The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-14
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TOPEKA. KAN. January 81. Q.
Shoup. chairman OF the board OF county
commissioners Of Gray county, came IN
this afternoon from The scene OF the
frirhtful county seat war 60 lay the mat
Ter before Governor Martin lmme-
diatelv upon his arrival he had
long conference with the EXecu-
tive. who has been in telegraphic
communication an day with officials at
Cimarron Shoup gave a thrilling ac-
count of his experience with thc aitacK-
ing party. Tie was I'm the courthouse
when ne leader of the mob from the
rival town of ingalls, opened the door OF
his office. covered him with Winches-
fer. and commanded him not to
move All the county officers were
held up i'm the same way, while
the remainder of the mob took
nossession of the county records and fled
+ from town with them. The Cimarron
people pursued hotly English ana
Bliss who were killed were not partici-
paiinr in the fight, and Shoup claims
that their murder was deliberate
and i'm cold blood He demands
+ of the Governor that the murderers be
brought 10 speedy justice. He says the
Iauackinr party was headed by Watson
/ the newlv-elected county clerk. and was
made ND of notorious rOughs ana COW
+ bows. who were brought for The purpose
/ of terrorizing the Cimarron people WINE
/ the county records were being seiHed. Vhe
of the leaders of the party was
the notorious killer Jim johnston
who. 10 is said. has openly boasied That
bc bias taken the lives of twelve men,
and that no one dared 90 touch HIM.
Governor Martin said to-day that he
would nut stop 60 lhe fight ii II re-
/ auirod the entire militia of the Stale lie
6roposcs 90 have thorough inyesiiga-
+ lion. and saws the guilty ones viii be pun
i-hed General Meyers, with the Second
REGIMENT reached CmarrOn early TN
morning and found the whole town ~
arms and expecting another attack. NO
STRANGERS were allowed 60 enter the town
without proving satisfactorily that they
wore NOT friends of One rival town.
No services were held to-day IN the
churches but instead the church was
converted into an arsenal, where the
weanon- of war were deposited ana
. General Meyers ordered thepeople To ms
/ arm themselves at onCe.and told them thal
unless they did 800 their weapons would
ho tnkcn from thCm by force. TO all
outward appcarances this was complied
with A CimalrOn man named Gaze
and Td Robbins. of ingalls,, met TINS
morning few miles from ingalls,, and
Ie.norate encounter ensued They first
EXCHANGED pistol shots, bat Afterwards
had "a hand 90 hand tussle, in which
Gaze received fightful gashes IN The
neck. which will prove fatal
This morning The ingalls, people re-
ecivcd a report that q mob from OlmaI.
ron was preparing TO attack them VIII
fhe attention of burning the town anc
killing the leaders, 90 revenge the mur
der of English and Bliss. They
Immediately called n meeting
and thoroughly organized them
.elves Sentineis were sent out tc
watch for the opproach OF the enemy
and give warning. Fortihcaiions were
bnilt and every arrangement made to de
fand themselves W omen were enlisted
and riycn arms and ammunition. AZ
long as the militia is in the county iheI'
il not likely 10 be another conflict il
is only by the presence OF li'
froons that serious trouble can u'
ayerfcd. as the two rural towns are Only
a. few miles apart and the feeling is Sc
bitter that the slightest proNocalloi
would cause another outbreak. il Is
life and death struggle between the towns
as the success of one means the doWnial
of the other