The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-07-08

A fatal shooting aHray occurred at
the picnic held at Prlor's grove on the
Fourth, which Ia the cOOlness aud des-
perate hardih0Od SHOWN by the parties
TO the shooting, rivals the encounters
of the deputy u. ). marshalIs with the
Dalton gang In the Indian Territory.
The particulars are as follows.
Ellsworth wyatt, one Of Jhs parties 20 the
ARRAY was charged with stealing watch a
shOEt tine ago la Gzeeuaburz, kiUWa county
ana warrant was issued Tor his arrest and
placed Ia ths hands OF Deputy Sbsrtn A. W-
BalEouE- SIR. BulfOur went aeveEa! days Lr-
fore the Fourth 90 the farm of SIR. HzIIy.
near HuvIlaud, ton miles east Of ,irscusb urp.
where Wyatt was working, probably fur the
purpose Of discovering evf1euCs 70 convict
Wyatt with tEe larceny o. the waIca He
did not disclose the fact thaE hs WAS an OH
that he had a warrant, but stayed
around FOmstime apparently trying "a ruuke
a horse TRADE. W lille ne wee there Wyatt
kept himself out or sight. ON the morning
Of the fourth Wyatt aud his cousin. Charles
Baily, ana two other ueigbUOrd went TO the
picnic at PriOrs grove; rWO driving ia a
wagon uuc two riding horseback. When they
arrived there the horses were tied 10 tho
wagon, and the parties scattered over the
grove. 1t seems that Bulfour had returned
% GrcsnsburE after his visit 70 BuIiy's and
fearing some trouble In making tine arrest
L sd secured nc assistance OF "a man named
41E1n u TO make tue arrest An the morning
OF the Fourth tEey sent "a LIilsy's farm aud
nndiuE that Wyatt had gone TO the picnic
followed him there.
After their arrival BaIrour hunted no
Wyatt and without disclosing his errund en-
gagged him ia conversation for some tune.
After they had been around together fUE
sOmeitime and while they were ueur the horses
belonging 10 Wyatt and Daily. lIluIfouF told
Wyatt he had aWsirrHut Tor his arrest and want
ed him 70 90 with him Wyatr said he was
willing TO go but did not want TO go until even
ing. At this luHcturo, while wyatt AMI Bal
four stood facoing each other about tive feet
apart Wyatt with hlG hand Ia his loft br8as and
Balfour wilE his hand on his pistol At his
right hip, Wan. Anderson walked up towards
BaIfoUr and spoke 70 him. balfUur turned
and started towards hiIu, tAudorsouJ
apparently giving up ais purpose OF tasting
Wyatt into custody at that time. The moment
he turned Wyatt drew his pistol and ured, the
ball striking BIlsUur-lu his left side ia the
groin. BulfUur staggered backwards aud fell,
drawing mis- pistol as he lid 50 and hriug az
Wyatt, tho bail from mis- pistol striking Wyatt
In the lett hand. He then handed his pistol
TO Anderson, who had run to his side, and told
him TO shoot them, as they had got MIN.
Wyatt Hired Two more shots d BalfouF after
he had fallen, and Charles Bailey, his uompuu
ion, also ilrcd a shot. They then ran TO their
horses, mounted and rode OH. The shooting
occurred at Jnc edge OF the grove and was
done so quickly that IL WIS ImpGssiuIo for
thosc present TO prevent their escape from
5ue grove. At the time BalTour undertook
TO make the arrest his HEsistuut was some dis
lance away, getting drink. He had q double
burrelod shotgun with him, UnuiT the uHiceFs
had acted I'm concert they could have got the
drop on Wyutt and arrested him. without any
shooting Bulfour died in about half ana
hour alter he was shot. Word was immCdi-
ately sent TO Kinslgy and GreeuBburp, and
| deputy sheriff Eod Scott started out and ar
rived at the grove AT O'Clock. He got re-
I lay OF horses and followed the fuuitivcs tu
/ I8ailey's, near HHvilaud. Here he found that
/ they l'ud rVachcdl Builey's about noon, gor
/ fresh horses 3sJud has started towards the
/ strip and were probably by that time out of
| the state. = posse was started from Green's
/ burg on the trail next day. We learned yes
| terdHy that q warrant has been issued against
/ Wyatt FOR murder committed iu the terri
( tory. That was the reason no doubt ne rcsIs
! ted arrest.
! Warrants have been issued ia this county
/ for the arrest of Wyatt and Bailey for the
l murds + Of BulTour.