White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-05-22
cLEvELAHD KILLED.
Full Account of his Arrest aud Death
His Character and Previous History.

His Character and Previous History.
From Lieut. j. G.. Harris Of the Kan
sas Sixth (Col. Judson) we learn the fol-
lowing facts in relation to the death Of q
man who has caused so much public
commotion in this State during the last
eight months.
Lieut.. Walker. Of the Sixth, recently
m ade the acquaintance Of Cleveland for
the purpose of securing his arrest. He
learned his plans. companions and places
Of rendezvous. Last Saturday. the 10th
inst, while he was with Cleveland iu
Osawstomie. he sent to his company for
q detachment of men. sg
On Sunday morning Sergeant Morris
reached Osawatomie with ten men. A
soon as they had ascertained the wherea.
bouts of Cleveland they surrounded the
house. Morris knocked at the door
and asked If there vas . man there
named Cleveland. The redoubtable
Jsyhawker answered the summons in
person. He came to the door with a
navy revolver in each hand and one strap
ped about his body.
Morris.-I have come here to arrest
you.
Cleveland.-That's thing that can't
he done by you or any other man.
You're too short-waisted. | have done a
good many things in my life. but I fear
no man nor set of men.
MI have come here to take your
body dead or alive. and / sm going to do
it.
Give killed many q man, and will
do it again If you attempt to drive me.
M.-Probsbly you've done 9 great
msuy things more than have. but you
can't scare me- am going to take you.
Glow many men have you got?
MI have ten. ,s., ar.a- ts..
C.--I can raise more men than that at
a moments warning. e....
M.-You needn't talk about raising
men. for l am going to have you, dead or
alive. f- .1-. - 81. r.. .... fa.
CT don't like to 60 with soldiers
Get q Lieutenant. and I'll 60 with you
Lieut. Walker was sent for. snl came
down he was unarmed.
C.-I will go with you. Lieutenant. II
you will 60 round by friend Of <nine.
Lieut. Walker consented and mounted
his horse. Cleveland also mounted q
horse. put spurs to him and broke away.
The soldiers we're soon on their horses
and 10 close pursuit of the flying fugitive
Cleveland dismonnted at the POttawsto-
mie. . branch OF the Marais des Cygnes.
and about . mile from town he turned.
fred several shots of revolver. threw
that and his watch into the stream, and
sprang down the steep bank. As the
soldiers began to close in on him he fired
shot after shot from the two remsining
revolvers. but with snch desperation and
madness that none Of them took effect.
As he was raising bis hand the last
time to FIRE. . private named johnson
pierced him with . MIME ball, which,
entering his person under the left shoul-
der. tore through bis heart and nearly
perforated his body. The arm dropped,
the tall form fell, and almost instantly life
was extinct.
The soldiers then carried the lifeless
form to Osawatomie and delivered it to
the citizens. who have since given Cleve-
land q burial. b. #.et s-,zr-
One of Cleveland's men, named Bar
bcur. was captured at the same time. and
brought here BY Lient. Harris to be placed
under guard at the Fort. ia U
We believe the FIRST appearance of
Cleveland in Kansas was in May last.
No one seemed to know where he came
from, although there always has been .
rumor that he was . convict who had
made his escape from the Jefferson City
Penitentisry. He was generally silent
about his early history. and wisely 80,
for when he opened his mouth on that
topic the most inconsistent statements
came from il. Il st nd tr
He became popular - fighting man
at the time when Union men were so
heartlessly driven from their homes in
the border Counties of Missouri. He
espoused their Gauss foaght gsllantly
against their rebel persecutors. and his
motives were for . comparatively long
time unquestioncd. His bravery msde
Jenaieou his friend. and when the Flint
Cavalry was organized Cleveland be-
came . Captain. iitiGs ai. ssas g ,is5a
We first saw him In Jolly. He then
called himself Moors, and said he was
one Of Montgomery's men. had letters