The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
EACH GOT HIS MAN,
A Deputy u. S. Marshal and His Prisoner En-
gage N a Fight With Guns With
Deadly Effect

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history of that country.
Deputy l. S. Marshal c. E. Short of
| Hennessey, Ok, arrested one Charles Bry-
! ant, member of the notorious Dalton
band of train robbers, for whose capture
there is large reward offered for the part
| they took in the robbery of the Santa Fe
train in the territory several months ago.
| The arrest which lead to the shooting was
made at Hennessey, and as Short had an
! idea of what kind of a man he had to deal
with, he watched his chances, and when
he saw the outlaw go to bed Saturday
night and blow out the light he made
rush into the room, covering him with six
| shooters, and had the handouts on
him befor ne knew anyone was around.
Bryant reached for his gun but was too
late and he had to give up.
| 1t was while Short was enroute to this
city over the Rock Island with his pris-
oner to lodge him in Jail here that the
shooting occurred. He was expecting an
attack from some other members OF the
band at Wacoma, the first station in the
strip north Of the line of Oklahoma and to
be ready in case anything of the kind did
occur, he took the prisoner into the bag
gage and express car, just as the train
whistled for that station. He left the
handouts on his charge and gave the mes
senger, who was unarmed, his sixshooter
and told him to watch him while he went
into d coach for his Winchester. When
Short left the car and the messenger had
his back turned, Bryant, the prisoner,
made a leap for the gun which
had been placed on desk by
the messenger so it would be
handy in case of an emergency Bryant
seemed to realize that it only meant
death in the end for him, so he took des-
perate chances to make his escape. AS he
went to the end door of the car to Jump
off the train he met the conductor, who he
drew a bead on and drove back into the
car, but he was stopped at this stage Of
the game by the appearance of Short, who
came out of the smoker with his Winches-
ter, and Bryant halted and commenced
shooting at him. Short returned the fire,
after he had been mortally wounded, and
succeeded in planting three balls in Bry
ant before he fell. Bryant shot five times
at Short, but it is thought that the first
was the fatal one, for it entered the left
shoulder and ranged downward, passing
out below the right arm. Bryant's fatal
wound was in the breast.
When the two men fell Short said to one
of the crowd who had gathered, 81 got my
man, but he got me. too. | would like to
see my mother" Bryant said nothing,
and both were dead in about fifteen min
utes.
The bodies of the two dead men were
brought up to Caldwell, where Deputy
Marshal Hays, of this city, who had been
telegraphed, met them, and it was he who
removed the handouts from Bryant, who
did all his fighting hampered in that way.
Shorts remains will be sent to his mother
in Indiana today for burial, and Bryant
will be buried at Caldwell unless his peo-
pie, who live in Texas, send for the re-
mains.
Although Short was a young man, he
had already made a reputation by his
bravery. He had killed two other men in
similar circumstances and is said to be the
last eyewitness to the celebrated Cross
murder in No Man island, he being a
deputy under Sheriff Cross at that time.
He had many friends in this city, whose
deepest sympathy is with his mother and
other loved ones. who mourn his untimely
taking-off
An EAGLE representative also ascertain
ed that when the Rock Island train going
south passed that place yesterday morn
ing two men were seen heavily armed and
they were supposed to be Daltons. Deputy
marshals were telegraphed for, and the
train on its return trip last night was
guarded by about twenty of them from
Hennessy to Caldwell. and the train was
stopped several times in the strip to give
the officers chance to look for the men,
but they could not be found.
The above was given in full by an eye
witness to the affair, and has been corrob-
grated by Deputy Marshal Hays, of this
city.
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