Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-09
THAT KANSAS WAR
Running Fight Between the
Posse and the Outlaws.
FOUR MEN SAID TO Be KILLED
The Kansas Troubles Seem - Grow
Mere Despssste---Mo<s Trseps
are Needed ~ Once.

ARKALey. Kan. Jan "A courier
arrived from the border 81 No Mans
Land Wednesday who brings startling
inforqs.aon II true. and 10 il believed
he says . guard Of some fourteen
mounted AID armed men searching for
the ssrty that killed Sheriff Dunn eis
covered them south Of Springfield Just
breaking camp The pursuit. was CON-
aencea aaa kept up for miles. whea
the garsuers came within = quarter Of
. mic OF them and counted ffteep
ues in two wagons A rgnniag exht
was kspt up for miles
Fear sssa Reported Snisa.
After an unusually hot fusillade four
men were seen TO fall from their seats.
alshansh 10 could not be determined
whstaer they were killed or wounded
only The horses Of the pursuing party
giving cut dctour of half mile was
made TO . ranch and fresh herses sc.
cured. whom the pursuit commenced
anew. The courier says the party was
determined 70 follow the fuKitives TN.
Gil arrest or death could b reported,
though the latter was preferred.
AIueh UneAsisess.
There h uneasiness prevailing that
has practically stepped all business ex-
cept the hunting Of the murdsrera AL
the towns In the southwestern coun-
ties are aiding in the arrest OF tho fugi.
tive murdersrs. and the county officials
are doing all in their power except the
sheriff of Stevens county, who has re-
fused 70 make any move. 1t is al
legged that he fears To make any ar
rests, believing some of his friends are
in sac gang.
Several Arrests Mads.
A man named Estes was arrested
Thursday morning at his home in Far
60 and brought here and delivered
to the troops for safe keeping. The
county attorney has secured evidences
that win implicate him in the coaspir-
acy. He had made plans of all the roads
about Judge Botkin's residence and
OF the canyon In which the battle
was fought. These plans he bad
previously delivered in Spring field and
Woodsdals. Thursday Afternoon two
more prisoners were brought In,
charged with having been of the
party that was engaged in the canyon
battle. One, c. 8. Anderson, is chair
man Of the board of county commits
s!oners of Seward county. and the
other, j. J. Leach, is a prominent al
lance man. In fact, all Eve prisoners
now held are alliance men.
More Troops Needed.
Gen. Roberts has tel-graphed Gov.
Humphrey for more troopa There are
apprehensiors Of IN attack for the pur-
pose of releasing the prisoners As
even more prominent men are TO be ar
rested, there is danger that these
fears are we'll founded. The organiza-
ton TO which the men belong has
qualifications in Seward, Stevens, Has.
KEEL. Grant and Morton counties. in
each OF which the men have declared
that Judge Botkin should never hold
court again. Col Roberts will ask the
governor for at leastone more com.
psny. and possibly two.
II Botkin Responsible.
Judge Botkin has been under strain
SO long and SO powerful that even his
friends have fears that he is not entire.
ly responsible for all his Gets, and Ger.
tainly much that he has done has given
grounds for this belief Instead CT
opening his court Thursday under
protection Of state bayonets he
has gene to Pratt to attend the funeral
of Dunn. his best friend. who gave
up his life for tho judge. hut while he
is paying due respect to the memory Of
his friend the situation is becoming
more and more critical. A judge pro
tom. was elected at Springfield, aud
the court adjourned until Monday.
Judge Botkin in going TO Pratt to at
tend the funeral Of Dunn went heavily
armed and took with him Eve depu-
ties all armed, fearing an attack up
on the train at West Plains.
sworn - he Revcnged.
In the meantime one company is aid.
ing the deputy sheriff in making ar.
rests and the other Is guarding the
prisoners in an abandoned storchouse.
To add TO the difficulties tho six men
who were with Sheriff Dunn tina,
iat8k u8y nave oWoIu Schk cauCt
against ths forty or ffty men who
composed the asssulting party. Will
liam Dunn, the i7-year-old son Of The
murdered sheriff. boy, although he
appears . man. will return here Satur.
day TO settle his fathers affairs as he
quietly says. but the dangerous CLEAN
In his eyes indicates what that settle.
ment viii be IL he gets opportunity.
Troops Usdsr Arms.
ToFExA, Kan, Jan. s.-Gov. Humph
roy has wired Gen. Murray Myers al
Wichita that tho situation in Seward
county is assuming more serious pro
portions ard instruc.irg him TO order
the local company under arms to re N ain
90 until further orders ready to leave
for the troubled districts on shor,
notice Gen Myers was ordered to re
port NJ once TO Adjt Gen. Roberts al
Arkalon. and after having surveyed
the situation TO call out the local troop,
IL necessary.