The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-06-14
The barber Boys.

WAvERIY, Iowa, June THE capture |
of the noted Barber boys occurred at Q
farm house four miles southwest of |
Tripoli. and sixteen miles southeast of
this place. During the day they had |
been concealed in the barn of G German |
farmer, August Tegtmere and about 8 |
O'Clock last evening they went TO the |
house and asked for supper. Henry |
Tegtmere, son of the farmer, recognized
them and succeeded in conveying this |
fact to his father, whom he instructed to |
give the alarm TO the neighbOrs. Henry |
remained AZ home to assist his mOtner IN !
preparing the meal for
THE nEsPERAnoEs.
Several men, all of whom were Ger
mans, accompanied the elder Tegtmere
to his home. They had no weapons ex-
ceps one shot gun, which they claimed
Yves not loaded. The intention was to
surround the house, and when the boys
came out TO spring upon them and Sc
cure them before their suspicious could
be aroused. This plan was baffied
| through the excitement of one man, who
rushed into the house to secure the
bandits, upon which the later both
drew revolVers and logan firing pFomis
cOusly. Henry Tegtmere spraag upon
| Bill Barber, knocked his hand away
l
melee then became general and Bill was
soon on the floor, but managed 70 con-
/ tinue firing oyer his shoulder. Ike
| managed tO escape his pursueFs for
moment, and leaping through an 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 and s1ceeeded
= -k,uxA
Ksrsting received bail through the
body and exclaimed, 'boys, am gong
to die" but he still continued TO dght,
and aided in tying both of the boys by
the arms with rope which Ars. Tegt-
mere had gone 20 the barn aud secured.
Sixteen shots were fired by the outlaws.
/ Ike emptied two weapons he he'd On his
person. OF the five brave meR who 81.
tackled them all wore wounded OF in
iured, being as follows. Henry Kars-
. ting, shot through the body and died.at
4 ! ia IN the EaOrning; John II. KaFsting.
shot in the left breast. hip and arms /,
Henry Tegtmere, shut in the neck /;
| Henry Page. shot in The breast. the bal
let striking the bone and coming out At
the back August Tegtmere, finger bit
ten and crushed. Ii is thought that all
therWounded will recover. Word was
sent 20 Waverly and as soon as possible
Deputy Sherids Adair and Constinsen
went for the men and
II LANDED THEM IN IAIIs
at SIX O'Clock yesterday morning. Bill
Barber was found willing TO converse
and said he was "a and Ike 50 years old.
j Their father was soldier in an Iowa
! regiment, and, dying soon after the war
the boys were placed In The Soldiers
Orphan home at Cedar Falls. When
asked in regard 10 she shooting Of 6her-
if SheppeFd last September, Bill said
| they had worked for . farmer who
} cheated them out Of their pay eDd they
I ran off horse and sold it, and Sheppard
J came 10 arrest them. he drew FeFOs.
5 yer Is soon As he ordered them 20 sur
/ striking 8iH IN the lead and Ike
| then drew a revolver end killed Shep.
2 perd. They uzade their escape % Clay
county, Kansas, where they went 20
! picking corn and afterwards ran Q ferry
over the Republican river. A week $50
8 Monday they concluded TO 60 home and
| see their mother and sisters. They saw
0 them IS they entered the house and one
2 of their sisters aroused the people and
ftheY then attempted TO escape and 60 %
! | Montana, where their mother lives.
} About O'Clock last evening dispatch
iutimating that mob was On the way
7 70 lynch the pair, the sheriff caueed thefI
> removal TO Independents, where they
z are now located.
Q News Direct froua HermosiIIo. sonora
+ ST.. LOUIS, June "A dispatch diEeci
: from HeFnOsillo. Sonora. dated yester
5 day. says: There is no news from Gen
3 Crook. A courier from neer where ths
Mexican officers, Garcie and Torres. hes
\ their fight with Indians in the GierFs
Madre mountains q short time ggo
% brings news that the Apaches have scar
!. tered and thst they are trying % &c
= north In small bands. Gen. Lopets doe.
not think Gea. Crook il In any danger.