Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-07

was argued the legislature met aad
passed a bill legalizlng u, III The
spring Of 1855 Wood conceived the ieea
OF building two railroads, one through
woodsdale and the other through Vo3r-
hees. He accordingly organiaed she
Wichita, Springfield and Trinidad Reil-
road company and called upon Sic
Vens county 10 vote $4,000 of bonds
to ita aid This aroused the people OF
Hugoton and red hot campaign ca
sued. In n railroad meeting held a.
Voorhees,, which was supposed TO be
NEUTRAL ground, The Hugoton asd
Woodsdale people engaged IN frss-
marshal OF Hugoton. took pron,i-
nent part in the melee and succeeded.
with the aid OF n six-shuoter, In break
ing UP the meeting.
On their face the returns from the
election showed the railroad bonds 30
be defeated by q narrow margin. The
Wodsdale men cried fraud and excite
mcnt ran high A day or two afto.-
wards WOodsdale constable named
Edward Short came TO Hugoton to ar
est tho equally desperate city mar
shNl Of the Op2Ositlon town on
charge of assault with intent u XIII
u Modsdnle man at the Voorhees, rail-
road meeting, Thore came with hisn
two other men IN a blackboard. Short
MlF UlNNUkth vi u lAltf hNANfs iNVhlAH
son was Standing IN the door of his
Office when Short rode up to him. ana.
TRUSTING u revolver In his face, salt,
~ have warrant FOR you" firing G,
the same time.
The bullet missed its mark, Robin
son lodged into the office and re-
turned the fire through tho door. Sho,i
rode through the streets firing iuto
the stores as he went. A posse nf
piftwpuu n 4 ahuea Abna
and his companions reached Woodl.
dale In safety after spirited chast.
Before the county commissioners, twp
of whom were In sympathy With
llugOtun and one with Woodsdalc. has
canvnssed the returns of the bumd cleo
ton, Sheriff Cross. Woodsdalc man,
tclegraphcd to the governor asking
for II militia company 10 come to Ste-
vens county to assist In enforcing the
law. He declared lie was unable to
servo processes In Hugoton His ap-
peal was responded TO and two COM
pnuies OF militia came 10 his aid.
While they We're IN Hugoton the county
commissioners canvasscd the bond
vote, but no attempt was made TO mr.
rest Robinson. The militia went away
nnd once more there was a period OF
quiet,
few weeks after sam Robinson. q.
j. Cook. c, H. Cook and another man
with their families loft Hugoton for
berry-piclSng and hunting expedition
IN No Mans Land. The presence OF
the party IN the strip was reported at
Woodsdale and again Ed Short started
out to arrest Robinson, This time he
took a well armed force wlsa him. Rob-
inson and party wero preparing
dinner In tho house ut Pat
terson ranch when Patter-
son came In and conveyed a message
from short demanding the surrender OF
Robinson. Unless he was given up In
ton minutes he threatened to, fire on
the house Robinson, not whaling to
endnnger the lives OF the women and
children, decided to attempt to escape.
Watching his opportunity he rushed out
OF the house and mounting his horse
he dashed on to the south Short and
-four OF his men won't In pursuit. lcnv-
INK two to guard the house. and send
lng another back 10 Woodsdale for roe
endorsements.
Robinson chided his pursuers and nr-
ter long ride Short abandoned the
Ohaac aud returned TO Pnttcrsons
ranch, In tho mcantlmc Robinson'a
friends had eludod the Hentinels loft to
watch them and had loaded the women
ana children into the wagons and start
ed Tor Huguton. where they arrived
that night NJ about 10 o'clock Robin
son had not returned and n party was
organized to go 10 HIS assistance. leav-
Ing town about O'clock In the morn
ing
The messenger sent by Short to
Woodsdale resulted IN bringing out
sheriff Cross with four mon, who ar
rived AT Voorhees, AZ 10 o'clock Tues
duN night From Voorhees, they went
across the county, passing what IL
known an "the hRystnclss," Just over
the Kansas line In No Mans Lapd.
ana IRON there they went to Patterson's
ranch, where they went into camp car
~ In the morning. Seeing nothing of
short they started on their return, ar
irving az tho haystaeks about & o'clock
IN the afternoon, There they heard Of
the party that had LETT Hugoton the
night before and were Informed that
these men intended to return to the
stucka that night.
About O'clock Wednesday morning
q party OF ntteen horsemen, headed by
one j, A. Ruhter. left Hugoton to assist
thch tuwnsmen, who had already gone
Into the strip. The same morning
another party OF Woodadalr mon was
organized at Moscow and atartcd out
70 mo relief OF Short and Croaa. The
south OF there saw Short and two OF
nus men making north, They gave
ehRSe ana running light enAuod, Cow
ering y distance OF seven miles TO the
woet the Moscow men came In nlfht
ana the tugoton mon abandoned the
chRso ana struck out for home, whore
thcy arrived safely, Their horses were
exhausted, and utlll they had a PARTY
OF nine men and Robinson In the atrlp
win inc hostile Short, Cross and Mos
COW crowds plttod against them.
several men won't TO tho west OF
huselon, gathered some fresh recruits
ana horaes and started south. Twelve
more men In vehicles. haulod by
mules, left lIugoton az o'clock.
while on tho road thia crowd was
Joined BY Robinson on his way home.
nc soon lett them TO tell the party on
hotacback TO meet the otliera at the
hhyslaoka, whore sheriff Croys had al
ready gone into camp,
inc horseback party reached the
nHlAiaoka about 10 O'Clock. Thcre a
sssAnrlaie hght took place, IN when
sherlu cross and three ~ HIS mon
We're Killed. Herbert roney. A hoy OF
~ years, alone of the Gross PARTY sur-
sNed TO tell tho tale Toney told
many CONNECTING storios az the trial,
Mh'1h TOOK place several months later
q fars, Texas ono OF tbcse was
snat robinson and his party atood
Snvr'n Cross panty up in line. ats
e'in2h mem and HhDt them down, he
ntlhk hhot through IN, ahntiasr ana