Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-04-16
Such the Condition Of Affairs In
Wyoming.
PARTICULARS OF THE RECENT FIGHT.
Two OF the Rustlcrs Kliled-United States
Troops Ordered to Cooperate With
Wyoming Authorities In Set
Ting the Difficulties.


first information in Buffalo of the in
tended invasion 10y the cattlemen was
letter received from Douglas to Sheriff
Angus, of johnson county, saying that
special train of armed and mounted
men had passed through Douglas, I'M
loading at Casper.
The information was soon circulated
among the rustlers and small cattle
men but they had little time to defend
themselves for the cattlemen arrived
soon after the letter and commenced
operations by attacking the X. {. ranch,
in which men suspected Of being rust
lcrs were living.
Early on the morning of the 10th a
ranchman named Smith, living on the
north fork of Powder river, heard firing
at that ranch. He rode rapidly in that
direction and discovered that the invad-
ing cattlemen had the house surround
cd and that n desperate fight was going
ON between them and the inmates.
lie at once rode to Crazy Woman and
started half dozen men to the rescue,
after which he got fresh horse and
came to Buffalo. Here he informed
Sheriff Angus of the fight and the latter
Immediately gathered posse and start
I'D back for the X. c. ranch where the
battle had been fought, arriving there
about daylight on the morning of the
18th.
The cattlemen, however, had done
their work and left, for when the rescu-
ing party reached the X. c. ranch they
found the houses burned and the dead
bodies of the inmates who were discov-
cred 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
rustler, drove up to the X. c. ranch. He
had been elected delegate to the DEM
Ocratic state convention and was on his
way to Cheyenne, intending to stop at
the ranch all night. Nearing the build
ing he saw several mounted men about
hut supposed they were friendly cow
party. and when they suddenly ordered
him to throw up his hands he jolSingly
replied: go to -"
In reply one of the party leveled
rifle at him and bullet sped past his
head. Flagg had 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
fed safely through the fusilade, being
followed considerable distance, but
unhit they reached ranch at Crazy
Woman and started north, joining the
sheriffs posse from Buffalo. None OF
the attacking party were injured.
After Flagg escaped the cattlemen
fired 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.
The cattlemen then started toward
Buffalo and the rustlers organized and
went forth to meet them. The cattle
men learned of the advance of the
rustlers and took shelter in the I. A.
ranch, thirteen miles from Buffalo.
About . o'clock Monday morning the
rustlers reached the ranch and sur
rounded the invaders, and at daylight
the latter opened fired upon their be-
siegers. Shots were exchanged all day
long. but the number of killed and in
iured can not at present be learned.
The cattlemen, with their horses, are
safely barricaded inside the ranch
buildings and in the morning one of their
number escaped through the attacking
party, presumably on his way for rein
forcements.
The result of yesterdays (Tuesday's)
work at the T. A. ranch is yet unknown.
Yesterday q man giving his name as
Gus Green was brought to Buffalo
badly wounded, claiming that he had
accidentally shot himself, but he Is
thought to be one of the cattlemen's
party who participated in the fight
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
vnders can muster.
The acting mayor of Buffalo has
called on the governor for company OF
state militia at Buffalo to be given to
the sheriff to quell the disturbance.
The so called ''rustlers" number
seventy-ive men and the majority of
the party consists of ranchmen, me-
chanics and worl1ingmen, there being
but twenty-five real rustlers in the
crowd. Arapahoe Brown has charge Of
the rustler movement and Sheriff Angus
is nm active recruiting officer.
The following are the names OF some
of the regulators of cattlemen's party:
WI. Clark, Fred Hesse, +. L. Hesse,
+. NJ. Canton, Charles Ford, II. w.
Davis. Col. L. H. ParlVe, of johnson
county; d. E. Clark, of Belle Fourche