Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
AN OUTLAW AT BAY
Bob Sims, the Alabama Des-
perado, Run to Earth.
A BLOODY FIGHT III PROSPECT.

The Notorious Murderer Surrounded by
the Sheriff and Armed NIen in His Own
Home-His Latest Atrocious Crime
Slaughter of John Mcmillan and His
Family-SiN Persons Victims of the Mis-
creRnt-One of Them a Woman One a
Girl and One Boy-Gory Christmas
Celebration at Chicago.
MOBILE, Ala, Dec 26-Bob Sims and
his desperate associates are more than
likely to be dispatched off the face of the
earth within the next twenty-four hours.
Tne wholesale slaughter of the Mcmillan
family, perpetrated Wednesday night by
Sims and his gang. has aroused both the
citizens and authorities 10 action, and
troops and armed men are fiocking TO the
Sims homestead, where the desperate and
his associates are Gagged and surrounded
by sheriif's party. The governor has or
dered the First regiment of state troops To
the aid of the sheriff and they left last
night for the scene of action. The troops
have with them a field piece for lombard
ment, as it believed Sims and his gang Will
make desperate resistance and will sell
their lives dearly.
The Desperate Begins Work Again.
Sims history i familiar to everybody in
Alabama. Several years ago he was forced
To leave Choctaw county, and John Nc
MILAN was one of the leaders in the move
ment To expel him from the borders of the
state. Sims and his gang came back to
the county quietly several days agos and
at his first appearance came upon McNIil-
lans team>ter, Edward Frost. who was
loading merchandise on his wagon at the
steamboat landing Sims leveled Win
chester rife at Frost head. and ordering
him To drive on TO his Sims house kept
him covered until he was opposite the
gate.
The Attack on NcMillan's House.
He then forced Frost to unload the goods
and carry them into his house. and sent
the teamster home with a parting injunc-
ton not tn turn his head al the peril of his
life, and a message to John Mcmillan that
he Sims would come around that night
and burn his house and murder him.
That night Mcmillan placed a strong
guard about his house and the mi~crcant
did not appear. But AZ II O'Clock Wednes-
day night Sims and six members of his
gang rode up to McMillan's house They
were all armed with Winchester rifles and
commenced firing through the windows.
While the occupants were thus kept ter
torized the fiends set fire to the house
Slaughter of the Inmates.
Two I rsey boys. neighbors of Mcmillan,
were in the house and emerged from the
front door together. Charley ran for Jhr
brush near the roadside and escaped. but
LlewelIyn was shot through the body and
fell in the dooryard John Kennedy Nc
Millan-s father-in-law. attempted To carry
the wounded man into the store. and was
shot dead. Charley escaped unhurt. John
Mcmillan took a position at one of the
windows and attempted to defend his
home He was shot three times and cam
not possibly survive. One of tLe shots in
tended for him instantly killed Minnie
Kennedy. his 12-year-old niece. Miss Belle
Mckenzie. schoolteacher who boarded at
McNillan's was shot twice in the neck
and cannot recover. and Freddie Kennedy.
McNIillan's 10-year-old nephew. was shot
and his body burned up in the house.
Sims Daughters in the Gang.
After the occupants of the house were
either killed or mortally wounded the
fiends broke in the store door. lighted the
lamps. helped themselves to all the goods
they wanted and drove away. Sims two
daughters are members of the gang They
are both of age.and skilled in the use ofthe
rifle a well being experienced horse
women. Charley Utsey says that when
Sims and his gang left the place they de-
clarcd their intention Of burning ont and
numbering DR. Franklin Brown and Frank
Ta-c who were Interested in the move
snent To drive Sims and his friends out of
Choctaw county.