New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
THE END OF Jim CROW" CHILES.
HOW TIE BAD MAN OF INDEPENDENCE DIED

HOW THE BAD MAN OF INDEPENDENCE DIED
From The Kansas City Star.
The appearance of the name Of Charles Peacock.
Of Independence. the motion for speciai JUL Ia
III the 81 Kapsos civ one of the stirring
there during the guerilla days For Ch3rss re
cocks father assisted by Charles Peacock himself
killed "Jim Crow Chilcs and his son on the pun
lie square at independence twenty-five years AZ,
ano psctice for several Years after the close
of the civil War of frightening independence at an
square and shooting out windows. These despera-
does were always sure of their ann Al WIN,
dows and IL was not uncommon that innocent
bystanders were badly hurt and occasionally killed
There no organized gang for TINS purpose Out
certain men seemed 10 delight in II.
Jim Crow Ches was brother Of the present cSort
marshal of this county He Is described as sm9rt
and good natured when sober. but whiskey IN,
yariaby made snd OF him Wit WITH Ss psyos
Of which he always carried two-it was iashion
men had il eS days tod Of the ch man
Without the slightest provocaton. just to Keep his
'I In 1873 Charles Peacock's father deputy
marshal at Independence lie Is now P oee bs ege
that he grew noisy along in the afternoon ana
one carried word to him hat Marsmn
Of Interference with his rights as town bad man
angered Ches. and he started out to ma feacoS S
laws sor him He found Peacock on the east side
a the b b Could pq' get 1T as drunk as he
long as he was quiet about II. but that If he made
a noise he would have TO lock him up. ChieS
slammed nt Peacock and Peacock grappled with
him and they went down in the gutter Peacock
The fist fight over Peacock arose So did
Chiles Chilcs reached for his revolvers, but he
was too slow and Peacock shot him just beneath
one OF his eyes Friends carried Chiles to the
hotel and he died there few minutes later.
In the crowd that was attracted by the shooting
were the sons of both men. The boys were about
eighteen years old. Young Chiles picked up one
Of the revolvers dropped by his father and shot
Marshal Peacock in the small of the back. An
instant later Charles Peacock had shot young
This put a short check to the bad-man habit at
Independence but it wasn't long till certain of the
old crowd decided that they, had been deprived OF
their rights long enough and started out one night
TO terrorize the town as usual. Half dozen OF
thanked up" They Dragged about what they were
going to do and the news got 10 Independence
ahead of them The Marshal appointed com
mlttee TO receive them. Along about bedtime the
expected guests arrived and began the exercises.
They made one circle of the SQUARE riding at full
run yelling and shooting right and left AS they
rode up 10 the last corner they were met by a
volley OF pistol-shots from the Marshal's posse.
The foremost bad man pitched from his saddle
ridded with bullets and dead. The posse was
ready for the rest Of the bad men, but they turned
tail and fed.
There were two attempts after that to re-
instate the good old customs. but they were weak
and Intellectual, aud badmanism, as a cult, has
been largely dead-letter in Independence ever
since.