White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-07-20
State News.

:, HORSE THEA case of horse stealing created
quite sensation among our peaceful citizens
thursday last the particulars of which are about
rs follows: A young man came to the house OF
Mr. T. G. Spencer, Giving near the western line OF
Brown CountyD riding horse. Mr. 5. after "a
aroused that the horse had been stolen, and in or
der TO test the case offered to trade for the horse
the young man not desiring to trade, he then Offer
ed to buy the horse, this proposition was also re-
jected Then Mr.. s. asked him where ne got the
horse; he claimed that it belonged to his father
down below Wetmore, and he told Mr.. S. if he
would 60 with him he would prove it. Mr.: 5.
started off with him. but had only went few miles
when the young man acknowledged that 1t was
stolen horse; he had not stolen it, however, bnt
was only running it off for another party Ar. ..
got out a warrant and had him arrested by con-
stable and brought to town, when he was taken
before Judge Babbitt, waived examination, anu
was held to bail in the sum of $500 for his appear
ance at the next term of the District Court. =.
The Young mans name is Charles Bussel; his
father lives near Robinson, in this County. He
claims that the horse was stolen near Severance.
He is now in our city prison, awaiting the arrival
of his father to bail him out. Horse stealing Ii
being carried on at heavy rate through Nemaha
and other adjoining Counties Many thieves have
been caught in the last few weeks Our citizehs
should be on the alert, and come Spencer on them
as often as they can.-Hiarathd Dispatch, loth
The Lawrence Ir1ONNS mas Tue IuilOWIuS III IC-
ference to an old and respected citizen one of the
Pioneers of Kansas, and one of the "Old Guard"
of Freedom in Northern Kansas. 1t says:
1Yesterlay plain old gentleman appeared in
the Tribune Office, inquiring for John Speer. lie
was directed where to find him, and soon succeed
ed. you don't know met said the gentleman
Speer looked at him a minute, and said, Yes
Caleb May The old gentleman then said he wan
ted to be identified at q bank. Speer accompa-
MED him to the First National, and said, Il will
fill any affidavit that this is Caleb May. He is
constitutional man. Hewas a member of the To-
peka constitutional convention, of the Leaven-
worth constitutional convention, and of Wyandott
constitutional convention This is true, and he
was the only man who was in all three OF our
Free State constitutional conventions. In the
Free State struggle he was the fimest OF
Free State men. At the time of the Wakaru-
sa war he organized company of about
twenty men in Atchison County, was arrested by
the prO-slavery men, his company disOrganized
and Capt May put in prison, but he broke away
from his captOrs and appeared solitary and alone,
mounted on a horse, with a double-barrelel shot
gun, on the battlefield of Lawrence. He is now
a farmer lof Montgomery County, an active man,
and good CITIZEN as he always was. Long live
good old Caleb May"
A Christian church at Winchester was struck
by lightning few days ago and somewhat dam
aged.
catfish weighing one hundred and fifty pounds
was caught in the GrasshOpper river on Monday
last.
The Lawrence J0nrNdt not1ng the removal OF an
old landmark, says the Old house on C"nnecticut
street, erected Col. w. A. Phillips in 1857, has
been demolished, and a fine two story house is
being erected on the same iots httie Iarther 10
the north.
The city authorities of Ottawa are negotiating
for the purchase OF the wire suspension bridge at
that place. The bridge Will be free II the sale Is
made.
On Monday afternoon Last, as Willis Paul was
engaged in threshlng near Manhattan, one Oh MS
arms, was caught in the machine and broken In
four places.
Howard County il infested with a gang of horse
thieves that need wedding ont. Mr. Pucket had
two horses stolen, and traced them to neighbor-
hood where gang of suspicious worthless fellows
live without labor. and could find no other trace.
These chaps need watching and bringing to jus
tice.
/. man nom.d Price was shot and killed at Cald-
w.i, ' an tha ri nv another named Brennan.
T,o n,rt;cnIars as We heard them. show the Kill
linz 10 have been deliberate and unjustifiable
murder. Brennan is still at large.
The Ir1oane SAYS that nearly one huhure! tnDus-
ana dollars VIII pe eIPnue,i .ns seaSoa =; M
poria, in the erection brick 6iocks, ana IN aduhS
Ill other ways 10 tne ila'eriai slo".h Vi Una. ''.s
DEATH OF MRS. MuRp0ck.-Ihe Emporia Daiiy
wlfe OF i. .. Mnrdock, OF EhSrasio, utH on sun
day at half-past twelve o'clock. Mrs. MnTuock
maiden name was crawford. She was porn IN
Marietta, ONO, III sept, lo4o, ana was ine dauSn-
ter OF Methodist clergyman. She wasthe schooi-
mate OF Mr. Muriock, anu was married 10 MN III
December, le6s.
The people of Selgwick County will vote on
1lth of August on proposition to subscribe stock
in bonds of the County to the amount of 900
to the Wichita d Southwestern Railroad COM
pany.
The Abilene Chronicle of the 18th says:
1On the 4th inst, a most heartless mur,ler was
committed on the Cottonwood, about forty miles
south of Abilene. A boss hertler, named VIM.
Chorn, told Mexican hand to 60 to another herd.
The Mexican did not wish to do so and took nm-
bragg at the order; watcmng 1avoranie oPpor-
tunlty, assassin-like, ne sipped up Dehihd Snorh
and shot him IN the back, ihnictlng wounn irou
which he died shortly afterward. Ihe Mexican
mounted feet pony AMI made ior Iexas; ne
wa Was pnlsa. ~ .w" t1 .h.t h;,,, 5a,d as
=" I,ie: :o'r vi hoeno' an" '"'' '''''' "e"' 40
ne was ,i''as ,,o''' "''''
The Olathe Mirror says:
"On Sunday last, Mr. Reed, near the depot, was
handling pistol, supposed not to be loaded, and
foolishly held it toward his little daughter ana
snapped IT, when the pistol was discharSed, tle
pall s.rucklas !s ,n1 clliu ige"''A' 'n'As ""
seo"' II h"' i''', ~""
The Cottonwood Falls Leader says:
"Thuralay of last week, William DObDs, VINO