The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-30
The Kiilinya in Kansas.

Liberal, Kan, July 2S.-The bodies OF four
men killed by the Hugo,on party were brought
to Voorhees,. Stevens county. night before last,
and. with the wounded boy, Herbert Tony.
afterward taken to Woodsdsle. No further
shooting is reported, but armed squads of Hu.
goton and Woodsdaie people seen by travellers
in different parts OF the county may provoke an
other conflict. Herbert Tony, the nineteen
year-old boy who was seriously wounded. made
an ante-mortem statement at Voorhees,, July &c,
sworn before II. V. Tucker, notary. as follows:
July "a, 1855, 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
10 find Robinson, We proceeded to return on July
%. and stopped TO remain a while aud rest our
horses at Wild Horse lake. in the strip. We lay
down ourselves at a hay-stack 10 rest. In about
half an hour | heard the sheriff saw: Boys. thew
have got u.s. / looked and saw they were all
around US. the number consisting Of about
twenty men. Sam Robinson demanded Of Sher-
if Cross that he give up his arms. Cross re-
piled that he did not have any.
wnereupon Robinson said, Sheriff 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 / escaped by feigning death. ] heard Robin
son say he shot Eaton, the fellow who had form
erly pulled q gun on him. They also shot and
killed Wilcox. They fred into the dead bodies
of several Of the men to make sure. but they
left me for dead. The posse consisted of my
self, Cyrus w. Eaton. Bob Hubbard, Rolla vii
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:
''On Saturday. the 2lst. a party consisting of
c. +. Cook, O.. +. Cook. A. Mcdonald and Sam
Robinson. with their families, went to the strip,
hunting aud fishing and gathering wild pluma
On ths third day out, at COTS creek, they were
surrounded by . party from Woodsdale. led by
Ed Short, and . 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 sight mon.
Il was decided to have Sam Robinson take one
of the horses and fee. which he did. with five
men in hot pursuit OF horseback
and armed with Winchesters. The
remaining Hugoton men hitched MP
their teams and let their wives take charge
Winchesters and protected them 10 making their
escape. They made a forced march to Hugo
ton. and q 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
a. il was now near midnight, concluded 10 go
into camp at some hay stacks GEAR by. When
they reached the stacks they were fred upon by
parties secreted in the stacks and a general fusil-
lsde began. When il ended, Sheriff Cross, Bob
Hubbard. T. Eaton and Wilcox were dead, and a
young man named Tony was seriously IL not
fatally wounded. Sam Robinson. of the Hu-
Cotton party. was shot through The leg
TOPEKA. Kan July 2a-Goyasdor Marta tss