The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

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cracked again and Berry fell, shot
through the head and almost instantly
expired.
Beach Berry succeeded in reaching
the shelter Of corn crib near tbs house
and was shot at number Of times, but
without injury. While making a run
from the crib to the house he drew his
revolver and shot at Chauacey Dewey,
but the bullet missed the mark AID
killed a horse belonging to the Dewey
outfit. This vas the only shot fred by
any Of the Berrys.
at is not known by anyone except the
perpetrators Of the evil deed at what
time during the fighting Alpheus and D.
P. Berry were killed, but their dead
bodies were found in the corral by the
wife Of Alpheus Berry after the Dewey
crowd withdrew. Alpheus was shot in
the head and Daniel vas shot in the alb
dOmen. When it is remembered that
this old man Of nearly 20 years and his
son were both unarmed and defenseIess,
it is almost impossible to conceive Of a
more brutal murder.
After the shooting Mrs. Berry at
tempted to 60 to the aid Of her husband
and brothers but was ordered to return
to the house under pain Of instant
death
The funeral Of D. P. Berry, Alpheus
Berry and Berch Berry was held at Bird
City Saturday and the bodies laid to
rest in Bird City cen etery. Large crowds
from all parts Of the country swarmed to
witness the last sad rites over the bodies
of father and sons who cane to so IN
timely an end.
During all Of Thursday and Friday
there was a continual stream Of people
from the surrounding country to the
place where the shooting occurred. The
story Of blood was told by the surviving
Berrys, and each nearer recounted the
tale to anxious inquirers as they pressed
upon him for the news he had heard at
the seat Of trouble. The spots where
the victims fell were red with blood, and
the evidence Of death was on every hand.
The bodies Of the dead were laid out
on boards in an empty corner Of the corn
crib. Ice was packed around the corpses
to keep them In condition until the cor
Oner should turn them over for burial,
while the sheet which covered them, was
continually being drawn back by friends
who wished to see the gastly wounds.
Reports say that Mcbride was the only
one Of the Dewey men out from the pro
lection Of the sod wall, and that he killed
old man Berry, first knocking him down
with the butt Of his revolver and then
shooting him in the abdomen as he fell
The ball ranged upward to such an ex-
tent that the ball came out between the
shoulders Of the victim, showing that
he was shot while in a prone position.
The two sons were killed instantly, one
being shot at the base Of the brain, and
the other in the temple. About a dozen
empty cartridges were picked up of the
ground at the place where Chauncey
Dewey stood when he did the shooting
and the cartridges belonged to a Savage
rife, the only weapon Of that make
among the Dewey cowboys. The shells
were also like the ones found in the sad
die bags on the dead horse ridden by
Dewey.
Roy Berry, the first man shot, receiv-
ing a wound in the cheek, says their as
sassins were determined 70 let none es-
cape if they could help it. The shot in
the cheek brought him to the ground.
In a moment. he recovered and raised
himself TO run when ball went through
the crown Of his hat He knew it would
be instant death to move again, aud 50
be fell to the ground as il dead, and lay
there until the Dewey crowd had left
DeWey's Statement.
''The sheriff OF Cheyenne county ad-
vertised 20 sell at sheriff7s sale personal
property under attachment consisting
Of q windmill and watering tank This
sale occurred on June . Tom LsbO ",
Al Winchip and Will Day, Oak ranch
employees, attended the sale for the
purpose Of bidding on the property.
They purchased q water tank, paid the
sheriff for the same and took bis re-
ceipt and an order to procure the pro
boys challenged the ranch employees
and ordered them to leave and intima-
ted that the man who was seen In that
vicinity would be killed. The Berry
boys then drew their guns and com
PEELED the ranchmen TO abandon the
premises On the afternoon Of Wed
nesdsy, June 3, seven Of the ranch
employees, sent after the tank which
which they had purchased at the sale
but before approaching the premises
upon which the property was located
two men we're sent to the Berry resid-
ence located a short distance from the
property sold az sheriff sale and asked
| for permission TO procure the tank
which Wss granted They at once pro-
1 ceeded to load the tank and remove It,
I During the operation OF loading, five
I Berrys and ten Capron relatives and
an intimste friend b. the name Of
Sawyer appeared on the scene with
I WiDchesters and fired three shots &C
I the ranchmen who we're loading the
I tank. This brought q battle All par
/ ties took 70 cover behind the building
and the fight continued for several
minutes with the result that four Of
the rsnCbmen were wounded aud three
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