Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
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the amenities. Ee took possession of
the house, searched it thoroughly.
locked the inmates in their rooms and
mt guards in the halls. It was TINS
impossible for the doctor to inform
Hendricks of whE was going on, and
the next morning lie was astonished to
learn that four tragglers had been
picked up in the woods, brought in
and searched and large quantity of
gold taken from teir persons. They
refused to give any account of them
selves and were slut up in an upper
room and guarded NTH they could be
sent to Covington. In the course of
the day two more wre brought in and
five hundred dollaB in gold taken
from each of then The doctors
nervousness over nese proceedings
can well be imagined especially as he
could not communicate with Hendricks,
and the sheriff's remark, under any
othG circumstances, would have had
a fifVor of humor. I've have struck a
bonnza," he said; 18Th, woods are full
of nem." He then sent to Covington
for reinforcements and secured the
wble neighborhood, making his head
qurters at the Laran house until he
hs got to the bottom # the mystery.
IT, next day in attempting to arrest
to tramps one of then was chased
fl down to the southwest and sud
d1ly disappeared. He undoubtedly
rched the Bayou house and COM
| nnicated with Hendricks, who i'm
rdiately suspected the truth, and,
sking up a party of twenty-five
1unted men, headed item himself
d started off in the night for re-
0noissance. They Were out two
rhts, and on the first afternoon over
TX and killed the chasing party of
that was returning to the Laran
lse. They then went north, picked
one of their own men who had man
| I'd to escape from the sanitarium, and
rned that Clip Davis was systemat-
lily bagging the returning men and
possession of the house.
5 it was above all else necessary to
'tect the return of the men of his
r iment, and as the sheriff was on the
Mt of arming the country and pre-
!. ting it, he determined to make
!. TT work of him. 1t was not a diff
job with his facilities. He got to
t Laran house in the night, disposed
a men in the woods so as to intercept
Iforcements and then picked off
c sheriff's men as they appeared on
/ grounds or balcony. At the first
t, two of them rushed out and were
a ed on the steps. Clip Davis knew
l. inctively what this meant. He
red his doors and stationed himself
ii window and succeeding III killing
h of Hendricks, men and disabling
Their. His idea was to gain time
sc wait for his reinforcements. The
es or, who saw from his window in
room where he had been locked,
ne t was going on, succeeded in
&c king out and went straight to the
t. In twenty minutes he had ten
co in the house. The captives were
NJ -ated and rush made upon Clip
is who, received them with all the
ed he had and was killed at the
co low.
&C. ,ndricks kept this work up with
r, intending, if possible, to prevent
ire. escape of a single soul who would
an rt the discovery of the gold upon
nen. Before two hours were over,
re- yas master of the situation and
lde waited quietly in the house for
10 reinforcing party.
result was cruel and success
to- ne. The posse of only six men
49, up to the gate unsuspiciously and
're. 10 sooner got upon the Enclosure
nch Il lawn, than they were received
lers murderous voIley from the
zed and another from the wood In
nent the lawn was strewn with
ses' bodies.
ooo' ldricks knew very well that all
ew- neant war and he faced it with a
ous military energy. He con-
al the house into a fortress and
ion, l.ks and began moving all that
IN aluable into the cave.
the affair was reported to the
Iews nor of Tennessee, it looked like
In yanization of robbers who had
TO- possession of the Laran house
eir headquarters. He therefore
ume hted new sheriff and placed the
any ibis Tigers eighty mem and the
noes ktt Fuseliers of Paducah (sixty
hen) under his orders with in
col ons to proceed at once to Upton
stu and arrest the gang. Adjt.
best Iuscomb met part of the troops
sheriff of Marshall and pro-
once overland with them to Laran.
king. sanitarium stood upon rounded
ng to about ten acres, corresponding
her and larger knoll which Hen
river bad by measurement fixed upon
and brown or roof of his rotunda.
Cuba bound sloped gradually to the
wrap vo hundred feet away. which
arked the valley between this
y ac- another slight but extended
that ion that, began on the other
lie use ! stretched away eastward into
dark Aerness.
axing bIes and extensive ontb9rsas
ID de- ond a heavy timber holt tb.+
Ken of /, occasional breaks almost 70
lie ana /. 1t was from this direction
troops came. They surround
" the ouse in the early morning and
De oe- tant general, on a fine white
struc full uniform and gold epau-
.riaLly cooked hat and sword, rode
lawn and in an impressive
: pipe, led upon all the house To SIR
hat in
lction- ,e from the house ren1iad.
Ieep it private propertv. If the com
officer will come in, 1 will
idered ith him"
II soon was a consultation on Horse
an for 10 sheriff and the general
make pver and evidently comparing
aroma 5hus engaged Hendricks made
This Is lrance upon the balcony.
.tion 70 nj" he said. sit is nv desire