, 1873-07-24

threatening to ahoot on sight any ono who would
have tho tomority to attempt to enforce tho nlnn-
datos Of tho Court. pcrcoiying that tho ordinary
torco OF tho Court Was uttorly poworfoBa under
tho circumstances. Tho Judge called out tho
light-horso forco Of tho ArkanHaa liatriot to aa-
aist him in making tllc arroat. Oart. Boil, IN
commend q this forco Tt s mon on Joined nln th9
into tho fold. and proceeded to Dol. Barnotea
plnco, which waa rcacled nbout daybroak. It
soon hocamo apparent that THO intonHo foolang
TINT exiptoa against Barnett in tho Wevoka
md most likely dofoat tho ondH Of Justice, and
to guard ngainat such M ovont Capt. Boil pacod
thom In tho rear.
Thna arranged, no advanced with l1ia onttro
! house, whom . man VIVA soon running away. Do-
loving that It WINS Darnott ondcayoring to ca-
capo. tho nun .waa hroa upon and killed. BY Capt.
Dolls mon. An examination Of tho body, how
! oyor, developed tho fect TINT mn unfortunate
mistake had bcen made, md TINT it waa a 1nan
| by tho nnnlo Of Jimhoy. Aftor tlln, entrance
! was obtained to tho houao without resistance,
although nur1hor Of Darnett'p frionds, vol
| supplied with arma md ammunition, wore about
the placo. Strict Bonrch was immediately begun
and aoon brought to tho light Big Bon, tho
man who killed. Gray aftor ho wna wounded. Ho
WAS found aoorotod under bod. and waa order
cd out, fo commenced crawling, from under
tho bod, hnt somo motions which ho mndo Just
rs ho got bis head out lctl tho oficorB to belicve
that ho intended Resistance, and 10 waB thoro-
upon 1lfou upon anti instantly KllloQ. IroceeQ-
| ing flrthor fl tho aearch, Barnett was found up
stairs md surrendered to Capt. Boil WHO nftor-
ward turned him ovor to tho Wawokn light
house for safa kooping until l,o could be trio1.
Capt. Bell lowevor, seems to havo becn nH-
| taken III lin oAtimnte OF the control Which could
| be maintained over TINT forco, as was quickly
apparent. Tho intonso fooling Of indignation
which existed among them RgainEt Burnett hnB
already boon roforred to. They regarded him M
tho murdoror Of four Of ,thoir friends, az
d man whoBe crimes had forfeited all
I right to sympathy Or lonioncy, whose gni1t was
inconteatablo, and thoy had determined TINT tho
VOW which Ind beou Registered over tho body Of
h tho death Of their friends avenged. Thoro
wan eroat fcar tllat, If tho law was permitted to
tako its cotlrac, Darnett's influence and friends
would stand him in good place. aud ho would Oh
capo through lie uncertain neahob, mud tho gal-
lows Escape q victim which they Ind adjudgod
i must die. Accordingly he Was ruthlesaly ahot
down by tho ofllcerB who had him In charge. AL
Of tlleao woro citizAns Of Ills own district mud
town, mombera Of What ia known as Tuckalacheo
!rtown.
Col. Barnett waH o prominent member Of tho
Crecl Council, one Of the delegates OF tho nation
who visited Washington last wintor to protest
I against any action Of Congress looking to tho
Il establishment Of Territorial Government ovor
the Indian Tcr1itory.
q great doal Of bitter feeling still prevails bo-
u tween tho friends OF the two mon who havo go
4 suddenly boon callod from among ua, but 1t ia
4 hoped md believed that better councils will now
avail to prevent further bloolshot, and TINT tho
| vendetta may como to an end without more VIC.
h lenco.