The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-08
THE WAR In KANSAS
The Murder of Sheriff Dunn Par
TALLY Avenged.
THE SITUATION is SERIOUS
Arms for the Deputies Refused-Myers Forces
Ordered to Join Roberts-MOre
Bloody Work Anticipated.

u6IluS nave partly dSeuScu JIG uCoth u
Sheriff Dunn. 1t is not known positively,
)ut seems more than likely that as the re-
suit of an attempt of the deputies to bring
.he slayers of the sheriff to justice and
force an expiration of the murder,
FOUR OUTLAWS WERE KILLED THIS AFTER
A courier arrived here at noon, just in
from the south line of the state, reports
q running conflict between the fleeing
desperadoes and an armed posse OF
pursuers. Two wagon loads OF men
who escaped in gulch south OF Spring
field, were discovered. They say their
pursuers at about the same moment and
then commenced a life and death race. For
ten miles the two parties were not within
firing distance, but just before dusk the
pursuing party came within less than !
quarter of mile Of the desperadoes, and
firing commenced.
ARUNNING FIGHT
was kept up on the level plain for dis
lance of four miles. Following one fust-
lade four men We're seen to tumble from
their seats in the wagons. 1t could not be
ascertained whether they were killed or
wounded
The pursuing party, finding their iaded
horses could not carry them further, made
detour of some half mile to ranch
where they procured fresh horses and the
race was resumed. The courier started
back from that point. He says the pursu-
ing party, numbering fourteen men, would
follow the desperadoes into No Mans
Lam, If necessary, and
rurM pACE- DEAD OR ALIVE
Another courier is hourly expected, and
with him news OF battle IN which one
side or the other sustained serious loss of
life.
1t was learned to-day the party killing
Dunn was made up of details from the
counties of Seward, Stevens, Grant, Nor
ton and Haskell. Threats have beeL made
in each of these five counties that In case
Judge Botkin attempts to open court IN
either be will be killed, and the threats
come from men known to be desperate.
! The scenes in this county are feared IN
each of the other counties.
This morning young man named Estes
was arrested by the troops 1t is alleged
he was one of the party attacking Dunn.
One company of militia is now at Spring
field awaiting the pleasure of Judge Bot
kin TO
ASSIST HIM IN OPENING COURT.
In the meantime the deputy sheriffs are
making arrests Of the men engaged IN the
battle. These arrests are but beginning.
Another trouble is not anticll ated. All
warrants were made returna0le to the
Justice of the peace of this place. it is
alleged that If the preliminary examinations
are held at Springfield the prisoners will all
be released there. They were brought to
Arkalon The Jail is at Springfield, SO
the prisoners are held in vacant store
roem in which troops are barricaded. Two
more prisoners-C. S. Anderson ana j. j.
Leach-were brought in this afternoon.
AS one of to-day's prisoners is chairman of
the board of county commissioners and il
also a leading Alliance man, and all the
prisoners belong to the Alliance, grave
fears are expressed by Adiutant General
Roberts and people here that
AREsCUE WILL BE ATTEMPTED
An attack by thirty or forty well armed
determined men could result only one way
the release of the prisoner and possibly
: bloodshed.
The situation is alarming. II Judge Bot
kin had opened court when he should have
J done so-yesterday-part OF the force
Springfield could have been sent herr
to reinforce the prison guards. L
) is evident some one is committing
serious blunder that may have disas
ering the advisability of ordering anothe
= company, so as to have sufficient protec
ton in case Of an attack. He will prob
j ably do so tomorrow, as he has the author
a ity of the governor. 1t was necessary &c
Gay to get out of the county two detective
who, as members OF the Alliance, Decam
members of the vigilance organization tina
e killed Dunn.
o THEIR LIVES ARE WORTH BUT LITTLE
q as they have given information that lead
r to the wholesale issuing OF warrants. h
a morning both will be in places of safety.
q AT Springfield all is quiet, although tn
!, contest case is now going on to determin
o the fight for sheriff. The Alliance cand
q date was counted in by majority {
. thirteen, but frauds in counting the vote
v in this (StewarD county are NJ
new things, and the recounting show
false returns were made from one towr
ship sufficient to change the actual result
Guyman. sherif-elect who escaped whe
10 Dunn was killed, went over to-day, and u
G. probabilities are that he will qualify. a
IS though the Alliance members of the PEI
ple's party have declared he would new,
live until the 18th, the day he should
into office. Having protection, he pro
Il ably will at least enter upon the dlscharl
- OF his duties, whatever the outcome, al
al the end will be reached this week.
ID NEW FUEL WILL BE ADDED
ic to the flames now smouldering. Wi
lam V. Dunn, the seventeen-yee
old son of Dunn, will
". turn Saturday, aster his father
ID funeral, for the purpose of a SETTLING
~, matters" as he says, with quiet. but da
gerous look in his eyes Six men who
~ caped at Canon battle have openly d
s. clared they will hunt to death every M
concerned in the disgraceful affair, a
Young Dunn has joined them. They fl
the murder bitterly This feeling is
rs tensihed by the knowledge that the body
D. the
ev MURDERED SHERIFF WAS ROBBED
ed of his arms, watch jewelry and none
81 proving that outlaws In fact must be de-
lie with. Then, too, there is a feeling tn
be following the Wood murder precedent, t
at guilty parties would eventually escape
he less summary justice is administed.
at The situation here may be summed up
ce follows: Judge Botkin's friends fear
in prisoners will be rescued, and the pris
of ers' friends fear the speedy and ia
action of Judge Botkin and friends. TIL,
seems to be good cause for fear on b,
sides.
Humphrey Cannot Give Botkin Arms
~, ue TOPEKA, kan.. Jan. 7.-Governor HUI
phrey wired Judge Botkin this morn
he could not put arms in the hands of
uty sheriffs. The adjutant general '
err further instructed not to interfere with
ing work done by the civil authorities, but
tu- assist them in serving warrants IL Cal
eft upon.
err There is a suspicion Botkin's request
his stands of arms was for the purpose of a
sed ing his friends, and had they been ser
phf would have fOllnwad Rot