Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-06-06

were going to drown me. on getting
me to the river Kelley painted my face
black and marked Il with the letter II.
for two hours was cursed, entreated,
insulted and abused. by n crowd ol
about forty. Ira Norrie. who was en-.
gagged In the mob. told me he would
advise me for my good as friend,
when you get away, just keep away,
I told him / could not leave for | Lad
real estate In Missouri and claim on
Stranger Greek, which will not sell,
and. unless you take my life. | will
live on it, they said well. live on IL. but
don't you come back TO Atchison,
told them i'll lived / should come
back, they said IL ! came back they
would hang me, told them | would
come back and should exercise my
rights as citizen, they sent me down
the river on rift. .the raft was con.
structed Of two cotton wood logs, fas.
tened together by a plank; they iowed
the raft into the stream with canoe,
giving me no oar nor rudder, they put
on the rat flag inscribed eastern
Emigrant Aid Express, Rev. Mr..
Butler, Agent Of Underground Rail-
road. the way they are served in Kan
sas, dc ;" they said they would shoot
me il l pulled my flag down, | did
pull 1t down, used the staff fof rud-
der, and after going about six miles
got ashore, | never enticed slaves to
leave their masters, they all admitted
| was not an Abolitionist, but a Free
Soiler, / mean by Free-Soiler one in
favor Of making Kansas Free State.
on 30th Of April last, ] went through
Atchison, l called to transact some
business there, spoke TO no one bat
those had business with. as return
ed to my buggy. Kelley aud others
assaulted me, dragged me into gro-
Gerry where there were n company cI
men claiming TO be from South Caro-
lima. Kelley told them ! was the one
whom they had sent down the river,
they cried out. hang him. hang the
id Abolitionist, hang him. Kelley
told them. do what you please. one
South Carolinian came to me and
wanted 10 know II had revolver, and
handed me pistol. telling me to stand
of ten PAGES. and be would shoot me,
| would MOI take the pistol, he then
said be would shoot me. General Tut.
Of Buchanan County. Mo-. came in
and begged OF them not to do 1t. they
then dragged me into another grocery.
chose a moderator and proceeded To
try me. Kelley made statement TO
them. when rose to reply they
caught hold OF me. pulled me down.
pulled my head. and choked me. cry.
ing out d--n you. shut up. General
Tut aud Esq. Emerson pleaded In
my behalf and begged them TO set me
at liberty. saying they were Pro.Sla-
very men and In favor Of making Kan.
sas Slave State. providing u can be
done honorably, tley then voted 10
tar and feather and whip ne. after.
wards they roscinded the latter part oI
the vote. the South Carolinians ap-
peared displeased at this. and said tha,
II they had known II was going 10
turn out 30 they would have lot----
shoot me. as he would have done IL a.
quick rs u fash. they then stripped
mo naked 10 my waist, spread coat
of tar over me. then covered me with
cotton wool, appointed Commitie ol
Seven TO hang me II ! should ever re.
turn. then threw my clothes into the
buggy and accompanied me out oI
town. II was about noon. don't know
OF these men being arrested. tho au.
,horiiies OF the town did not interfere.
there were abou: fiity persons there,
Asaph Allen. sworn-Came to the
Territory In November. 1854. left To.
peka early in the morning Of the 30th
March, arrived at Tecumseh about
nine o'clock, saw a great many per.
sons there. some Of whom knew "a
reside in Missouri. witness gave the
names os some whom be knew to be
from Missouri / saw some Of them
vote, they said they came for that pur.
pose. from Tecumseh l came on Ia
Lawrence, saw over two hundred peo-
pie on tho road. arrived there about
noon. they were voting in Lawrence,
| resided in the Lawrence District nj
that time, the crowd was so dense
around the polls l could not vote until
sundown, on Thursday before the
peace, during the last invasion. l star
ted from Topeka TO 60 TO Kansas City,
to purchase goods. arrived at Frank
lin that night the next morning | was
arrested BY Capt. Wallace and taken
before Gen. Strickler. he asked me
what my politics were. l told him ]
was Free State man, he then said
they would have 10 keep mo. they
took me to what they termed the Yam.
kee tent, there / saw Gen. Pomeroy
and a company Of United States Sur
veyors in custody. there were eight
prisoners confirmed in the tent; there
were no charges brought against the
Surveyors except that they were Free
State men, the officers treated us well,
but the men freely passed jokes at our
expense, l requested permission to
write an order for goods TO Kansas
City. after writing 1t. was compelled
TO take out everything referring to
where I was, General Strickler ordered
me to DO this, the order never reach
ed its destination. on Friday night II
was reported thai the Yankee had
shot one Of their picket guard. the
men came around the tent crying out.
Hang the d--d Yankees we have got
in the tent" the officers finally sue.
ceeded in quieting them. about half an
hour afler this, David r. Atohison
and Colonel Boone came into the tent,
and asked Pomeroy to come with
them, he did not know them and de-
clined. they made themselves known
to him, and told him they were afraid
the men would mob him, and they
wished him to go to headquarters
where be would be safe, he then went