Freeman's champion., 1857-07-16
From the Quindaro chipdowGn.l 4
ARRAY in LeavenwOrth--The City
Recorder Killed-Great Excite
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. During the Election ut Leaven-
worth, ON Monday afternoon, an al
fray occurred at the First Ward polls,
in which 4. Lyle, the City Recorder,
was killed by William Hallery Sew
eral other persons were engaged in
the affair, directly and indirectly;
but though few shots we're fred, no
one else was enjured.
WHO THE PARTIES ARE.
Haller is young man Of about %,
a native Of Portsmouth, Ohio, and q
matchmaker by trade, lie came to
Kanzas before any serious difficulties
had occurred settled in Leavenworth,
accumulated some property, and
commenced doing prosperous busi-
ness. So far as we can learn, he was
Industrious in his habits, gentleman
ly in department, and universally es-
teemed. When the troubles broke
out, he acted only on the defensive;
but was prompt at all times to avow
himself free State man his bear
ing was brave and manly, and on two
or three occasions he interfered in diff
ficulties, and preserved the lives of
Free State men at the imminent peril
of his own. This of course made
him q marked man. He was repeat
cdly arrested, and his life threatened;
he was kept prisoner for several days,
and while in custody was deceived
into giving a deed of trust of the
property he had accumulated, (sup-
posing the instrument to be simply
security for a debt of about $500
which he owed a pro-slavery man, }
by which he was afterwards stripped
oil every dollar he had in the world
he was subjected to many other in
dignities, and finally driven, with his
family, by violence out Of the State.
Lyle was about the same age. lie
was Kentuckian and q radical Pro-
Slavery man; and as he had been very
prominent in all the outrages COM
mitted upon Haller, there was still
some personal feeling between them.
Lyle had many warm friends among
his associates, and when not excited,
had the bearing Of q courteous, we'll
bred gentleman but he was exceed
ingly obnoxious to the Free State
men, from the many outrages he had
participated in. 1t was he who sha-
we'd the head OF poor Phillips, and
assisted to tar and feather him.
Whetherhe was with the party which
murdered Phillips, we are not ccr-
tain but he was one of the company
that cut Brown to pieces with hatch
cts, and it is said that he even offered
indignitiesto his bleeding corpse, by
splitting upon the face.
PARTICULARS OF THE AFFRAY.
Under ordinary circumstances we
might refrain from giving the details
of such transaction. until after the
3 official investigation. But the recent
acquittal of Fugit-his hands still
reeking with innocent blood-shows
that Courts of Justicei in Leavenworth,
are sometimes turned into a farce
We do not apprehend therefore, any
serious danger of interfering with the
course Of justice by giving all that
we have been able to learn OF tho af.
fair; but we shall continue, in oui
next the report of testimony before
} the Magistrate, commenced in this
paper, that the public may have every
! facility for judging of the case i'm
partially. A
: At tho polls, Ely Moore offered one
of tho Pro-Slavery ballots to Ger
man. He instantly tore it up, ask
ing, "Do you suppose will vote tina
ticket ?" Moore commenced cursinl
the German; the Border Ruflion ell
r oment began to gather; and Hollel
and Mitchell, determined to protect
tNe German from violence, told hin
to stand his ground. Lyle turned to
/, wards HGller, with, "What the h
$ is the matter to you?" or words t
that effect. The aiiray cnsued, anC
= Lyle was fatally stabbed. Tho wit
. nesses for the Prosecution already OK
t amined, swear point blank, that they
s saw no weapon drawn or used BY
Lyle. Several other parties, howev
{ er, who witnessed the transacti on
r state in private conversation, tina
S Lyle not only drew o knife, but tha
he had been exhibiting it menacingl,
abont tho polls during tho day tha
in this ailray he first made a pass n
Hallcr which was unsuccessful, an,
that he had not recovered from tn
. impetus Of the intended blow, whicl
= swung him around until his side wa
, towards Haller, when Haller stabbe,