The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-15
BISHOPS LAST
Leaves from tho Life Of Noted Bsshuhasss,

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Leaves from tho Life Of Noted Bushuhasxsr
The Kansas Pacific Railway recently
brought into Kansas City the corpse ol
MIR. Jacob SUider, one of the banking
tirM of Collius. Snider az Co., of Denver.
The body was in charge of MIR. Tobias
lSnider, brotker of the murdered man,
who was taking it for intermentto Penn
sylyania.
MIR. snider was brutally murdered
about one week ago by well-knowll
Kansas City desperado named Jackson
Bishop, who formerly lived near the Ma
son place, north of Westpors, and who
made al attempt in 1866 TO shoot down
Major w. q. Ransom, upon Main street,
in this city. Major Ransom who now
resides at Lawrence, kansas) yesterday
furnished one Of our reporters with a
very interesting resume of this trouble
VITA Bishop, which finally eliminated
in his attempt to kill him on Main street,
near the present site OF Bullene, Moores
& Emory's store.
4 just before the Lawrence raid party
OF Federal soldiers belonging to the
Sixth Kansas caught Bishop, and were
about to hang ham in a .ravine- a little
northwest OF Westport. Major Ransom
being informed of the intention OF the
soldiers, took file of men and rescued
him, and placed him in confinement.
General Blunt instructed Major Ransom
to send Bishop--wno was known as a
member OF Hayes guefrillas-but, by
the intercesslon Of his iather, backed by
his own request, he was permitted to
take the oatn OF allegiance and enlist as
a Federal soldier. lie was furnished
with horse and equipments, and fully
uniformed, but close watch was kept
upon him lest he should give the Fed
erals the slip and go over to his old com.
rades who were then with Todd, Yager
and Quantrell, giving great trouble upon
the border.
After serving with the Union forces a
| lit lie more than four months, Major
Ransom permitted the paymaster to pay
Bishop in full, and the next day he was
included in an escort detail to ride to
independence. During his four months
Federal service he had behaved in a
quiet, gentlemanly manner; mad attend
ed several private parties gwen by Mrs.
Ransom in Westport, aud was quite a
tayorite with the ladies. He had been
engaged in several skirmishes with the
bushW hackers, and had fought,well. Ga
| the return of the detachment from 1nde-
pendence, the sergeant reported bishop
missing; he had gone back to his old
love, and was then with Quantrell, south
Of Westport.
He was not seen again by Major Ran.
som for several months. When next.
recognized, it was in the Southern por-
ton Of this county. Ransom's commafd
was out scouting south of Westport,
! when it came up with body Of bush
whackers, near Massey's farm. The Con-
| feaerates took up a strong position be-
hind stone wall. The Federals halted,
while Major Ransom rode forward to
reeonnoiter for suitable place to plant
artillery TO shell out the enemy. The
i Major rode u little too close to the en-
emy, for he suddenly became within
II range of the rifle OF one OF the yldettes,
and recognized the deserter Bishop,
Just as he pulled the trigger and sent a
bullet whizzlng past his old c0mnlan-
J der's ear.
After the war, Ransom was made
Clerk OF the Circuit Court of
this county. During the exciting
times Of 1866, when the rancor aud Bit
terness OF the war were Still burning in
the hearts OF all the residents OF the b0r-
der, Ransom had occasion to issue q
: caDids for the arrest OF some men at 1n-
depend eAcess ilhis gave great offense,
ana among those it offended was jack
son Bishop. One day while he was
. walking down Main street, and near the
corner of Seventh street, Bishop, accom-
j.. panied by two companions, rode up and
!, halted rim. Quite spirited debate
then ensued. Bisnop, who appeared full
of liuuor, demanded Of ransom whether
: he had not threatened to Kill him. Ran.
!, som replied that the war was over now,
and that he had no desire or intention
Of killing anyone, but that IL he had
, caught him during the war, after he had
deserted him and then shot at him, he
. might have made 1T hot for MIN.
Tae Lawrence massacre was then
: spoken OF, and BisnOp told the Major
} that he was at Lawrence, anu, after a
few more words, it was proposed to kill
Ransom. Pistols were drawn, struggle
ensued, and all three opened IRE upon
Ransom, who received one shot Through
} the nose. He took refuge in Wileys
, carriage shop, which seood upon @ Inc
present site of the Post-ofiee. The
: Eshootists, afber ehptying their rsvOlyers
: lrode out OF town. Ransom met Bishop
, lonce more. About ten years ago, Rail-
. lsom. while Superintendent Of the Leay
enworth, Lawrence and Galveston HaIb
lroad, accompanied pleasure party iron
Lawrence to Colorado.
While encamped at Idaho Springs
Bishop, VINO was at Georgetown, heare
Iof RAnsoffs presence, and ut once made
!, preparations TO take his hair. The Major
= 4
, Iments wherever he went, and that, ny
. the advice oi some friends, he resolved
to leave Colorado and return TO Kansas,
and SO avoid trouble.
II The Dives mine and the Pelican mine
linear Georgetown, Colorado, nave each
/, fstruck a vein OF silver of fabulous rich
mess. Tnis vein is claimed by tine own
/ Iers of eacn of the mines, and long and
costly lawsuit has resulted irum The uis'
pute. Several lives have bean Lost IL
lquarrels between The partisans OF the
, comics sting parties, and several hundred
thoosand doIiars have been expended III
the contest. Last Thursday Mr. Jacob
Snidef, OF the bank OF Collins, Shider d
Co., Denver, and stocknolder ia the
Pelican mine in deorgstown started Oh
horseback TO carry W the miaes some
letters he had received. lie had just
Ibegua to climb the mountain road at the
west end Vt Alpine street, when ne was
met by Jackson q. Bishop, whose inter-
est in u lease on the Dives had, he imag-
inged, been jeopardized BY The action of
tire Pelican Company.
i Bishop was also mounted, and return
. ing from Silver piume. Mr. s., noticing
Bishop, whom he had reason to fear,