Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-03-05

From the Ieavenworth Times.
LETTER FROM DR.. DOYAND SOMA PAIN.
Full STATEMENT.

tUL SlAlEMENI L.
PLArT Cry PRISON, Feb. Z, 1858.
We are anxious that the world should know all
the facts connected with our being kidnapped,
bound and forcibly taken into Missouri, where we
are at present, confined in an eight feet square
iron box, having to burn our fat meat to make
light by night or day.
The inhabitants of Lawrence had q meeting to
take into consideration the removal of the negroes
about the suburbs of the city. The next question
was, who should take charge of such removal.
After considerable pressing, l accepted the task
provided a team would be hired in connection
with mine), as l had business at lIolton, county
seat of Calhoun County. in Kansas. We took the
provisions and colored persons into the wagon af'
ter they had shown Charles (my SOM their free
papers. AN had them but two. They had been
cooks at the Eldridge Hotel, and were free.born,
one coming from Cincinnati, Ohio the other from
Brownsville, Pa. After We had travelled, saw
twelve miles on our way-of course many miles
from tile State Of MiSSomi-we were all at once
surprised by from ten to fifteen men, fully armed
and mounted, rushing from o low rayine upon
US.
Surrounding US. some of the colored men asked
if they should fire. | told them to wait till l went
on the off side, when some ten guns were pointed
ct me- ana a number shouted shoot" held up
my hand, ami told ,hem to shoot me, but not to
fire into the wagons, as the emigrants were pack.
ed SO close that it took some time for them to get
out. The kidnapping party then offered to pay
me well if | would drive to Leavenworth. told
them my team should never take a man into sla,
very. Upon this, Garvin, Postmaster ofLawrence;
Ben. Wood, Mayor of Weston, Mo-. Fielding II.
Lewis. Marshal of Weston, and others, jumped
down, put their pistols to my head while they
bound me with ropes. They also bound my son
and all the men and women.
then mentioned the Lawrence men BIZ name,
telling them in a loud voice, that | protested
against the whole act of kidnapping and highway
robbery, in the name os Kansas, whose laws were
being ~trampled under foot.
The following are the names of the principal
actors in this unparalleled outrage: Benjamin
Wood, Mayor of Weston, Mo. F. A. Lewis,
Marshal of same place, and Constable of Platte
County Martin Reilly, Geo. Robbins, Hugh
Murdoch, Patrol, all of Weston, Mo-; a man call
ed Duncan, a Kentuckian Doctor Garvin, Post
master, Lawrence Jake Mckee, Mr.. Whitley
a Boston man, also of Lawrence Thomas MCGEE
and the notorious fend Jake Hurd, of Lecompton
Kansas. They took full possession of our horses
wagons, money, &c.; put on drivers, and drove
like madmen across the prairies, keeping scouts
a mile before, and behind the same.
We were about to feed when taken, but they
drove till they broke down a wagon and nearly
killed one horse. They threw out the provisions,
carpet'sacks, robes, &C., packed all the prisoners
in the other wagon, and drove on till within two
miles of Leavenworth, which we reached 10 the
dark, having four horses hitched to the wagon,
which was packed with fifteen people.
AT this place they broke out the tongue. They
then put all out and drove the prisoners among the
brush until they went to Leayenw worth and 60,
another team. They came back, packed all in
again, and in the dark went s~tealthily through
the town, then by the fort to the ferry. where the
boat was waiting, steam up, all ready, Ben. Wood
having gone ahead aud prepared all.
Here every person was ordered on hoard or
pain of being shot. jumped down, declared
would not go on board. but guns were put to my
head, and | was told my property would all b,
lost, il l was killed, but if | went on board, Ben
Wood. the Mayor, and many others gave me theil
word, as men of honor, / should return all safe
and sound in the morning. We went, landed and
were thrown on the floor of the police Office, where
We laid all night. Ia the morning, we were taken
through the streets, the people shouting, bells
ringing, &c. | should have said, at night, on
landing, salutes were fred. &c., and a grand sup.
For was had BY The eaPtors, while every insult
possible was heaped upon US. Candles we're hsld
TO our faces to observe US. We we're then taken