The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-18
TALBOT IL JAIL.
Brought Back Summer County By Sheriff
Noodeock and Captain Lee.

TALBOT IL JAIL.
Brought Back 10 Sumner County By Sheriff
Woodeock and Captain Lee.
Jim Talbot, the leader of the gang who
killed Mike Meagher, ate dinner yesterday
in the city Jail He was brought in from
cock Of Sumner county and Captain Lee of
the Salvation Army of this city. lie was
taken TO Wellington last night.
Talbot does not look day older than he
did on that memorable day at Caldwell
thirteen years ago when he was the leader
OF the gang that killed Meagher and left
Caldwell without au executive head. lie
has rather improved III his looks and is
not the rough looking man he used TO he
when he WAS a cowboy IN the Indian Ter
ritory aud northern Texas.
He stated, when seen at the jail, that he
did not kill Mike Meagher and that he did
not see MIN at all the day of the fight
a good deal has been written about the
fight IN which Meagher was killed, but very
few of the facts have appeared III late
years They are "a follows:
TO begin with the tragedy occurred in
1881 and was the outgroWth of fight
which occurred In this city live years before
in which Nike Meagher, while marshal.
killed one Powell. Talbot was a cousin OF
Powell and naturally was not lond OF
Nike Meagher Muuson, another one OF
the Talbot gang, was an old ''pard" OF
PowelPs. During their spree at Caldwell
they very often took occasion to quarrel
with Mengher, and one OF them at one
time threaJned TO kill him. Previous TO
the fatal day they We're drinking hard and
for week or two they painted the town
on more than one occasion. The Friday
evening before the killing, the gang, con-
CiSf inC of 1'alh
Mankin, Bob Munson, Dick Eddlemsn,
Jim Martin, Doug Hill, Bob Bigtree aud
Tom Delaney. attended performance OF
Uncle Toms Cabin at the opera
house with lot OF prostitutes.
Their conduct was very shocking
aud Tell Walton who was then editor OF
the Caldwell Post, now editor of the Lin
coin Republican, requested Talbot TO let
up and in return received good cursing
aud promise of being dispatched TO
better land with his boots on the next day.
W hen the theatre closed the crowd gath
cred on the street and agreed TO I'LL up on
whisky and fix Meagher and that ed itor.
They spent the night carousing about the
saloons. Meagher's friends attempted TO
persuade him to 60 home. but he refused
TO do so and spent the night about town.
Several times during the night he came
into conflict with the cowboys, who threat
ened to kill him.
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dence of John Wilson the city marshal,
walked him mp and informed him OF the
situation. By this time the desperados
had commenced to shoot of their revol-
vers in the street.
when Wilson came down town he
found Tom Love, Bill Mankin alias Com
manche Bill. Bob Munsou and Dick Eddie
man armed with Winchester rifles; Jim
Martin with a Frevolver and Jim Talbot
with needle gun. Love shot off his re-
volyer in Wren Moore's saloon. Wilson
disarmed and arrested him, but when he
started to the cala5OOse with him his COM
rades rushed TO the rescure. Wilson
called on Meagher TO assist him
when the ruffians turned upon Meagher,
knocked him down aud threatened again
to kill him. Wilson induced Meagher to
take refuge up the opera house stairway
while be guarded the entrance. In the
meantime Love had escaped. The crowd
then scattered and things seemed TO
quiet down, although the authorities of
the city were so appIeheEsive of serious
trouble that they telegraphed for Sheriff
J. NJ. Thralls, who left OF the noon train
with n posse of twenty men.
about | O'Clock p. m, Jim Martin, who
was armed with revolver, was arrested
for resisting an officer, taken before the
police Judge and fined. He offered TO pay
the fine il the marshall would accompany
him 10 York's store. While crossing the
street III charge of the assistant marshal,
Talbot, Love, Munson and Eddleman
rushed up TO rescue the prisoner. The
marshal came up, drew his revOlveTs aud
ordered them to disperse. The crowd scat
tered and Martin escaped, but a Talbot
south he fired three shorts up the
street and called on the others To get their
guns.
Talbot. Bigtree. Munson and Hill ran
TO Talbo,t's house, which was east Of
Main street, got their guns and started up
town. BY this time the marshal, Meagher
AMI others hat followed them, passing be-
tween aud through buildings TO the rear
of the lots on the east side of Main street
The officers and citizens sheltered them /
selves rs we'll as they could and shot at the |
who hid behind buildings !
and outhouses. Every building ia that /
IS riddled full OF bullet holes. /
" bile his comrades We're keeping the at |
tention OF the town TO the east. Talbot /
shipped TO the north and west aud came In /
to the north of the rear end OF the build /
ings so as TO get cross fire on their sssail- !
ants. While Ia this position Meagher /
stepped from behind the end OF building !!
and "A moment aftsrward i load from Tar I
bouts gun had passed through his chest. 4
AIea, her died in a few moments
In the meantIms the cFoss-fire got a /
young gam bier named Speer, and he, too, l
died win bis boots on.
John Wilson. who was marshal was :
afterwards killed at Wellington by n man 1
named Edwards. John DeHholm, a postal 1
clerk OF this city, is a survivor OF the fight. I
He was IN barber shop when the figat I
and as bullets were going /
that shop by the score be escaped /
with one side Of his lace shaved, while the 4
1ther had still fae crop OF whiskers /
adorniug IL.
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