The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-29
THE KANSAS WAR.
ARts-Mortsm Statement Of Herbert Tony
The Story Told by the HugOtOn Herald.

Liberal. Kan, July 2S-The bodies OF four
men killed by the Hugo.on party were brought
70 Voorhees,. Stevens county. night before last
and, with the wounded boy, Herbert Tony.
afterward taken TO Woodsdale No further
shooting is reported. but armed squads of HUI
go,on and Woodsdale people seen by travellers
in different parts Of the county may provoke an
other conflict. Herbert Tony, the ninetsen-
year old boy who was seriously wounded. made
al ante-mortem statement at voorhees,, July 90.
sworn before Il V. Tucker, notary, as follows:
o July "a. 1sSs. l went, in company with J.
Cross. sheriff Of Stevens county, TO arrest sam
Robinson. then said to be in The neutral strip.
We went down TO the neutral strip, but failing
90 find Robinson, We proceeded TO return on July
.. and stopped TO remain q while and rest our
horses at Wild Horse lake. In the strip. We lay
down ourselves at a hay-stack TO rest. In about
half an hour l heard the sheriff say: Boys. thew
have got u.s. / looked and saw they were all
around rs. the number consisting Of about
twenty men. Sam Robinson demanded of Sher-
III Cross that be give up his arms. Cross re-
piled that he did not have any.
wnereupon Robinson said. 'Shsrin Cross.
Winchester and fred. Cross fell, and Robinson
then killed Hubbard in the same manner. J.
B. Chamberlain. one of the county commission
ers OF Stevens county, shot me in the shoulder.
but l escaped by feiGning death. l heard Robin
son say he shot Eaton. the fellow wis had form
erly pulled . gun on him. They also shot and
killed Wilcox They fred into the dead bodies
OF several OF the men to make sure, bat they
left me for dead. The posse consisted of my
self, Cyrus W. Eaton. Bob Hubbard. Rolla VIII.
COX and John Cross. sheriff. After they had
gone saddled my pony and made the best Of
my way TO Voorhees,"
The Liberal Leader received to-day the follow
ing statement from C. E Cook. editor of the
Hugoton Herald:
c. Il. Cook, Q. +. Cook, A. Mcdonald and Sam
Robinson, with their families. went to the strip.
hunting and fishing and gathering wild plums.
On the third day out, at COTS creek, they were
surrounded by q party from Woodsdale. led by
Ed Short, and Q demand made for their imme-
date surrender, which Of course was promptly
refused. The party then determined to try and
divide their force. which consisted OF eight men.
IL was decided to have Sam Robinson take one
of the horses and lee. which be did. with FIVE
men In hot pursuit on horseback
and armed with WInchessers. The
remaining Hugoton msn hirched mp
their teams and let their wives take charge
of them, while they marched out with their
Winchesters and protected them in making their
escape. They made a forced march to Hugo
ton. and a force WAS Immediately organized and
started In pursuit for the rescue Of Robinson.
They met Robinson in the strip on his way
home. about eleven miles in the Territory, and
as 1t was now near midnight. concluded to 60
into camp at some hay stacks near by. When
they reached the stacks they were fired upon by
parties secretad in the stacks and a general fusil-
lade began. When it ended, Sheriff Cross, Bob
Hubbard. I. Eaton and Wilcox were dead, and a
young man named Tony was seriously if not
fatally wounded. Sam Robinson, of the HUI
Cotton party. WAS shot through the leg"
TOPEKA. Kan July 2s.-Governor Martin has
decided that the lawlessness engaged in by
Stevens county people must stop. Accordingly,
be has directed Attorney general Bradford and
Brigadisr- general Myers to proceed there, in
vestigate the situation and report to him as
soon es possible. The Attorney general left at
noon, and will be joined by General Myers
en- route. The Governor has also written a
very sensible letter to Congressman Peters on
the subject, in which he says:
TOPEKA, July %.
'To Hon. s. Il. Peters. House of Representatives
Washington, ID. C.:
THE sheriff Of Stevens county and four or
Eve other citizens of Kansas have been killed in
No Mans Land, just South of the State line.
That country is now aud has been for years the
home or hiding place of outlaws and criminals:
1t IS under no jurisdiction, and has no laws. IL
ought to be attached at once 10 the district of
Kansas, so that the United States marshal Of
this State could drive out or arrest the outla We
who infest il. To attach il 10 the district iuris-
diction of New Mexico would not improve mat
ters. L hope Congress will speedily adopt some
measure OF relief. Ohm A. MARTIS.'
WICHITA, Kan . July 2S.--BrigadIer-g general
Murray Myers, Of the Second Brigade, to-day
received orders from Acknowledgment Camp
bell TO proceed at once with n staff of officers
to Stevens county aud report the condition Of
affairs in that warlike section. He left tonight
for Liberal. kau., accompanied by CAPTAIN John
Wallace. They will join General Campbell and
Encouragement Bradford at Liberal. and pro-
coed overland thirty miles 10 Hugoton. the