Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-08
A BLOODY TRAGEDY.
4 Horse-Thief Kills u United States MAJ
eIlaL at Chetopnx knnsas.

| 4 Horse-Thief Kills q United States Mar
shall at Chctopay ka1esaa.
| correspondent of the Atehison champion
gives the particulars of a marder which oc.
CURED at Chetopa, Kansas, on the 25th inst.
United States marshal being the victim:
Early that morning citizen called at the
residence of Robert a. Cliff, city marshal
| and deputy United States marshal, and in
formed him that MAI passing in sight, on
foot, must be arrested as a horse-thief.
Cliff atonce noun led his horse ard followed
the man, o. ertaking him on the prairie in
full view of the town, and ordered him to
be one Richmond, who had been about the
iowa some time before, and had been fur
nishsd money by benevolent citizens to re-
move with his family to Lawrence county,
Mo. He readily replied. that he would sur
render, and turned as if to walk on before
the marshal and taking two H three steps
suddenly TUNED, facing the officer, and
raised pistol to dead ain and fired before
the surpassed officer could even get his hand
up. The BAH struck HIM squarely in the
throat, cut through tbs wind-ppe and
lodged in the neck-bone, fracturing the
spinal column. In moment he reeled and
fell from his hose, the blood gushing out at
his mouth. Richmond started on a brisk
run to large cern6eld near by and toward
the timber IN the Neosho bottom. Several
persons were in sight, but failed to- compre-
bend the situation in time to stop ahe flight
of the thief. The marshal was Immediately
looked after and carried to his homey not far
away. Drs. Lisle, Anderson and Kackley
were soon onthe ground, and on e1amina-
tlon, pronounced the case hopeless. All
that could be, was done to alleviate his suffer-
ings. He remained conscious several hours,
and gave directions as to the disposition of
his business affairs. After time he became
dehrious, and his saferings were terrible
He fingered until past midnight, when death
released him from his terrible suffering By
s. O'Clock the news had spread all oves the
town, and men We're seen coming from
every quarter, armed with such weapons as
were at hand-shot- guns, rifles, rsvoleers-
till forty or fifty determined nen had
The pursuit was at once
but in the excitement
that prevailed, there was little ocder
or system, each squad taking
tie course most readily suggested. By neon
100 armed men we're eagerly searching
every nook and corner in the neighborhoed.
The search was continued in this irregular
manner till evening. It was ascertained late
In the day that man answering the descrip-
ton of Richmond had crossed ths-Neosho
five miles below town, and had boldly struck
out across the prairies towards Baxter, twenty
miles east. Night overlook the pursuers be-
fore they overlook the thief. Thus ka gained
an advantage that any fleeing murderer
might ardently desire. There are large corn
fields adj along the route in which no could
easily hide from his pursuers, even if they
were on the track of the right man. Anum-
Der of men continued the search, and were
joined by several from Oswego and Baxter.
THE MURDERER CAPTURED.
JoRnrN, Aug. 3a-Richmond, the man
who shot and hilfed Marshal Cliff, at
Chetopa, Kas., ON Sunday morning, was
captured night before last, at his home in
Lawrence county, by United States Marshal
Graham, of the Indian territory. T. was
thought that Richmond would at once mako
his way to his home, ana the United, States
marshal at once proceeded to Lawrence coun-
ty to intercept and capture his man. Ar
irving at Rlchmond's house he found
that this man had not yet pnt in an appear
ance. He therefore took possessiensof the
premises, permitting no one in the house to
depart therefrom, nor permitting outsiders
to approach it. In this manner tie. officer
quietly awaited hour after hour, and at a late
hour on Wednesday night his vigil was re-
warded by seeing Richmond slowly walking
upto' the house. Everything appeared. serene
about the premises. and he walked unsus-
peotingly right into the arms of the waiting
officer, who took him unawares and had him
disarmed before Richmond could say Jack
Robinson.
We learn also that after the capture was
made the sheriff of Lawrence county re.
fused to permit Graham to take his prisoner
out of the State without requsition from
the governor. AS it would necessarily re-
quire several days to obtain the necessary
papers the prisoner was taken ins charge by
the sheriff and placed in the Lawrence
county Jail, where he is now awaiting the
papers from Jefferson which will take him
back to Kansas. the scene of his covardly
murder. The feeling is naturally very bit
ter in and about Chetopa, and it is. safe to
conclude that Richmond will get the full
benefit of the law.