, 1881-12-18
A Large Body Of Drunken Cowboys
"Whoop Things Up for -
- Fun" r.: =:
Murder of tile Mayor, Mike Afeaghcr,
a Killer Of Many Cow.
T. boy. - .
Pursuit BY the oitizsns-Death Of -Four
Of the Desperadoes Reported.
Tic Same camo rlayed at Independence, Cal,
NJ
Resulted Baaly for tue CuWaoys.

WICHITA, kas., Dec. ia dispatch Just
received in this city from Caldwell, kas., re-
ports that a large body Of cowboys, compris-
ing some OF the most reckless in the Ter
ritory, haye just ratded the town. riding up
and down the principal streets, hooting, yell
ing, and firing their reyoIyers inuiscri1ni-
nately. -
THEY HAVE KILLED MIKE MEAGnEE, =
the Mayor of the city, and one Of the most
Intrepid men on the frontier. Mike Aca&her
was Marshal Of this city for several years,
when the most iawiess mcn IF the Territory
male their headquarters here. Many :. cow
boy aud many Il Texan las bitten the dust
before Mike Alcaghcr's steady aim. AS
always predicted, he has succunheu to his
ancient enemy, and died with his boots On.
LATEl.
= Four cowboys have. been killed. The citl-
zens have rallied and, armed and mounted,
are in hot pursuit. The cowboys are re-
treating into the Indian Territory, which is
only half mile from Caldwell.
NO CAUSE FoIs THE 1:A1D
is given. 1t Is, an old trick Ut tic cowboys to
take town. LII 1915 cowboys raided
Wichita, but retreated in confusion before Il
shotgun brigade which met thein ut the out
skirts of the city.
=. vFUErIIEI: DETAILS.
10 the Uestern Associated prfss.
l. CALDWELL, kas., Dec 17.-Onc OF those
terrible border shooting atfrays occurred in
this city about o'clock y. ILL.,, resulting in
the death Of Mike Meaghcr, formerly Mayor
Of this city, and George Speer, a gambler.
Particulars cannot be obtained lii the
general excitement that prevails, even
at this late hour, but it seems thar,
last night and this morning; a party of
cowboys named Shenan, alias Talbot,
Jim Martin, Bob MunsinE, and Bog Bi@tree,
with George Sharp, and Il fellow named
Lowe, were drinking. and carousing. About
S so'clock this morning they began to Show
disposition to raise row, and, us 4 pre-
liniinary move. George Speer shot. off Ills
revolver into the sidewalk on Main street.
Through efforts of the police the disturbance
wus suppressed, and, lis Il precaution. addi:
tionai policemen were Dut on. among them
Mike Meaglar. About l O'Clock, the party
above named
TURNED LOOSE
and began to shoot tindiscrimlnately. Talbot
shot Meaghar from the rear of the bank
building, killing him Instantly. The citizens
turned out at once with such guns rs they
coultt get hold Of, and attempted to take In
tic party, who, in the meantime, hads pro-
cceded to a livery stable in the north part Of
the town, compelled tho man Ill attendance
to give them horses, mounted, and started
off. Speer attempted to saddle horse near
the Rcdlisht dance-housc, aud while doing sd
WAS SHOT
by some one of the. citizens The others
struck of in the direction Of unnnewell,
and, about two miles cast, struck south for
the Territory. \ party Of citizens started
after them. and at last accounts were in
sight of the four fleeing cowboys. It is
likely they will be taken, and, if brought
back alive, nothing will save them from
pulling hemp. The excitement here is in
tense, aud tie present disposition is tQ,nake
the aillers and a5ettors of the murterous
gang "puli out'' from this neighborhood."
J1M TALBOT.
WELLINGTON, kas., Dec. 17.-Jim Talbot,
who shot Meagler III the fight with the cow
boys, was one of the leaders Of the element
that wanted to hang Danford without giving
him an opportunity to settle, and WAS one Of
the leaders Of the party who took Danford
from the Sheriff at this point. Dave
Speer belonged to the Spetr fam
lily of Caldwell, who art engaged
ir the liquor and dancc-liouse business.
Dave was arrested during last year, charged
with shooting and killing Frank Hunt, the
Marshal Of Caldwell, through the window
of dance-llouse, but discharged for lack Of
evidence, and was hardly 20 years old.
THE LATEST. ACCOUNTS
arc that the cowboys are surrounded in the
timber some twelve mics south of Caldwell.
Runors Of an engagement in which three Or
four citizens and two of the cowboys vert:
killed were rife, but nothing detinit can be
learned.
THE INDEPENDENT WAY OF FINING IT.
spteia, DisDcts. 20 7hk Ch.eaoo 1rtoun..
IEADy1,LE, Colo, Dec. 1.-two tespcra-
does by the name of Ed Patton and a fellow
called s'Kokono' Malley got drunk today
in Independence, about forty miles from
Leadville, and riding into the saloons, shoot
ing at people, terrifying the town, and break
ing up things generally. 4 vigilance commit
tee If twenty men organized and marched
into saloon which the desperadoes had
taken possession Of and riddied them with
bullets. : ..-
LEE, ANOTHER ACCOUNT. >"
TO the lFf,ttrn Assotta+kd Prtss-
DENVER, Gallo, Dec. 11.-Independence,
mining camp twenty miles west sof Lead
vile, has for 4 long time been overrnn with
desperate characters, who kept it in per
pctual state Of turmoil. Often several Of
these would band together and virtually take
possession OF the camp, shooting men down
in the streets and closing stores, blocking
business for several hours. Shortly after
dark last night Patton and Nalloy, two
desperadoes having the reputation
OF killing number of men, be-
coming intoxicated, started up. the
streets firing revoiyers promiscuously.
General indignation ensued, and the pco-
ple turned out en- masse and pursued the
desperadoes, who were finally brought to
bay and literally rindied with bullets. They
returned the fire Of the mob, but without
effect. A little later the vigilance commit
tee formed for the purpose Of hanging three
or four OF the worst blacklegs, but that class
nearly all took fright and left town imme-
dlately after the shooting Of Patton and
Malloy- =.
A BRUTE FlTLY PUNISHED.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Dec 13>--ln the Court
Of Over and Tcrminer this morning, Judge E. W.
scudder sentenced George W. Hinchman. OF
South Brunswick. to the Stuie Prison at Trenton
for. ten years for beating and ill-tFcattng his
children In q brutal manner. Hinchman took