St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-08
rested, at least such is the wish of the
county attorney.
Alarming Prospects.

AS one of today's prisoners is the
chairman of the board of county CON-
missioners, and is also leading ALI
anco man, and all the prisoners so far
belong to the Alliance, grave fears are
felt by Adjt. Gen. Roberts and the peo-
pie here that rescue will be attempted.
An attack by score or so of well armed,
determined men could result only one
Way-the release of the prisoners, and
possibly bloodshed. The situation is
beginning to be alarming. If Judge
Botkin opened his court when he should
have done so,part of the force at Spring
field could have been relieved,
and sent here to reinforce the
prison guards. 1t is evident
that some one is committing serious
blunder that may have disastrous end
ing. 1t is now certain that arrests will
be peaceably made whenever the men
wanted can be found, for the presence
of a soldier is great persuader. SO far
the prisoners are practically unpr6ylded
with bedding, although the nights are
severely cold and it will soon be I'M
possible for the town to feed them, SO
fhey must be kept alive on the rations
Issued to the troops. Cofs Roberts has
sent word to Springfield that he will re-
ceive no more prisoners il they are not
provided with bedding when sent here.
This order has been drawn Gut by a
very apparent necessity
More Troops Needed.
He is considering the advisability of
ordering another company from the
eastern or central part of the state, SO
as to have sufficient protection in case
of an attack. He will probably do so
tomorrow, as he has the authority of
the governor.
1t was necessary today to get out of
the county the two detectives, who, as
members of the Alliance, became men,
bers of the vigilance organization that
killed Dunn. Their lives are worth but
little, as they have the information that
leads to the wholesale issuing of war
rants of arrest. BY morning both will
be in places OF safety.
At Springfield all is quiet, although
the contest case is now going On 10 de-
termine the fight for sheriff. Guyman,
the sheriff-elect, and who escaped when
Dunn was killed, went over today, and
the probabilities are that he will
Qualify. although Alliance men,
bers of the Peoples party have
declared that he would never
live until the 18th, the day he should go
into office. Having protection. he prob
ably will at least enter upon the dis
charge of his duties, though how long
he will last is problem that no insur-
ance company would be found willing
to place risk upon.
Another and new feature has been
added. William V. Dunn, the seven
teen-year-od son of Dunn. who look
tweuty-one will return here Saturday
after his fathers burial for the purpose
of settling up matters, as he says, with
a ouiet but dangerous look in his
ewes. The six men who escaped at the
Canoen battle have openly declared
that they will hunt to death every
man concerned in the disgraceful affair.
They feel bitterly over the murder, and
this feeling is intensified by the knowl-
edge that the body of the murdered
sheriff was robbed of arms. watch,
jewelry and money. proving that
outlaws in fact must be dealt
with. Then, too, there is the
feeling that, following the Wood MUIR
der precedent. the guilty parties would
eventually escape unless summary
Justice is adminiStrated. The friends
of Judge Botkin fear rescuing party.
The friends or the prisoners now held
and to be taken, fear the speedy and
fatal action of Judge Botkin's friends,
and there seems to be cause for fears OH
both sides.
Gen. Murray Myers, at Wichita, has
been ordered bv Gov. Humphrey to pro-
cred with the force under his command
to Arkalon at once and place himself
under the orders of Adjt. Gen. Roberts.
All the deputy United States marshals
in Kansas and in the Indian territory
are centering towards Arkalon. Gov.
Humphrey says that he considers the
situation at Arkalon most serious.