Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-01
A BLOODY BrTtHERY.
The Sheriff aud Seven Deputy War
Shals Killed, and the Judge
Shot on his Bench.

Fort smith. Ark. April 20, 1877
Last winter a white man named j. y.
kesterson was Twin. with Chcro-
kce wife in th- Cherokee nation.
about fifty miles from Fort smith.
near the .Arkam-a> line. ON the 18th
of February = noted desperate, who
Is accused OF various murders. and
who is known rs Ezekiel Proctor.
walked int" kr>trr>on', house and
shot Mrs. krs,rrsuu dead. There
MAS no rroIncItinn for The deed.
lie aftrrw ards shot Kr>tcr.on above
tie eve. and escaped. Proctor WAS
l,I; on trial ut the court house i'll
Going-Snlkr district, but it WAS sup
posed that he would not be permit
;ri h! h;> Indian friends TO I'M
Crrgn punishment. Therefore on
Apri! 18th Il posse of of eleven Uni
t"1 states deputy mar>!Ial.. under.
charge of Jacob G. Owen and .Ju-rph
"a. fca-,. was sent from Fort Smith
with instructions 10 arrest Proctor III
"n-s 81 hi lcquittal ar rescue. and.
lr.mg him III. The mlr>!!al- had also
writ> for the muricrrr> "fUnitcd
.'atc- Deputy Marshal Benz. who
"cr" supposed To- be in tl.c same
nr:ghh"rh""d. where the people
shoot NJ deputy mar>lialS almost on
~i.i't Tie courthouse j. situated
about thr"" milr> from Evansville.
n III" Barren i"rk country.
The posse arrived within about
Mt! yards ri ia" courthouse on The
18th, NJ ) L. NJ. i~i>m"uutr.i, and
walked up ia" corner. Deputy Mar
s..al Ec.k stepped tn the front door
.rd looked in. where the trial was III
progress. ll" courtroom WAS full,
of people armed 10 the teeth: and lac
turned a~ Iy ut ",c". bat not before
he Wa fired upon ami d~aumrrou-I,
wounded. Ia" crowd inside Instant
~ opened Oh the posse: and almost
simultaneously i counter fire within
III. room was begun by the friends o.
HecL. who is SClrrohrr. In another
nu!n"nt seven II Of the eleven Uni
ed stalls Deputy MarS!ial> lay dead
on the .:r"utut. i.i.gv lnii:rI- lead in
side. alnl sixteen or seventeen wound
cd. fir sheriff in rl,ar@> otproc,or
Inside the courthouse was instantly
killed and the judge on the bench re-
Cclvcd Il load OF burk-lIol in the knee.
Or the mar>hal'- FORGE. Deputy
Owens was mortally wounded. and
James Ward and Riley Woods killed.
The laIn"> of the others killed have
not yet been learned; but James
Hawkins. Paul ,Jonc-. and E.n".n.
Bracket are "ln"n" the missing.
The murderer pructorc-capci guard
ed 10y eleven personal friends.
Deputy Nar>hai rca>v dispatched
note I" Capt. nonnclly. chief clerk
OF the |. :. Marshals at this place.
by the hands Of y brave >o,ln" ma
with three bullet holes through Iii
coat and one through his boot Keel.
declaring hi intention to stay Will,
the dead and wount"d at all hazards.
Deputy Marshal Narncv and hr re-
manned chiefly to take care ofOwcM>
(Who viii dirl: and these three, witt
The messenger. are AL that are alive
of the posse. They laid out the dead
at Whitcmorc's about q mile from
the courthouse: and WHEN the mes
scnger left they were looking to be
again attacked every moment.
Upon the rcrcip, of this terrible
news at Fort smith. City Marshal
&. f. Robinson. and Deputy L. =.
Marshal 10" Tinker. with thirt,
mounted men. Immediately started
10 rescue PcaSy and Narnry. Anon"
the volunteers was Captain Jo>rpll
Collins, lately Of the !hird L. :. cav
e!rv, Charles Zcngrl, Alex. Patterson,
Tony Weiss. Jacob O!ain, ID. :. Win
t"a, IAOma, W. Deans. Ncciy Bore.
James I. Wciha. and other brave
young m"n. They were accomlpa-
MED b: Drs. Julian &. Field and G.
W Pier, with surgical and hospital
appliances.
Chicago, -\psi! -i.--l.icu;cnam,
General sheridan ha= ordered Gen.
Irierson, with TWO companies OF
cavalry, 20 ~reocrmry Fvlt niL,on
and capture aud drive out the muir
dercrs and maraudcr- i'll the Indian
Territory. 1t is expected that this
action of the Government Will re-
store confidence between the settlers
and peaceful Indians on the borders
of Arkansas. The fort was aban-
duncd by order OF General Pope, but
the terrible afiray reported from
Fort Smith shows tl.c necessity OF
keeping Il force Of soldier, in that
section.
senator SrhurZ has visited the