Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07
BOTKlN IN DANGER.
A Mob of Woodsdale Mon Hunt
the Judge.
he Is WARNED BY A STRANGER.
sheriff unn, Detailed For Ills Protection,
Ia KILLED Iiy u Mob IN Ambush militia
Ordered to the scene OF Dis
turbanceA

hRkALuN, Kan, Jan. G.--Thc border
war has again broken out and one
more life has been sacrificed TO tho
fcud which has So long been the curse
OF this part Of the state.
Sheriff Dunn has been shot down and
his six deputies have been in battle
with band of forty men, who were
lying In ambush for the purpose OF rs.
fascinating Judge Thcodosius Botltin
ns he went from his home at this place
To springfield tn hold court
Some nays ago the Judge received in-
formation that he was To DO killed,
when he went to Springfield 10 open
court, by band Of 81 ~ 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 II he presumed TO
go TO Springfield, and then he demanded
that the man who brought the warn
ing should he brought before him.
THIS wa, done and !, long con-
Sultation was held between the
judge, his friends, the county
officers and the inf rInant The result
Of this consultation was that IL was do.
81 ed To- send pus',n tn the front to SEQ
II the men In ambush cou be arrested
aud brought to Justice.
II was supposed that not more than
siN or eight men would he In the plot
openly, and II was thought that Sheriff
Dunn. with the sheriff elect and six
dcputios would he cnoHgh to handle
them. Here II whcrr fatal mistake
was made, and Sheriff u mn paid with
his life e penalty ri giving too little
crcdcucc 10 the str.
At about = "'clock yesterday morn.
ing the sheriff nrd posse started To-
wards Sprin lie H. aud when they got
tn the canyon between here and tina,
city they made arrangements to lie in
wait Tor the would bo as,n,siis.
They had been there bat short
while hen body of armed men from
llugnton and Springic Il arrived nt tho
mouth Of the canyon aud AZ once made
nm 1T nck upon Tho on, crs Al the
first nO Sh riif Dunn fell severely
wounded and then his body was
riddlcd with bu lcts. The other
odds were Ia grcut fur them and made
tNcir way over the rocks 20 place, II
snfct, Two ~ them uchcd Spring.
tir and theme sent word to Judge
II tlSin warning him Of the into iion ~
the mob to go tn hi, rousc and murder
him { % did net make his appearance
nt Springfield. mi, word WIS brought
by womHr who walked the three
miles In order Ia carry the mcs,nge.
The judge NJ once trlcgrnphed tho
facts / the case & the governor aud
asked for r.. OF, tn protect him aud ar
rest the viola ors OF the law. ms the
sheriff was killed Il there wns no
one In the unity who could make the
arrests.
soon thereafter a IN re- urgclt mes
sagc was sont the cNcculiyc, en- ling up.
On him 10 send the troops on u special
trai0, rs his lie was not safe. The
friend, - the Judge rallied to his SUP.
p r. aud placed a str ing guard urou I'd
hi, HORSE but the coming Of the night
WINS 'oNcd for i'h l'QT ~ all. Or II
WAS felt tina ~ mAp VII" ,nd ,ortici.
p0V' W "o -" ,,y dc Il of the day
WYNN %, hc'lr. % go on until 'ey
hni accom- plish'l t1i "i irct an I re-
N. we'd The i',t enable men from
their putr
To-day lhcr, /, tripl" guard around
the house Of I g irdg', all hcnviy
armed. and should ar attempt he made
I, attIcl, the pln g Their vii be one Of
the hlo, die, bltt'cs ever lln ,wn ON the
border.
TuOOrs ultDt u.p orr
1urrKA, KIM. Jan q A. about 4
o',Iuci, yesterday uf'crn on Adiuta r
General Il b.rts 80 civcd n telegram
f. m Gov, II mp,rc NJ independence
ordering him Ia ui,pn'ch u company of
troop, at once The scene Of the
troubles g. Seward county nn1 be
ready Ia ca / out u lnrlcr force should
M tr help b. wanted. Tuc governor
told ten, /, bcrts - net judicio sly bu,
dcri,lvcly,
u tr., gram 10 Private Secretary
smi Il lac stated that cod .cs' and good
IN yin,nt should be- cNcrris 'd. Gen,
/, nrrt, hrs ar icrc Col RclIs'cker,
Stcrl ny, ~ fave company II, Second
rorincnt Kansas natl nal guard., nt
llu chirsp In tn morning I, take the
/, lclS l.luld TRAN which leaves here at
midnight
Cpulty Ai'urn'y lIcnuchamp, OF
Seward county, % Il Ia Atiorucg-Gcn'
era Ives yc,tor ny afternoon dis
plfch win Il give { ic best information
tina mas yet bee received IT the state
Of affairs there. The telegram was as