Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-06-28

deny that old John Brown led that MUIR
derous foray which massacred those men.
Up to that period not hair of old John
Browns head, or that of his sons, had
been injured by the pro-slayery party.
at was not until the 30th of August,
three months after the Pottawamio mas
sacre, thai the attack was made OH Ossa-
watamie by the pro-savery forces, and
Frederick Brown, son of old John, was
killed"
To show all the facts in regari to the
massacre Of the Oath of May, | will read
TO the Senate the aflidavits of some of the
eve witnesses of the transaction. Allen
! Wilkinson was member of the Kansas
Leglsla,ure-a quiet, inoiiensiye man.
His widow, Lousisa ane Wilkinson, tes-
tif,d that on the night of the 2llh Of
May, 1896, between the hours Of midnight
and daybreak, she thinks, a party of men
came to the house where they were resid-
ing and forcibly carried her husband away;
that they took him in the name Of the
northern army" AMI the next morning
he was found about one hundred yards
from the house, dead Mrs. Wilkinson
was very i'll at the time of IN easels. She
says further
4 begged them to let Mr. Wilkinson stay
with me, saving that | was lick and helpless,
and could not stay by myself, My husband also
asked them to let him stay with Inc, until he
could got some one 20 wait on mo; told them
that he would not run Of but he would be there
the next day, or whenever called for; the old
man who seemed to be in command looked at me,
and then around At the children and replied,
you have neighbors.' I said so | have, nut
they are not here, and | cannot 60 for them
The old man replied, 1t Nnttors not and told
hiIn to get ready. My husband wanted to put
o. his boots and get ready, so as 70 he projected
FROM the damp and night air, but they would not
let him. They then took my husband away"
"Aiter they were gone l thought l heard my
husbands voice in oompl1int.'
Wikusons body was found about one hundred
and dlty yards from the house, in sono dead
brush A lady who saw my husbands body
said that there was cash in his head and side.
Others said be was cut in the throat twice"
Mr. Doyle and his sons were murdered
on the same night with sherman aud
Wilkinson and Mrs. DoyIe'5 deposition
gives this account OF it:
"Tho undersigned, Maha'a Doyle. states on
oath / am the widow Of the late James ?. Doyle
We moved into tho TauHt1y--that IS, my hus-
! band, myself and chillreu-movcd into the Tor
ritu~y Of Kansas sometime in November, A. d..
| 1865, and settled upon Musketo creek, about ono
mile from it's mouth, and whore il empties into
| Pui,agatonia 10 creek. in Franklin county. On
| Saturlav. the 2uE Of MAY, AID, 1855, about
slavsn o'clock at night, al.er we bad on rotroJ,
my husband, James r. Doyle, myself, and six
children, five boys and one girl-the edes, is o.
! bout twenty two years of age; bis name Is VIII
! lam. The next Is about tNgpty years Of age;
bis name is Drury. The ueXtis about seventeen
years Of age his name is John tn, next is a.
bout thirteen years of 70 her name sPolly Ana.
The next is about eight years ofage; his name
is James. Tne next il about five years of ages
his namc is Henry. We we're all in bod, when
We heard some rcr.ous come into the yard Nnd
rap at the door, and cal, for Mr. Doyle, my bus
band This was about clcyeD o'clock on Sltu--
day night, Of the 2llL of May last. Ny husband