The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-05-30
Last Hours OF Noted Border Ruman
DETAILS OF his ARREST AND DEATH.

From the Leavenworth Conservative, I4th.
From Lieut.. j. e. Harris of the Kan.
sas 9th, (Col. Judson) we learn the follows
ing facts in relation to the death of man
who has caused so much public commotion
in this State during the last eight months.
Lieut.. Walker, of the 9th, recently made
the acquaintance of Cleveland for the pur.
pose OF securing his arrest. He learned
plans, companions and places of repdez
vous. Last Saturday, the 10th inst, while
he was with Cleveland in Oswatome, he
sent to bis company for detachment OF
men.
On Sunday morning, Sergeant Morris
reached Oswatomie with ten men. AS soon
as they had ascertained the whereabouts of
Cleveland, they surrounded the house.
Morris knocked at the door, and asked if
there was man there by the name of
Cleveland. The redoubtable Jayhawker
answered the summons in person. He came
to the door with navy revolver in each
hand, and one strapped about his body.
Morris--I have come here to arrest you.
Cleveland--That's thing that can't be
done by you or any other man. You're
too shortrwaisted l have done a good
many things in my life, but l fear no man
nor set of men
MI have come here to take your body
dead or alive, and I'm going to Go it.
C.--I have killed many man and will
do it again if you attempt to drive me.
M.--ProbabIy you have done a great
many things more than | have but you
can't scare me. l am going to take you.
Glow many men have you got
MI have ten
CT can raise more than that ct mo.
ment's warning.
M--You needn't talk about raising men
for I'm going to have you, dead or alive.
C.--I don't like to go with soldiers.
Get Lieutenant and Ill go with you.
Lieutenant Walker was sent Tor and
came down; he was uuarmed
CT viii go win you Lieutenant, if
you will go round by @ friend of mine
Lieutenant Walker consented and noun
ted his horse. Cleveland also mouuted a
horse, put spurs TO him and broke away.
The soldiers were soon on their horses and
in close pursuit of the flying fugitive.
Cleveland dismOunted at the Pottawatomie,
branch of the Maria des Cygnes, and
about q mile from town. He turned, fred
several shots out OF a revolver, threw that
and his watch into the stream and sprang
down the steep bank. AS the soldiers be-
gan to close 10 on him, be fred shot after
shot from bis two remaining revolvers, but
with such desperation and madness that
none of them took effect.
AS be was raising his hand the last time
to fire, private named johnson pierced
him with Mimic bali, which, entering his
person under the left shoulder, tore through
his heart and nearly perforated bis body.
The arm dropped, the tall form fell, aud
almost instantly life was extinct. The
soldiers then carried the lifeless form to
Osawatomie and delivere it to the citizens
who have since given Cleveland burial.
His band has lever been large, and he
often Travelled alone. His skill in disguis-
ing his appearance and voice was SO great
that even to those who knew him we'll he
seemed each day different man. And this,
too, although he was more than six feet in
heighth, and had a form as straight as an
arrow. Some persons, blessed with mote
Imagination than brains, believed be led
charmed life. They called him the "Phan
tom Horseman of the Prairie" and told
strange stories Of his proves and good for
tune. How many men he had killed, how
many horses he had stolen, how many hou'
ses he had plundered, no one can tell.