The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-25
AT THE END OF HIS ROPE.
A Notorious Southern Kansas Outlaw TO BE-
Hsnged in New Mexico Next Week.


Fred Faulkner, who was sentenced by
the jukge of San Migule county New Mex
leo, on May 4, to be hung on Jane 3. Is an
| old citizen and offender in Southern Kan
sas and will be remembered by hundreds
of the readers of the EAGLE. 1t was long
since predicted that Fred would dangle at
| the end of rope some day and the predic-
ton has at last the appearance OF
being a good one. Faulkner will be re-
membered, especially in Southern Kansas,
as the man who nearly two years ago
kidnapped young lady near oxford. 1t
was the boldest piece OF Outlawry ever at
tempted in this section of the country. On
Monday, August 4, 1890, Faulkner, who
for some months previous, had been hang
| ing around Oxford and that vicinity went
to livery barn in that town and hired a
horse and buggy. He said he desired to
drive to Cicero and would be back that
evening. Instead of driving there, Faux
ner drove to the farm OF Mr..
McDaniels, three and one-balf
miles north of Oxford which was
rented to a man named Buxton. Mr..
Faulkner told very plausible story. He
wanted to secure some one TO keep in the
| house and wait on his wife. Maggie, a
young girl of the family agreed to 90, and
| got in the buggy with Faulkner to accom-
pany him home. On Wednesday morning
the girls parents drove to Oxford to take
her some clothing and were dumbfounded
TO find that neither Faulkner nor their
daughter had been there. Mrs. Faulkner
was there and was really very sick. The
parents of the girl were, of course, greatly
worked up over the matter, and fastened
to town at once aud placed the matter in
the hands of the county attorney and
Sheriff Morse
Wnen Maggie Buxton got in the buggy
with Faulkner she supposed that he was
taking her to his home as he represented
he would. Instead of that he took west
ward course, avoiding all towns, aud drove
day and night, stopping only long enough
to feed the team. Any attempt on the part
of Maggie to cry out was hushed, Faux
ner threatening to kill her instantly
if she made any cutlery. On Satur-
day morning they arrived in Grant
county. The little gray team
was almost worn out with hard driving,
and seeiug house, near by which was a
bunch of ponies, Faulkner told Maggie he
would drive up there and see II he could
not trade for fresh one. Again caution
ing the girl to keep quiet. he drove up to
the house and Maggie was allowed to go
in while Faulkner drove on to where the
ponies were. As soon as Faulkner was out
of sight Maggie told her story. how she
had been stolen from her home and was
now a prisoner and asked for protection.
The people were greatly surprised, and
surprising that Faulkner would return for
the girl they made no attempt to capture
him. But the willy villain was not TO be
taken that way. When he left Maggie at
that farmhouse he had no idea Of returning
He meant to desert her just as he did. The
place where he left her was fifteen miles
south of Ulysses in Grant county. The
sheriff was notified aud he instantly tele
graphed Sheriff Morse, who at once went
out. taking charge of the girl, returning
Thursday evening. August 18th, nearly
two weeks after their departure from Ok
ford While away Sheriff Morse went us
far west as La Junta, Col, and at every
station on the road found officers on the
lookout for Faulkner. The entire country
was flooded with description of the
william, Sheriff Morse having sent out
notices offering a reward of $500 for his
arrest, but they were of no avail.
His record of crime after leaving his
victim in Grant county continued to
parallel his Sumner county career until
brought to standstill by the officers of
San Miguel county, New Mexico He
IpiRFaH nprnr ('o1o Ubara ba
mixed into horse stealing scrape aud
held by the sheriff as witness. but being
taken to Pueblo on the insane raket.
managed to get released. Here he went by
the name of Frank Decker.
At Denver he went By the name Of
Frank Woods, and was watched very
closely by the police as dangerous char
acter, though as far as known he had no
trouble while there. In Colorado he passed
off as a lawyer sometimes and at others AS
a member of the Salvation Army His
parents are said to be respectable people
in Rochester, n. Y.
The crime for which he was convicted
was the murder of a man named Lannon,
an ex-union soldier, who came from Brad
ford, Illinois, They had started from
lEiuludO. tOIOIduOs Together, WITH btu-
mons team and outfit, to go to Oklahoma.
They stopped and made camp near Fol-
som, \. NJ, and the next day the mutilat-
ed remains of Lannon were discovered at
the camping place, having been murdered
while peacefully sleeping, while Faulkner
had disappeared with the outfit The
tracks were still visible however, and
parties started in pursuit, following the
track until night when at distance of
over forty miles from the scene of murder,
Falkuer was overtaken aud made prisoner
near Springfield, Colo
Falkner is about 81 years of age and is a
villain from the soles of his
feet 10 the top of his head.
He Is we'll educated and is
naturally smart besides He would have
made a success in life at any legitimate
business if he would only give it as much
thought, study and attention as he was
wont to give his criminal plans and
schemes, Next week he viii reach the
goal of all men who prefer walking in the
paths of vice and crime and enjoying their
transient pleasures, TO walking in the
paths Of righteousness and honor.