St. Mary's beacon., 1862-05-29
(From the J."avenworrh Conservative }
THE ROMANCE OF THE WAR.

! (From the L"avenworrh Conservative }
! THE ROMANCE OF THE WAR.
| From Lieutenant j. G. Harris, of the
Kansas Sixth Col JuIsou). We learn the
J following facts in relation to the death oil
a man who has caused so much public
commotion in this State during the last
! months
Lieut.. Walker, of the Sixth, recently
made the Acquaintance Of Cleveland for
the purpose Of securing his arrest. Hc
learned his plans, companions, and places.
Of RENDEZVOUS. Last Saturday, the 10th
inst, while he was with Cleveland in o.
sawatomic. he sent to his company for a
detachment of men.
Gu Sunday morniug Sergeant Morris
reached Ossawatomic with ten men. As
soon as they had ascertained the where
abouts Of Cleveland they surrounded the
house Morris Knocked ut the door aud
asked If there was a man there by the
| hame of Cleveland. The redouLtable
Jsyhawkcr answered the sum nmous in
person. He came to the do,r with nav,
revolver in each hand and Que strapped
about his body.
Morris-I have como here to arrest
you.
Clevcland-That's thing that cant be
done BY you or any other man. Yo're t. o
short WASTED. have done good many
things in my life. but fear no man nor
set of men.
MI have come to take your body.
dead Or alive. and Im going to do il. .=--..
Give killed many a man, and
will do i, again if you attempt to drive
me.
M.-Probably you've done . great
many things more than l have, but you
cant scare INC. am going to take
you.
Glow many men have you?
MI have ten.
C.-I can raise more than that at a mo-
ments warning
NJ You needn't bow about raising
men, for | am going to have you dead
or alive
C.-I don't like to 90 with soldiers
Get Lieutanant and I'll 60 with
YOU.
Lieut. Walker was sent for and came
down; he was unarmcd.
C.-I will 60 with you Lieutenant, il
you will 60 around BY friend Of mime
Lieut.. Walker consented and mounted
his horse. Cleveland also mounted horse,
put spurs to him aud broke away. The
soldiers were soon on their horses and iD
close pursuit Of the flying fugitive. Clcvc-
land dismountcd at the Pottawa ouie, a
branch of the Maries des Cygnes, and
about mile from town. He turncd, fired
several shots out uf revolver, threw that
and his watch into the stream and sprang
down the steep bank. As the soldiers be-
gan to close in on him he fred shot after
shot from the two remaining rrvolvcrs, but
with such desperation and madness that
none Of them took effect
As he was raising his hand the last time
to 6re. q private named Johnston pierced
him Hith mimic ball. which entered his
person under the left shoulder, tore
through big. heart and nearly perforated
bis body. The arm dropped. tie tall form
fell and almost Instantly life was extinct
Tue soldiers then carried the lif lcss
form to Ossaw atomic aud delivered it tY
the citizens aLo have since given Clc1s-
land burial.
One Of Cleveland's men. named Bar
bour, was captured at the same time and
brought here by Lient. Harris, to be
placed snder guard at the fort.
We believe the FIRST appearance Of
Cleveland in Kansas was in May last. No
one seemed to know where he came from,
although there has always been a rumor
that he was convict who had made his
escape from the Jefferson City PenitcDtia-
~. He was usually silent about hi.
earl history, and wisely so. for when he
opened his mouth on that topic the most
Inconsistent statements came from it.
lie became popular as a fighting man
at the time when the Union men were no
heartlessly driven from their homes in the
border counties of Missouri. lie esrnused
their cause, fought gallantly against their
prosecutors. and his motives were for
comparatively long time unqu-.tioned
His bravery made Jenni.on his friend,
and when the First Cavalry was organ
izrd Cleveland became Captain.
We first SAW him in July. lie then
called hiu,self Moore. said he was one
of Moutguuiery's men. had letters from
him (tlcse he never proiucedl aAi tolI
many stvries of fo'd and field, in oil Ut
Which Lc was The hero.