White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-04-27


place. He was s.ked TO make confess.
ion. and tell where the horse Was. and
that he should be protected from mob
violence. and given over to the civil 6 ffi
GERS. H. refused to do SO: but after en-
t"nglins bims-lf with conflicting stories.
he ssid that he thought be could chow
pretty near where the horse was. IL only
. single msn accompanied him" Som.
half dotsl took him in charge. and start
Ell for the plare. After lending the party
about among the brush until it hogan to
grow dark. evidently watching . chance
to escape. the party gave him 8 few min
utes in which to produce the horse. or he
shot. He then led them straight to I'll.
spot whers the animal was tied 10 the
brush. not far from the place where he had
been captured in the morning. We are
informed that he admitted belonging to
an extensive gang. whose object wsa TO
make money BY stealing horses. regard
less Of the politics Of the persons whom
they plundered; but declared he would die
before he would inplicats anyone connect.
ell with the gang. He also confessed his
object in remaining in the neighborhood
40 long after stesling the horse. was in
order to gather up number before start.
ing 70 his market.
Tho thief was brought hack to Mr.
Nct,'s. where the party ,.ok suppe'; after
which. they started with him for town
il wa. now late in the night. Shortly
after leaving the house, las the statement
vas made to us. the fellow attempted Ia
escape. when he was Immediately fred
upon and brongh. down. and afte'wsrd'
treated tn one or two more shots, and LEFT
living where he fell. Wa went down &c
look at him. on Saturday forenoon. and
found him still lying by the ROAD side. A
lsrgs.si. ID ball. (svidently the first that
took effect on him, had entered high up il
his RICH. side. aud passed clear through
his body. coming ont low down on tn
left side. He had also been shot sbov
the left eye. ct close quarters. from tn
fact that bis eyebrow was burnt of. ant
the flesh badly blis.ered. There va
another shot in the right shoulder. AM
his overcoat scorched where the ball en-
tered. No inquest was held over the body
bnt hole was dug near the road side. tn
man tumhled in. and covered mp.
t-Asto the fate Of this An. we canno
say that we regret it. Horse-thieves ar
literally rnining this country. and tn edeaf
of ons SCENE to have no effect in 'etsrrin
others. The only remedy seems to he {
dispose Of them in detail. as fast - the
a'e canght. And this one seemed to an
ticipate his fate. and refused to make con
fession when prots ;tion from violence wa
ens, anieel him. But thief "a he was. y
should have liked to sse him have sor
Of human barial, inasmnch as his fs'
personal straps" wouli have pnrchsse
sufficient lumber and naiis to make
ronsh box.
Letters we're found upon this man. ad
dressed 10 both RI B Psrtrige" AMI e
VI. Psrtrige." Leaven~orth. Wennde'
. stand that he gave his nams % 4
} Partridge. Persons who formerly kne
. his family. say that this was his name
/. Some of the letters are from Brownv'll
, and some from Terre Hsute. Indiana
We think his home. before coming
Kans.s. was either At Terrs Hsante. or
q Edgar County. IlIiuois-and from u
: tenor Of soma Of tha letters. We suspect
. was not posses.s. Of very high principl
: of honor, but had been guilty Of an
9 infinitely meauer than horss-stssling. b
, probably not 80 great in the eyes Of Il
Q law. He was tall and slim. with tn
but ruddy features. AMI hsa sandy h'
J. and blue eyes. His hands and co"p's
' ion indicated that he had not been in q
}. service. nor been used to hard work: a
e altogether. he was not bad looking.
/ At the tim, Of his arrest. his effe'
10 were taken from him. Some OF the
,s have been placed in orr hands-inclnd''
% . package Of letters; purse eo"ts'oa
:. BE-. ween i've and six dollars in eree
:. backs, silver change. and ons-csnt p'sc
rs rings. brsa.t-pins. knife. key'. etc. II
J. h.s any friends. these articles are at to
in disposal. ..5