New-York daily tribune., 1858-06-29


Cls,k was there be told ne that had Deter s1 81
into An ssre. ment ~th Jepkos, 90 AZ 10 aVoa Iu's
with him; accordingly did so; there was cop",uon
sl bargain between me and JeGkins osio,e lIe 49,
WA signed; after that there yeroeI ssieeneu.
between Nr Jenkrs and me that The c!ain cou.epS
was 10 be- setsd before paid the rent oid ny' se"
Gen LsIe Of the exieterce OF tns Ie sse ifym oeuA
cant say that | was requested t. Keep tns u"'ol
4. Gre, from Lane the gate IN tie rear OF lis nouoo
uss made one day when Lane Tas az Lsclhp'on,
some tin iu April, wbie was stiu residing Lh7ie'
O. Who built that fence
Gliecied TO- and objection overrulod.
A. Don't know isugbterl OBJ sc'ed ianghtsfl u
the lease .p,oping pay sdvance, out SaId ;oa
me ard SIR. Jefkios had understanding about toat
remember, continued the wituess, tO,t '1erePrvs-
tion Of the u-e Of the well made At Mr.. Jensn's
speCi.l request in hr Goes fcs; paid th5 rent 10
Gen Lane paid partly in board and partly in noaey
In the course Of legal sp.rriog matcn after this
que siCn Col Young sait t5a the procurement Of 'hls
lease wes most outrageous sud ever psrpetrAttd
TIE reply Of Gov. Station was admirably safcssslc.
After q a..ment Of the csse, 10 added:
"Ceitainy, therefore, the word. Of CJ. Young are
not critically correct, however correct they may be IN
point OF good taste
Col. Young spoke OF the Lease ss Parentnesis De-
ween CO e bid jenkins
omitted yesterday TO serd you the evidence Of jim
Walker, the previous tensnt OF the house. As II vii
hsye ar il calculated TO have sb mporr be log
10 favor Of Lane, will now supply the odilssicDi
was forced to leave il out before the mail:
TESTIMONY OF JAS. =. WALkER.
Know Col. jenkins, and know Gen. Lane; heard
JeI kine make threats against Gen. LsDe during the
claim trial at LecUDptOn; this was ssy about four
weeks ego, in front ot the Colamore buildings, IN
Lawrence; he said that n Lane got tee clam he
never shOuld occupy 1t; THIS statement was made
while conversipg about the claim tIEl ne slso stated
that the trial wac over, he would put Lane
out Of the house have heard him cay on several &c
ca sOns tDst be ought 10 kill Lane heard nn say
that be would kill bm lived 10 the house known the
Chapman House since November 1857 till the present
l. A
water in the well Therefore had several occas ms
to stt the neighbors FROM getting water at tbe WELL
oecas iOn ally stopped them day two, and four
TN er for week ftopped Mr.. Jenkins's ismy with
the rest rented the house Of Gen. Lsne the eue al
MADE Lis bone with ell tue time | was there:
there picket fence about the houee nclosDs the
well.
Cross examined-Did not take a lease If the honse
from S. n. Wood: rented it from no one mt + .ne.
never slated that did TO any one; never raid | cot
the rent ell the Winter for nothing have stated tat
g N Wood asked Inc for the rent several tunes; also
ssd that / would not pay Wood-that ] wou:d psy
that have paid Ger. Lane; | know that Mr. NIch OILS
essed the house Of Gen. Lsne; knew il from conver-
saon bet Feen them III my presence; don't know t1at
Nichols rented the hOuse of Jenkins do know that he
rented IT Of Lane; don't remember hearing Lane use
abusive language tosard jenkins during the land
trial.
To Mr.. Ewing-I commune i'ed the threats Of Col.
jenkins TO Gen. Lane TIE next day.
TESTIMONY OF SAMUEL wALKER.
Samuel Walker, SherlG Of Dougas County, beicg
sworn, cepCsed follows: Knew Gaius Jebkius
now Deceased; saw him on tire day he shot about
one hour before the occurrence; thought he was 10
hqucI; saw him dIrkirg twice that forenoon; dent
know positively, however, that he drinking
liquor the first who arrived &. Lanes house after
the occuneLce; found hin tying up his wounded eg
with handk eTcblef; tCld him ut that ne would
have 10 consider hseii under arrest; asked hin the
Whereabouts Of the uen whO shot him; be said that
they ned gone over to Jenknss house went over and
found three men at Jenkinss stable, aud ssk,d wHo
with jenkins when he Was shot q tall man vito
a black mustacbe, 1h re name i did not tben know,
that lie wss ne SAID hst if Lie pistol had gore off
Lane would not have shot JeI kins then ssid That
puts al other face the whole affair, aud that lie,
too, must consider hmself under arrest" l asked
what they went there for with pistols; lie said " By
God we went there for fight, if we couldn't get the
water" sfked Lane did not tell them not to csme
into ii ard they said that he did In reply to my
question, but thar they dd not think Lsne would
sloOt-that they thought he would bsck down, rs
there fouI of them that about ell that WAS
sad | had not writ then, but they SAID tia, they
would DOt leave; writ wa subsequently lreusd aOd
given TO constable to serve; hsve since ascersaed
thst # G name Of the tell man is Green.
Cross It xamined-IhiIk it the next to the SMALL
est of the three (DxoJ VITO said tbat they ought
have shot Lane IL the heod inete ad of hs leg used
the word pistols" net 'pistl," when asked what
they went over for they SAID that they all wen,
armed; not sure whether they al said 70 or one
for the wbcle but am sure that the yourg msn who
the leg did not the third pereon but the first per-
son singular, as if be hu self had shot Lsne.
Dheet examination resumed Don't know that |
ever communicated any threas may have heard
from jenkins t. Lane 90 not think thar did 30, "a
was very friendly both, and my obsct WAS 10 pac
fy not to embi'ter toeir feelings; did hear certain
abusive lsDg usee both f.om JenkCs aud L4ne, toward
each otter, frequently, both at Lecompton recently
and FL ewheIe.
TESTIMONY or BENZ. ?. GATES.
Knew Gen. Lane and knew Mr.. jenkins by sig1';
gss within sig Of tire afcny the 81 Of Juue be-
tween Gen Laue ano Nj. Jeukins; was on the south
ace of tie yaId cloe icrCe, ab5u; - feet from
Gen Laue aId 90 oT % e T. fIom JtnkiLs; trs saw
MI Jeul ius coming .iou his house there were three
peIsOne with hm they III angle file 10 the gGe,
JehkiIs 81 eao carried something on his shoulder;
fret saT Late coming rom TIE houst; Twas at work
ne8r by: Jenklns a.C tis party were on the op )cse
side ot his fence he al III lis hand, asd @os
preparing to use il Lone told him rot to come ino
nis Iot-io Jeu.aE on has premises and pardlt him
Lsutl 70 stay Oh his; jenkins replied tha. he
euulO Cut his !eIce DO ard llC too lie oIflt get
Gu Of he wsy jenkins tdeD co'nmenceu cutting anG
knot krg tie fence dO~r II Wa picket t7nce; there
had been gate there, but il asteaed up strong;
e cut auo pulled tie ieDc- down; nssntiCe, Lane
ha0 returned 10 the house, anc cone ba.ki Jenkins
cane ihrosgh the sate, telrg mis- Den II )ms along
LaLe met hin, 8Id tulG bin not 10 adyarCe; JsnAins
hede some reply: con i7nemoer what; he stiu ad'
Val ced tua aiG LaIe, ie had ais a. drawn up, hls
ueD OF toe right; L6rt a. sin tod lin 20 stop, bat
JeIkirs kept lis couree, AID never halted; Lane
r,trrsed toward hls door, and took up his guu
AID told Jelk rs 10 stop; ia tue uesn tire, there
ere Two rtpc4ts; Lane took down lis gun, stepped
back tV three steps end uotOuiDG with lis AID
10 JI Is not to e told him not to advance smother
step; l.sue sgain ID him lie would shc2t hm if he
cems sry ufu,er; jenkins .epled to ba = shoot and
be d. Lane drew iiis suu up ana took ,ig on him;
in neoa.ely befre lie sd Lane received tie s1o of
ole Il the psIty; L4ne fired LIS gun acd received
thee ro;s from JeI kiess parry heard three reports
bcf =, Lane free; Lane irsd and turned ;ogArd his
door: .J.Ikusr pnfty fell back; JtDkios fell his