The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-12
BATTLE TO- DEATH
Winfield Outlaws Refuse to Be
Captured.
Kill C. S. CalhoOn, Santa Fe
Detective.
POSSE IS ORGANIZED.
Both Men Brought to Earth by
Bullets.
One Is Dead and the Other Will
Die.
POSSE IS ORGANIZED

Winfield, Kan, July &c. S. CaThoon
of Kansas City, an Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Re railway detective, was shot
and killed at Cedarvale early today by
two outlaws, who were shot down later
by a posse of citizens at Hewins, seven
miles from Cedarvale, close to the Ok
la.homa state line. One of the outlaws,
Edward Madigan, of Ponca City, Okla
homa, was instantly killed by the posse.
The other, William Chadburn, of this
city. was fatally wounded.
The outlaws exchanged shots with the
posse. During the exchange, j. NJ. Pope,
a merchant, was shot through the foot
and a woman named Malone was struck
in the leg by stray bullet
Madigan and Chadburn held up and
robbed six travelling men at the Breton
hotel at Winfield on Sunday night, last,
and escaped. At Cedarvale last night,
Detective Calhoon encountered both OF
the outlaws on the street. Not being
positive of their identity, Calhoon Sc
cured the sheriff and one of the robbed
travelling men and all three started IN
search of the two men. Early TO-DAY
they drove past the men in a side street.
The travelling man identified them and
the trio in the carriage were just in the
act of making good stand when either
Madigan or Chadburn opened fire. Cal
hoon was shot through the heart and
the outlaws made their escape tempor-
arily.s
The marshal and the travelling man,
taken by surprise were unable to return
a single shot.
Calhoon's body was taken to an un-
dertaker's rooms and the town aroused.
The outlaws stole two horses and start
ed for Hewins. While a posse was gath
erihg at Cedarvale, word was wired
ahead to HeWins where the deputy sher-
iff quickly gathered a score of armed
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outlaws rode up to a hardware store at
Hewins, secured a rifle and a revolver
and started out of town on a gallop.
Just as Madigan and Chadburn were
leaving the main streets, the posse
opened fire from the position of store.
The robbers returned the fire and live
ly fusillade ensued. Finally Madigan
fell from his horse, dying almost in
Stantly. Another bullet soon brought
Chadburn to the ground, shot through
the bowels During the exchange OF
shots, J. NJ. Pope. a member of the
posse, received a slight wound in the
foot and a Mrs. Malone. who had been
attracted to the scene by the firing, was
shot in the leg. Her wound is not ser
ious. Madigan's body was taken tc
Cedarvale, and Chadburn was placed II
the hospital where it is said he canno
live.
Madigan and Chadburn were each un.
der thirty years of age. Chadburn haC
served time in the Kansas penitentiary
for robbery. Nothing is known of Madi
gan. Calhoon was forty years old.
c. S. Calhoun who was killed a
Cedarvale this morning, supposedly by
the two desperadoes who robbed the
Brittenhouse hotel at Winfield Sun
day, was a native of Missouri Hi:
family, which resides at Kansas City
consists of his wife and three children
Mr.. Calhoon was thirty-four years
old and has been engaged in secret ser
vice work for three years. He worked
ployment by the Santa Fe some eigh-
teen months ago He has served botF
as deputy sheriff and city marshal OF
Galena, Kan, and was considered q
good officer
This is the second of the Santa Fe's
force of secret service men to be killed
since that department was established
the other being D. Montgomery who
was shot at Winfield several years ago
Mr.. H. H. German, chief specia
agent of the Santa F'e secret service
department, said this morning:
Mr. Calhoon has been under my en-
ploy for the last eighteen months anG
has always done good work He is
fine man to meet socially and was capa
BILE and efficient in every respect. H
was always a hard working young man
one who had plenty of grit and VIII
would stay by a case to the end. It will
be q great loss to the department. Th
In the capture of the desperadoes.'