The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-02-06
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FEBRUARY6, 1853.


the best ny belief; I saw letter writ
ten by Denver to Calhoun and believe
that was his request; If Calhoun. has COM
piled with that request do bot know it;
1 think that Calhoun stated to me at Platte
city on Saturday last that he had not an
neunced the result Of the election; i have
been told by some that if / came to Lesy-
enworth to testify, that I would not get
justice done, but would be mobbed if I
came over from Missouri to ILeaFenworth;
my reply was mob OF no mob, i am 60
ing anyhow; no man has advised me not
to come who is fearful of the result Of my
testimony: but those who did believe
did it upon the ground that / could not
be safe in my person while here; Calhoun
did not advise me. not to come; saw
Diefendorf in Platte city in company with
Calhoun; / did not write to any one ex-
cept Calhoun in regard to the returns from
Delaware crossing. to the best of my
knowledge. my object in going to Platte
city was to enable me to yindicate my
self from any suspicion in regard to the
returns from. Delaware crossing; / wished
to get Mr.. Diefendorf to come with me;
he said he would be here in afew days;
do not remember of writing to any one in
this place while in Lawrence except CAL
houn; have not seen the returns, nor any,
thing purportiDg to be the returns from
Delaware crossing, sineeI saw the judges
of election have them at that precinct;
stated at Lawrence that if | could get
over here and see some one that would
see Calhoun, I could get him to accede to
the proposition of Gov. Denver; do not
remember of having written to Mr.. Clark
son or Mr.. Miller while at Lawrence.
s. j. D. HENDERSON.
isaac Mundee being duly swon, deposes
and says Il reside at Delaware Crossing,
Kansas Territory have lived there thir-
teen years was one of the judges of cleo
ton there on the 4th of January, at the
election for State officers and members of
the Legislature the polls were opened
about 10 O'Clock A. M., and closed at 6
o'clock, P NJ; there were forty-three
votes polled on that day; Mr. Garrett,
one of the judges of election, took possess
sion of the poll books after they were
signed did net see what he did with
them; told Mr.. Garrett that I should
leave it with him to take charge of them;
the box was about ten inches square it
was marked on the outside with figures,
showing it to have been a money box it
was fastened together with screws; the
poll lists were kept on three pieces of pa
per, fastened one upon the other with
waters, and the certificate was made out
upon the third sheet Just below the list OF
names saw Mr.. Henderson late in the
evening" he stated that as he was coming
up to Leayenworth be would bring the
returns up, as the citizens there would be
anxious to learn the result ke did not
ask me the number of votes pollel
think that there are at least fifty voters in
the precinct. ISAAC-sfUNDEE !.
James Griater sporn IL reside at De-,
aware Agency, Kansas Territory, on the
Delaware Indian Reservation was there
on the 21st day of December, A. ID. 1857;
there was no polls opened at that pre-
cinct on that day; if there had been q
poll opened / should have known it.
JAMES G. GRINTER.
j. II Note,oare s,0orTa, deposes as tolloaVs:
Il went from Lawrence to Lecompton
on the day that the returns for the cleo
ton on the 4th of January, 1853, were tc
be opened and counted there; I saw John
d. Henderson at Lawrence before / start.
ed Mr.. Henderson was then under ar.
rest, charged with altering the election
returns from Delaware Crossing precinct
Henderson sent a message by me to Cal.
houn, mot to count the votes of that pre-
cinct until he (Henderson) could see Cal.
houn;" Henderson was very urgent that
should see Calhoun wished me to carry
letter to him; was quite anxious to &C
himself; he also requested me to see
Governor Denver in his behalf, and re.
quest him to urge Calhoun not to oper
the returns of that precinct until he had
seen him, (Calhoun); I understood from
Judge Smith, who was in the room wher
the returns were opened by Mr.. Calhoun
that the returns from all other precincts
in Leavenworth county were opened and
counted, except those from Delaware
Crossing; these, he stated, had not beer
received, and that he should hold the
matter open until he heard from that pre-.
cinct before he declared the result of tina
county. j. II. NOTEWARE.