Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-23
A Discharged EmplOyG Shows Hin
self a MuTiGTOuS Wretch.
HE KILLS THREE MEN AND
DEFIES A POSSE.
After Soaking a House, Two Robbers
are worste3.
SENATOR LOGAN HAS An ATTACK OF
CIVIL SERVICE.
Alderman Jaehne's Official Bonds
men Withdrawing.
RAILROAD ENGINES DISABLED
BY MASKED MEN.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
a Murderous DesperadO.

man, q prominent farmer of Burt county,
and proprietor of two creameries near the
village Of Lyons, yesterday forenoon, dis
charged Edward Johnson, alias John
Anderson, q young man and a comparative
stranger in the vicinity. johnson here
upon picked a quarrel with Steadman, and
without giving any warning whipped out
a pistol and shot Steadman in the bowels,
causing death in a short time. Amid the
ensuing excitement the murderer secured
a Winchester rifle and a large quantity OF
ammunition, and mounting q horse started
off. Constable Parker Immediately organ
lied a small party, and 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 IL
miles south, near the farm of Charles P.
Johnson, a regular battle ensued. The
murderer turned and fired several shots
in rapid succession, shooting Peter john
son, a brother Of Charles, in the head,
killing him instantly. He next shot
Charles P. Johnson fatally in the abdo-
men. His next shot killed Constable
Parker's horse. This was followed by
other shots, injuring some of the horses,
and grazing some of the men. Mean
time the pursuers, whose numbers had
largely increased, kept firing their revol-
vers, but the desperate was out at short
range. II was thought, however, that he
was wounded. The crowd began to close
in on him, when he finally jumped from
his horse and running into Charles P.
Johnson's large barn he opened a lively fire
through the cracks and openings, and held
the entire crowd, now numbering 100 men
at bay. They finally cautiously surrounded
the barn, and carefully guarded them
selves from the fire OF the barricsded des-
perado. They continued to shoot into the
barn ut frequent intervals until dark. 1t
| was proposed to burn him out, but no one
| would volunteer to fire the building. 1t
was concluded to guard the barn carefully
all night and resume operations in the
morning. Late last night Sheriff Skinner.
from Tekamah, arrived with a posse Of 10
men with Winchester rifles. At last &C.
counts last evening the desperate still held
the fort. II had been decided to set fire to
the barn to drive him out or roast him.
LATERAL attempt to storm the barn
this morning resulted in the death OF an
other man, Edgar Everett, whom the des
perado shot. Several others have beer
slightly wounded during the morning. A
bright fire is seen southwest in he direc
ton of the barn, and the report reached
here is that the barn had been set on fire
The Mexican murderer has killed three
mon, H. G. Steadman, @. Johnson and
Edgar Everett. He has wounded others
and shot several horses. The barn burn
ing was, with the contents, valued a
Sc, 1000. and belonged to G. P. Johnson, ont
of the killed.
5P. NJ. The siege OF the desperate il
Burt county terminated by the burning OF
the barn in which he had intrenched him
self. During the fire he fred q success
sion of shots into the crowds, who re
turned the fire and shot him in the head
After the fire his body was found partly
burned.
Robbers WOrsted.
New ORLEANS, March pa special tc
the Picayune from Aberdeen. Miss, say
that last night three strangers went to thu
house of Mrs. Schlander, a widow lady liv
ing across the lake from Tehula, - miles
from Lexington, gagged and bound hel
and a peddler, who was in the house at thu
time, with a view Of securing a large sun
OF money believed to be secreted about the
house. The old lady was subjected to al
manner OF torture, and it was not unti
they carried her to a fire and threatened tc
burn her that she told them where 81 300
was secreted. AS soon as this sum was SO
cured aud 500 that the peddler had the
robbers left for Lexington to take thu
train. The peddler got out his knife, cut
the cords and released himself. and gave
an alarm. Town Marshal Moses G. Jen.
nett and John Given started in pursuit,
and overlook the robbers about q mile
from Lexington, where q battle occurred,
One of the robbers was instantly killed
and another wounded. The wounded
robbers was traced to the edge of town
and hopes are entertained OF his capture.
In the sack addressed TO Mrs. Schlander on
the person OF the dead robber was found
$2l5. In his hat was a band neatly EN-.
broidered with the initials &C. G." No
papers were found TO identify him.
Another Big strike Inaugurated.
KANSAS CRY, March 22.-At 8 O'Clock
this morning the general sounding OF
whistles signslled the Inauguration Of an.
other strike at that hour. Union switch.
men in every railroad yard in the city
quit work, and the freight business gen.
orally was stopped. Chicago and Alton
officials made up trains by the help Of
non-union men and sent them out, bui
the strikers are said to have boarded
them at the eastern limits Of the city,
The Wabash is working q small force
sufficient, the officials say, to handle the
city freight. and being under the protec.
ton Of the Federal Court have invoked
the protection OF the United States
Marshal. A mass meeting of the strikers
will be held this afternoon. At presen,
the cause of the strike cannot be learned,
Some OF the men say: 1--WE had orders
from the headquarters Of the knights Of
Labor. Switchmen made a general de.
msnd for an advance in wages a week age
on the various roads, and il was moi