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2J. — “ Gen. Stricklei of the territorial nilitia, with Cramer, 
called on Col. Cook. Cramer introduced the general. Coh 
Cook seemed to think it militated against his own dignity some¬ 
what to be “ ranked ” by such a stripling, and he replied, “ Gen¬ 
eral ? ” Cramer said, “ Yes,” and the usual courtesies passed be¬ 
tween them. Then Cramer said, “We want you to hold yourself 
in readiness to act when called upon; for there may a contin¬ 
gency arise when we shall need you.” He also added that “Lane 
was cavorting around the territory.” 
Mrs. Jenkins, with a military escort, went to Lawrence on the 
second, for provisions for the prisoners. Upon her return, the 
next day, she passed through the most of the “ territorial 
militia,” about six miles from Lawrence. They were very free 
with their threats of the destruction of Lawrence; and swore it 
would be accomplished that night. Mrs. Jenkins met several 
free-state men, flying as fast as their horses would carry them, to 
notify Lawrence of the approach of the invaders. One of their 
scouts was sitting quietly in a ravine, eating a watermelon, before 
he noticed this force almost upon him. Quickly mounting his horse, 
he sped towards Lawrence, while four of the invaders pursued 
him, continually firing. Three of the pursuers soon relinquished 
the chase, and he was able to outstrip the speed of the fourth. 
Dr. Stringfellow was in bad repute with the other officers, as 
well as with the men. Many of them left when they found that 
house-burning was to be the principal work. One or two of the 
captains, on learning the true state of things, immediately left 
Lecompton, returning over the river. 
On the fourth, Marshal Donaldson, and his deputies, Cramer 
and Newsem, took one hundred and sixty of the troops to Law¬ 
rence to arrest Lane, Walker, Grover, and others. They came 
back wholly unsuccessful. It seemed to be the impression at 
Lawrence that Lane was not a resident there, and the particular 
location of the house or boarding-place of others inquired for 
was not very clearly defined in the minds of these questioned. 
The same day three men from Leavenworth, who had never 
taken any part in the free-state cause, attempted to go from Leav¬ 
enworth to Lawrence. They were shot by the ruffians. Two 
