Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-13

murderer, and the marshal ordered him
turned loose. AS Boyce left the city
prison Brown appeared with gold
mounted Winchester rifle in his hand.
He opened fire upon the defenceless
gambler, and before he stopped pumped
five bullets into the mans body.
This was too much to overlook. Mike
Meagher, as mayor, called the Council
together, and they proceeded to depose
King Brown Wheeler informed the mar.
shall of what was going ON in the Council
chamber, and accompanied Brown to
the meeting. The two desperate OIL
cials took possession of the Council,
compelled them to rescind the order re-
moving Brown as marshal, and actually
forced them to pass resolutions endors-
ing his course and giving an order for q
new Winchester rifle for him. This
done, he let them adjourn and 60 home.
Matters went from bad TO worse, until
one day the marshal and his assistant
rode out of town saying they were going
down into the Strip after some outlaws.
They stopped at a cow camp and two
cowboys Joined them. The next morn
ing all four rode into Medicine Lodge
and up to the doors of the principal
bank. The cashier had just opened the
big safe door when Brown, Wheeler,
and cowboy named Smith entered the
room. Brown ordered him to throw up
his hands, but he refused, and started
toward the safe. The desperate put
ball through him, but the brave cashier
crawied to the door, pushed it shut, and
threw on the combination befofe he
died. Wheeler shot the president as he
ran out of his office to see what the
shooting was about. Then the four
desperadoes shot their way out of town.
Barney O'Connor, then, as now, a
prominent cattleman, organized party
and chased the murderers into Cedar
Canon, where they were captured.
They were taken back to Medicine
Lodge that same afternoon and their
photographs taken. That night mob
took them from Jail, hanged them, and
shot them full of holes.
Thus ended two Of the worst criminal
officers Kansas ever saw. Barney
O'Connor is still the owner of Browns
gold-mounted Winchester. .4.....
George Brown was next sworn in as
GaidwelPs peace preserver. Willis
Metcalf was his assistant. One day
Brown and Metcalf went up to cowboy
ranch to arrest three Texans. George
Brown was shot through the head and
killed, and Metcalf was warned not to
give any alarm for a hour on penalty of
death. The murderers then went down
to hotei, got drink and rode away.
They never came back.
Fourteen years have made wonderful
changes in the administrations of the
municipal affairs of Caldwell and in
the character of its inhabitants. The
desperadoes vanished long ago. But
while they have left Caldwell they are
still in the Indian country. They are
waiting for the opening of the Kiowa
and Comanche lands, which will be
accomplished by the government next
year. They will centre in one spot,
and scenes Of the early days of Caldwell
will be reenacted. All present indica-
tons point to the junction of the Little
Beaver Creek and the Rush Springs
trails as the sight of the town. There
will be bloodshcd over the selection of
site; there will be shooting over the
choice Of name, and there will be
murder over its administration of Its
affairs.