into the city, and after break
fact assembled with the Committee OF Safety we con-
GUIDED to wait the issue Of the day. during the lore
neon forces were coming from different directions and
they ass embed the nights behind the city, each
company appearing to have flag of its own, among
them saw United States flag, one flag with white
GROUND end black stripes one large red nag WIN mne
star in the nter on one eide the motto Of Southern
Rights" on the other South Carolina" another one
white with purple stripes, in the upper corner instead
of the field Of stars, tiger couchant, sur,
o'clock the Deputy Marshal Fame came into the city;
with posee Of eight ten men, with side arms, pit
tolls and bowie. knives; Capt. Donaldson was one OF
the party; the Deputy Marshal called upon Col Ud.
ridge bis brother, self and Col. TOpihe, 10 the
name of the United States to assist him In making ar
rests; we Joined the pOssee in room in the Free State
Hotel he then said be saw man be had q warrant
assist in arrestipg G. w. Deitslar l sale, !" Wait a
moment Marshal-there 10 no trouble in s'restiog
any man here-there is no man here you have war
raft for but will come into the room and 60 up TO
Ii compton with You without any resistance;" Col.
Eldridge raid he would call Mr.. Detzlar; be did 50,
and Mr. d. into the room and delivered himself
up; the Ext arrest was Judge Smith, who was sitting
a warrant for him, that he was ready TO go; then
went around the city hooking for Other persons whom
We could lot find; Mr. Fame then read over List Of
two or three names Of persons be wanted, and Col
E6rdge assured him they were not in the CITY and had
not been for two or thee days. he then resd to Mr.
Dezlar and Judge Smith his warrants for arresting
them which charged them with high treason and levy
ing war against the Government; do not recoteet
whether any particular Government was specified or
not; Judge Smith then demanded a cepy Of the war
rant; Of the posse fpoke up and said there were
three ways of serving warrant, reading 1t, Leaving
copy or making the arss; Judge Smith said be knew
what they could do and what his rights were, and de-
mandtd as bis nsht copy Of the warrant, ana sara
be was ready to pay for it; Mr.. Fame promised him
copy, and Eat down and wrote one and gave It to him.
in the meantime Col Eldndge had prepared US din
ner and invited all the posse and their prisoners to take
dinner in the hotel which did, this was the first and
last meal eaten in public in that hotel after din
ner one Of the posse remarked to me and to COL Top
life that If we had anything valuable in the house
had better take out be would not like to be there
in two hours from that time while in the room and In the
hotel they were comm entpg on the furniture aud
laughing among themselves; after dinner We went
arc und sgsin for short time to look mp others for
v hom Mr. Fame held warrants, and then went up on
the bill with the prisoners into the camp; when got
upon the bill saw of the forces there examining
some articles had left in my house that mornings
then went to the Marshal to get liberated, as was
put under guard with the prisoners in Gov.
Robinsons late residence, which had been bro
ken open ard was then occupied by the fOrces
rshal aid lad heller At there little While