Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04
FOUR MEN KILLED.


The Net Result Of tho Shooting In NO
Mans Land.
LIBERAL, SEWARD COUNT, KAN, July q
The bodies of four men killed by the
HugOt0n party were brought to Voorhees,,
Stevens county night before last, and with
the wounded boy, Herbert Toney afterwards
taken to WoOdsdale. No further shooting
has been reported, but armed squads OF
Hueoton and Woodsdale people, seen BY
travellers in different parts of the country,
may provoke another conflict. Herbert
Toney, the - year-old boy who was serious
ly wounded, made an ante-mortem state
ment at Voorhees,, July %, sworn before Fl.
V. Decker, notary, as follows:
Con July "a, 1883, he went in company
with John Cross, sheriff of Stevens county,
to arrest Sam Robinson, then said to be in
neutral strip, but failing to find Robinson
We proceeded to a ravine on July 81, and
stopped to remain awhile and rest our horses
We lay down at hay stack to rest, and in
about half an hour / heard the sheriff say,
''boys, they have got u.s." looked and saw
they were all around US, their number con-
sisting of about twenty men. am not able
J. P. Chamberlain, Charles Cook,
Orrin Cook, J. W. Calvert and a
man named Rigely and Mcdonald, who live
north of Hugoton. The men closed in up
on us, and Sam Robinson demanded of
Sheriff Cross that he give up his arms.
Gross replied that he did not have any,
whereupon, Robinson saying, ''Sheriff
Winchester and fired, and Cross fell. Rob-
inson then asked Hubbard if he had any
arms, and before Hubbard made any reply,
Robinson fred and Hubbard fell. About
that time was searched for arms by j. B.
Chamberlain, one of the county commits
sioners of Stevens county, who had taken
me in charge. heard Robinson say he had
shot Eaton, the fellow who had formerly
pulled gun on him. After Chamberlain
stepped back three steps. asked me why we
were down here and Immediately drawing
his Winchester fired upon me without wait
ing for an explanation. By a sudden mo-
ton on my part he failed to hit me full in
the breast and received the shot in the
shoulder and fell. They proceeded to look
for another of the sheriff's posse, Wilcox by
name. They found him and heard them
shoot Wilcox They failed to kill him at
the first shot, as I heard him groan and
heard them say 'Shoot again." I
think Robinson shot him first, but don't
know who shot him the second
time. l was fifteen feet from where he was
shot. The posse consisted of myself, Eaton.
Wilcox and John Cross, sheriff.
Wnlie lay ON the ground Ln0y eearCn0O Jay
pockets, took my belt and then pulled me
around to see if was dead.
A question was asked by some if was
dead, and heard the reply that was. I
held my breath to make them think I was
dead. They then proceeded to search the
others and heard cartridges rattle and the
remark made that they had plenty of anu
nition now. After this I heard
several more shots and heard
Robinson say, ~ want to make sure that
hey are all dad" They came to me three
u four times and pulled me around to see
f T was dead. I heard Chamberlain re-
mark he was satisfied was dead and was
Unknown. He thought lived in the strip,
also thought that Wilcox was from the strip.
There were three or four men camped near
where we we're shot, engaged in making hay
Who were witnesses of the shooting. They
aid they did not want to remain there as
people might think they were accomplices
% the crime. They, together with Robin |
'on. Cook, Calvert and others, held q talk !
md Robinson asked these men if they were
he party that went south in the morning |
md if it was, where was the other man. The |
eply was that it was the same party, with |
he exception of one man, who they supposed !
remained south.
The men engaged in making hay, took no |
part in the shooting, or our capture, and left |
n company with those who had done the |
hooting and all went north together. Rob-
nson told them to say nothing about the |
hooting and threatened any man who told |
n him. After they left proceeded the best |
could to saddle my horse and proceeded 70
7OOrheee."