Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-13
QUANTRELL DESCRIBED.
The Famous Guerrilla a Terror to
His Enemies.
What One of His Men Says About nlm-A
Man Entirely Devoid of an Fear He
Protected women.
(Frorn the Chicago Inter-oceon +,

trusted lieutenant of the noted guerilla.
Shafles Quantrell, has been seized with
iatai illness at his home in this CITY.
where he has resided for the last
htteen years. HALEY has never here
tolore talked OF his war record OF the
bloody deeds of his chief, which filled
the nation with horror almost forty
years ago.
HALEY was a boy employed on the
farm of his father six miles northeast
OF Independence, Mo, when the great
Questions which led up to the war were
stirring the people of the nation. 1t
was at the HALEY home that Guam
trell stopped when first he fled from
Kansas soil. Quantrcl had been Il
school teacher, was Il good talker and
soon persuaded young HALEY to join
him in recruiting company for SER
vice In the Southern cause. Halley's
1ather was one OF the most wealthy
and influential citizens of jackson
> county Mo, but when, in May of 1861,
young HALEY and Frank Halter shot
TO death two German residents of In
dependence during a quarrel over the
Southern cause Northern sympathizers
raided the home of the elder HALEY.
coDscated two hundred head of mules
destroyed all buildings on the planta-
ton anu hanged the elder Haley from
u tree in the front yard.
The following day Bill HALEY his
eldest son. Joined Quantrel ana The
James and Younger boys in series of
raids that ended with the close of the
war HALEY defends the acts of his
youth on the ground that his home he'd
been destroyed, some members of his
family murdered and the others scat
tercc, and that he was hunted as some
wild beast, and had nothing else To do
but turn on his pursuers.
DcScflbinB the appearance of Guam
trell. HALEY said that his eyes were
very blue. soft and winning. Peculiar
lhey were in thiS-that they never were
III rest. Looking at the face one might
say that ii was the face of n student
III was calm and serene, seldom lighted
by laughter. His hands were small
and perfectly moulded. Who could tell
III looking at them that they were the
most deadly hands with a revolver in
al the border?
QCANTRELL AS A HORSEMAN.
Perhaps no man ever had n more
complete mastery over a horse than
Quantrell,' said HALEY. land whether
at furious gallop or under the simple
SWING of the route step he could lean
from the saddle and snatch a pebble
from the ground. Anderson was n
Tiger let loose; Quantrell was IL tiger
too. that had the innocence of IL lamb
Nature loves to group the grotcsquc.
Hence the only smiles seen on his reu-
lures appeared when his pitiless lips
pronounced the death sentence Todd
mingled no melody with his MURDERS
Quantrell was heard To sing little
snatches of song as the gray smoke
rolled away from his pistol. He was
unlike all the noted Eucrrilas of the
war, Just as he was greater than them
all. Horrficd at their rcrocity. one yct
delights to analyZe their characters.
IF there Is race born without fear
Quantrell belonged to ii. lie loved life
and yet nc did not value it. In his war
lie. which was one long crusade he
exhibited all the qualities of cunning
SIKH. nerve. daring, physical ondur-
ancc remorseless cruelty. Astounding
humor. Unsuitable revenge, a courage
that was sometimes cautious to excess
ana sometimes desperate to temerity
If Quantrell met "A friend on the street
OF town he would not pause an in
slant TO talk with that friend until he
reached the corner of block where he
could look in four directions In the
midst of band who knew no law but
Inc revolver, his slightest wish was an
tlcipated and obeyed. ! recall but one
instance during my service with Guam
tfeli when his authority to command
was ever questioned 1t was never
questioned the second time by any of
the men present or by those who en-
listed under his flag thereafter.
Frank Halter, who at that time was
second in command. had n dispute with
q man who Is now prominent in bus
mess affairs of Kansas CITY. and ,he
disposition of each was to kin ita
other during the first fight with the
enemy that followed. Quantreu's al
tention was called to the matter b,,
friend of both men. That same even
ing Just as the men had dismounted
10 enter camp, 1T Il point thirty miles
south of Kansas City, in the presence
OF his entire command. Quantrell np-
nr01Cha1 n ,,AIf
Tor his reVolvcrS. Halter looked uD
with smile on his lips. demurred
gazed steadily at the weapon in Guam
trells hand. then announced his will
lngness to surrender his weapons, but
at the same time notified the COM
mand that Quantrell was the only man
10 whom lie would ever part with his
pistols. a few minutes consultation
put an end to any further differences
In the command. Several months later
one of Quantrells most desperate men
attempted to disarm IIaller, and was
promptly killed for his pains.
HALLER KILLED IN 1863.
"Haler was small in statue. TWEEN
ty-two years OF age. weighed 1l5
pounds. He sold his life dearly in
1863, n few miles from Bolivar. No.
where he was surrounded by Federal
troops and shot to death. l notice that
few people seem to understand how it
was that Quantreli's command was al
ways ready for Il dash or n long fight
AS q rule. each man had from three or
four Colts or dragon pistols. Each
man carried from six to n dozen cyl
fnders in the pockets OF his clothes
and each cylinder was loaded and
capped. When one cylinder was emp
tied. 1t was removed from the l%vol-
yer and a loaded cylinder inserted In
stead. In this way there was always
plenty of ammunition ready for the