Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-08
How the Barber Boy, wer. Captured

WAvERLY, IA, June THE capture Of
the noted Barber boys Was effected at farm
house four miles southwest Of Tripoli, snd
sixteen miles southeast of this place During
the day they had been concealed in the barn
of German farmer named August Tegt-
mere, and about s o'clock in the evening
they went 10 the house snd asked for some
supper. Henry Tegtmere, a son of tue
farmer, recognized them, and succeeded in
conveying this fact to his father, whom he
instructed 10 give an alarm to the neighbors.
Henry remained at home to assist bis mother
in preparing a meal for the desperadoes.
Several men, all of whom were German &C.
coupsnied the elder Tegtmere TO his home.
They had no weapons, cave one shotgun,
which, il is claimed, was not loaded. Their
Intention was to surround the house, and
when the boys came out to spring upon them
and secure them before their suspicious
could be aroused. This plan was bafied
through the excitement OF one of the men,
who rushed into the house to secure the
bandits, upon which the latter both drew re-
volvers and began firing promiscuously.
Henry TegtmeTe sprans upon Bill Barber,
knocked his hand away, and caught him by
the throat. The melee then became general,
and Bill was soon on the floor, but managed
10 continue firing over his shoulder. Ike man
aged TO escape his pursuers for few mo-
| meuts, and leaping through the open window
began firing at the men inside. By this time
several of the attacking party were
wounded, and finally one, named Henry
Page, went outside the door and succeeded in
pinioning Ike by the arms. Henry Karstipg
received bail through the body, and ex-
claimed, Boys, l am going to dep He
| still continued TO fight, aud aided in tying
both the boys by the arms with a rope which
Mrs. Tegtmere had gone TO the barn and pro-
cured. Sixteen shots were fred by the out.
laws. Ike emptied the two weapons he had
on his person. OF the five brave men who
attacked them, all were wounded, the injured
| being as follow: Henry Ksrstipg. sho,
| through the body, and died at 1:15 O'Clock
in the morning; John H. Karstiug, shot in
| the left breast, hip and arms; Henry Tegt
mere, shot in the neck; Henry Pope, shot il
| the breast, the bullet striking the bone snC
coming out at the back; August Tegtmere
| finger bitten and crushed. 1t is thought al
the wounded will recover. Word was sen
to Wsverly, and as soon as possible Deputy
| Sheriffs Adsir and Carstenseu went for tn
| captured men and landed them in Jail at
| O'Clock yesterday morning. Bill Barber wa
/ found willing to converse, and said he wa
twenty.three and Ike twenty-five years old
Their father was soldier in an Iowa regi
m.nt, and dying soon after the war, the boy
were placed IN the Soldlers' Orphans
Home at Cedar Falls. When asked
in regard to the shooting of Sheriff
Sheppard last September, Bill said the
had worked for farmer who cheated then
out OF their pay aud they ran off horse auC
sold il, and Sheppard came to arrest them
He drew a revolver az soon he ordered
him to surrender, and fired, the ball striking
Bill 10 the head. Ike then drew revolve
and killed Sheppard. They made thei
efcape 10 Clay county, Ks, where they wen
10 pecking corn, and sfterward ran q ferry
over the Republican river. A week age
Monday, they concluded TO go home and Bel
their mother and sisters. They saw them a
they ai.tarsd tho Louss->f Of THAR sisis rs
and aroused the people; and they then at
tempted 10 escape and g. to Montana, wher
they claim their mother lives. About
o'clock last evening dispatch was receives
intimating that a mob was on the way L
lynch the pair and the sheriff caused thei
removal 10 Independence, where they ar
1 now locafad