The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-07

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man, and intended to GO home ts next
morning. When they came up to the bed,
some had drawn Eabres in their honds, and
como revolvers. They then took into their
possession two rifles and n bowie knife
which had there 10 the room--there was
but one room in my house--and afterwards
rspsecked the whole establishment in search
Of ammunition. They then took one of the
three men who were staying in my house,
cut. (This YVES the man whose name | did
know.) He came back. They then took
me out and asked me il there were any more
men about the place. told them there
were not. They searched the place but
found none others but we four. They asked
me where Henry Sherman was. Henry
Sherman wasa brother to William Sher-
man. told them he was out on the plains
in search Of some cotte which he had lost.
Thev usked' if had ever taken any hand
in aiding pro.slsvery men in coming to the
Territory Of Kansas, or he'd ever taken any
hand in the last troubles ct Lawrence, end
rsked me whether had ever done The Free
State party any harm, or ever intended to do
that party any harm; they asked me what
made me live in such place. then en-
swered that Could get bsher wages there
than anywhere elee.
They aeked me il there were ury saddles
or brdles about the premises. ] told them
there was one saddle, which they took, ind
they also took possession of blr. Henry
Sherman's Horse, which had at my place.
and made me saddle him. They then said il
| would answer no to all the questions which
they had asked, they would let me loose
Old Mr.. Brown and his con then went iato
the house with me. The other three men.
MIR. VIM. Sherman, Mr.. Whtoman and the
stranger, were in the house all this time
After old man Brown ond his son went into
the house with me, old man Brown asked
| Mr.. Sherman to 60 cut Ui,h him, ard Mr..
| Sherman then went out with old DIR. Brown,
end another man came into the house in
Browns place. heard nothing more for
sbout fifteen mrutes. Two OF the North.
ern army, as they styled themselves, stayed
! in with US until We heard cup burst, End
then these two men left. Tnnt morning
shout 10 o'clock saw Mr.. Sherman deed
in the creek near my house. wqs locking
for MIR. Sherman; Us he he'd not come back
| thought he had been murdered. | took
| Mr.. Wiliem Sherman cut Of the creek end
examined him. Mr.. Whtemgn was with
me. Eherman's skull was eplit open in two
places, and eome OF his brains WIS washed
cut ty the water. A large hole was cut in
bis breast, ard his left hand was cnt LH, X.
cept little piece of ekin on one eide. We
buried him. JAMES HARRIS.
Subscribed rrd sworn 10 before me, this
the sixth day OF June, eighteen hundred enc
,fity.eix. Witness my hund and seal.
TIMOTHY J. GoFoRTH, II s.
Justice Of the pe9ce.
! AFFIDAVIT CT LOUISA JANE WILKINSON.
On the 18th day Of June, A. D. 1856
Louisa Jane Wilkinson, on oath, being
duly eworn, ssys-l nm the widow o
the late Allen Wilkinson. We came Il
Kansas from Tennessee in October, 1854
; went to our claim on P0t;Hwatsmie Cree!
abou. the 12;h day of November, following
Said claim, where my husband lived at the
time of his death, lies in Fraakljn County
Kansas Territory, ebout eight miles from
OssawatCmin, and the same distance from
the mouth of Pottawattamie Creek. On
pthe 26th Of May last somewheSe between
the hours OF midnight and day break, can
not exactly say OF what hour, after oil had
retired TO bed, we were disturbed by barking
of the dog. I was sick with the mees'e-,
and woke up Mr. Wilkinson and asked if he
"hpard the noise, and what it meant = lie
said it was only come one p'ssing about,
ard soon after was again asleep. 1t was
not long before the dog ragged and b?rked
furiousy, awakening me once more ; pretty
soon heYEd footsteps as ofmen approaching:
saw ecme one pass by the window, and some
one knocked ct the door. asked who is that!
No one answered. Iawoke my husband,
who asked, who is that! Some one replied,
want yen TO tell me the WY to Dutch Hen
rvs. He commenced 10 tcil them, and they
asid 10 hir1-"Come cut end show Is."--
He wanted to go but would rot let him !;
he then told them it wCs difficult to find his
clo'hes, and could tell them as we'll without
| going cut CT doors. The men cut OF doors,
after that, stepped back, and thought
cculd heSr them whispering; but they i'm
mediateIy returned, and ae they approached,
ore Of them isked Of my husband-"Are
you Northern armist :" He said-"I TN"
understood the answer to mean that my
hus band was opposed to the Northern, or
!
stocd the question. My husband was pro-
Slavery m.n, and wes member OF the Ter
itrrisl Legislature held ct Sh"wnee His
sior.
When my hu,band said II cm,'' one Of
the m seid-"You are our pris 0ner, DO you
surrender :" He Sold Gentlemen, | do -
They said open the door. Nj. Wilkinson
told them to wait until he got light ond
they replied, il you don't open it we will
open it tor you. He opened the door
against my wishes, aud four men came in,
and my husband was told t. put on his
clothes. and they asked him if there were
not m re men about; they searched for
arms and took gun and powder flask, ell
the weapon that was about the house.
begged them to 1T Mr.. Wilkinson stny
with me, saying that was sick and help
less, und could not stay by myself. My
husband Glso asked them to let him stay
with me until he could get some one Of
wait on me told them that he would not
run off, but would be there the next day, or
whenever called for. The old man, who
seemed 10 be in command, looked at me
ard then around at the children, and repied,
"You have neighbors." said-"So have
but they are not here, and cannot 90 for
them" The cid man replied, sit matters
not, told him TO get ready" My husband
wanted 10 put on his boots and get ready, SO
as to be protected from the damp and night
sir, but they would not let him. They
then took my husband away. One Of them
cume back and took two saddles; ] osket
him what they were going to do with him
and he said utske him u prisoner to thC