The Kansas blackman., 1894-05-11
THEY ARE HERE.
Reached Kansas Soil and Were
Out of Coal.
Marshal Nicely Goes to Meet the
500 Cripple Crackers Armed With
800 Warrants; and Gathered Dep
uties Along the Road.

3. p. Wacgener before eaving Atchlson |
in a special train for Topeka, instructed the
Missouri Pacific local attorney at Sallna to
have warrants issued for the arrest of the
Colorado mob on its arrival. This the Sa-
line county authorities refused to do.
Soon after Waggener reached Topeka
Marshal Neely arrived on a special tram
from Fort Scott
Upon the refusal of the Saline county au-
thorities to act Mr.. Waggener addressed the
following letter to the governor:
TOPEKA, May 8.
Hon. L. D. Lewelling. Governor of Kansas;
Nv DEAR. SRA mob consisting of about
200 men have stolen a train of cars belong
inc TO the Missouri Pacific Railroad COM
pany and are now proceeding east Win IL on
ttba tracks of the company, and in a manner
to endanger the life and property OF the
travelling public. have applied TO the au-
thorities of Saline county to issue warrants
for the arrest of these parties Tor bringing
stolen property into the state ana they oe-
clined TO comply with my request although
nroper affidavits theret or have been MAGE
and addressed to the county attorney. In
This emergency the Missouri Paclnc hall-
road company appeals to you as governor
of Kansas to render such assistance as may
| he necessary to rescue its property prolecI
the travelling public and prevent furtner
1anradations bv this organic d mob. Kindly
| advise me at once, by bearer, what, II any
| steps you will take in the premises Yours
| truly. %. D. ! : W : ''i'.t-,. H.4arna
After an hour or two the following from
! the governor was received at Naggener
| special train, at the Santa Fe depot:
| TOPEKA. May 8.
Wargener, General Attorney for the Mis-
| DEAR SIR: am in receipt of your com
| municat1on of May 8, 1894. handed me oy a
| snecial messenger one hour ago. IN Whlcn
ypn sta+e that mob of about 500 men have
| stolen train of cars belonging to your com
| pany. and are proceeding east with 1t, en-
| danperinp the life and property OF the traV-
cling public. You ask me IN this emer-
| pency as governor of the state to render as
sistance in securing your properly ana pro-
tectlng the travelling pubic.
| In renly permit me to say that no offlcl9l
information has been received at this Office
that the peace officers OF any particular
county have failed or refused to perform
their duty. -.
failed to act as demanded by your company
Il is safe to presume that in their opinion
no criminal offense has been committed.
bao to saw therefore, that without addltlOn a.
evidence and until the peace officers them
selves or the citizens of the respective coun
ties are heard from l would deem 1t unWlst
to take official action. Indeed if the peace
officers themselves have failed to perform
their duty it still remains that no authorit!
is conferred by the statutes upon the execu
tive except the power to order out the militi;
of the state, and am constrained to believe
that the circumstances in the case are no
sufficient to warrant such action. Yours re
spectfully, l.. u LEWELLlNG, Y M
, An hour later Waggener and Neely with
> small SQUAD of deputies started to meet tn
? train stealers, armed with 500 warrants, OK
pecting to gather deputies en- route:
The train struck the Missouri Pacific trac
! at Usage City, and the main line of that roa
e | at Geneseo.