The Forrest City times., 1892-01-08
BLEEDING KANSAS.
HE COUNTY SEAT WAR BREAKS
 OUT AGAIN.
.rmed Men Maks an Attack on the Life ef Judge Botkin-shsri6 Dunn shot
 Down From Ambush.

N | ing county Seward, by which at least one man was killed. Two accounts of the tragedy have been received here. The first was sent by Judge Theodosius Botlin to Gov. Humphrey from Ar kalon and is as follows:
 .sThe plot to kill me was sprung here this morning. A mob of twenty to thirty Woodsdale men and about eight Springfield men laid their plans to kill me from ambush on my way to court this morning at Springfield. 'sOne of the men gave it away. At 3 o'clock this morning Sheriff Dunn with six deputies started out to scout the proposed scene of ambush. They ran into the ambush themselves at day light, and Sheriff Dunn and Sheriff elect Roy Guyman were killed and Deputy-Sheriff Sid Nixon is at this moment--11 a. m.-missing. The other three deputies made their escape.
 "A. K. Kilgore and $. o. Aubrey of Woodsdale and c. l.. Calvert, J. F. Van vorhis, and By Ormer, City Marshal of Springfield, were the planners The mob is now in possession of Springfield, awaiting my arrival. Mrs. Larrabee of Springfield reached my house at 10 a. m on foot, three and half miles, | with a message from the three deputies who escaped massacre that the mob in tended to come to my house to kill me to-day if they found that was not com l ing to Springfield court.
 | .u ot ApL Those outlaws, under the disguise of the Citizens Alliance of Woodsdale and Springfield, should be hunted down, but the civil authorities of this county are now powerless, as we have no Sheriff. Please advise me. l will re- main here until hear from you" Botkin Took Precautions.
 Four hours later Attorney General John N. Ives received the following account of the tragedy from James Beauchamp, county attorney of Sew ard county, who was law partner of Col. Sam Wood when the latter was murdered at Hugoton, from Arkalon:
 "Information reached Judge Botkin three weeks ago that he was to be killed this morning on the road from his home to the court house at Spring field. He laid the matter before the best citizens, but the story seemed SC preposterous that nobody believed it. lJan 3 the information from different source again came to Judge Botkin. He ordered the information brought Ibefore him, which was done Sunday might. The different stories were SC uniform that he decided to take extra lprecautions.
 s.Yesterday morning after consul ltation with Sheriff Dunn it was decided lupon to have the Sheriff with a posse scout the country between the Judges home and Springfield. Early this morn ling the six different parties detailed for the purpose met at Judge Botkin's home last night and remained until 3:2C this morning, when they left to take uI position at the head of canon, where it was said the ambush laid foi the Judge was to be formed this morn. ing.
 Fought In the Canon.
 1.-The Sheriff's posse went on foot from the Sheriff's house, two and a half miles, to the canon and had just entered it when forty men, said to be from Woodsdale and Springfield marched in on them. At break of day the battle opened and lasted until about sunrise. Sheriff Dunn was wounded and then riddled with bullets Sheriff-elect Roy Guyman was seen to fall and was reported killed, but is un' hurt His fall was occasioned by a cramp in the leg, to which he is sub feet. The mob hunted for him for hall an hour, but failed to find him. He is now en route to Liberal. Deplty Sheriff Nixon is safe. So are the other deputies.
 'The Woodsdale gang left for home this forenoon. Warrants are out for the arrest of the murderers. The under sheriff should have help at once. Court must be begun tomorrow morning and Judge Botkin will be there unless he is killed
 The mob was composed of the mem. bers of the Citizens alliance of Woods dale and Springfield, reinforced by a half dozen desperate characters from Grant county under the leadership of John Stoffie, who was found guilty last summer in Judge Botkin's court of horse-stealing and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Stofiie ap pealed to the Supreme court, where the case is now pending.
 Pumped Lead Into Dunn.
 The mob after shooting Dunn rushed upon the deputy with Dunn and over powered and disarmed him and ordered him to clear out. The deputy threw down his arms and started away, anG hearing firing behind him he looked around and to use his own words saw the mob standing over Dnnn's body pumping lead into it out of theil Winehesters. Sheriff-elect F. s Guyman was closely beset and attempt ed to gain the top of a bank. The bullets whistled by him like hailstones and he was seen to fall as if literally shot to pieces, but he has since beer found and is unhnrt, except cramp il his legs, which caused his fall. He was
 brought to this place and sent to hi
 mother, friends and wife at Libera Nixon and Custer escaped from the am
 buscade and took refuge in privat, in the afternoon. Deputy Sheriffs Stein
 house in Springfield.
 At the first sound of firing Judg,
 Botkin's wife sprung from her bed ant | s.fu,I c II l