The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-18

"The third time went after that flag
1 got it.
"One of the last encounters had was
with Colonel Jennison. He was IT. COM
mand of federal troops on the southwest
ern border of Kansas. With his conni-
vance, although without orders, Captain
Cleveland had killed some Confederate
prisoners, a killing by the way, which the
people of Leavenworth and Kansas JUS
titled. Cleveland was arrested, and 1 said
in my paper that it was cowardly for
Jennison to stay in the background, and
not come out and assume the response
bility for the killing for which he had
tactily consented, and which was indorsed
by the people. Jennison drew on me in
the streets of Leavenworth. He shot at
me six times and 1 shot at him six
times. One of my bullets took effect in
| his leg. You see it was very good marks
mansiip.
II forgot to tell of the very first per-
sonal encounter had after going to Kan
sas. IT was in 1857. the year that went
to Leavenwcrth. was boarding at the
Planters house. Major Miller, an Indian
agent urdeT Buchanan, asked who I
was, where I was from and what I was
doing in Kansas, and what mp politics
were. I was new in Kansas and pre-
raricated a little 1 told him I was an
old-tinne Wing. He said a nan who was
so cowardly as to say he was a Wing
VIXEN there was no longer a Wing party,
had no right to live in Kansas. He drew
his revolver and struck me a heavy blow
on the head. One or two shots were fired.
had no friends in the crowd. but he was
frightened out very quickly. No one was
hit.
Il had another encounter when Bur
lingame came from Massac husetts to
Leavenworth with Captain Dolliver TO
speak. At the meeting where Burlin-
game spoke l had denounced the witness
es for perjury and the grand jury for
fin6ing indictments against US for steal
ing negroes.
after the meeting was over was in
Burlingames room. a crowd Of pro-
slavery men came to the foot Of the stairs
demanding that I should come out. After
consultation with my friends 1 decided
to so down stairs and meet them. A man
by the name of Bunting gave me a re-
volyer. No sooner had got to the foot
Of the stairs than 1 was struck with
knife. The Indian agent. Miller. was the
man who tried to knife me. I shot n
friend of Miller, a border rufian, the
bullet taking effect in his bowels and
passing entirely through.
He finally got wen. tried to make
a second shot, not knowing that the
81 had fr1r of hrrk 2 Lo -1r frTT
out of my revolver, and was unarmed.
Several shots were fred at me without
effect. Finally the Free state men came
20 my aid. There was no investigation
followed. This was purely pro-slavery
and Free State quarrel
About 1872 I had another affair, which
nearly cost me my life. It arose out Of
newspaper matters and was connected
with the business I have told YOU about
1 vas running the Leavenworth Times.
a man named Embry published 1T
tie paper. and was malignant in taking
the part of the men who had robbed the
city and COUNT. one night I went %
the theatre. I had come out with some
gentlemen and returning. was about half
way ND the stairs 1 saw Embry there
ana a. TIE same time saw a fash within
a foot Of my face. The bah passed in
to the sub-clavian artery- ard into the
shoulder. II is there vet I was disabled
three months. At the end of ten DAYS
they told me I was dying. They had been
starving me. and somebody suggested
that he given coffee. The surgeons said
il would make no difference. as I would
lie anyway. Taey gave me plenty Of
strong coffee and from that time I be-
gan TO Improve. nv sister Susan vas
there and made the coffee.
"Embry was tried By jury packed
was shot ard znled by his partner in a 4
quarrel
''The affair in 1SSs. think it was. gTew /
on. or a proposition of tie county ~ .
Ielveawortb TO canoe the Cameron F
bonds 7 was in faver Of carrying ont
the contract az the rate Of = cents OF d .
dollar / had a proposal from the Rock f
Island ard another road n cancel thelr
bonds 1T 81 ccGts on n dollar. This vas
rejected uotwithst andtns the sl-cert
oner the county commissioners met atf
Midnight secretly. ana aereed io se3
cents ar the Csusernu Bonds. ] opposed
it IN nay paper and ga puzzle meetings.
in th7 1a2aHtimc Thurstoa. lhe partner
ot i.n1E9- vas paid % hrelk lrp thc meet
ms ana vas offered SlQea % assa sslrsf. F.
ME he me- me in the street. We wer.
going in opposite directions vas aa-
arn7ed- We looked each otter scrz-a ln
tire eye as We PASSED. After passing me
about thirty feet he turned ar1 shot u
ny back The bulei missed ne. but