Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-01-14
The Nrb.a .ka MurdcrcTs,

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ARREST or THE MOB VINO BURNED EErC'i-
UM AND MITCHELL TO DEATll-DAEI%G
WOGH ~ nHR CAPTURE.
l'y Telegraph To tho Herald,
OMAHA NEn,, JuuuJry Cd. Z.
Olive, thr leading stock man of Custer
county, amt Mcssrs. Green, Baldwin,
Brown, Fisher Armstrong, Goi,cr,
pcucl ana Wheat caDtic men ANA head
crs. were arrested ~ Plum trcck yes
nr'uv, charged with tho murder Of
kce.ua and Mirhol, who were burned
It, the sake Wi,h horrible torture n few
Wock, since, uowh of Plum Creek
Olive had dvi'rd arrest. ml the shoiiils
Of Central Nebraska were afraid TO un-
drHako II, knowing how mauy tc-pcr-
ale men were behind him au,iIccing
sure that their lives would pny the for
felt. Two weeks since three brothers Of
ktichim, respectable men from other
localities, arrived at Kclrncy. The
bodies Of Mitchell and kc,chum were
still where their murdcrcrs had left
them on the plains, word having been
sent to kcancy anal to Plum Creek that
any man attempting 20 remove them
would be shot down. kclchum's broth
crs, with n small party, went out and
procured the bodies, which your cores
pOnlcnt saw u week later, and which
presented 4 most horrible sight, having
been rut and mutiatcd during their dv-
mg struggles. Their ilrmly-sct tcclh
and their distorted features indicated
frlrhulu agonics. The funeral Of the
men took place at kcamcy, December
%, the whole town attending II and
strong feeling being manifested against
Olive, who had offered high rewards for
The capture Of Mitchell and kctchum,
and aflcrwurd, as II Is claimed, bought
them from the officers who had them In
charge. They were charged with the
murder Of brother Of Olive. People
acquainted with the Ncts state that they
shot him in scll-dclensc.
nIE ABREsr--A BoLp ENTERPRISE Sue
CEsSFuL,
Last Saturday night Kctchum's three
brothers. stcpson OF Mitchell, and an
officer with a warrant for the arrest Of
the parties charged with the crime, and
several others, left kcuncy for Plum
Creek, where Olive resides, Having
arrived there, arrangements were madc
fora Ground up yesterday morning.
The same evening company OF men
from olives camp, on thc Loupc river,
arrived und purchased q lNigc lmuunl Of
ammunition, indicating that they would
make tight. On Sunday morning w.
Nichols, Union Pacific railroad station
agent. ". II. Head, A. r. Nalinllue,
and W. n. Almy, ciIl2cns W Plum
Creek, supported by about twenty rifle
men, including kcichum's brOIhcre,
prepared for the arrest, determined to
lake olive and others dead or u llyr,--
olives barn. where there were u large
number of good howca, Was also guard
ed to prevent any of the culprlts from
The Arst man presenting
himself on the street was covered with
rifles aud ordered TO throw up his hands
aud advance, which he did without ut-
tempting resistance. AZ The party had
entire command of every aycnuc Of cs-
cape all the arrests were iu this Wny
soon made. When olive received the
order GLANDS upln he was covered by
several nlrt, including those IN the
mnds VI Two of kCiphums hVllicfs,--
An expected thni The latter would fire,
but ~ the surprise ul the pnfly, Olive
wus allowed 10 throw up hi. hands and
come In. 1hc kctchun brothers ullpr-
ward stated 10 others thnt their turn 10
play avengers would come when the
law failed IN its duty.
AsKtNa OFFICIAL PROTECTION
When ullvpand his men learned that
the brothers and fiipud- of the tuurlcr-
ed mpn Wprp among The viptUrs they
iiemhlcd yialhly, mm begged lhht u
slrong gunrl should hc soni TO kcarny
with them io protect them. They were
taken ihia muruing TO kutrncy, the only
secure place of confinement in ihr centre
of the State There Is now intense pX-
rlirmcnt everywhere IN this region over