Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-07
THAT KANSAS FEUD
Details Of the Stevens County
Cutsreak Tuesday.
A CAUSE fOR The TROUBLE
Hes the Deadly Ambush was Formed
and Hssssry Of th- BioSdy Tragedy
Frcn It's deception.


ieast oas mxn wzz k.liec. Two ac-
sswss Of sss tragedy have beea re-
ssavsA here. The 1rs. was seat BY
Judge Thssaos.rs Botkia 20 Gov.
uunpAsey fren Arkalon znd Is - fol-
isws
JsAos osskis's Disp2Eeh-
- - - All Es wss s,sasA ssss rAis
nsgAszg \ 80 ss tws-:y " tnlrss Moods
49, aSa - sAszt eisss Sersnxesld asa .Si4
sksw plnns - III Ne fssa Ansash NJ saJ
- sssrs ~ asrnssx st ssrinsaela One Of
- 40 save u swsy. A. e'ssecs this nerHr
~ bssFlG DsAa vtgk an deputies s<arsee eut
- ssssx Sas proposed sesas Of sasasa. They
- bss - aabash Themselves ~ daylight
"a 1Asn1 DsAA Vas kIilsA
"a 4 kN4srs end L. O Aubrey, 81 Weods-
la;s go C. l. c..vsFt. J. y. Van yorhts and
~ ornw. sssy MARSHAL o. Springfield. we're
- 9lasasrs TIE mob il now 10 posssse(oA
q o,risgas.1 swat,lay ny arrival Asa
LsKv~sss. - oeriasseld reaeAsd ny house
- - = - - fss< 30 niles vtsh nessags
fssa ~ sArss es3ssiss wa escaped We mas
sazes tAAs ths mob iztsaesd 70 ssDs 70 ny
house 70 XII ne to-day II they feund I
vss sss coming - Ssr;agasid court. I havs
fuoe Srgtred ~ AE8sioa. Tacse ostiswa under
ne sxagu.ss q tks Citt<ess' Alliance q WosAs-
ale aa9 3przger.d should b huatea dswa
sas tAs civil sutheusics Of this osanty ere
advise ~. I VIII remain here aasil hear
6sD ysa"
Bsskin Teeh Psscautioas.
-Four hours later Attorney General
Jsha ~ Ives received the following ac-
champ. county attorney of Seward
county, who was law partner Of Col.
dam Wood whom the latter was mur-
lsreA ~ Hugotsn. from Arkslon:
'1nssrna.ioa reached Judge Bstkia three
wsess age that he vas 70 ~ killed this morn
nag on fas re1a rem ais hsas TO the court
sonse a. Springfield He laid sAe matter
before the sess eitixsnA bus the story
sssasd 30 prsrestersas thai nobody believed
II. January tEs Information fran .
aiRerres scarce again came 70 Judge Betsin-
He ordered .he Informant brought before him,
vz.sa vas done Sna:zy night The different
st~rtss wsrs % aaifsrm that no decided 70 take
extra sr-sActionx sunday morning aftsrs co.,
su.tsttsn ~.;h Sseri- Dunn Il uAs decided upon
90 have tAs Sheriff WITH posse scout the ccun-
try between ths iscges home and Springfield
TIE six as1essat parties net ~ Judge Botkin's
hszas Saassy night and remained until $50
this nsraiag. vhea they left to take up peal
tssa .. tne heal Of . en,yon. where IL Was saia
the AAsash izia fs- the Judge was TO be formed
tAis nsraiaG
Essshs In the Canyon.
TIA sb<-ic's posse veat ca foot from the
saerlTs ssuse. 81 z-lfss. 10 the canyon ana
AsA jrs: entered I: wssn forty nsl said - be
from wesasas,s ana Springfield. marched in
en- ,ssR- AZ break Of day tia battle
sDensd sud lasted unsfl Shout sunfise.
6asria Dunn was vensaed, shen rtddleA with
s1ilstx Sheriff elect Rag Guynaa Was seea
10 fAii saa wss seposssa killed, but q unhurt-"
His fail was sssss1sssd - . eysDp In the leg
= watch he 10 sus;ec. rAs nss hunted for
On fos hsis a hsvs. sut failed 70 nnd hin.
He 10 aow 60 rcuRe - LnnssaL Deputy Sheriff
NixsA 10 safa - are The ether deputies
The woo6s4sls gsas len for hsms this fore
Dsea- Wsrrsnss are ozt Tot Ale arrest Of the
nurdsrsrs. ne srd<r shsr!k sasulA have help
st sncs. Court mast BE seSpn tormsrrev mora
Ing asa Jugs Dsskta viii b there unless he Is
killed
ne Dead oncaal
County Attorney j. X. Beauchsmp
has secured the body Of Sheriff Dunn,
and an inquest Will be held to-day,
after which the body win Be brought
- this place and sent 10 his sorrowing
wife and children At Prast. Kan.
The Hob.
The mob was composed of the MEM
csrs Of the Citizens Alliance OF Woods
dale sad Springfield reinforced by .
Grant county under the leadership Of
John Stoeie. who was found guilty last
summer in Judge Botkin's court of
,horse-stsaling and sentenced 20 Eve
years in the penitentiary. Stofle APP
cpczied TO ths Supreme court. where the
case u now pendiag.
Riadfsa With Bullets.
Til. mcb after shooting Dunn
rushed upon the deputy with Dunn and
overpowercd and disarred him and
ordered him 10 clear out The deputy
threw down his arms and started
away. and hearing firing behind him
he looked around and, To use his
own language. saw The mob standing
ever Duan's body pumping lead into 10
on. of their wincsesters Sheriff
eject T. 5. Ggyn.aa was closely bcset
sad attempted to gain the top Of
bank. The bullets whistled by him
like bailsson-s and he was seen to
fall ss II literally cut to pieces, but he
has since been found sad In unhurt,
sxcept ersrap In his legs. which
caused his fall Deputy shsrias Stein,
Nixon ana Custer escaped iron the
AN buseade and took refuge ia pr
vate house in Springfield
Troops ordsrsd osf.
Gov Hum phrey was in Independence
when the news reached his osice. aud
the kilograms were forwarded to hin
at independence At 5 o'clock the fol-
lowing messsye was received by Col
J. ~ Roberts. aajataot gsneral. froo
Hsv. Humphrey:
~T'sks . cornpssy Of men ard % 20 me scene
Z ne troasls in seward sosssy A. snes. NJ
nsve force ssems n.csssary - svsats De-
fe;sp svdss n - yeur st4 Gsss all
s.cssssy srrsngenenfs for sr.asooyts-
sss saa s-p,ssssL Yea viii us- tss mil
Is~ry % sres~fvs the pace ana 7rssset
NE sad properly where civil sutssritfss srs
psverisxs - 40 -. { vsli iesvs fsr T5sekate
ssxst c~nWunfess> vtsh as thsrs Ter far~
thss erssra sss iadiciousty, oat prosspty sr4
nswu u seems 70 me srom here tAss sors
nan . econ say mas - necessary.
eI.yuss A. Hcsraegy.
Immediately upon its reeript the
sdjstans general wired 90 Col Rick
s-shsv At STERLING "a have Company 4
Of ne first regiment meet hIsn ~
Hnsehinseu 81 = oclocz this morninz
fully equipped 10 proceed 70 Seward
county. blankets. heavy ov@rcoals
and t.cco rcunas cf American annual
ton have been forwarded from hers
for use ef the srsops
seward Norton and Stevens coun-
hsa. which compose the Thirty second
jsdsriai district, are reported - - en-
tirels under the eeasrsi Of armed aobs-
~ 10 feared nush Mood will be sisei.
a. "A n s>snr,<xsSs HE "a <ec1ye Jurors
IN any Of these eoassies. -
s~ery nss h - enc eide % TIE
stssr 81 ths fsstieuAi hxht. A.