The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-03
THE COUNTY SEAT WAR.

Further Particulars ef the killing IN
stevens County. Kan.-An Editors Ac-
count Of the AMIR.
LLBKRAL, Kan, July 3.-The bodies Of
the fou men killed by the HugotOn
party were taken to Voorhees,, Stevens
County, and, with the wounded boy TOn-
ny, afterward taken to WcOdsdale. No
further shooting q been reported, but
armed squads OF Hugoton and Wooisdale
people have been seen by travellers in diff
ferent parts Of this county and may meet
at n time.
Acknowledgement Bradford, Of Topeka,
and Brigadier-General Murray Myers and
Captain j. H. Wallace, of Wichita, arrived
here yesterday afternoon and departed .
few hours later for Hugoton. While hero
they questioned many residents Of this town
and many others from wOOdsdale and HUI
Cotton relative to the war in Stevens Coun-
ty, and despite the fact that the towns
engaged in the wal were well represented
here, they found it impossible to arrive at
any thing like a definite conclusion as to
the actual state Of affairs.
Some claim that WOodslale men to the
number Of fifty or more have surrounded u
party of twelve HugOton warriors at u
small place called Lafayette, and are en-
deavoring to drive them from their hiding
place, but others go no further than to
deny the story and claim that the wax is
for the time being ut a n end.
The HugotOn and WOOdsdale men now
in town are peaceable and claim ,o have
left home to avoid trouble. That they fear
to return indicates an absence of belief in
the report that Stevens County hOstilities
have ceased.
The Liberal Leader publishes the follow
ing statement from e.. E.. Cook. editor Of
the Hugoton Herald; Saturday, July II,
a party consisting of c. e. Cook, D. j.
Cook, a. Mcdonald and Sam Robinson,
with their families, went to the Strip, hunt
ing and fishing and gathering wild plums.
On the third day out, and at COTS creek,
they were surrounded by q party from
WOOdsdale led by Ed Short, and a demand
made for their immediate surrender,
which, of course Has promptly refused.
The party then determined to try
and divide their force, which con-
sisted OF eight men. 1t was decided
to have Sam Robinson take one Of his
horses and flee, which he did. with five
men in hot pursuit and on horseback, and
armed with Winchester. The remaining
HugotOn men hitched up 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 o forced march to HugotOn,
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 it was near mid
night, concluded to go into camp at some
near by. When they reache1
the stacks they were fred upon by
secreted in the stack
and Q general fusilade began. When it
ended Sheriff Cross, Bob Hubbard, J. Ea-
ton and Wilcox were dead and a young
man by the name Of Tommy was seriously
il not fatally wounded. Sam Robinson, Of
the HugOtOn party, was shot through the
leg. Any statement differing from this is
false, a this is written by IN eye wifhsoA
Of the whole proceedings. It was the in
n stated by Cross and Short, ''to
kill Sam Robinson. E. e. and o.. q. Cook
md A. Mcdonald, and they stated they
were in the Strip for that purpose. s. N.
stated that II the HugOton party
ever allowed TO cav the Strip alive
he Woodsdale people were towards. The
necessity Of such . slaughter Is deeply re-
by all Of ~ people and they lay
theb blame Of the whole matter POI s. N.
Wood, who II believed to be at the bottom
Of the scheme"