The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-18
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CoFFEYvILLE. Kan, Oct. 17.-While all
is quiet here at Caney toughs seem to he
thick. The Missouri Pacific depot was
held up there last night, but tue robbers
got nothing. One of the parties Was ar
rested and brought here last night and
taken to Independence this morning He
is a half breed Indian. The relay OF norses
for the Dalton gang were taken 10 Caney
after the killing and were stolen. One or
tue thieves, named Burch, was arrested
last Thursday by the marshal OF Caney.
Both marshal ana thief exchanged shots.
and were both slightly wounded On FRI
llay nis bit the friends OF the thief rescued
him aud took him TO the territory. In ana
around Cauey there Is congrexated mum
Der OF very tough men. There was talk OF
organizing vigilance committee, but 1t
was hard TO decide whom to take IN. A
troop OF United States cavalry has been
requested to be placed on the border III
this vicinity to assist III dispensing ana
running down all the gang This town Is
still guarded. kloehr, who shot several
of the Dalton gang, has received four more
threatening letters. pOstInarked Kansas
City, Chicago and Dallas.
TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. T.-Governor
Humphrey, whose home IS III the county
in which Coffsvville Is located, spent Sat
urday in that town. After investigating
the situation aud inquIring into the con-
ditions of the families OF those Killed by
! the Dalton gang, he says that be heartily
| approves OF the effort being made for the
| relief OF those families. He said, concern
| ing the committee appointed to raise funds:
II conceive it proper for me To say that
! the gentlemen who constitute that com
mittee are all OF my personal acq uaintan
and are well known TO me 10 oe OF the
! highest respectability and financial respon-
| Il t. hat hal bpr rf vel
| families of the four heroic citizens who
| lost their lives III the encounter with the
desperadoes will be gratefully remembered
| By the financial institutions aud transpor-
| tation companies of the country, which
| have suffered so seriously from the opera
! tions of such gangs as the DaItons.
ExTERMINATlNG HORSE-THIEVES.
| BOISE, Ida, Oct. 17.-Wilson Marvin,
| Just in from Deer Flat, in the northern
! portion of Idaho, has given Deputy Sheriff
! Norton of Emmit the details of a battle
! that resulted in the complete ob1iteration
| of a large gang of horsetnieves, who n al
long been source Of great loss to farmers
and stockmen. The outlaws had stolen
! several hundred head of horses, which they
/ had run into British Colun bia and thence
| into the eastern provinces OF Canada OF
| into the Atlantic states. and the owners
/ OF The stock were frenzied with rage.
( Early in August a large posse went out Ia
search of tie thieves, who had returned 10
Prairie county and were operating with
the utmost boidness The posse was aD-
sent about fortnight. The posse reached
home bearing the marks OF a Aard cam
paign.
Marvin asserts that he witnessed bat
tie near Deer Flat between the rustisrs
and the posse on the afternoon OF Aug. IL.
Tie thieves numbered eight, and were
! cooking their dlnuers when the posse
came up and surprised them. Finding
| themselves surrounded, the thieves shot
five or SIX OF The stolen horses, and, In
| treuched between the breastworks o. QuIv'
erinc flesh, made stubborn ressistapce.
The bullets OF The posse ended the ex'
| isteace OF the saddle aunlmals OF tie
| rustIers and wounded some OF the thieves,
| but the fact that they had been deprived
| of al! hope of escape oL.y made them II h2ni
the more desperately. Ies shooting ~as
ali at loaz range, and after Al hour : bat
lis no fatalities, save 10 the horses. lad
| resulted. The posse thea drew Oh snd
ned a consultation. after which "A ms jority
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long lire about hsli a uslis 10 the ies"ard
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