Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-27
A 6ESlEGED DESPERATE.
VINO Is Holding Nebraska Barn Against
One Hundred Armed Man.

OMAHA, NER., March 2l-H. C Steadman
Il prominent farmer of Burt County. nro
prietor of two creameres near the vilisgo
OF Lyons, yesterday forenoon discharged !
Edward johnson, alias John Anderson n |
young man and comparative stranger in !
the vicinity, Johnson thereupon picked q |
quarrel with Steadman, and without
giving any warning whipped out
revolver and shot Steadman IN the
bowels, causing death in short time.
There was no provocation for the deed,
and amid the ensuing excitement johnson
secured "a Winchester rife and large
quantity of ammunition, and mounting
horse started off, Constable Parker imme-
dately organized small party armed
with revolyers and mounting horses, gave
pursuit. being joined from time to time by
others on the way. They kept gain
ing on him, and, finally, twelve
miles south, near the farm of
Charles p. johnson, regular battle
enSued. The murderer turned and fired
seyera shots in rapid succession. shooting
Peter Johnson brother Of Charles, in the
head, killing him instantly He next shot
Charles ?. johnson fatally in the abdomen,
His next shot killed Constable Parker
horse. This was followed by other shots,
lnjunng some horses and grazing some
of the men. Meantime the pursuers,
whose numbers had largely increased
kept firing their revolvers, but
the desperate was out of their short
range, 1t was thought, however
that he was wounded The crowd began
to close in on him, when he finally jumped
from his horse. Running into Charles =.
Johnson's large barn he opened a lively
fire through the cracks and openings and
held the entire crowd now numbering
fully 100 men-at bay They finally eau
| tiously surrounded the barn and carefully
| guarded themselves from the fire of the
barricadcd desperate, They continued to
| shoot into the baru at frequent intervals
until dark. 1t was then proposed to burn
him out, but no one would volunteer tc
dre tho building The barn contained
eighteen horses and mules, about l0.
chickens, plenty of grain and a we'll Be
sides this there were three caves, used fol
the storage Of vegetables. The barn anC
contents We're valued at $500, and it wa
thought advisable to wait while befor,
resorting to fire. II was concluded tC
guard the barn carefully all night and re
sumo operations in the morning. During
the siege the mules and horses frequently
neghed loudly, and it was thought tina
they had been wounded from time to time
Late last night Sheriff Skinner, from
Tekanah, arrived with q posse of te
men, armed with Winche ter rifles. Thi
morning they opened fire again on th
barn, and the desperate responded. II
shot through one mans hat, through al
others coat, and so on, but wounded Il
one, as they exercised great caution. TIL
desperado guarded every side of the bar
and no one dared to approach it to set fiji
to- it, as it had been determined to d'
This afternoon he fired several sho
through the farm dwelling house, whcl
several men were stationed, but hit L
one A special train has been ordered
carry fifty armed men from Tekanhh
| the scene of the siege At last accounts,
O'Clock this afternoon, the desperate ST
held the fort. II has been decided to 5
fire to the barn in some way at the fif
. opportunity,
LArrR.-An attempt to storm the ba
/ resulted to-day in the death of anoth
e man, Edgar Everitt, whom the despera'
. shot. Several others have been light
A wounded during the day. Tonight brig
+ fire is seen southwest of Oakland in the
a rection of the barn, eight miles distal
4 and the report reached here that the ba
: has been set on fire,