The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-04-22

BUFFALO, Wyo., April l3.-The first
full particulars of the fight at the L.
A. ranch have just been receiv ed. The
first information in Buffalo of the in
tended invasion by the cattlemen was
a letter received from Douglas to Sher-
if Angus of johnson county saying
that special train of armed and
mounted men had passed through
Douglas, unloading at Casper.
The information was soon circulated
among the rustlers and small cattlemen
but they had little time to prepare to
defend themselves for the cattlemen ar
rived soon after the letter and COM
menced operations at once by attacking
what is known as the X. c. ranch in
which men suspected of being rustlers
were living. The sheriff was notified
and started in pursuit at once with a
posse.
The cattlemen, however, had done
their work and left, for when the res
cuing party reached the X. G. ranch
they found the house burned and the
dead bodies of the inmates who were
discovered to be Nate Champion and
Dick Ray, half burned in the ruins.
On Tuesday evening while the fight
was in progress Jack Flagg, notorious
on account of his being leading rus
tier, drove up to the X. C. ranch. He
had been elected delegate to the
Democratic state convention and was
on his way to Cheyenne, intending to
stop at the ranch all night. Nearing
the building he saw several mounted
men about but supposed they were a
friendly cow party, and when they
suddenly ordered him to throw up his
hands he jokingly replied, go to -"
Fire at Flagg.
In reply one of the party leveled a
rifle at him and bullet sped past his
head. Flagg had a rifle in his wagon
but had no arms on his person. Spring
ing to his wagon he grasped his rifle
and kept the party at bay while boy,
who accompanied him, cut the traces
attaching the horses to the wagon.
Then the two leaped on the horses
and fled safely through the fusilade,
being followed considerable distance,
but unhit they reached ranch at
Crazy Woman and started north, join
ing the sheriff's posse from Buffalo.
None of the attacking party were in
jured.
After Flagg escaped the cattlemen
fred his wagon, and running it against
the house in Indian fashion set fire to
the building, burning up the two men,
Champion and Ray, who had fought
them all day.
Attacked the Invaders.
The cattlemen then started toward
Buffalo and the rustlers organized and
went forth TO meet them. Shots were
exchanged all day long, but the num-
Der of killed and injured cannot at
present be learned.
Couriers are securing the country for
reinforcements for the rustlers and
they are rapidly coming in. They
claim they will be 200 or 300 stronger
and able to handle any force the in
vaders can muster.
The acting mayor of Buffalo has
called on the governor for a company
of state militia at Buffalo to be given
to.the sheriff to quell the disturbance.
The so called "rustlers" number sew
enty-fve men and the majority of the
party consists of ranchmen, mechanics
and workingmeD, there being but
twenty-five real rustlers in the crowd.
Arapahoe Brown has charge of the
rustler movement and Sheriff Angus is
an active recruiting officer.
1t is said there is a senator and rep
resentative or two among the opposing
parties.
True InwardnesS of tho Trouble.
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