The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12

Balls at this time, including Edwin
Morrison, Chackley Lipsey and Albert
Southwick
Kansas at this time (1S57 to 1860)
was a vast wilderness except along the
border. The inhabitants included the
Harvard graduate, the Yankee Puritan.
the free trader and freebooter. the red
shirt desperate and the midnight assas-
sin. The border Missouri towns poured
out hordes from saloons and brothel
dens. Opposed to these were the little
army of freemen led by General James
II. Lane, H. H. Williams, Colonel Mont
gomery, John Brown, Harmon Byrd and
D. r.. Anthony, the last named the edi-
tor and gladiator of the Times, a
powerful organ of the free State ele-
ment
Anthony was Yankee from Massa-
chusetts. He fought no fewer than ten
pistol duels. Most of his bullets went
in the direction of treason. He died re-
Gently. having exerted n powerful in
fiuence in journalism and politics, leav-
ing rich Inheritance. not alone in
money, but in his record for inflexibil-
ity is great builder of the State.
I'm the little log cabin we did our
own cooking and worked on nearby
farms, returning to the cabin at night
to sleep.
Lawrence, Paola Leavenworth and
other prominent places were visited by
one Of our members to gain informa-
ton, the names Of prominent slave
holders and how best to raid their
places and liberate their slaves Dur
ing one of these visits Charles Ball
had met Quantrell, who professed great
friendship for the slave and was
friendly to our organization of force
in liberating slaves. 1t was in the
month of April, 1860, l first met Guam
trell. We had been helping neighbor
near by in some farm work and re-
turned to the cabin later than usual.
About o'clock there was rap at the
cabin door, when in came Charles
Heart. who was the real QuantreH un-
der an assumed name.
And now, after the lapse of forty
I five years, L vividly recall his general
appearance. He was feet 10 inches
In height, weighed 140 pounds, had blue
eyes, a Roman nose, sandy complexion,
| had reserved insinuating and rather.
persuasive voice. A close study ere.
vealed restless glance of theN eyes;
| the body partook of a nervous swing;
no reserve of honor was on his face
| was 1t dishonor?-you hesitate to cast
! judgment on his general makeup.
Modern psychology would place him on
the abandon order, capable of volcanic,
desperate, clannish wickedness.
Quantrell at this time was boarding
at the City Hotel, Lawrence, Kan, I'M
der the assumed name of Charles Heart.
Ball made him a visit about August,
1860 Full and more complete details
were perfected later in the fall. when
the Morgan Walker raid was fully ma
tured.
Quantrell was to join the party on
| the Kansas border after passing
through Leavenworth, which he did
Nearly twenty miles of bottom lands
lie between the Kansas line and In
dian Creek, in Missouri, where the
party camped the first night on the
Missouri bottom. Southwick, with a
tWo-horse wagon, met the other men,
pers on the way at agreed points.
Quantrell and the four Iowa boys
started on the fatal Journey. Much Of
the way lay through timber and brush.
Quantrell had previously visited Nor
gan walker and notified him of the
intended raid to liberate his slaves. All
plans were perfected for the betrayal
and murder. Nearing the Walker farm
the little party hid in the timber while
1 Quantrell, alone under pretense of re-
connoiter, visited walker and notified
him of the presence of the liberators.
walker hastily gathered his neigh
Dors. some ten in number, all armed
with double -barreled shotguns. Guam
trell returned to the Iowa boys and told
them the coast was clear. Southwick
was left back ono mile in the timber
with the team. With Quantrell at their
head, he protesting a thorough knowl-
edge of the premises and a brave zeal
In the cause, the party advanced. 1t
was now about o'clock; the night was
dark. Walkers bloodhounds, some ten
In number, notified the family of the
approach of strangers, baying out a
weird warning of the bloody tragedy
about to be enacted.
IA lighted candle, prearranged, shone
from the window. Ball, Morrison, Lip
sey and Quantrell crossed the porch.
The warning candle dropped to the
floor. The party then stepped aside.
"Quantrell advanced and said:1
| We have come to take your negroes
with us to Kansas; we want also your
money. horses, mules and wagons.
You have no right to any OF my
property said Walker. You have no