The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-25

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SAN 4iRANoIeco. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. y. z.
! st1y sale b al Druggists ~ = seF9r. Der bots5
out TO get a bucket Of water. and while
! after the water saw the officers approach
ing. lie rushed into the hut saying:
They're after us. Let's get out of
/ this. Casey then took look at the
! officers ana said: Not And. with an
oath. said 10 Williams: "You stay here
/ and fight. If you don't, III Kill you If
/ they don't
The outlaws then waited for the officers
to ride up smith rode around to the door
I and Casey shot him in the right arm.
! Smith swung his gun over 10 his left
I hand. and then Casey shot I'm in the
breast, doing for him right then. About
this time Beck had command OF two cor
ners Of the house and 10 set him out Of
+ the way Mobbely shot through the, logs
/ of the hut with steel bullets. causing
1 Beck 70 give Up his position. Mobbely
I shot hm TN the right arm before he was
/ fofced 20 retire. About this time Beck's
/ horse tried 10 get away, and Briggs called
/ TO Beck 10 follow him to the top of the
+ hill. While trying TO get away, Mobberr
! kept shooting at Beck, and finally shcg
1 him in the breast, killing him. Beck fell
in such manner, however, that the cut
laws did not Know that he was dead. He
was lying on the ground with his hand in
I front of his face, as though watailins
the outlaws leave the premises. After
shooting Smith Casey kicked him in the
side with one OF his high-heeled boots.
to turn him over. and then stood on his
/ tSmiths) hands while he robbed the
body
After the battle Casey and Swonord or
dered Mobbely and Williams TO get the
horses. They secured two Of the horses
from the cornheld and two of the horses
ridden by the officers. They then rode
toward the Kechi hills. and after reaching
there stopped to rest While lying down
resting Casey continued TO mock the dy-
ing expressions on the face of Smith. and
made his boast then that no Caddo county
sheriff could live over two months. From
the Kechi hills Swofford and Casey rode
up TO Alobbey's place near Lexington.
and two days later the entire party met
there for a conference. Casey stated that
they had better keep close for time. until
the excitement died down. They had
Frank Smiths riding mare. and after
reaching the Mobbely farm killed her
She had been wounded in the Anadarzo
fight The party then separated and Mob
belly ana Williams were captured near
Ada, as before stated. 8Iobbely in his
statements yesterday at the federal iau
would not say that he had killed Bevk.
but stated that he fred eight shots M
him. Williams claims that lie did not
have gun at the time OF the shooting.
Both men state that the battle did not
last over a minute and a half. and that
officers and outlaws We're shooting as
rapidly as possible.
Mobbeiy had Smiths gun. keeping Il rn-
al the men joined each other at Mob
bely's farm. Casey then took it awav
from Mobbcly. saying that he did not
need it any longer, and gave Il TO Swof-
ford after the battle at Wewoka mound.
where swofford was killed. the gun was
found lying beside the body.
At the Wewoka fight it developed that
Casey escaped. After Swofford was shot
Casey got away by crawling to the
woods. lie posed as the leader Of the
gang. bat when It came TO the real issue
he was the only one to desert his COM
rades when they were in tight place.
Mobbely and Williams state that Casey
bound the men TO an oath which meant
that they would never give up and a1
things which they did were 10 be kept
secret. The Wewoka tight was one al
the hottest the officers have had for
long time. ana had they been using steel
bullets there is little question but what
Casey would have been killed. as the
LOGS behind which he was lying were
wen filed with bullets.
Williams and Mobhely are both new men
in the outlaw business. Mobbely looks IN
be tough customer. but Williams is
young fellow with little experience in
crime. lie was iu bad company. ana
VII undoubtedly 60 over the road with
the rest ~ them
after the outlaws had stolen number
Of horses and shot up the town OF Asher
a number Of officers. amons whom were
AIlner. Mallory. SToae. Jones ard another
man from Asher .aok up The tran and.
on account ~ s. snow. were able 70
track them so gro cabin near We
woka. known as Wewoka Mound The
officers reached this p,aee about q O'Clock
IN The morning and bid in the barn which
"Ss erected of Joss standing on end They
made q lo9phole in the side aearcst tfe
house in 7Ilar rhat they m.sht hata a
e.portanit3 az seeing eeerr thirc THAI
took place ia lhe ya-L Ahoal o-ciaes
;No men came fron gas house ar wslk-.