zens of the territory, were marched into the
town of Lawrence under Marshal Donaldson and Sheriff Jones, officers
claiming to act under the law, and they then bombarded and burned
to the ground a valuable hotel and one private house, and destroying
two printing presses and material. The posse, being released by
the officers, proceeded to sack, pillage, and rob houses, stores,
trunks, even taking the clothing of women and children. The people
of Leavenworth were much alarmed, as threats were made to clean
out the "Black Republican Committee" at Leavenworth. No attempt
of that kind was made. Later on, Dr. Robinson was arrested on a
steamboat on the way with his wife to St. Louis. We had confided
to him a copy of the testimony taken, to be delivered to Mr. Banks,
speaker of the House. We believe that a knowledge of that fact
caused the arrest, but, fortunately, Mrs. Robinson, who had the
testimony safely secured in her clothing, was allowed to proceed
to Washington. Dr. Robinson was taken back to Leavenworth and
placed in prison, where I called upon him, but was rudely threatened,
and was only allowed to speak to him in the presence of the jailer.

We were frequently threatened through anonymous letters. On one
occasion, upon going in the morning to the committee room, I found
tacked upon the door a notice to the "Black Republican Committee"
to leave Kansas "upon penalty of death." I cut it from the door
and called upon a bystander to testify to the contents and the
place from which it was taken.

On one Sunday morning, while sitting in my lodging, a very rough
looking man entered, and I indicated to Mr. W. Blair Lord, our
stenographer, to take down what was said. With many oaths and
imprecations he told us that he had been robbed by ruffians of his
horses and wagon a few miles from Leavenworth; that he had offered
to fight them, but they were cowards; that he was born in Richland
county, Ohio, near Mansfield, and he wanted me to help him get his
traps. I knew his family as famous fighters. I asked him if he
would swear to his story. He said he would, and Mr. Lord read it
to him, oaths and all, from his stenographic notes. He stared at
Lord and demanded "Where in hell did you get that?" He was handed
the stenographic notes and, after looking at them, he exclaimed:
"Snakes, by God; but it is all true!" Whether he got his outfit
and traps I never knew.

The evidence at Leavenworth being closed the committ