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The End Of Jayhawker-Full Account
a. 6r CieyClapd,s Arrest and Death. y =

The END Oh hJuyhhWhetTruh ASS"unt
a. OF Cieyciand,s Arrest and Death.
,.,, AZ. [From The Lcavenworih Co nservatiye,l 50
Prom Lieut.. J. G. Harris of the Kan.
ssas Sixth {Col. udson) We learn the fol
lowing facts in relation to the death OF
a man who has caused SO much public
.commotion in lhis State during the last
eight monlhs. .''@ ~
Lieut.. Walker. Of the Sixth, recently
made the acquaintance Of Cleveland for
the purpose Of securing his arrest. he
learned his plans, companions and places
Of rendezvous. Last Saturday, the 10Th.
while he was with Cleveland in Ossa'
wattomic, he sent to lis company for
detachment Of men. ...... ,.... /,
',l On Sunday morning Sergeant Morris
reashsd 0ssawatomie with ten men. As
soon as taey had ascertained the wherea'
bouts Of C.eyel.nd they surrounded The
house. Morris knocked al the door and
asked II there was a man there by the
name Of Cleveland. The redoubtable
Jayhawer answered. the summons In per-
.soa. lie came to the door with a navy
revolver in each hand and one strapped
about his body.
Morris--I. have come here to arrest
you.
be done by you or any other man. fou
are TOO short WASTED. / have done =
good many things 10 my life, but iea'
no man nor set Of men.
MI have come here to take your
body, doad or alives and / Arn golug to DC
it. Ir1.+ +,
CT have killed many man, and will
do it again. fyou attempt to drive me-
M Probably you have done grea'
many things more than have, but you
can not scare me. am going to take
.you. e.
C-How many men have you gotf
MI hava ten.
C.-I can raise more than that at MO
'mcni's warning. -.
M-You Eeed not talk about raising
men, for l au, going TO have you dead OF
alive. ,g.s ,,.
C-I do not like to 60 with soldiers
aot a Lieutenant and l will 60 with you
81 Eeuienan. Walker was sent for ant
came down; he was unarmed. ,
,C-I will 60 with you Lieutenant y
you will 90 around by friend OF m'ne'
Lieut.. Walker consented aud MOUNTED
his Iorss. Cleveland also mounted
horse, put spurs to him and broke away
The soldiers we're soon OH their hoise
and in Gloss pursuit Of the flying fugitive
CLEVELAND dismounied at the Potlawato
mic. branch of the MariAs des Cygnes
and about mile from town. he turned
y ared several shots out ola revolver, threw
that and his watch into the stream am
sspraup down the steep bank. AS tn
soldiers began TO close in on him he hre'
shot after SHOT from the two remaining
sreyolyers, but with such desperation ant
mad meas that none ofihemtook effect,
As he was raising his, hand the las
lime to fiie, a private named Johnso
,,pierced him with MIME ball. which. eu
terino lis person under the lett shoulder
tore through his heart. and nearly pert,c
rated bis body. 4 The erm dropped 70
tall form fell, and almost instantly III
was extinct. ,
The soldiers then carried the iileIes
form to Ossawatomie and delivered "
The citizens, who have since given Cleve
,hhl a burial.
q One Of Cleveland's men, named Bal
bours was captured at the same time an
brought here By Lieut.. Harfis.to be p'a'
ed under guard at the fort.
81 We ,bslieve the frst. appearance
Cleveland in Kansas was in May last
No one seemed TO know where be cam
iroms although there has always been
rumoR that he was convict VINO G!a 10
made his escape from the Jefferson V''
.Penitentiary. He was usually silent !.
bout his early history, aud wisely 50, =
when he opened his mouth on that top
The most inconsistent statements can
from it,