The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-01-08

WM. l.. BLAIR.
ID. J. JOHNSON,
ii. RIvEs POLLARD,
BENNEr BURMAN,
JOHN &. PosEY.
THOMAS & HUGHES,
Per d. J. JOHNSON, Any by virtue o
the annexed authority.
This il to certify that l au,horiz ii ID. J
johnson to sign my name To bond conGi
toned for my appearance AT the next term o
the United States District Court, for K. r..
and to keep the peace granted by Judge lie
compte. THOS. &. HUGHES,
Wines my hand and seal.
Signed, sealed and delivered before III,
this 24th day of May, in the year 1855.
SAM'L. ID LECOMPTE.
STATEMENT OF EIRD AND OTHERS.
KANSAS TERRITORY, CITY AND(
COUNTY OF LEAvENwORTH
Franklin L. Bird and Jeremiah Howalt,
of Leavenworth City, being duly sworn,
doth depose and say that ON or about the
2lst day OF May las: past, these Opponents
were present and witnessed the abduction OF
Vim. Phillips. E-q., member OF the Bar
(by persons said at the time TO have been
armed), by taking said Phillips into boat
and carrying him acrOss the Missouri river.
That there was no boat on this side Of the
river at the time, by which the friends Of law
and order could cross over and rescue said
Phillips. and preserve the peace 80 far AZ to
prevent the Oiirages afterwards committed
upon him. That search was made for n
boat and efforts made TO procure one at the
time, That the citizens Of Leavenworth
were greatly excited at the time, and the
wife OF the abducted Phillips appeared to he
in great distress, experimenting, Tia eai,l,
that her husband would never be rertOred 10
her alive. These deponents understood irou
the published articles in the newspapers at
the time, and particularly from the Kansas
Herald, that the said Phillips was at that
time tarred and feathered, rode on a rail and
sold at public auction 10 a negro. These de-
pOnen,s witnessed ID. Scott Boyle, the clerk
of the u. s. District Court for the Judicial
District OF Kansas; David J. johnson,
james NJ. Lyle. attorneys; the editors Of the
Kansas Iferiid; Hughes, a constable, and
other persons. participating in this abduc-
ton and outrage upon VIM. Phillips.
+. L. BIRD,
JEREMIAH HowALD
Done this 18th day of November. 1855.
before me. Tnos. L. SLocUM, Mayor.
KANSAS TERRITORY, CITY ANDls
COUNTY OF LEAvENwORTH.
Joseph w. Baker, of Leavenworth City,
being duly sworn doth depose and gay, that
be was present when Judge Lecomp,e held
the persons 10 hail who were concerned in the
abduction and outrage upon VIM. Phillips.
Esq. member Of the bar; and he heard
Judge Lecompte say definitely on that &C.
caaion, shat it wa his duiy 10 dismiss the
Clerk of the Court, and strike the Attorneys
from the roll, (whO were engaged in said alb
duction and outrage) but he believed he
would not do it," or words to that effect con-
veying the same sentiment.
JOSEPH W. BAKER
Affirmed and subscribed before me this
l9lh day of November, 1855.
THos. T. sLocUM,
Mayor.
wM. PHILLIPS STATEMENT
Territory Of Kansas. IS.
William Phillips having been summoned |
before NE on the 2Sd day of May, 1855, and |
being duly sworn says: That one day during |
The last We k, he thinks Thursday or Friday, |
while he wxs at work, he saw a number of |
persons 70 down 10 his office in body and |
from there they came to where was at work |
raising a building. They walked up to |
where l was at work. Oae of them, Mr..
Hughes, asked me if would leave the Ter
ritory. Mr.. Mclean told Mr.. Gould, who |
vas standing near me, to stand back. Mr..
Hughes, believe it was, told those standing
BY to take hold of me. Two persODs, can
not say positively, who took hold Of me, one
hold Of each aru,, and told me must walk
With them. They pushed me along rather
iaster than q person would naturally walk.
told them not to use force; that was I'M
,rmed; that il was Of no Use TO crowd me 20
hat effect. They walked with me down to
he river to the landing in front Of Mr..
Huss' store. They told me must get into
hat bost-there were two; they first said the
upper one, hut determined upon the other.
got in and the rest, some fourteen or fifteen,
i judge from twelve to fifteen. Their
,amea, ~ far n can recolleci, were: james
Y. Lyle, ID. J. johnson, ID. Scott Boyle,
Vim. Il Adams, b. Rives Pollard, VIM.
Blair, Burn.m, Posey, Moore, McLear and
hughes. II
They pushed of the boat and commenced
owing across to the island opposite Leaven-
'orth, and crossed to the island, and oyer !,
be Inland to the main land of Missouri. ,
.yle, when We first got into the boat, seized
~ arm with some force, when l told him it
'as of no u.e, to let me 60; was not going
D escape They held consultations from
me 70 time after they crossed the river. un.
i they had taken me 10 Weston. There .
nd on this side Of Weston, they sbused my
erson and abueed me by language, the .
hue 10 my person consisting in various in
ignities TO me.
The particulars are not stated more fully
/ the suggestion Of the judge before whom ,
his deposition ia taken.
Taken and sworn before me this 2Srd day !
{ May, A. d. 1855. IT,
SAN. d. LEcoMrrE,
Chief Justice Ter. of kaseas. !.
In the First
lotion by Tho's Shankland District Count
that the nanes Of David J. Of the Grst ju- :
johnson and J. n. Lyle dicial district ,
b strickea from the roll Of Of the Terri. =
setosneys, and that D.Scoit tory Of Kan :
Boyle be dismissed from saa, adjourn 1
the Clerkship Of this 81 session Of I
Court. the September q
term 1855, n
Judgement that The motion he dismissed .
i'm oosas against The Atty, making the mo-
q.
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