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KANSAS AFFAIRS.
and then there was a pretty general ex)ression, asking if I had sr
Governor Reeder; they said they were going into the Mission. I t(them that I supposed he was at the Mis.i(,)i; they said they were goi
in, and if he did not sanction the tlections tlhey would run him tup
the first tree, God damn him! They had been drinking; they stat
that they had been at the election; they stated that they had elect
Chapman to the council, and named one or tw,, others that I was n
acquainted with. I recognised C(,le, as one I was acquainted with;
was he that made the remark that they had elected Chapman.
recognised others as being from Jackson county, as persons I had see
These persons were armed; some had guns in their hands-no si(
arms as I remember. Chapman was a candidate in this district. T
party was chiefly in wagons-more than halt- the rest on horsebar
After leaving Mill creek, there was very little said to me; but I co
tinned to pass them until four miles this side of' Mill creek, some eig
miles in all; and straggling parties to Fisher's, some thirteen mil
further.
Cross-examined:
I did not know these men; I recognised but could not name them;
saw Mr. McGee as one of the party, but heard him say nothing-ti
one that lives in the brick house beyond Westport; his first name
think is Allen.
LAWRsENCE, K. T., April 25, 1856.
GAIUS JENKINS.
GEORGE W. DEITZLER produced and sworn.
To Mr. Reeder:
I saw two persons here from Glasgow, Missouri, on the day of the ele,
tion; they came on the day before; one was Thomas Crews, keep
of the Glasgow house; his father keeps it; the name of the oth
I do not recollect. Mr. Crews called on me the day before the electio
and talked over matters; he told me the boys were coming to vote
I told him I thought it was wrong; he said that was no considers
tion with them-that they were bound to make Kansas a slave Stat
or there would be trouble. I asked him whether hle intended to sta
here; he said no, he might at some future day go over to Kansas. H
told me their party were from Missouri; there were only six froGlasgow. He told me about four hundred were on the Wakarusa
this was when he came in the day before. I said, suppose the judgr
refuse to receive your votes? He said, in that case, damn tlhemn, the
would choose others. I said thiere might be trouble. At this time h
took my hand and said I should not be hurt; that he would b;
around. I did not see Crews vote liere; I saw him with a party o
Missourians that afternoon, and I saw him the next morning with thz
party at the polls; with the other persons I had very little conversa
tion. I asked him wlhat broughlt him up here; he said he cam.
with the boys. I asked him what for. He said hlie came to vote
I also mot Mr. Linney here, who was introduced to me on boar,
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