Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-10
FOR MARTIAL LAW
6otkn's Friends Anxious for
IL 10 Be Declared.
MANY MEN IN GREAT PERIL
They Pear sic WM BE she, Down Tn
less he Is Afforded Very
Suong Protection.

kREAL0s Kan. Jan. 3 Two wound
ID nea who arrived here Friday con
hrmed the indefinite report received
Thursday Of a running fight near the
Oklahoma lac between a portion %
The mGrderer OF sheriff Dunn
aaG tae party OF Judge Botkin's
friends These were Ezra 3. Farwell
and John Nanghtou. two farmers llv
ing IN the southern part Of Haskell
countY FarSeil was shot IN the hip
and Sauzhton IN The arm. The two
men dropped cut Of the pursuing
party Thursday night IN No Mans
iand aud made their way 20 Liberal,
shere their wounds were dressed.
The Cosatsy in Arms
The entire country IS in arms. but no
nostiilties are shown IN the Immediate
vicinity OF Arsalon or Springfield. be-
cause the presence ~ the troops deters
hostile men from making targets OF
their enemies The troops that have
been stationed here since Wednesday
marched 20 Springfield Friday after
nooa. the adjutant general having be-
come convinced that il would De good
policy 70 unite his entire forces at the
latter place. The SIX prisoners were
>sksn along and put IN jail
koskia Nay lie shot.
. Judge Botkin VIII open court az
Springfield bat he VIII have 20 ad-
iourn in time 20 reach santa he, in
Haskell county. the following day. as
be must open court there. Just a
week later he is due az HugotAn. Stew
ems county, where the second attempt
10 secure q jury FOR the trial OF James
Brennan. the murderer of Col sam"
" Wood, Will be made. Unless the
nudge IS well guarded il does not
seem possible that he can make
the journey across the Wild country
without being sho. He has asked for
a military escort, but none of the
forces now here can bc spared, as they
Will all be needed n guarding prison
ers and a preventing disturbances At
,e preliminary hearing in Liberal
want Martial Law.
The friends Of the Judge are con-
WINGED that he viii be murdered unless
be leaves the county. lie viii not do
this, however. aud the only way
by which further bloOdshed can be
prevented IS by the governor placing
the entire judicial district under mar
hal law The judges death may be
postponed for a short time by be
ing protected constantly by a strong
guard. but the minute the military
forces are Withdrawn sighting and muir
dering viii begin anew. III. Pitzer,
FREUD Of Judge Botkin. left for To.
peka Friday TO consult with the gov
ernor. he viii Law the facts "a they
exist before the chief executive and
eudeavor 70 convince him that the only
way 20 prevent further loss of life is Q
resort 20 martial law.
rae Plot 20 kin the Judge.
Deputy Sheriff Custer has just re
turued from Springfield He reports
more of the plot 70 Kill Judge Botkir
than has heretofore been known. Ac
cording 70 his story the plot was fol
the killing Of Botkin at Hugotor
one week from Tuesday next
and Mrs. s y Wood, the wife o
the man killed by Brennan, was TO dc
the killing. according 20 his state meat
she has been practicing with revot
YER IN order 20 acquire correct aim
hut after the plans had bcea rnature'
the coospirators could not be restrain ed
Custer claims TO heve proof OF this