White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-08-13
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A gentleman arrived in this city Sum
day, direct from LesvenVorth, and repor-
ted that horrid murder had been perpe-
trated there on Friday evening last The
murdered mans name was Stephens, re-
Gently from Kentucky, but who, with .
wife and child, had located in Kansas
City, this State. He came up to Leav-
enworth City on Friday, with S108 about
his person. and went into drinking sa-
loon kept by fellow named Baines, who,
on finding out that he had money. pro-
posed taking walk to a spring near the
river and get cool drink Of water. Pre-
vious to starting, Baines had parley
with two of his clsn-Kingston and
Quarles-who were to come up from an
opposite direction-make the attack. and
rob both him and Stephens. After ma
king this arrangement, Baines and Ste
phens proceeded 10 the spring, where they
were met by the aforesaid villains, who
lay hold of Baines first and robbed him.
Baines then made his escape. Stephens
was seized, knocked down, robbed and
thrown into the river as dead. Baines
went up in town, told . couple Of men
privately what had happened, and that
be was fearful that his friend was muir
dered. The men FASTENED to the river
and found Stephens still alive, with about
half of his body out Of the river. The
men drew him out of the water. Baines
assisting. Stephens appeared badly
bruised and speeches.. Baines despatch
ed the two men after physician, and re-
manned himself with the dying man. who
groaned piteously. For fear that Ste
phens would come to sufficiently to reveal
something, Baines put an end to his life
by stabb;ng him some six or eight times
with bowie knife so when the men re-
turned, accompanied by the physician,
they found Stephens drsadfully butcAered
and weltering in his blood.
A court of inquest was held over the
body of Stephens on Friday night, which
lasted until near daylight, when the jury
returned verdict, by which they pro-
nounced the murder to have been commit
ted BY the three accomplices above men
toned who on Saturday morning wers
arraigned before justice of the peace,
tried, and in default Of bail lodged in
prison.
In the afternoon the citizens became So
much excited that they forced the prison,
doors open, marched Baines and Qusrles
out, and proceeded to administer justics
out to them. without any farther ceremo-
ny. Judge Lecompte interposed and
made speech, trying to persuade the
mob to return the culprits back to prison..
and let the law have its course. But the
citizens persisted in their course. and
swung the two prisoners up. After Bsines-
had hung some ten minutes he was cut
down for dead, but on observing the color
coming in his face he was again swung
up and let remain until dead.
Kingston had in the meantime been
taken to the Fort, and there lodged for
safe keeping. The s108 originally pos
sessed BY Stephens had been seen in the
hands Of a man named Woods, whom Q.
body of men had gone in search of to.
arrest. 1t appears that those men already
implicated belong to clan Of murderers
and robbers. who have located in different
sections Of Kansas and this State.-St.
Joseph journal, 6M.