Report of the special committee appointed to investigate the troubles in Kansas,: with the views of the minority of said committee.

KANSAS AFFAIRS.
Mr. Dunn came down about one o'clock and demanded the ballot-box,
in the name of the territorial laws, of the judges, Mr. Keller and
others, 3,Ir. Wetherell being one of the clerks. The ballot-box was
not given upon the first demand, and he demanded it again. He then
called the boys to come on, and brokle in the window, and went into
the window, I think. I saw him afterwards come out of tlie front
door on Main street. He caulght Mr. Wetherell at the door just as
Mr. "-, tlierell calne out. He drew back his hand to strilke him, but
I do not know whether hle struck him or not. Tle crowd mnarched
togoetier, andl Wetherell was carried by a rush of solne eight or ten off
thle stovc Wethlerell falling on the ground as be fell off the stoop. I
saw a m iin kick liim. but I did not see any one jump on himi. I do
not. think Wethlrell lhad any weapons of any lkind; I saw himi draw
none. Wetherell was tken (1own on the cover to Mr. McCracken's
store by lhis i riends.
Cross-examined by MrIi. Oliver:
I 0o not know vlwhat authority this election was held under, except
the Tol()eka convention. I cannot sa,y whether hle had a bowie knife
(or not I do not think lie bal one; I didl not see Hiim lave anyi; he
may hlave 1-lLave hlad one, as lie was concealed a portion of the time, to
somle extent, by tlhe crowd. I do not know that Mr. Wetherell had
the ballot-box; (lo not know whol had it. I think Mr. Dunn demanded the ballot-box in the name of the territorial laws. I do not
know whlat grounds lie had for demandin, it. I saw no violence
offeie(d to thle judges. I saw no one strike Vetherell; and all thle violence I scLw was somie one kick hiim.
To Ir. IHoward:
I did Jiot see SIr. Dunn show any warrant for demanding the ballotb)ox, nd( I do not know whether he hlad any or not.
G. W. HOLLIS.
L:AVINw,O,TT[ C(ITY, K. T., Maly:1, 1856.
H. MA. HooK called and sworn.
To Mr. Howard:
I have lived in Leaveinwvorthl City since the!'.ll of 1854. I was at
an election in December last when the ballot-box was taken. I was
one of tdie judges of' the election tli,t day. I was at lhome at dinner
at the timne the box wvas taken. When I got back the window was
taken out andl tlhe judges were away. I did not see MIr. Wethlerell
when lie was hurt that day. I saw no arms about hiim that day.
H11. M. HOOK.
LEAVE\ENWORTH CITY, K. T., Ifay 31, 18506.
JOSEPH H. BIRD called and sworn.
I was at the election at Easton on the 17th of January, 1856. I
live in Leavenworth, and am by occupation a house-carpenter. The
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