The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1865-07-06

pCioiS iSdOLiHB Iudl place, Wueu only q
few miles away, they camped for the
night Old John Brown, who, We be-
leve, was with the party, singled out
with himself, seven men. These he
marched to a point eight miles above the
mouth of Pottawamie creek, and called
from their beds, at their several residen-
ces, at the hour of midnight, on the
25th Of May. Allen Wilkeuson, William
Sherman, William ?. Doyle, and Drury
Doyle. All were found next morning,
by the road side, or in the highway,
some with a cash in their heads and
sides, and their throats cut others with
their skulls split open in two places, with
holes in their breast, and hands cut
off"
He seems to have had great passion
for cutting off hands:
Ono man in Kansas has pretended to
deny that of old John Brown led that
murderous toray which massacred those
men. Up to that period not a hair Of
! old John Browns head, or that of his
sous, had been injured by the prosla.
very party
ut was not until the 3Oth of August,
three months after the Pottawamie mas.
sacre, that the attack was made on Ossa
watamie by the pro slavery forces, and
Frederick Brown, son Of old John,
was killed"
To show all the facts in regard to the
massacre of the Oath of May, will read
to the Senate the afidavits of some of
the eye witnesses of the transaction.
Allen Wilkinson was a member of the
Kansas Lecislature-.a quiet, inoffensive
man. His widow, Louisa Jane Wilkin.
son, testified that on the night of the
Oath of May, 1856, between the hours
of midnight and daybreak, she thinks, a
party of men came to the house where
they were residing and forcibly carried
her husband away that they took him
IN the name Of the "northern army"
and the next morning he was found
about one hundred yards from the house,
dead Mrs. Wilkinson was very i'll at
the time Of measels. She says fur
ther
81 begged them to let Mr.. Wilkinson
stay with me, saying that l was sick and
helpless, and could not stay by myself.
My husband also asked them to let him
stay with me, until he could get some
one to wait on me told them that he
would not run off, but he would be there
the next day, or whenever called tor /;
the old man who seemed to be in com
mand looked at me, and then around at
the children, and replied, you have
neighbors.' | said $50 have, but they
are not here, and l cannot go for them
The old man replied, lit matters not,
and told him to get ready. My hus-
band wanted to put on his boots, and
get ready, so as to be protected from the
damp and night air, but they would not
let him. They then took my husband
away.
CATER they were gone I thought l
heard my husbands voice in com.
plant" Il Wilkinson's body
was found about one hundred and fifty
yards from the house, in some dead
brush. A lady who saw my husbands
body said that there was gash in his
head and side. Others said he was cut
il the throat twice"
Mr.. Doyle and his sons were murder
ed on the same night with Sherman and
Wilkinson ard Mrs, Doyle's deposition
gives the account Of it:
"The undersigned, Mahala DOYLE,
states on oath; | avn the widow of the
late James p. Doyle. We moved into
the Territory-that is, my husband, my.
self, and children-moved into the Ter
ritoIy Of Kansas sometime in November,
A. D., 1865, and settled upon Musketo
creek, about one mile from its mouth.
and where it empties into Pottawaton.ie
creek. in Franklin county. On Satur.
day, the 24th of May, A. d., 1865,
about eleven o'clock at night, after we
had all retired. my husband, James p.
Doyle, myself, and six children, FIVE
boys and one girl-the eldest is about
twenty two years of age his name is
William. The next is about twenty
years Of age ; his name is Drury. The
next is about seventeen years of age +;
h;s name is John. The next is about
thirteen years of age her name is Polly
Ann. The next is about eight years of
age his name is James The next is
about five years of age his name is
Henry. We were all in bed, when we
heard some persons come into the yard,
and rap at the door, and call for Mr..
Doyle, my husband. This was about
eleven o'clock on Saturday night, of the
Gath of May last. My husband got up
and went to the door. Those outside
inquired for NJ. Wilkinson, and where
he lived. My husband said he would
tell them. Mr. Doyle, my husband and
several others came into the house. and
said they were from the army. Ny hus.
band was pro.slavery man. They told
my husband that he and the boys must