A little after noon, I saw Judge James T. V. Thompson in the arsenal yard, and I walked up to him and greeted him civilly, and asked him to walk to my quarters. He declined going to my quarters, and said he would like to look about a little. I took him into the armorer's shop first, and intended going all about with him. We had been there but a short time before I saw through the windows a number of people outside. I wished to go out and see what was going on. In the meantime, a number of men had slipped into the armory where we were. When I wished to go out, there were men at the door who told me very civilly I could not go. One of them was Mr. Bouton, my clerk's (Mr. Grant) father-in-law. I took hold of him and gave him a little push; but he said, good naturedly enough, it was of no use, as I could not go out. I told them I was an old

man, with a dislocated shoulder and but one eye, and I should not undertake to fight with them. I told Judge Thompson I thought it was poor business for the United States to build arsenals for a mob to break open.

The judge and the others told me there were troubles in Kansas, and they wanted arms, but would do nothing wrong with them. I told the judge this was aggressive on the part of Missouri, and every community was competent to take care of its own affairs, and that the Missourians ought not to interfere. A good deal more was said on both sides, and I felt indignant at the aggression. The judge himself did not say an uncivil word to me. I had not expected any such thing as this when I first saw the judge, or I could have had the gates locked.

The mob proceeded to take arms, forcing the doors, and took three 6-pounders, some swords, pistols, rifles and ammunition, powder, balls, &c., as much as they wanted. They broke some doors open. I do not know how they got the keys to get into the powder magazine, which is composed of brick, and had double doors. Captain Price was the leading man in the crowd, as I understood. Mr. Rout was there. I was kept in the room until the men bad got all the arms and ammunition they wanted and had gone away. Judge Thompson being the last one when he let me go out, and then he left himself.

Some six or eight days afterwards the guns were returned to the arsenal. They were left, I was told, at Colonel Allen's place, some three-quarters of a mile from the arsenal. In the meantime I had reported the facts to Colonel Sumner, and he had sent down a company of dragoons. The men sent to me to know if I would receive the arms, and I told them I was not in command, and referred them to Captain Beall, and he told them to bring them along; and they did so, and they were received. Among the property taken was some artillery harness. I cannot recollect how many sets. There were some deficiencies in the number of rifles, swords, and pistols, and some harness returned, but I cannot state the precise particulars. These deficiencies have never been made up by the citizens of Missouri, but I have been instructed by Colonel Craig, the head of the ordnance department at Washington, to purchase sufficient of such articles as I could obtain in the neighborhood to make up the deficiency, and we

did so; but the swords, pistols, and rifles we have not been able to make up. I do not know how much has been expended in making up this deficiency. Immediately after this robbery I reported the circumstances to Colonel Craig, at Washington, specifying the number and amount of each of the different articles taken. In the course of the winter he sent me orders to ship the public property to Fort Leavenworth and St. Louis arsenal, giving me a schedule of the amount to be taken to each place; which I did as soon as navigation opened. L. LEONARD, M. S. K. STEAMBOAT POLAR STAR, Missouri river, June 10, 1856.

To Mr. Scott:

JAMES W. LOGAN called and sworn.

I resided the 29th of November, 1854, in what is now called Atchison county, about two and a half miles from Kickapoo, in this Territory. I have never been at any election in the Territory, except one, for locating our county seat.

[The remainder of this deposition, excluded under the rule stated in the deposition of James Harris.]

LEAVENWORTH CITY, K. T., May 28, 1856.

JAMES W. LOGAN.

To Gov. King:

W. J. OSBORN testifies:

When Governor Reeder first came to the Territory, I met him in St. Louis. I was at that time introduced to Mr. Flenniken by Governor Reeder. We remained in St. Louis for several days. A day or two before we started, I was informed by Mr. Flenniken that he was coming to the Territory to be a candidate for delegate to Congress. We had frequent conversations on the way up the river. He wished to secure my aid and the influence of the "Kansas Herald," with which I was connected. He told me that in the event of his election he should bring his sons into the Territory, and remain a citizen of the Territory. In the event of his defeat, he should return to Pennsylvania, and remove to Pittsburg, as he could do much better there than in the Territory. Governor Reeder was doing what he could for Mr. Flenniken, and seemed anxious to promote his interests. The agents sent by Governor Reeder to distribute the proclamation of the first election for delegate, in November, 1854, were also furnished by Governor Reeder and Flenniken with Flenniken's circulars. Flenniken was Governor Reeder's candidate.

To Mr. Sherman :

Mr. Flenniken said that he was in favor of the repeal of the Missouri compromise. He said also he was in favor of the present ad

ministration. Mr. Flenniken said to me, after he had been to Lawrence, that it was inexpedient to say anything about the Kansas-Nebraska bill or the present administration, as it might endanger his election. Judge Wakefield was regarded as the abolition candidate, opposed to the Kansas-Nebraska bill and the present administration. Mr. Whitfield was regarded as the democratic pro-slavery candidate.

To Gov. King:

Mr. Flenniken said that Governor Reeder had made arrangements for him to have the vote of Lawrence and south of the Kansas river, which would amount to a thousand votes.

LEAVENWORTH CITY, K. T., May 28, 1856.

W. J. OSBORN.

JOSEPH POTTER testifies:

I was at the election at Pensenau's on the 29th of November, 1854. I saw some non-residents there, but I cannot say that I know they voted. I do not recollect that I saw any one vote but myself. I saw there some of those who did not live in the district-John Galbraith, Samuel Singleton, and, I think, Benj. Yocum. They were my old neighbors in Buchanan county, and I have never known of their living in the district. Singleton has told me since, he did not vote then. I do not suppose there were more than forty or fifty strangers. There was quite a crowd there. Our district was quite thinly settled. There was, I reckon, from 100 to 200 legal voters in the district; there might not have been so many, and there might have been more. I had some conversation with a man from Buchanan county, (Mr. Kirk,) who has been a citizen of the Territory, and a representative. I do not know whether he lives in the district now or not. I have seen him at Atchison, but he did not tell me where his residence was. Ira Norris, I think, is now the clerk of the Atchison county court. Jesse Morin, I think, lived at that time near Platte City. I have seen him there. I believe the election was orderly and quiet. I voted for General Whitfield that day. A man by the name of Chapman was a candidate, but I think was reported off the track that morning. Of the 306 votes shown by the poll-books, judging from what I knew of the district, and from what I saw at the polls, I should not suppose more than 200 of them were citizens. I do not think all the citizens voted that day. I think some of them did not vote, but I only know that from hearsay.

Cross-examined by Mr. Whitfield:

I do not know as I know the size of that election district at that time. I think quite likely it included Kickapoo. It included Stranger, and I think ran to the Kickapoo reservation. It was a tolerably large district, but the western portion of the district was not then settled. I was not acquainted all over the district, and a part of these strangers might have lived in the district, and I not have known it.

I do not know where Judge Flanigan resided, and never did know of his having any residence in the Territory. I do not know when he came into the Territory, but understood he came with Gov. Reeder. I do not recollect of hearing any one say anything about his being brought out as a candidate by Governor Reeder. I never saw Judge Flanigan in my life, to know him. I think I have heard that he left the Territory immediately after the election. I cannot say that I know who received a majority of the votes of the residents I knew. I do not know that Jesse Morin had a claim in the Territory at that time.

LEAVENWORTH CITY, K. T., May 20, 1856.

JOSEPH POTTER.

To Mr. Matthias :

M. P. RIVELY testifies:

I came into the Territory, some five years ago, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I was not present at the election of 29th of November, 1854. General Whitfield was the pro-slavery candidate, and Mr. Flannigan was the free-soil candidate, for Congress at that election. I was introduced to Judge Flannigan shortly after he arrived at Fort Leavenworth. He came to Fort Leavenworth with Governor Reeder. Shortly after he arrived, Judge Flannigan came out to Salt Creek valley, where I then lived, and went to the house of Isaac Cody, and announced himself as the free-soil candidate for delegate to Congress, and he made a free-soil speech to a number of free-soilers at Mr. Cody's. This was probably ten days after his arrival in the Territory. He made the race, and was defeated by General Whitfield. Some three or four days after the election was over, Mr. Flannigan returned to Pennsylvania. I do not know where he resides in Pennsylvania. I have heard he had a family in Pennsylvania. He had none with him in the Territory.

LEAVENWORTH CITY, K. T., May 31, 1856.

M. P. RIVELY.

REUBEN HACKETT testifies:

I have examined the poll-books of the fourth district for the election of the 30th of March, 1855. I reside in the district, and have done so since June, 1854. I find twenty-seven names on the list I know to have been residents of that district at that time, as follows: B. T. Keeser, R. Hackett, John H. Lockridge, William Case, C. Martin, J. Wilson, Reese B. Young, J. T. Keever,

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Poage, J. Bradbury, J. D. Bary, D. J. Keeser, D. Putty, T. Mockaby, J. B. Davis, J. M. Bernard, H. Lowry, Thomas J. Lynch, E. Hill, John Eddy, T. Essex, R. B. Harris, C. J. Hartly, Wm. Essex, C. Horning, and J. Chapman.

These are persons of my acquaintance, but I have not made out the given names correctly, as the names on the poll-books differed somewhat from those I supposed them to represent. A portion of them I have left out, and a portion of the names I have given. I have made out the list to the best of my knowledge.

To Mr. Woodson:

I do not have a thorough acquaintance in the district, and only speak of those I know.

LAWRENCE, K. T., May 3, 1856.

REUBEN HACKETT.

THOMAS THORP called and sworn.

I reside within half a mile of Parkville, Platte county, Missouri, and have resided there since 1837, and in Missouri since the fall of 1818. I know of companies being got up in Missouri to come over here and vote, and I heard many of them afterwards say they had voted here. That was at the election of the 30th of March, 1855, and also when Whitfield was elected. They swarmed over here at all the elections. My understanding was, that money was contributed to pay the expenses of the Parkville company to come here and vote. I was asked to contribute to that, but I did not do so. Those persons who said they were coming here to vote, said that if they were here but a day, they had a right to vote in the Territory, and that they intended to outvote those who were coming here from the east and north. I think all who were engaged in destroying the press of Geo. S. Park, at Parkville, with two or three exceptions, were over here and voted. I know the names of many of them who said they came here to voteDr. Walker, John Winston, Mat. Winston, and thirty or forty others. I think the whole who were engaged in the destruction of that press, with the exception of two, came over here and voted. They said they destroyed that press because they believed it belonged to the Emigrant Aid Society, or it was interested in it. I think that the most of those persons were over here also during the war last fall. I think there were about thirty who were engaged in destroying Park's press.

Dr. W. H. Tebbs, who was said to have been elected to the legislature in the Territory, was a citizen of the State of Missouri. He had a claim in the Territory, and had some negroes on it, but his wife lived in Missouri, on his farm, which he owned there in Missouri.

LAWRENCE, K. T., May 12, 1856.

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