The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-10-11
THE NEWS.
4 STRIKE.

trouble on the Kansas Centrai-Rcsulting In
Tragedy.
The Leavcnworth correspondent of
the Kansas City Journal of Commerce sends
an account of the recent trouble on the
Kansas Central railroad, from which the
following account is taken:
1t seems that portiC of the laborcrs had
been promised two months wages which
were duo them, on Thursday the 9th. The
day came and they only received one
month $ wages, when, as the work was near
ly completed, they feared that the babancc
would not be paid them, so they struck"
and refused to do another hours work until
their wages were paid in full, compelling
the nck-laycrs to stop also. Hon. Len Y.
smith the president of the road, being at
Clrclevillc, and hearing of the outbreak,
started for HoltOn, where he secured the
services of the sheriff and large party Of
citizens, and started for the scene of the
riot. They were partly successful in qucll-
ing 1t, as the track-layerS We're allowed to
resume work. Mr.. Smith then offered to
pay the men If their time cheeks were fur
nlshcd them, but it seems that McCrystal
and Shire stubbornly refused to do So SO
the matter stood and Mr., Smith started for
Lcavcnworth arriving there ON Friday
evening and collecting party Of citizens
numbering altogether about twenty. Arriv-
ing at Holton the party were Joined by
Sheriff Williams of Jackson county, and Il
posse of fifteen deputies. The Lcavcnworth
party were then sworn in as deputies and
furnished with Springfield rifles belonging
to the HoltOn military company. Capt.Tough
was by unanimous request chosen as the
leader and the party started for the scene
of the outbreak.
A correspondent of the journal Of Kan
sas City tell the story Of further proceed
ingS as follows: When within half II mile
| OF the place they met Hartman, the leader
| of the strikers and nGteriously desperate
character, having been previously engaged
in other affairs of this kind. He commenced
| using abusive language, but no notice was
taken of him until the train arrived at the
end of the track. Captain Tough then step
ped out on the platform and told Hartman
that he would like to speak to him, Hart
man replied in very indecent language
threatening at the same time to shoot his
| heart out If he advanced another step.
Captain Tough then ordered his men out
and formed them in line. gave them the
order to load. Under his instruction they
then moved forward and took up their pO-
sltion on ahill overlooking the ground occu-
pied by the strikers. 4 fow men were left
| to guard this point and the rest started to
| 'i'hl wv lhill'li tii'ht anu illNb Ilultll'A
out on the open prairie toward the rioters
vino were making very hostile dcmonstra-
tionS at this time. Sheriff Williams dcsir-
ing Hartman arrested, Captain Tough step
ped forward and ordered him 10 halt. Hart
mans answer was Il shot aimed at Tough
Tough then ordered his men TO fire over
llartman's head for the purpose, we sup
pose, of frightening him. Hartman then
started off, but turned and fired again.
L l',tt. Il, 1.
again, and low, so as tOhit the horse. They
Obcycd the order, and Hartman continued
TO ride on for distance of about 300 yards,
when he dropped his revolver and dis
mOuntcdto pick II up, and attempted TO
mount his horse again, but was unable to
do so. This was the first intimaton the
shcrilr's posse had that he was wounded
He was then taken into camp, when it was
| found that he was shot through the body:
the horse was also wounded. 4 crowd
soon collected, and threatened to lynch
| Capt. Tough, who gave the order to fire.
But the Captain, by his GOODNESS and mtrcp-
idtty, conquered the towards. Hartman
was then placed ON the train, and in the
are OF Mr.. w. W. Emhry, started for lIoltOn,
whcrc they arrived in due time, and his
condition was made known to his friends.
! The shooting took place about o'clock in
the morning and he died about in the
afternoon. As soon as the news Of his
death reached the trackmcn they resumed
work. Tho ShcriiTs posse remained in
Circlcvilc until evening when they started
for lloltOn. Here again thoy encountered
trouble in the shape of II body of iniuriatcd
mcn-tho friends of Hartman, numbering
| about one hundred armed men, who refused
to let the train pass the switch unless Capt.
Tough was delivered to them. Fearing
blOOdshcd the train backed out about six
miles, and remained until about midnight,
when they returned to Holtcn. As mere
matter Of ceremony Capt. Tough was placed
under arrest, but Immediately released on
his own rccogni2ancc. On Sunday evening
he had a preliminary examination before Il
justice of the peace, and gave bonds in the
sum of ten thousand dollars to appear at
the next term of the district court OF Jack
son county.