The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-18
A Band OF Outlaws.
Commonwealth, Ill


DIR. Hu ghes, of Arkansas City, Is in town
| He has "A trading post at the Sac and Fox
| Agency. He is a gentleman well known in
Topeka as a man Of sounj Judgment, and one
who makes no rash assertions He says that
there are about Us outlaws banded together
on the border, with headquarters in a block
house at the mouth of the Cimmeron.
From these headquarters they make sallies
| into the border counties of Kansas, and rob
and murder as they please They do not
murder unless it is necessary 10 accomplish
their purposeo' stealing. He informs us that
the people of the border stand in m r;aI ter.
TOR of this band, and well they may if the
half of these charges are true. The other day
party Of them. anne 10 the agency, armed
with Winchester rifles, and stopped at the
hotel 'or dinner. Each of them placed his
gun ry his side while eating. At this time
they were on thu T good behavior for some
uiteTior purpose .sld comm tied no depreda-
tons. The band i made up OF Outlaws from
Colorado and ali along the border OF Kansas
ard the Indian Territory.
We have 40 doubt but for the presence of
the Patrol Quarts much more damage would
be done A. lis, that guard is not sufficient
ly strong To- protect the whole border nom
them.
1t would be madness for the quad TO at
tempt TO sto. IN the tort at the mouth of the
even II DOT over ,ne-fDurfh
the band were m it. There are small detach-
ments OF Tied States troops at different
points, but hey are Infantry and can do
no hing.
The United States GBvern~ ent has been
applied 10 by Governor 81. John for a force
sufficient To capture The criminals. but as vet
nothing has been done 1t would be in VIOLA
ton OF the law for the patrol guard or the
military of Kansas to cross the border to Kill |
or capture these outlaws, but II they should
b" so fortunate or unfortunate as TO Kill a few
OF Them, even in the Indian Territory. they
would not br renSured by the people OF Kan
SaS- The secretary of the Inferior, Mr.
SchurZ will Az few days pass along the |
bnrier- Orders have been gwen to the agents /
10 provide carriage, from Wichita TO Fort /
Sill. Probably he will see enough for him.
self to Induce him to communicate with the
War Department and enough troops he sent
down 10 exterminafe them root and branch
DIR. Hughes says that the Pawnee Indians
are anxious 10 be allowed the privilege OF |
picking of these outlaws one by one but
Viii do nothing without n permit from their |
Il Agent, and ne has not the power to give il.
Aside nom the lear of Indians on the bor- |
der, this gathering of outlaws shows the ne
ce>siiy OF the patrol guard and the formation |
Of independent militia companies, and the
organization Of the militia, which has been |
going on for some time under the direction of
Governor St John. We may all wish that
here was no necessity for the militia, but
he facts are that there Is, and We must take
matters as they are. such organ .tiops as
he Capital Guards at Topeka, and others in
iificTent parts of the State, should be fos-
cred. The men belonging 10 them are usu-
MY poor, and If they give their time the rest
u The people should assist in their Organi.
.ation in every manner possible. A martial |
pint, instead of being ridiculed, sh yuId be
Encouraged