The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-28
A Kansas Man Who Wouldn't Sur.
render to County Officials.
He Prevents an Attempt to Gap.
ture Him by Shooting.
Four Men Become tho Victims OF
His True Aim.
This Throws Local Factions Into Feud,
and 1t is Said Eleven Men Lose
Their Lives in the
Baltic.


livery stable keeper at llGgoton, gives the
following particulars regarding terrible
encounter between llugoton and Woods.
dale men, in Stevens county, whereby no
less than seven men last their lives: Sam
Robinson, the city marshal OF llugoton,
and NJ. Cook, of the same town, went TO
the Dudley ranch near Pony creek yes.
terday accompanied 10y their wives 10
look IN some cattle which they were try
ing 10 buy. While taking dinner, Deputy
Sheriff Short, Wooisdatc man, accom-
panied by five other Woodsdale men,
rode up TO the party and asked Robinson
10 surrender as hc had warrant for his
arrest. Robinson sail he would 90 q
short distance from camp, leaving Cook
and the ladies behind aud then give his
enemies q chance 10 take him. lie did SO,
and on reaching q convenient spot both
parties opened fire with the result that
four Woodsdalc men turned MP their toes.
The other two fled 10 the strip and Robin
son escaped without scratch Cook
hastcncd 20 llugoton and gave the alarm
and soon an armed squad went 10 their
assistance. Meeting q lot OF WoOdsdalo
men an encounter took place, in which
three more persons were killed and mum.
bc wounded. According 10 our iniouna-
ton the whole county II at war; but sam
Wood has again disappeared. John Cross,
sheriff Of stevens county, was one OF the
men killed in the second fight. The name
OF the others killed could not be learned,
but further information ~ expected to-
morrow.
James Gerard, L. l.. Linn, $. Tobcy,
George 4. picson, u. Grisup, II. Tor.
rents. w. Webb, Billy Chadman, Billy
Mckee, Charles Shlts, George 5. Hotter
and Jim Williams, all Of Noodsdalc,
stevens county, came in this morning. as
thcy say, 10 look after Herbert Toncy. one
ui their young men, Who was wounded In
the shooting aiIray and who has since dis.
appeared. James Gerard, deputy sheriff
ol stevens county, gives the following ac.
count OF the affair
4 warrant had been issued to FL Short,
constable and city m.trshAl Of MoodHdalc,
Tor the arrest OF sam Robinson. Robinson
had gone TO the neutral strip aud III
Short, VIM. llauslcf aud Dick Wilson
went after him. They found him ia u
dugout and ordered him tO surrender. lie
said lac would never surrender to Ed
Short. III told him he could get ~
many men as lac wished from the strip to
20 with him to the State, lkauslsl. Rob
inson did not surrender. hut got on his
horse and made n run OF siN or seven
miles to the Beaver fycr where lac got q
fresh hono and soon disianccd the boys
Who then gave up the Chncc. sheriff
Cross hearing that Short aud his posse hud
been corrallod down in the strip, started
with four men ior their relief, hut they
could not find them, ~ started back up
the trail aud went into camp. While
they were asleep llugulun party sur
priscd and disafmed them. mnlr them
stand up IN line aud sh0t them, killing
four and wounding one. The deputy
sheriff did not givr any names besides
those mentioned above, but G.. ;. Toby
told your informant that the four killed
wcrc Sheriff John Cro-., Robert Hubbard,
&. W. Eaton, H. WilcuN, and that Her
bert Tony was wounded. lie also
sad that there might be- one or two
moro killed and that lac heard Herbert
Reed WIS wounded but could not sny how
be- got hurt. There must have been shoot.
ing besides the above uilmy, Tor boy
named Nathan Jones, Who WAS ON his ~.
turn from Stevens county 10 Liberal states
that lac passed near two squads Who wcro
firing at each other. The latest report that
came in Is that eleven men have been
killed ~ far. Reports are very conimdic.
tory aud many oi thrm unreliable, but
there IL no doubt that thu stevens county
people are in terrible state ui excitement
aud that more shooting may bc expected.