The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-08-21

and again brought my pistol to bear on his
head, he lodged 10 the east and left Green
D. Todd uncovered, with pistol trembling in
both hands, trying to get aim upon me, and
supposing my aim 20 he on him, threw HIM
in his fall. By this time several clones had
struck me, and continued to retreat back
ward, Eames and Phillips pressed to the
front of me az il to cover me with their own
bodies, some one gave me severe cut on the
cheek with a stone from behind Eimes, when
pointing to the fact pevishly complained OF
Eames TO himself that he MS helping 10 kill
me, they then stood hack to the side, and
kept pace with me "a l receded 10 the back
q Adam Fishers privy, then saw the :uf-
Il rns run around the east side OF Fisher
store 10 get behind me, l ran to the southeast
corner Of the store where l met them with
my pistol presented. they retreated; tum.
bling over each other to make their escape,
except Capt Pitcher, who threw mp both
hands, exclaiming, G-dd-m it don't shoe,
me, am your friend. l then ran to get
behind a cotton wood tree standing on the
hank, with the soil washed from under the
roots on the side next TO the river. IA
placed nv left arm TO the tree, Pitcher, true
10 his ruftisnly Instinct, struck NE in the
back Of the neck with lump of dry clay,
whereby / lost my hold and
would have gore headfornost over the bank
had not succeeded in throwing nv feet be-
fore me. The rufians still stood back from
the bank, apparently thinking that ! was
Just "laying low" for them, until fhilipps
and Fumes helped me up on top of the bank
and finding that could not stand, by reason
of the loss OF blood, Eames having gone oil,
at my request, to rally corps Of Illinois
surveyors, all we'll armed, who were. en-
camped west of where Fifth street bridge
now stands, they struck Philips with a
club After that one of them stood over
me with large stone, held in both hsnd-,
with which to smash my head, but missed
hi. mark and crushed in my LEFT breast; and
jim Surre,, who was also aiming at my
head, shot me through the mouth, breaking
FIVE Of my teeth ami cutting of he under
side of my tongue. They then picked me
up and forced me, with help, to walk to DR..
Day'- off e, where, supposing they bad
everything their own way, they undertook
to hang me at their leisure; but the mula,.o
LYLE, who was in more haste than all the
re-,, undertook to put the rope over my
head, a performance did not at that mo-
ment approve Of, and a struggle arose be-
tween MS thinking the rope would fit my
lower extremi;ies best, put my foot upon it.
He wished to remove my foot without knock
ing ME down, az would not hang 40 we'll in
a horizontal position. He stopped to get my
foot off the rope, and while he was in that
position l gave him an upland blow be-
tween the eyee, sending him on his seat a.
the north side of the Office. While raising
himself up like n Billy-goat to renew the
battle, George Warren, Free State man,
opened the door from without. McAleer
kicked at George, and some Free State man
punched him with the muszle of gun in
the pit of the stomach, tUnbiing him over
Lyle, and both lay on the flor together
Then Pitcher, seeing the little Office su--
rounded ny from fifty to seventy fve armed
men, seizad a revolver ont Of the hand of
J. NJ. Alexander. who was near the door,
and carrying his pistol in his hsnd as an old
woman would dish of meal dough when
going to feed chickens, not knowing what
side OF the question he wss on certain that
he was somewhere, for he had a pistol
Pitcher, thus armed, stood in front of me "a
nv all sufficient help in time Of trouble, con-
sidering what was on the ontside, and ex-
claimed I tried to kill him when my
blood was up, but now, the law must take its
course, the first man that attempts to lay
hands on him dies like a dog 4! l will
blow the whole top Of his head Of !. some
confusion ensued, none knew what to do, the
rutfians were afraid to propose least they
should show their weakness. Philips.
Evans and few of the Free State men were
disposed to command the rIifians TO disperse;
but all wanted to see the law On their side;
neither side pretended To take charge OF me.
PhiIicps told me the Free State mems diff
Guilty. ! said. 90 yourself and make an atii-
davit. Get RUSSELL, the Justice, to appoint
J ,mes Grant on the bsck OF the warrant.
{ Pitcher insisted and got the appointment
the Free State men will not hesitate to driv-
these devils of, il they won't 60 without;
all fell into the arrangement; Philipp-
penned the sf6dsvit and J. NJ. Alexander
the warrant; the rufhans took il to be their
own movement, and were highly exalted at
the thought of getting me in prison without
any more Of them getting hurt, what ap.
peared 20 imminent but a moment before.
Mr. Slocum, the first mayors team and am-
bulance we're secured, and got in with four
ruffians 10 guard me six Free State men
rode on each side armed with guns and re-
volyers, together with several others, irclu
ding the jealous mulatto Lyle, all Of whom
supposed to be enemies. Pitcher, sell consti-
tu,ed commander, after 4 conference with
some of the ruffiaDs, when We came TO the
DOS, near where the road turns of the ferry
across the Missouri, fell back and the driver
started or the road toward the ferry. when
two bows, or young men, both under the age
Of twenty rode in front Of the team and Cum
manded us to halt; "where are you going
IL to Missouri, you will take the Contents OF
our two guns hrst. The free State
men rode 10 the front and turned. Captain
Pitcher title from drilling gov
eminent mules to nip grass behind the knob
then zane % and ordered the driver ''drive
his xay," and after veeot 10 the blacksmith
hop, where I was ironed of, one of those
young men came up and touched NE on the
Ii. ulder, saying 'do yos know IA" j
answered ''sas you when yoc Stopped the
Team iurt moment ago" well, We are
those tvo Kentucky boys you prevented
hem eo.diers killing Let winter in drunk
10 frolic." Each exieoded his hand in turn
nd aid good b." and le:t the shop; the
next Job ~ 10 chain the elephant: my boots
we're iesked ID and my ankles were chained
together, then ny boon would not draw on,
o the olseious Lyle be Nc about to cut my
sev boon, (nevef sofn before that day.. Col.
Rich, the s1tles, (peeaeas To re the show, |
aid no. I vill aake hin The present Of . pair
& Gl;poem e yea uill sssd y my stoee foe
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