The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1906-05-31
FORSYTH, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1906.
GIVES" HUSDON IS HARD hit
Slayer Of Henry Barchman Seems to Have
"Got His"

IN tue press ulSpdtCuts VI the -ou
instant is an account of an Oklahoma
tragedy 10 which one Fired" Hudson
figures, who is no other than the man
we'll known in this section as"Wes" Hud.
son, the man who was legally cleared
of the killing of Henry Barchman in
the State Line saloon two years ago
last December. Following is the pub.
lished account of the affair:
What will probably prove fatal
fight between Fred Hudson, the noted
outlaw, who killed Bert Casey for a
reward, and James BOurland, deputy
United States marshal, occurred in
Robinson's saloon early this morning.
Bourland had recently captured Hud.
son in Arkansas and brought him back
to Anadarko, where he was tried for
the murder OF one Houston and ac-
quilted. Hudson started trouble DUR
ing the day and made threats against
Bourland, who disarmed Hudson and
placed him in Jail. Later Hudson
promised u leave town and was dis
charged,
In the evening, he in company with
jeff Byrne and Grant Kennedy started
out TO hunt Bourland. Frank Ward
told Bourland they were hunting him,
but Bourland, who was in the saloon,
opened the screen door and said: "Come
iu, boys" Hudson opened fire, which
was returned by Bourland Hudson
was shot in the right thigh, breaking
the bone in three places. The limb
was amputated late today. Bourland
was shot through the small intestines
three times. Physicians removed
portions of the intestines thirty-two
inches long and have slight hopes for
recovery. Byrne fired one shot and fled,
and with Kennedy is in Jail,
Hudson had recently been acquitted
here of the murder OF Lule Houston, Il
deputy sheriff, in October, 1902, and
and had just returned from Hobert,
where he had been witness against
Ben and jim Hughes, charged with the
same crime, who were also acquitted
Hudson gained his greatest notoriety
through the killing OF Bert Casey, the
bOldest OF Oklahoma outlaws, at Cleo
Springs, in November, 1902. He was
in Jail at Guthrie charged with rob.
bing a postOffice. and together with Ed
Lockett, another former member of the
Casey gang, was released and given "A
deputy marshal commission on condition
that he get into Casey's confidence and
capture him If possible, or kill him If
not,
1t was while he was thus trailing
Casey that he was q witness of the
Houston murder. After staying with
Casey for several weeks, and promising
participation in the rObberies which he
was then planning, Hudson and Lockett
finally got the drop on Casey and Bud
Sims when the two outlaws were alone
and killed both OF them. They received
a big reward for Casey's death, but soon
dissipated it, Lockett was killed not
long afterward by the marshal of an
Arkansas town.
Since his killing Of Casey Hudson
has had TO defend himself against mur-
der charges in both Arkansas and Mis-.
souri,, in addition TO the Houston case
here, but had come free every time.
Bourland had taken an active part
in breaking up the Casey gang, and
was the man who arrested Hudson 10
Arkansas recently and brought him
back to stand trial here.
Anadarko, o. T., May 24.-James C.
Bourland, United States deputy marshal
who was shot by Weston Hudson in a
street duel here early Wednesday,
died at 6:3O o'clock this morning. Hud.
son, who was shot in both legs by Bour-
land, is in II critical condition.
ANADARKo. o. r., May %
Fred Hudson, the noted outlaw and for.
merly member of the Bert Casey gang,
died at o'clock this evening from the
effects OF wounds inflicted bv Deputy
United States Marshal Bourland
; Wednesday. Hudson was in bad physi
cal condition and never rallied from
the shock OF the wound His father
brother and sister arrived from Arkan
sas two hours before death. He refused
TO make statement about Tuesday
nights tragedy. Bourland was buried
this afternoon, funeral services being
held in the opera house which was
crowded. Grant Kennedy and JEFF
Byrne, who were engaged with Hud
son Tuesday night, are in Jail awaiting
preliminary hearing.