The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-12

GUS Sam Schaefer, who plunged into the
heart of the fray and waded in blood
up to his ankles, clubbing and shoot
ing and striking terror into the hearts
OF the enemy.
When the dead outlaws were brought
in, Sam Schaefer did not appear. The
people We're fed with stories of his
proves and all that but Sam himself
was no where to be seen. The neWspa-
per men were told that Sam was still
on the track of Bill Doolin and little
thing like the killing of two of the
worst OUTLAWS in the territory would
not be allowed to interfere with his
dread journey of destruction.
HE DIDN'T LOOK ALIKE.
Several days passed and Sam the Bold
made no appearance. NOtwithstand-
ing this the newspapers everywhere
We're full of his exploits. On all hands
his picture was published with as
founding and pitiable differences OF
opinion as to just how Sam looked. One
Texas newspaper pictured Sam as
Smooth-faced gentleman with fine
Grecian brow. A st. Louis paper had
private information that Sam had
long hair and a dudish mustache and
it printed his picture to that effect. An
Oklahoma paper which was on the
ground and thought it ought to know.
OWNED that Sam was an old decrepit
said SO.
NEVER WAS SEEN.
But Sam Schaefer did not appear
The authorities who explained the kill
ing said he would come in in two or
three days. But he didn't and the
community now believes that Sam
Schaefer did not kill the outlaws; that
there was no pitched battle and that
the authorities have some reason for
eo1l i've yt1af yTrr n in, rag VI n
matter. 1t is not usual for deputy
marshals who are brave enough to
tackle outlaws and able enough to
wipe them out TO hide away from the
newspaper reporters; and the conclu-
sion is that Sam Schaefer does not eX-
list at all.
What purpose could the deputy mar
shals have had in concealing anything
in regard to the death OF the outlaws?
That is the question that is exercising
the people Why the mythical Schaef-
err? Every one agrees that the death
of the two outlaws IS a good radiance.
but the people are beginning TO think
that they were put out of the way in a
| manner that is not SO creditable to the
marshalS as a furious pitched battle,
such as they described.
SOME OF THE STORIES.
They are scores of Stories floating
around. 1t is declared that the ban
dts were coTnered in a farm house
| and shot down without a chance to
defend themselves in the least. 1t is
also said that Bill Doolin had a con-
ference with the marshalS and gave
Dynamite Dick and Slaughter Kids
hiding place away TO the marshals I'M
der the agreement that they would
let him go and not reveal his treach-
cry TO any one. Another story which
| is f1oaing around is 10 the effect that
| there was no pitched battle al all; that
| the two men were shot down while
asleep in a farm house, and that when
| their bodies Were being brought into
| Guthrie in a covered wagon. Newcomb,
| one of the outlaws. came to and rose
on his elbow, telling the marshals that
/ he was abled and begging them not
| to kill him, as they thought they had
done Then. this rumor says, one OF
| the marshalS placed a revolver to the
! forehead Of the outlaw and fired. In
suhstantiation OF this story several
people who saw Nswcomb's body sa Y
! that the flesh on the right of the fore
| head surrounding the wound was bad
| " powder burned.
| But this doesn't explain the invisi-
| BILE Sam Schaefer. II the deputy mar
shals invented the pitched battle part
of the story. they would naturally claim
all the credit for il. But strange to say
/
| fer. a man whom no man in the terri
| tory. outside of the marshais. ever re-
members Of seeing. And still another
| explanation is that Sam Schaefer is
credited with the killing because the
| friends of the two outlaws Will find il
extremely difficult 70 take vengeance
| on a man who does not exist
| FREEMAN STILL KING.
The injunction case by Caldwell and
| Others Us. Major Freeman. Indian
agent Of the Osages, was before Judge
| Bie-er yesterday. The judge denied
the writ and held that the Indian agent
was authorized 10 keep out of the res
| ervation any parties he might see prop
err 10 refuse admission 10 except officers
| OF lie law in the discharge OF theiy
duty. The plaintiffs Were merchants
on the Usage line and had sold goods
| 10 the Indians credit. and wanted - -
| into the reservation 20 collect their
| debts and attend the annuity payment
and Major Freeman denied them per
mission 10 do 50. They asked Tor a
| wroit OF injunction snjoining him from
| eiscting them and interfering With
| them. The court held that the agent
had ample authority 10 make the order
and that the plain tiff : remedy was by