, 1866-09-08
BUsHWHACKERs IN THE SOUTH
- WEST.
Dick Kitchen and Els Gang-A Vnfou-
list stKl1ed-The Desperadoes Defy Ar

Dick Kitchen and Els GanG-A Unton- |
list K11ied-The Desperadoes Defy Ar
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{From the Missouri Democrat, sept.el
=. One of the most noted Of tho bushHhack-
ers in Missouri, Dick Kitcheu,s appears to be
s soa.t ga Eansas. @ s 81 a the se th uno % he
couspicuously figured In bloody tragedy,
resulting in the death Of highly esteemed
Union citizen. a gentleman from Rolla mar
rates to Us the circumstances substantially
as follows:
Kitchen has uerer surrendered, boasts that
he has not, and swears that be never will.
Since the peace he has been rowing through
the border districts Of Missouri and Arkau-
sas, always very ahundantly armed, usually
accompanied by band Of desperadoes like
himself, and sometimes alone. Among his
old comrades who still attend him are men
toned George Crawford, Anthony Wright
and Squire Sturgeon. The Wright named Is
= remaining brother Of the Wright family"
| Missouri R1prNieans has shed SO MANY hot
| and salt tears. Swearing he would never lay
| down his arms and could not be taken,
4 Kitchen has ttayersed that region, readily
finding, safety IN Arkansas Whenever
this side Of the line. He and his men arc
said to have this season raised a crop
somewhere In Arkansas, meanwhile con.
tinning their robberfcs of Onion people,
anu SINCE {AeN entering 8AEbA NtoA = PEH~
datory life. NuIucrous outFsges upon the
rights Of property convinced the Union1sts
that Kitchen and his bandits were still rang
ing the country, and short time ago 1t wis
| learned that hc was at place known Us
1.-THE Widow 3face'ss Housen Just north Of
Missouri. This intelligence WAS brought to
township near the line Of Texas and Dent
counties, M ssouri, the residence ofseyeral
ex-Union soldiers and guerilla hunters.
| AZ. Tz$ Ca t,-,1,
widely known for his actiye Unionis1n In the
war, . Methodist Episcopal minister, yet q
true son Of Mars, ut present preaching oyer
ssthe Salem circuit Ills son, James sam.
plcs, volunteered 10 be one of a party to 20
and arrest Kitchen. Four otLers-Gcorge
our informant cannot rccall-Tept with
Samples.
on the afternoon Of Sunday, the Goth ult.,
they reached the Widow Maee's, surrounded
Kitchen to surrender. Three were guarding
,, one door, aud two-Samples aud Reed--tlt
other. Suddenly Kitchen ran ont to pass
; these two, and SAMPLES bade him to halt Q,
: they would fire. &c raid no attention t
, he at the same instant turning md aeins
back, with one of his rcvolvers. AL thi
shots failed Of effect. Samples aud kitehet
then came together, and tho latter fred first
wounaing Samples in nsg tho groin; ai ne fred d. a
@ fifed, md XII Ritehea nm, nnSurt, ths' the'
9 hitting lin. The others Of the part
= turned around aud nldo firad ut the despel
!, ado, but he continued running OF, ut ffequen
: intervals turning and firing at them. Hi
u only injury seemed to be a grazing eao
? across the forehead. Nine shots were fire
at him. He had from four to six revolver
r Eirt around him. Tie wounded and fallc
u Samples jumped up and tried to shoot again
but the weapon tailed to discharge, and h
sank bleeding again to the earth. Il
shouted to his friends: There he goes-h
4 has lilled mc-ki1l him If you can !" and the
fainted Will. loss Of blood. The artery ha
bceh severed, and III three quarters of a
hour he had bled to death
Kitchen has since remained, and Mt last n
= c,unts WAS still ut liberty, roaming the eoul
;" try atr his Will. On last Saturday he mac
his appearance 1riah thirty armed men at
place known as Hyre's. tTelye miles frol
, RolfA, where Justices Court was engage
X IN trying 10 ex.rehel Captain for assaulting
a negro woman. Kitchen gaye the jury to iii
,t deistaud that the defendant Was to be d
ID quilted, and acquitted he was.
D. Next day, Sunday, Kitchen and his bal
Is rcappeared At the Lenno1 Farm, Whe
T. during the war they ulassacred Andre.
te Darling. The place is but eight miles fro
es Ro11a, sud parties who formerly lived the
u became so obnoxious to the buslwhneke
ID that the latter have repeatedly called,
= hope Of finding them returned. But Il
le obnoxious unlonists 0fIennoH Farm are no
le permanently located In st. Louis, Whith
le they came just in time to escape the fate
re. Mr. Darling.