The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-19
THE BORDER.
Cow Boys Capers in Indian
Territory.
Ruffianlsm Repressed Effect
ually in Colorado.
COWBOYS RIoT.


Caldwell is in the hands of cowboy mob,
The officers are powerless to do anything.
Mike Meagher, former Mayor of the city,
but lately Marshal, is killed. The Sheriff
| with posse from Wellington is Just start
| ing to the scene of trouble. Particulars can
not be obtained amid the excitement, even
at this late hour, but it seems that last
night and this morning a party of cow
boys named Shehan, Alias Talbot, Jim
Martin. Bob Munsing, and Bob Bigtree,
with George Spur and one Lowe were
| carousing about 8 this morning. They
showed disposition 10 raise a row and as
a preliminary move George shot off his
revolver into sidewalk on Main street,
| through the efforts of the police the distur-
bance was suppressed, and as precaution
additional police were put on. Among the
number was Mike Merghon. About 1 p.
m the carousing party turned loose and
began to shoot unfortunately. Talbot
shot Merghon from the rear of bank
building, killing him Instantly The citi-
zens procured arms and turned out and at
tempted to capture the party who, in the
meantime had gone to livery stable and
compelled the keeper to give them horses.
They then rode off. Spur attempted to
saddle horse in the street and while so
doing was shot by citizen. The rest
two miles east struck south for the Indian
| nation. The pursuers followed and at
last accounts were in sight of the fleeing
men.
1t is likely they will be taken and if
brought back alive will undoubtedly
stretch hemp. The present disposition is
to make the aiders and abettors of the
murderous gang pull out from this neigh
borhood. Jim Talbot, who shot Meagher
in the cowboy fight, was one of the lead
ers of the element that wanted to hang
Danford without giving him chance to
settle, and was one of the leaders of the
party swho Rtook Danford from the sheriff.
/ Shehan belongs to a family engaged in a
dangerous business.
! Latest accounts are that the cowboys
are surrounded in the timber, twelve miles
south of Caldwell. Rumors of an engage
ment in which three or four citizens and
two or three cow boys were killed are rife,
but nothing definite can be learned.
THE VILLAINS SURROUNDED.
| CALDWELL, KS, Dec. 18.-Renorts came
in late last night that Talbot and his party
had been ceFFalled in the brakes OF Deer
Creek, twelve miles from here. 1t was as
certained that the cow boys had been close
ly pursued and that when they got to Deer
/
pursuing party only numbered eight men,
but they surrounded the ruffians as well as
they could and kept up a firing upon them.
About dark, w. E. Campbell, one of the
pursuers, received shot, which struck him
| above the groin. 1t glanced and went
| through his wrist This distracted the at
tention of the citizens and it seems that du
ring that time the cowboys eFawled out
and escaped. At daylight this morning it
was found that they were gone By that
time there were fifty men on the ground
and we'll armed details were sent out and
/ the country secured, but up to this eve
ming no report has come In.
Capt, J. M. Sheele, of Wichita, brother
in-law Of Mike Meagher one of the men
killed here yesterday, went down early this
morning, and is still after the ruftlans with
about fifteen men. Sheele means business,
and won't give up the chase until the vii
lains are captured, OF no possibility of tax
ing them. The cowboys are on foot and
without hats, having lost them in the
chase One of them is known to be wound
ed in the ankle. The streets here have
been full all day. and there seems to be
a determination to clean out not only the
parties who instigated the row, but those
who consort with them. Caldwell will
most likely lose some of her citizens by
| sudden eElfS<raplOn OF OLnerWiSe pctoie w.
morrow night.
The coroner is now holding an inquest
over Mike Meagher, which will probably
/ last until to morrow. Meagher's body will
i be taken to Wichita for burial Meagher
! was marshal of that town during the worst
part of the cattle trade there. He was
brave 10 fault and a man who never
shirked a duty. The inquest on George
Speers will probably commence to morrow.
i Speers was one of the friends of G. Flat,
who was killed here last year while Meagh
er was mayor of the city. The best In
formed state that the Speer party got up
the row to have Meagher killed, having
had spite against him since the killing OF
Flat There are three of the Speef family
left, the old man, Dave, and boy about
twelve named Wade. Old Speer has
brought his boys up to drink, gamble and
do everything else mean. and the people
here are tired of seeing him around -Four
parties named Tom Love, Dick Eddleman.
Tom Dulang, and Comanche Bill, charged
with completely in the row yesterday, are
under arrest. 1t is uncertain how they
will be disposed Of The sheriff win prob
ably try to take them to Wellington, but
whether the people will stand that Is