The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-09-04
FROM THE BORDER.
4 Fight Between Nexieans and
Texans.
The Fate Of . Batch Of Horse
Thieves.
From our special correspondent

bloodsd murder committed in Sumner count
Sunday evening. August 18th, the partic'
lars, a. nesr a. can ascertain them, zen
You. Eve Me1icans had just been
Wichi:s with cattle, and we're on their roa
home. when they met party Of Texans O
the:r vsy 10 Wichita with cattle. One {
the Texan. had given a revolver to one {
the Mexicsns to get repaired in Wichita an
return 10 him; but the Mexican refused
give up the revolver when he met the ownel
He 1.-The owner then took q soldiers oveI
coat out of the wagon belonging TO one {
the Mexicsns, which he proposed to hol
until the revolver was given up. The Mez
icans passed on down the road towards Cald
we'll, being abou. fifteen miles from tia
place. After going short distance, two G
the Mexicans ION the Shaw Kasks) mounte
their ponies and went back to overiake tn
Texas parry. After riding around the her
until they found the man with the coat, the.
shot end killed him instantly, and then rod
away, but were Sd closely followed b.
two of the Texans that they dares
not return 10 their wagons. Tha
night the two Texans went into Caldwell ant
we're reinforced by three or four Of the citi
| zens, who started with them in the pursuit
Th4, evening they overlook the wagon anc
the other three Mexicans near Small
Ronesk, and held them prisoners until the
next day, and went on towards Fort Sill.
They were overtaken that evening by the
stage going to Fort sill, when they told the
driver 10 arrest the other two MeXicans al
the next station if he saw them. When he
arrived at the station ON Skeleton Creek he
found them, and undertook TO make the ar.
resi, bot was wounded slightly on the hand
in The attempt. He was coon reinforced,
however, by the party In pursuit and man
st the station, and the struggle became gen.
eral, during which one Of the Mexicans was
shot through the body, living but few
minutes afisr, and tie o,her, while running
10 the creek, was shot and badly wounded,
but was able TO reach the water, into which
he waded up TO his neck, and upon being
ordered to come out, which he reused 10 do,
was shot there, the body brought to shore
and buried with his compaHion in one grave.
The crops around Arkansas City are al
most burned up. Rain ia needed. The
Texan trade IL abou, over ior this season q.
Caldwell.
From l.. &. Palmer, who was appointed
for the occasion Deputy Sheriff, and WHO
was formerly United States Marshal, l learn
the following particulars Of The chase from
Junction Cts to the Indian Territory, and
the Enai capture and hanging of three negro
horse thieves, VINO passed through Arkansas
City last Monday lthe lS;h) night: On
Saturday night, August l6ih, Mr.. Maclame's
stable, a; Junction City, waa entered and
three horses snd q saddle taken therefrom.
Two OF the horses were very large draft
horaes, weighing !, 800 lbs, and were used
for hauling railroad iron cars; the other was
a fancy horae. and Was used by the ladies for
riding. Ten men started in pursuit on the
following morning, and found that the
thieves Lad been seen with the horses, going
South, and that they were negroes, one riding
with q saddle and the others bareback.
rhey could be traced wifhou, much trouble
Is soon as they were known 10 be negroes,
md also on account OF the size Of two Of the
1orses. Par, of these men followed the ne |
.roes until their horses gave out, and then |
On account of the value of the |
,orses the owners wanted every effort made |
o capture the thieves, and were referred TO |
nv informant az the right man for the work, |
rom his pas: experience az United States |
Marshall and as be was in the stock bust |
leg himself at the present time. Mr.. Pal
ner agreed to follow them, and started Tues
lay night, the thieves having three nights
he start OF him. Mr.. Palmer rode day
nd hight, as fast as possible, to the place
vhere the thieves had last been seen, and
here took their trail, following it through
iarion Center, Peabody, Towands and
Augus:a, to Arkansas Civ, where he ar
ived on Wednesday morning, only to find
hat the thieves had pissed through the town
uring the night, and that they had entered
everal houses, your correspondents among
ne number, and stolen food, and also sad
le each f-om q Mr.. Newman and
r. Chamberlain. Part OF the ten men who
# Junction City in pursuit had been
ere on Tuesday, and were following the
,ieves, but returned here with the report
,at they had lost the trail At Columns
on Grouse creek. Mr.. Palmer
ired fresh horse of Mr.. Woolsey, of this
lace, and started for the point where the
rst party had lost the trail, which he again
'uDd crossing the bluffs on the east side of
rouse creek, apd which he was able to dis I
,ver BY the large footprints Of the draft
,rses. Mr.. Palmer pushed on directly for
lgin, where he induced Joseph W. Vannoy,
rmerly Duputy United States Marshal, DR..
J. Miller, Caas. Case and Abraham Kill
orth to join him. The party found the I
all, where it crossed the river below Elgin, {
"A f,Ilo-aI e l.v snI n:cbk The th;avo. IL
ruck South. and stopped a: the kaw
gency. where they tried to trade
e hor.es of for ponies. and
tain food, but, failing to re-" -,
ey returned 10 within I've q. Ign !
ID twenty miles on the roau 10 Usage Mis-
On, then turned again and went within 3
Ielve miles OF E,zin again, then took the
ail through the O.age to the Delaware Ma
%. where they were caught. They doubled
their trail TO throw cff any one that might
on their track, but they had an ex- :
rienced hand afler them that was not )
silly deceived. The thieves had just un- =
ddled and camped in the timber when :
Inner came upon them. At the sight OF
E men they ali ran in different directions,
{ were rode down and captured. The I
mee Of the thieves were JohE Smith, Will !:
IN Gordon and Joe Miller, ali negroes. y
d aged q, % and % years. They were a.
med with dirk knives only; they did not
I for quarter, but acted sulleniy. One
d that Mr.. Cox At Fort Gibson had hired
I'M to steal the horses and to him they p
4 sold them. Mr.. Palmer rode after Mil. y
, who ran for the brush, and halted him. N
ller ran in, and Palmer fred one shot, ey
. bali cutting fhe vest on the shoulder Ct
at not stopping him he fired again, taking Of
niger of OF his left hand, when he stopped r
! Was left for dead while the others we're %
ne hunted up. Smith ran in the brush d
ere he could not be followed with horses, r.
LAID down fat The party surrounded d'
q and ordered him to come out, which be n
after threats from the men Of shooting 3
q a. he lay. Palmer was then left to VI
md Smith while the Others hunted Cor &C
, who vas shot dead while trying to e. a.
e. When they went to zee il Miller was
d yet they were all very much surprised
ind him gone. He was soon found in
q field belonging to Delaware Indian.
When spoken 10 called ont, 'Pm deadw
: two men were handcnffed and put in
rye Of two guards, while their caPtoE.
uld sleep and rest. i. Mr.. Palmer got up IS
ut midnight to see them, and finding ali =
went back to bed again. While he was
eP some twenty men overpowered the
I'd and took the thieves about i've hun
4 yards of and hung them. Gu
Ifief the hsnging Of the men, whose pa
ies were left until Sunday morning, Mr.. SCI
mer started for Arkansas City, where he on