Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-03-25
A NEBRASKA pEsPnRApo.

Being Discharged Ito Kills rila Employer,
ana Taking Itefnge IN a nntn Holds MS
Pursuors at hay and Knis Three. More
Men.
OMAHA, Neb.. March 22.-u. G. Stead.
man. prominent farmer OF Burt County,
proprietor OF two creameries near the viii
lage OF Lyons, Saturday forenoon dis
charged Edward johnson, alias John An
dcrson, young man and a comparative
stranger In the vicinity. Johrson there
upon picked up a quarrel With Steadman
end without giving warning whipped out
revolver and shot him In the bowels, caus-
ing death In short time. There was no
pyovOcation for the deed. Amid the en-
suing excitement johnson secured Win.
chester riile aud large quantity OF ammu-
milton and mounting horse started OF.
Constable Parker Immediately organized
small posse armed with revolvers, and
mounting horses, gave pursuit. being Joined
from time to time by others along the way.
They kept gaining on him and finally
twelve miles south, near tho farm Of Charles
2. johnson, a regular battle ensued, the
murderer turning and firing several shots
in rapid succession.
TWO OF THE PURsUERs KILLED.
Peter johnson, brother Of Charles. was
shot in the head and killed instantly.
Charles +. johnson was fatally shot in the
abdomen, and the next shot killed Con-
stable Parker's horse. This was followed
by other shots injuring some horses and
grazing some Of the men. Meantime, the
pursuers, whose numbers had largely in
creased, kept firing their revolvers. but the
desperate was out OF range. II was
thought however that he was wounded.
The crowd began 10 close In on him, when
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Into Charles p. Johns0n's large barn.
The desperate then opened lively fra
through the cracks and openings and held
the entire crowd, now numbering fully 100
men, at bay They finally cautiously sur
rounded tho barn and carefully guarded
themselves from the fire Of the bauicaded
desperate. They continued 10 shoot into
the barn at frequent intervals until dark.
BEsiEGINo THE BARN.
Late Saturday night Sheriff Skinner i lm
Tel aiuah, arrived with posse OF ten n.1n
armed with Winchester rifles. Yesterday
morning they opened fire again ON the barn
and the desperate responded. He shot
through one mans hat, through another's
coat and so on, but wounded none,
as they exercised great caution.
The desperate guarded every side OF tho
barn, and no one dared 10 approach II to
set Gre to II, as II had been determined to do.
In the afternoon he fired several shots
through the farm dwelling house, where
several men were stationed, but hit no one.
a special train has been ordered TO carry
my armed men from TeKamah to the scene
OF Ne siege. At five o'clock yesterday
AFTERNOON the desperate still held the fort.
ANOTHER MAN KILLED.
LA1Eh~-An attempt TO storm the barn IN
Burt County where the murderOus des.
perado Is inec nched resulted in the death
OF another maly. Edgar Everett, whom tue
desperate shot. several others have been
lightly wounded. iast night bright sire
was seen southwest II Oakland in the di.
reclion Of the barn, eiglI miles distant, and
the report reached here vas that the barn
had been set on FIRE. tbs. murderer has
killed four men and woundeO several aud
| has shot several horses.