The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-10-25

IFey had attempted to enter dance
ball, but had been thrown out. Then
they had gone into barber shop,
smashed everything and started to
XII tbs erss mau they met. 1t hap
pence. :" ne Hays.
AcocMpanled by the barber. the
sheriM tie next morning went to the
fort and related what had occurred,
demanding that the troops be brought
before the barber for Identification.
AL were lined Up and the man unhes-
ltatingly picked out the three guilty
meG.
The soldiers were takeo to Tays
City for preliminary examin ,tion, but
the proceedings dragged. AL day 1he
lawyers argued. Finally The exsmi-
nation was continued until morning
and the men were locked IN cellar
for the night.
During the night they were taken
out Of the cellar, carried to a trestle
a quarter Of mile west Of the railroad
station, and dropped between the
ties with ropes attached to their necks.
In the morning the soldiers frors the
fort took tbe bodies down and buried
them. --
! For weeks .afterward no soldier was
allowed in Hays City after sunset,
and the feeliu betweeng the town and
the fort ran high. The ninth cavalry
(ooloreD went over to the, town ono
night to clean it out in revenge for
the lynohing Of the three mur3erers.
The people armed themselves and pre-
pared to resist. ... ,..
The cavalry opened the ball =
charging along the sidewalk in front
of the row Of saloons. The citizens
opened fire, and the fight became gen.
eFal. The town was the victor, for
the citizens outnumbered the troops,
and every man Of them could handle
gun better than anything else. -.
| Six Of the soldiers were killed and
their bodies thrown into we'll, which
by the next morning was sodded over,
and, 80 far as outward appearance
was concerned, might never have es
listed. The missing men were never
inquired after. Opposite their names
on the fort roster was written the
word "Deserted.'' It wes the last
conflict between fort and town.
| But the troops at the fort had
something else to do than quarrel
with the: town. The Indians kept
! western Kansas stirred up, and their
I frequent raids. down the Saline;
| Smoky Hill and Solomon rivers made
every settler tremble for his life. i. VA
i In 1867 Gen. Hancock was compel,
led to take the field in person, and the
whole freatier. was subjected to al
tack from the redskins, The troubles
eliminated in june when 70 simul-
teneous attack was made BY the Chey-
ennes, Arapahoes and Kiowas upo,i
tie frontier. A;': i::5; .S Il.
q ' :, +. =,
1; All overland routes we're abandon. !.
I'D, and an engineering party, oon* the
;! Kansas Pacific was attacked :5and sev- !
eral Of its members were !; wounded.
The troops were ID the saddle CON
staatly until they were relieved ~
new forces, brought So By order. @of
4 .he war department ~ 5s n V'olunts.eirssI
|were called for and Kept down the Ia, / i,
dians. =. s IS siE |i &
Another outbreak occurred ia 1875
which was s,f:: short duration, sbus;
caused 1moxe fight, perhaps, shsinES iE any, f,,,
4 ae the State was more thiokly. i ses.
q tied and many expected The redskina3
! 70 go aa fey asts saa$ Topeka. fncl off
q Che. fright was unnne oesaary 4, aud SO
Eamused the old settlers is &su.s SCARE tic
newcomers IS s:ss5i
II young ew Y erkser. dressed in
!! latest style, vas sYerY, Inuak 4 exercised
i over She possibilities osE . raid aud aud ask
4 cd 60 many duestions that CHI oowboys
of Hays City deternined ;to give lin ,inls 1
scare. That % fteTnogn / q white hasssd
cowboy rode up % sthe hotel. fEanti.
icaily exosainaing
he Oh layenniass q ate crniirig, ii,i
d They oni m miles: away ,EA5 &ss=Sls
Il Il STU & few minutes came anathersoas
risrs annohuci bg that thsy werss thar.