The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-08-23
From the Msquoketa Excea.or.
From the Seat Of War.

IuG 0C0S Va " 0As
tn,zens Of Jackson County .'rrsssed, Robbed,
s.d Turned back from Kassas BY 800 armed
xtssoxrtcas.
Several Of our citizens started for Kansas last
month, with their families and teams They let
with other emigrants On their way, and form ed
. company Of fifteen wagon and sixty lone souls;
nsseen Of voters, AMI the balance women and
children. Our friends got along very well IN
III they reached the State OF u iesouri Snhjoin
Cd d 8 statement made BY Mr.. Wn. H. Brakey
one Of the emigrants, who has just returned
hons. Our citizens are well acquainted with
NJ. b and also with Mr.. AcCandless, and know
them % b men Of truth and veracisy. We ask
them 70 red and calmly reject upon this out
,sse. Il vim be very dificult for the rider
Ruiaan apologies In our midst, to lie dow the
Testimony Of some o, our best citizena The re-
Atty Of these statements comes right home TO
the b nest portion OF community. Mr.. Mccain
dlsn 4 poor man, and could not very well af-
ford 70 Be victimised BY these ru6ian& HE
money was In 3 drawer OF chest, and was SELF
ed By some one during the search.
NJ. Brakey u an honest hard working man,
sod has been caused TO sutier considerable los.
All were honestly intending to make themselves
claims. and become permanent settlers OF Kan
saa. The Missouri patrol had suspicious that
theY would vote for . Free Stats In kansAs,
hence they forbid their settlement, and escorted
them hack ct the point Of the revolver and bow.
ie knife.
Read the following. which We copy ftou the
Davenport Ca<stte.
Nr. ii. W. Brakey. recently Of Maquokets,
where his parents still reside, was In our ofbce
yesterday, and gave ~ an account Of his and
some other movers attempting 70 get ~ Kansas.
The party which LEFT Asqnoketa consisted OF
mea, women and chrildren, having three wag
one On the route they were joined ~ twelve
wagons from Illinois, when the whele party
numbered Rxty-oae persons, Of whom fifteen
were men, snd the remainder women and chill
d1en. They we're equipped precisely Ike the
movers whom we see going through our streets
every day, having only the ordinary arms which
movers always carry. The party from Asquo
kc.a lost all the goods they possessed in the va
CONS with them, that from Illinois had seat q
portion Of theirs BY the Missouri River. They
Intended settling sgr!culturists In Kansas, and
bad not the remotest idea OF engaging 10 any Of
the disturbances Of that Territory.
When they reached Platte County, ssouri
and were twelve miles from Fort Leyenworth
and four miles frem Platte City, they were stop
ped on the cath OF last mouth by band of shree
hundred armed Missour;ans, who, On the pre-
tence of looking for Shapes rifles, uniosied
their wagons, searched every kind OF bcx and
package. ard finding no Shapes rifles, and
having finished their researches, they told thu
movers they might load up again. rs having
been accomplished, the Aissnarians held shor
consultation, ct the conclusion Of which they
took from the enigrants the guns and amnni
ton they had, and told them they mus: go back
OF course resistance was out Of the question
and q guard Of ten armed men escorted tas
party a. far back a. Liberty, In Clay county
One Of the citizens Of Missouri stole $l5'
from w. McCandless, q member OF the Maquo
ke.a party, and hrother-in-law Of Smith Hs
mill, Of keokuk.
The Mlsscurians, who said they were acsiDi
a. citizens Of THAI State, gave receipts fer th
guns and amuuitioe they took. and the on
given TO Mr. Brakey read as follows:
Received OF W. II. Brakey one long rife
marked on the barrel d. G. Allen, Bellevue, \
be returned at the close of the war and by tn
Clerk of Platte county.
W. B. EoLsES,
RoB TATE.
Received also IA Zig Lead.
June 2ith, 1856. RoB'T HUNTER.
Mr.. Brakey is known to some OF our citizens
aud there IL not the least doubt about the er
tire correctness Of his narrative According
this, Kansas would seem to be mere spper