Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-18

| place, for there are no comforts there sam
evening. by advice of friends. wrote TO Shan
non and Lecompte to say, that II tie
wonld give me their guarantee OF persona
| safety and immediate return to the commit
| tee. would come and testify. Same Mi
\ discussion was had whether should val
| and fight the posse that would come after me
! or leave the territory. and there was Oil
| ference of opinion, all agreeing, however
/ that if the United States dragons shoul'
| come down we would submit.
| Ascertained that there were only 10 kee
| of powder in Lawrence, ard only 200 Sharp
rifles. Some were in the surrounding coun
| try, however, and 5000 Sharp's rifle car
| tridpes were reported on hand, SO that tn
| ten kegs would mostly be used for our thre
pieces of artillery and the common rifles
! Intelligence came in that the enemy weT.
ordered to muster at LIE ,oml ton and hat
scouts out and over the country, and thai
men were prepared to come from klckapot
and Atchison. most of them Missourians Of
course. Decided to wait till next day, and
staid in my quarters at the hotel.
Friday, May 9th, Gov. Robinson left open.
", with his wife for Kansas City to take
boat down the river. Roberts took command
messengers sent out to our friends to be
ready if called for-Considered best that
should disappear for the present. At 10 a.
N. l left in buggy with Lyman Allen, and
with borrowed overcoat and cap, drove 10
the ravine and walked pown its bed to Z. w.
CIark's where remained secreted all day.
The companies were mustered, and spies
we're sent up to Lecompton. Answere re-
ceived from Shannon, unsatisfactory. Judge
Lecompte saws he has no answer TO give.
Evening. Picket guards posted mile on
IL road to Lecompton. Reports that they
hive JUU men assemcIcu. rrlenGs came
over to see me and among them Mr.. How
ard, chairman of the congressional
committee, Lowrey, jenkins, Hutchinson.
Roberts, etc. Prevailing opinion that should
leave the territory and attend to matters 1T
Washington, and that if l were away q fight
could be avoided. Lowrey says he has sklif
at mouth of ravine to cross the river, and
horses to ride SO as to reaI, the Nebraska
line: but prefer to 60 to Topeka. thence up
the Laramie road and to Nebraska City,
about go miles. First nights travel will be
dangerous. as we must pass through the enc
mics scouts. l preferred to 60 down at
night to Kansas City, if creeks can be ford
ed. Determined by advice, however, to go
west, and at midnight went over to the town
to arrange; Lowrey and Mcclure to go along
three horses tied in the ravine. At hotel
found men who agreed with me, and decided
to hide till the next evening and then start
for Kansas City-Jenkins to make the ar
Left at once with Jenkins and
went to the house of - Morgan and -
Coss, who reused up and gave NE bed,
(about a mile south of town..
Saturday. May 10.-Remained shut up in
bed room all day. News from Lawrence
that the posse had not come down. At 8 p.
N. Jenkins came with two horse carriage,
and George Earl and Mcclure, and his own
saddle horse. Concluded to avoid the main
road on account of a company at Franklin,
and the height of the Wakarusa; went by
Blanton 's-missed the road and did not reach
Fish's till nearly / o'clock at night-too late
to pass Westport till long after daylight.
Staid at Fish's, concea!! ed-put horses and
carriage out of sight.
Sunday, May 11-Kept concealed up stain.
many persons passed, through the day, and
stopped; among them Milt MCGEE, who
would have given his whole team to know
who was up stairs. Left at 100 p. N. Road
clear-arrived at Kansas City about 2 O'Clock
in the morning-found Lowrey waiting, and
Colonel Eldridge-room ready for us-dans-
srous neighbors across the passage.
Monday, May 12.-Remained concealed.
was G. w. Brown, cf Lawrence. Rumors of
. mob to take him, and was removed to
No. % for greater safety. Brown shut him
'elf up in No. %. A mob of thirty or forty
headed by Milt MCGEE. who came
nto the hotel, and going by mistake to o.
). Browns room, they dragged him out and
ook him down town-discovered their error
md let him 60. Colonel Eldridge came up
md informed me that might be prepared.
Sent out for about fifty Michigan emigrants
Who had come up to-day and camped near
own. The marshal of the town came to the
lotel and took part against the intruders,
md soon had posse. McGee's men were
from Westport. Eldridge thinks
hey do not know am here. but may tum-
lie on me in searching for Brown. Look
ng out of my front window, however, SAW
nd heard MCGEE, H. c. Pate-Winchestcr
-Brockett and another, in conversation, and
Pate was instructing man to 80
n and look for some one, and
described me, so that from what /
card / recognized the description. Lowrey
card that they were also after him. Tha
respect of being overpowed however, de-
erred any further effort, and IN the after
DON they suddenly left. In the evening it
as found that men were posted all around
ne hill back of the house and in the hacks
nd wagons in front, besides those walking
p and down the street. No light kept in my
pom, which Mrs. Arms had kindly aban-
oned to me. !
Tuesday, May 13.-Lea-ned that Brown
as still in the house, and that Robinson and
life had been stopped at Lexington, Mis-
)url. party OF men coming on the boat
nd taking him off and sending up COM
littee to the territory to know if he was
anted. I advised Lowrey to leave 1y the
rst boat, and he did so in disguise. Before
'aving had him to write a letter directed
, me at Chicago, and mail it loosely sealed,
, induce the belief that l was in the states,
y the way of Nebraska and Iowa, as We
ere confident they would open it. I in.
ructed him also, if he got safe to St. Louis,
, telegraph up here that he had heard from
le and that was safe in Chicago. / re-
lained prisoner in my room but was most
indy waited on by the ladies, Mrs. Arms,
lrs' Lyman, Mrs. Coates, and Mrs. Monroe
ldridge, who took lively interest in my
,fety, and whose kindness l cannot soon
,rget. j.
Evening-Colonel Eldridge came to my
Dom, much excited, to say that the dep
ty marshal with two of the Same
osse that had come to arrest me at
had just arrived and were in tho
ouse. We concluded, of course, that they
ere after me, and I supposed they had
card of my leaving Lawrence on Saturday
Ter=rg. told him they could not arrest
.e here on process from the territory, and
would not submit. but that they had prob.
bic found ah indictment against me for
eason or something else. and in that case
light get presses for me here, and if so and
ley came with Missouri process and a Mis-
'url officer. he should get himself into no .
ouble, but bring them at once to my room.
NPecting them to come, l concealed this