The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-04-29
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A Report That Men Were Hired to Assas-
sinate Wyoming Rustlers-AL Letter From
the President.

A Report That Men Were Hired to Assas-
sinate Wyoming Rustlers-AL Letter From
the President.
BUFFALO, Wyo., April ga man
named A. G. Dunning. of Idaho, is now
in Jail at this place. He was one of the
party of regulators, but in the march
from the I. \. ranch he escaped. He
was arrested on suspicion by the sheriff
on Sunday. He states that he was
hired by the secretary of the state
stock commission. Cunning had a
letter in his pocket directed to an
Idaho friend in which he told the whole
story. This letter is now in the possess
sion of the sheriff. Dunning says that
Champion and Ray had been warned
and would not have been killed had
they needed the notice The hired as
sassins, he says, We're to receive Sc
day and $50 each for every man killed.
He says it cost over $4,000 to get Cham
pion and Ray.
Jim Dudley, alias Gus Green, of
Paris, Tex, the invader who was
wounded in the fight with the rustlers
and who had his leg amputated at Fort
Mckinney. died Saturday and was
buried here Sunday.
When the cavalcade left the fort Sun
day morning cowmen, all armed with
six-shooters and the ma jority with rifles,
were circling around. Maj. Fenchet
did not like the looks of the crowd and
ordered all strangers out of camp.
Down a hill to Clear creek moved the
procession. There were wagons, bug
gies and even carriages, while men and
women on horseback were so numerous
that Il blockade was almost caused.
This made the major mad and few
hasty orders, just as hastily executed,
had the desired effect and the road was
once more cleared. A half mile further
on two dozen cowboys began circling
around, acting as though trying to cut
out cattle from a bunch. They got so
dangerously near the prisoners that the
order was given to make ready to repel
an attack and the cleaning barrels of
the carbines dampened the ardor of the
horsemen.
The following message is in reply to
an appeal from the people of BHffalo to
President Harrison asking that ar in
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Wyoming be made and justice done to
all concerned:
c. J. Hagerson and Others Buffalo. Wyo.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHIEGTON April
@2.-The governor Of your state made a call
upon me in conformity with the constitution
OF the United States for aid in suppressing do
nestle violence and threatened bloOdshed.
/ could not know anything Of the situation,
except as it was stated by him and could not re-
fuse the aid Of troops to preserve the peace.
The prisoners will as soon Is the state
authorities are prepared to receive them be
turned over 70 the civil authorities and our CON
nection with the matter viii end unless further
called upon 10 aid the state authorities in pre-
serving the peace. dnnOt doubt that the exec
utive and judicial authorities OF your state will
without fear or favor bring to trial and punish
mcnt those who have violated the law by order
ly methods Nothing will be done TO shield any
guilty persons.
Ny counsel your fellow citizen is TO use
every effort to allay excitement and proceed in
all things peacefully and upon lawful lines. 1
will, Of course, see any representatives YOU
MAJ send. but you will see that 1 can do moth
ing except 10 act with the state 10 prevent VIC
lence and everything else rests with the state
authorities BENJAMIN HARRISON.