The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-06-11


thofodgb y separated from ell con
nection With the known avails OF
slavery ~ the support Of any OF ;ts
benes olsnt purpbses; and this Soci
etytshsll be ceHed TThe American
Baptist Free Mission Society j and
we hereby separate ourselves now
and forever from all connection
with religious societies that are sup
ported in common with slavchold-
ers." ...
lie also voted Tor Fremont at the
Presidential election. and ia a, de
voted friend OF freedom, for which
he Las suffered in Kansas. Tie was
shot with a Sharpes rife, the ball
taking effect in and passing oblique.
ly through the fl.shy portion below
the left shoulder inf1icting a severe
but not dangerous wound.
William Harigi owe was born in
Marion District, S. g., A. d. 1900.
He has resided in Georgia. Missis-
sippi and Illinois. From the latter
State he emigrated to Kansas, in the
fall Of 1857, and made a settlement
in Linn county, near the Trading
Post. q rather conservative man,
and voted for Buchananan. lie has
never taken an active position in the
free State party. but voted against
the Lecompton Constitution, in Jan
uary. Ills story is NJ follows:
On the 10Th inst. | was q. wo,k
on my claim covering corn. About
ten o'clock, A. NJ, Alvin Hamilton
rode up to me, and asked me who it
was at my house; told him it WAS
my son Asa. He then said be want
ed me to 90 with him to Halls "a
neighbor.) ] asked him by what
authority. He drew a Sharpe's rifle
and said, ASK no questions, but 20
along"
| walked before him up to Halls,
where | found thirteen persons who
had congregated together, among
them WAS Mr.. Hall as a prisoner
The CO pany then formed and
marched Mr.. Hall and myself back
to my house, whore they took my
span Of mules. They sent out par
ties while on the march from the
house to arrest some Of the neigh
bors one squad, under Hamilton,
went out to take Eli Snyder, a black
smith he was at work, and saw the
C pmptny approaching; guessing at
their Object, he prepared to defend
himself. AS Hamilton's men drew
near, they discharged one of their
pieces, containing buck-shot. at Sny.
der; one struck him in tbs leg. the
other in the breast. lie returned
the fire, wounding Hamilton's horse,
upon which they rctr ate1, and came
back to where we were, Hamilton
remarkins that Snyder had woun1'
ed his horsc:'
Ills account Of the march - the
ravine and the shooting, is the same
as given by Mr.. Read.
Mr.. lIarigrovc was shot in the left
shoulder. with bnck-sh)t, one en-.
tered below the joint, on the back
part OF the arm, and the other two
above. passed backwards and lodged
near the back bone.
One pistol shot struck on the ur.
der portion OF tho arm and passed
through the axi la, and then into the
chest. wounding the lungs, and
lodged in the muscle on the right
breast.
Ills wounds are considered dan
gerous, but the present indications
are of recovery. They were dressed
to-day by DR.. Minor, OF this city.
STATEMENT OF MRS. Il. l. READ
came to Kansas in July, 1857,
from Newport, Lake county, Illi-
nois. On Wednesday, the l9lh inst. E,
tho tine my husband was taken pris-
oner. | was at my house. About
halr-past nine o'clock, A. NJ, an old
gentleman came to my door and in.
formed me that Hamilton !. company
were out taking prisoners, and that
they had already taken my husband.
He advised me to give myself no
alarm, as there was no danger oI
their doing him any injury. | went
to a neighbours house, where l found
the women and children crying, and
learned that my husband had been
taken and marched off towards Mis-
souri. With spy glass saw the
company, about three miles distant
and started to follow them.
On my way called at the house
of Mr.. Colpetzcr, and there found
three women whose husbands hat
been taken by the same company
and marched off. Hamilton had tolt
thcm that he only wanted their hus
bands for short time, would Dc
them no har Il, and advised them no
to follow them, but remain at home
left Mr.. Oolpetzers and followet
on in the direction tho company hat
taken. Alter going about four miles
| again saw the company marching
the prisoners into ravine. | walkec
on, heard the discharge Of fire arms
and soon after company of mer
passed near me, one OF them leading
my pony. Soon second company
came up. and asked where are thu
prisoners They gave me an eva
siye reply. l then said, You arr
the men, for there ipointing to th,
company in ADVANCED is q man lead
} ing my pony. Ono Of. the party the,
called to the other, and Capt, Ham
J ilton led the pony to me said, VI j
: is your pony. take it2' lagain askeC
\ for the prisoners" He told me iha
there was a company coming tina