, 1873-09-04

cnllod In, and proper romodieB implied, and 1t Ia
hopod tho danger is past bat up to 9 O'Clock
yesterday evening the arm wAH still swelling.
DEATH ON THE FRONTIER.
Tho LITTER Pursued nnsi Killctt-Onc
1uorse-Thaos Shot and Two Hung.
Arka"sas CITY {As0 2 coares,ondenes a thu Ltart"
init roco1vo 1J' nm scco,,nt asa,s ., co,d,h,oood
murder committed In Summer County Saturday
evening, Aug. II. Tivo nlexicans had just boon
Ia Wichita with cattlo, and wero on their road
home, whon they mot party Of Texans ca their
had givon D revolver to ono OF tho Mexioana to
get repaired in Wichita and roturn to him but
tho Moxican refused to give up tho revolver
when he mot tho owner. He (tho owncr)
the Moxicans, which ho proposed to hold
until the revolver Was glren up.. Tho Mo1ioana
passed on down the road towards Caldwell, bo-
3 short distance, two Of tho Me1ioanB (on tho
Shaw KaBka) mounted their ponies and wont
back TO overtako tho Texas party. After riding
around the herd until they found tho man with
then Iodo away, but were SO closely followed BY
| two OF tho Texans that they dared not return to
thoir wagons. That night the two Toxaus wont
into Caldwell, and were reinforced BY threo
OF 10ur OF tl9 0lklEeuH+ WHO BLRIk9Q Will tlC0Q
In tho pursuit. That evoning thoy overlook tho
wagon and tho other three Moxicana near Small
Roneck, and held them prisoners until tho
noxt day, and wont on towards Fort Sill. They
welo oyertaken TINT evening By tho stage going
the other two Moxioans at tho noxt station Ii ho
Baw them. Whom he arrived at tho station Oh
Skeleton Crock ho found them, and undertook to
| mako tho arrest, but WAS wounded slightly in
tho hand In tho attempt. uo was aoon roin-
nNunyHr n hnH n
| man at tho station, aud tho struggle became gen-
| eral, during which ono Of the MoxicAns WAS Shot
! through tho body, living but q fem minutes
after, and tho other, whilo running to tho crock,
roaoh tho water, into which he waded up to his
neck, and upon being, ordered to como out,
| which ho rofuBed to do, WAS Hhot thore, the
body brought 10 shore and buried with his COM
panion In one grave.
From L. @. Palmer, who was appointed for tho
occasion Deputy aheriff, and who waB formerly
United States Marshal, loayn the following par
tioulars OF tho chase from Junction City to tho
Indian Territory, and tho final capture aud hang
through Arkansas City last Monday Q8th) night.
| On Saturday night, Aug. TO- Mr.. Macla1no'a
stable ut Junction City, was entered and thrco
horses and saddle taken therofrom- Two OF
tho horsee wero very large draft horses, Weighing
$500 pounds, and we're used for hauling ralroa1
iron cars tho other was a fancy horse, and was
uHod by tho ladies for riding. Tho mon startod
~ pursuit. on the following morning, and found
going south and T That at they wera % nsgroes m on
riding with saddle, md tho others bare-baok.
They could be traced without much trouble
as 8oon as they wero known to be negroes, and
also on account Of tho size. Of two OF the
horses. Part Of these mon followed tho nogroos
uutil their horses gave out, and then returned.
On account Of the value Of tho horses, tho OWL
ere wanted oyery effort made to capture tho
thieves, and wero referred to my informant as
In itr1,t a mt
rieuce Us United statos Marshal, and ho was In
tho stock business himself at tho prosent time.
Mr., Palmer agreed to follow thenl, and started
Tuesday night: tho thieves having three nights
tho start Of him. Mr.. Palmer rolo day and
night, as far as possible, to tho place whero tho
thieves had last boon seen, and thoro took the
trail, following 1t through Marion Centre, Pea
body, Towanda, and Augusta, to Arkansas City,
to find that tho thioves had passed. through the
town during tho night, and that thoy had entered
aoveral houHes, your correspondents among
the number, and stoien food, and also saddle
Part Of tho ton mon who left Junction City in
pursuit had been hore On TueHday, and wore
following the thieves, but returned hero with
tho report that they had lost tho trail at Coburna
fresh horse Of Mr. Woolsey, Of this place, aud
started for tho point where tho first party hnd
lost tho trail, which ho again found crossing tho
bluffs on tho east aide Of GrouBo Creek, and
1
prints OF the draft horses. h1r. Palmer pushed
on directly for Elgin, where he induced Joseph
". Vannoy, formerly Deputy United States Mar
ahnl, pr. ]. J. Miller. CharIeB Case, and Abra-
trail, whoro it crossed tho 1iyer below Elgin,
and followed It day and night. The thieves
struck south, and stopped at tho Kaw Agency,
where they tried to trade tho horses of for po-
MICS. and obtain food: but, falling to mako !, .
gin and twonty miles on the road to Osage Mis-
sion, then turned again and went within twelve
miles Of Elgin again, thon took the trail through
tho osago to the Delaware Nation, whore they
worc caught, They doubled on ther trail to
throw of any ono that might bo on their track,
but they had M experienced hand after them
that Was not easily deceived: Tho thiovca had
just unBaddlod and camped in tho timber whom
Palmer came upon them. at tho sight Of tho
men thoy all fau in different directions, but
wore rodo down and captured. Tho names
Of the thieves wero john Smith, Will
lam Gordon, and Joo Miller, all negroes,
with dirk knives only they did not oak for
quarter, but acted sullenly. Ono said that Mr..
Cox, at Fort Gibson. had hired them to steal the
horses and to him they bad sold them; Mr.
Palmor role after Miller, who ran tor tho brush,
one shot tho ball cutting the vest on the shoul'
dor. Tint not stopping him he fred again, tax.
ing finger OF Of his LOFT hand, when he stopped
and vas loft TOR deaa while the others we're be.
ho could not be followed with horaes
and laid down fat The party surrounded
him aud ordered him to como out, which he
did aftor threats from tho mon of shoot
ing him rs he lay. palmer was then loft tc
guard Smith whf1o the others hunted Gordon
Who was shot dead while trying to eacape. Whet
tho went to eco II Miller was dead yet, they vert
all very much surprised to find him gone. III
waa aoou found IN corn-Aold belonging to
Delaware Indian, and when spoken to called ont
"I'm doad !" Tho two mon wero handonffoe
and put in ohargo Of two guaIds, whilo thoi
captors should sleep and rest. htr. Palmer go
| I'M nhnut nidn}rhf IN sna thau and finding nj