The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-07
The KANSAS TROUBLES.
Two Of Sheriff Dunn's Murderers Are
Under Arrest.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE.
An Attempt to Lynch the Prisoners Frus-
trated-How the War Originated-The
state Troops are ON the Spot to Prevent
More Mischief.

ARKALoN, Kan, Jan. 1.-More details
have been received of the battle between
the sheriff's posse and the Woodsvale and
Springfield gang in which Sheriff Dunn
and deputy were killed.
Early in the morning the sheriff's party
started out TO scout the canyons, at the
head of which the mob was said TO be To-
Gated. They were standing in this deep
gorge conversing, when the banks were
covered with about forty men, armed with
Winchester rifles. One OF the mob shout
ed "Who are you fellows down there, and
what do you want ~
Dunn replied that he was the Sheriff of
Seward county and that all he and his
party wanted was peace The firing then
began. At the first fire Dunn was NOR
tally wounded, and, evidently conscious
of the fact, he fired upon his murderers
and fought them till the last breath left
his body. One of his deputies who lln-
gered near reports that after his death
some of the attacking party stood over
him and used his dead body as a target.
The deputies all succeeded in reaching
the top of the bluff nearest TO Spring
field, when they started TO run toward the
town. a mile and half distant. They
were pursued by the mob, who continued
shooting at them until they reached the
brick schoolhouse in the southern sub
urbs of Springfield.
Deputy r. s. Guyman was injured in
hips and knees in scaling the icy clifl, and
after running short distance fell riddied
with bullets. The murderous mob exult-
ingly cried There goes another one
Don't let one of them escape" The mob
gathered at "A point fifty yards distant
from where Guyman lay and hitched up
their teams and got ready to leave. They
were armed with heavy rifles.
The investigation was commenced yes
terday and il is probable that it will be
continued for several days. Dunn's body
was brought 20 this city and this after
noon will be taken home.
Two companies of militia arrived this
afternoon, one company going To spring
field, leaving guard AT the residence or
Judge Botkin, who will 20 over TO Spring
field tomorrow TO open court. Two or
the murderers were arrested this morn
ing while lying in ambush for Botkin,
who had announced he would 80 to
Springfield this morning.
When news of the arrest had become
known the residents of the county began
To assemble in a canyon near this place
until nearly one hundred had been counted.
They were going to wait until evening,
when Dunn's body was brought in, and
while attention was diverted thereto make
a raid on the Jail and kill the two men.
The trouble in Seward county began
with an attempt by Col. Sam Wood
TO resist what he claimed was fraudu-
lent organization of Stevens county
which organization was subsequently le-
galized by the Legislature OF the state.
Subsequently personal troubles arising
between Judge Botkin, who had been APP
pointed Judge of the twenty-third junicial
district at the time of its creation. and
Sam Wood had a tendency TO spread the
hostilities existing in Stevens county and
over the whole district.