The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-08
DOTKIN In pANGER.
a Mob of woodsdale Men Hunt
the Judge.
sheriff J. Unn, Detailed For His Protection
IS Killed lEy 4 mob an Anhush-E-iift-
Ordered 10 the scene Of Dis
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AHKALOS, Kan, Jan G.-The border
war has again broken out and one
more life has been sacrificed to the
feud which has so long been the curse
IF this part Of the state.
Sheriff Dunn has been shot down and
his six depHties have been in battle
with a band of forty men, who were
lying in ambush for the purpose of as
sassinstiag Judge TheOdosius Botzia
as he went from mis- home at this place
to Springfield to hold court.
Some days ago the judge received in
formation that he was to be killed,
when he went to Springfield to open
court. by q band of san Wood friends,
but he paid little attention to the warn
ing and made his arrangements to go
there and do his duty. Two DAYS ago
he was again warned that his life
would pay the forfeit if he presumed to
go to Springfield, and then he demanded
that the man who brought the warn
| ing should be brought before him.
This was done and a long con
| suItatiOn was held between the
judge, his friends, the county
officers and the informant. The result
of this consultation was that 1t was de-
cided to send a posse to the front to see
If the men in am bush cOu d be arrested
and brought to justice.
1t was supposed that not more than
six or eight men would be in the plot
/ openly, and it was thought that Sheriff
| Dunn, with the sheriff elect and six
deputies would be enough to handle
them Here is where n fatal mistake
was made, and Sheriff Dunn paid with
his life the penalty OF giving too little
credence to the story.
At about 3 o'clock yesterday morn
ing the sheriff and posse started to-
wards Springfield, and when they got
I to the canyon between here and that
l-eity they made arrangements to lie in
| wait for the vvould-be assassius
They had been there but a short
while when a body of armed men from
/ HugOton and Springfield arrived at the
mouth of the canyon and at once made
an attack upon the officers. At the
first fire Sheriff Dunn fell severely
wounded and theu his body was
riddIed with bullets. The other
men at once saw that the
odds were too great for them and made
| their way over the rocks to places of
safety. Two of them reached Spring
field and thence sent word to Judge
Botlkin warning him of the int 1tion of
the mob to go to his house and murder
/ him il he did not make his appearance
at Springfield. This word was brought
| by q woman who walked the three
miles in order to carry the message.
The judge at once telegra phed the
I facts in the case to the governor aud
asked for troops to protect him and ar
rest the violators of the law, as the
sheriff was killed and there was no
one in the county who could make the
| arrests.
! Soon thereafter a more urgent mes
! sage was sent the executive. calling up
on him 70 send the troops on a special
/ train, as his life was not safe. The
/ friends of the judge rallied to his sup
| port and placed a strong guard around
/ his house, but the coming of the night
was locked for with fear by all, for it
was felt that the men who had Vartici-
pated in the bloody deed of the day
wOulI now be sure TO go on until they
| had accomplished their object ana re-
moved the Objectionable men from
their path.
To-day there is a triple guard around
the house OF the judge, alt heavily
armed, and should an attempt be made
to attack tbs place there will be one of
! the bloodiest battles ever known on the
border.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. at about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon Adiuta1t-
General Roberts received a telegram
from Gov. Humphrey at Independence
{ rdering him to dispatch a company OF
troops at once t. tho scene OF the
troubles in Seward county AMI be
ready to call out larger force should
more help be wanted The governor
told Gen. Roberts to act judiciolsly but
decisively.
In a telegram to Private Secretary
Smith he stated that coolaess and good
Judgment should be exercised. Gen
Roberts has ordered Col RickseclSer
OF Sterling, 20 ave company Il. SecoaC
regiment Kansas natl Jnal guards, a
. 4
Rock Island train which leaves here a.
midnight
Should the troops make connections
at Hutchinson they will reach Arka' OF
at about o'clock this afternoon.
Gan. Roberts received telegrau
last night from Col. RiclSsecser saying
that he will have sixty men at Hutch
inson this morning. Gov. Humphrey
expected to arrive here to-da-.
Gov. i5uiKsIy sustsinsd.
HARTFORD, Conn, Jan 6---Ths su
preme court unanimously sustains de