The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-09-04
KANSAS HISTORY.

KANSAS HISTORY.
Another Chapter OF ReminiS-
cenceS.
The text in my last was badly mu,iiated
by the typo; words which marked out in
the part saw Of the proof-sheet being still
retained 10 the paper. One error being my
own, consequent On being once better &C
quainfed with the French than the Eo2lish
language, in which De invariably
precedes the indefinite article LIE. Ny
first intention was to make this q
discourse on the comparative characters Of
the men who took sides in those terrible
times for and against slavery, but on
further reflection I determined to defer
tina, to few of the more tragical events Of
those early dsys; and although these may
not be appropriate to the pro-slavery taste.
I connot but admire the impudencs of q
man pretending to write history and pas
by the murder of K. P. Brown, near this
city; the murder of William Phillips, in
this city, the murder and scalping of an
unonending stranger on the south line of the
city, without any further provocation than
that Furgett bet S. Wit Reed and Hall, that
he (Furget,) would produce q Free State
mans scalp within three hours. He won
his bet, displayed the reeking scalp through
the streets of the city, and then went of to
Missouri; but having well-placed conf
denced in the Chief Justice of Kansas, be
came back and laughed about the Joke
he had played upon the id Abolitionist
He was taken and tried before Samuel
d Lecompte, Chief Justice, and OF
course acquitted. He lives now seven
miles west of the county seat of Howard
County, Kansas. One Of the storekee, era,
who made the bet, is eking out precarious
existence somewhere around this city. The
Judge is living in well-merited contempt
about mile south of the city H. NJ. NJ.
also passes over the murder of Phillips, one
of the very best and most amiable Of citi.
zens. The leader of this murderous mob
now lives. despised, in Freedonia, Wilson
County, Kansas. Not one of the mob was
ever brought before grand jury BY that
most Infamous of Judges. ID. Lecompte.
But the strangest part il, that this judge, the
most foul of proslavery lickspitles, expects
to receive a reward from the Republicans
Ii will be remembered that Mr.. Phillips was
a man of slender frame, about twenty seven
years Of age, worth about sixiy thousand
dollars, liberal, meritorious, humble in his
department as one who sues for a favor, yet
proud in the plentitude of his pure and un-
assuming virtues "a god. He was taken
by an armed mob of rufians, lead by ]. NJ.
Lyle, man familiar at his house and a
recipient of his favor and bounty, from the
streets of this city across the river to the
town of Weston, Missouri (the, then, resi-
the side of head shaver, tarred
and feathered, rode on rail through
the streets of that town. put upon block
aid sold as slave by slave 70, wh'r, h.
suffered persecution. He was finally innf-
dered on the LIST OF September, 1856, while
his gentle wife was an inmate of a lunatic
asylum from the effect of frights received in
Kansas from ruffians under the encourage
men, and approval of Judge Lecomple. Ia
il no, cruel 10 keep that devil in expectancy
of office 50 long? Oh, God did ever the
Judicial ermine ret on 70 foni I hack?
The election of officers under the constitu-
ton WIS to come of just one month after
wards, January 18th, 1876. And the
ruflians having made threats to break
tia, up and Nil tie judges, it
was thought prudent TO adjourn
il 10 Easton, l. miles inland on the 18th Of
the same month. While being held, a band
of lufiians gathered At saloon near by and
watched an opportunity TO assault the Free
State men and take the ballot box; but the
Free State men were constantly on their
guard. No assault was attempted till to-
wards evening"; when tie rufiians attacked
them, and, losing one of their number, drew
back TO their wanted hsun. and dispatched
for their allies at kickapoo. Weston and
Leayenworth. These not arriving in time,
met eight Free State men returning quietly
to their homes. The rnffians, numbering
some sixty, took the eight Free State men
prisoners without resistance, and carried
them back 10 Easton. While they held them
in room guarded, the ruffians forced their
way in. One of them sunk a Ratchet into
Browns left temple. up to the hand. During
the assault the other seven escaped. They
then tossed Brown who was not yet dead
into a lumber wagon and drove on to Mer-
riu Smiths saloon on Salt creek. The
rough wagon driven over hard frozen ground
N ade the wounded man groan, when the
ruiii.ns kicked him in the face. neck and
breast TO make him keep still. Eli Moore.
putting his loot 10 his cheek, twisted his |
neck 80 az TO put tobacco spit into
his wound, saying that would ease
any id abolition son of BIB.
Thus abused and kept in the bed
Of the wagon some seven hours, they drove
over to my cabin, coming up SO that the tail |
door, they then flung the door open, saying, |
the house hut our wives and infant children. |
Charley Dunn and Pap Taylor undertook to
bring him into the house. They first |
irugged him out of the wagon nv the feet,
letting his body fall it's full length upon the |
hard frozen ground, the thud which the
husbands body gave against the hard earth |
echoed tothe faithful loving wife's heart. She
fell TO flour. Returning CONSEQUENCES only
found her helpless maniac, and che so con-
inued till my wife delivered her over TO her
brotl er, a; Chicago, who had come from
Cas- county. Michigan, to receive her. The
.wo ruiiisn, then dragged Brown into the
,abin as far al his knees. These rnfians
hen staggered and stumbled through the
,sb n, oversetting the water bucket. My
wife could not drag the dying man further
in, nor close the door that 18th of January
night, one of the coolest ever known in Kan
'as. The helpless women and children and
lying man were left exposed till David
Brown, a Tennesseean, came over from the
adjoining claim. Brown died about three
hours after being brought home.
In view of such dispensstions of Gods
and no immediate punishment,
We short-sighted mor,als are inclined to crit.
else Infinite wisdom, and murmur thus:
The little scoundrel ends mis- days in shame,
The greater tTiumphs, idOized by fame;
he less society combines 10 spuTn,
The greater dies, of God his guilt TO learn
90 great his crimes for mortal woe,
Too huge his guilt for console &c here below.
But may be asked why l do not give
he names, and expose to public execration
he most guilty of these wre'ches?
My answer il ON the surface. All men
yho make up The circuits to galvanic
,a,tery are alike charged with the fluid, and
I is imma;eriai which may, for the time
,eing. have his hands upon the poles OF the
,attery Look for instance Al the universal
eadiness with which they all assumed the
.uiit of the first outrage upon William
'hillips. But l am often asked why, if
1. NJ. NJ. was not free State man, did the