Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-29
DEATH OF QUANTRELL.
Noted Guerrilla WINS Buried in the
Presence of Frank james.

Iarrodsburg (Ky) Dis. to Cincinnati
Inquirer
Quantrell and his gang often rendcz-
voused IN this country, and many here
were acquainted with the guerilla chief
tain, but none of them believes that he is
alive 1t was four miles from this place
where he engaged Bridgewaters men, in
January. 1864. In passing through Lincoln
County the day before the Missourians
killed a father who had protested against
exchanging one Of his horses for Jaded
one ridden by guerilla.
At that time this section overrun
by Federal troops, and the guerilas were
dressed In blue uniforms. Capt. Bridge
water who was stationed in this city.
hearing of the killing of the farmer in
Lincoln County went after tho guerllas.
| He found them at the home of the widows
Vanarsdall, in sight of Oakland Church,
! four miles west of this place.
part Of them had stopped with the
widow for diner, but the others had gone
a mile farther, and were dining at the
| home of Charles Adams. The guerillas
had procured whiskey in Lincoln County,
| and the most of them were drunk. They
| had become careless in consequence of
|
the front yard when they had entered the
| house, and were surprised in this condi
| ton by Brdgewate
James ans George holland. brothers. of
Jackson County Mo, were killed and the
remainder of the party scattered. Guam
trcll and his squad. who were at the Adj
ans home. heard the firing, and detailed
Jesse and Frank James and Lieut.. Rem
! ,;.Ir
to the top of the hill over half a mile from
| the Adams house TO reconnoiter Bridge
water was standing on the back porch of
the Adams house, and. observing the
three men on horseback rested his car
bne on the lattice work and rema rked :
Watch the man on the white horse"
and fired. Rennck fell to the ground
| dead.
| Quantrell then retroated, and on the
next day was fatally wounded at the
Wakefield barn in Spencer county
Lieut.. Rennick and the holland brothers
were buried In the thurchyard at Oak
land Church. a few hundred yards from
the spot where they met their DEATH
Rennicks white horse wandered about
the neighborhood and fed in the fence
corners for weeks, every one fearing TO
take him up.
Frank James came here four years ago
to visit the graves of his comrades at
Oakland, and the Enquirer correspondent
accompanied him to the little country
churchyard. James stood upon the spot
whore Rennick was killed, and told the
story of Quantrell's death. He said that
after the farmer was killed in Lincoln
County, Quantrell feared pursuit, and de-
tailed him and another soldier to ride a
mile to the rear TO prevent surprise
:, When he came up with the men at Mrs
Vanarsdall's he reprimandcd them for
their carelessness, and told them that II
: they did not watch ont they would wake
l up dead" He rode or to the Adams
house, where Quantrcll was at the time
!. and within an hour heard the shooting
:, That day Quantrell reached Spence,
= County, and the following day his squad
9 sought shelter in the Wakefield barn.
] Here they were attacked by Terrill's mon
and Quantrell was shot through the spine
The Federals did not know who tn,
wounded man was, and all pursued tn,
fleeing Pucrilas. Quantrel was carried
e to the Wakefield house That nigh,
- Frank and Jesse James ro' twenty mile.
and talked with Quantrell His lowe,
"a limbs were paralyzed from the shot ant
c the James boys offered 10 stay with hin
, "till the dca tn" but he replied that the,
y could do nothing for him, and advised
=. them to save themselves. They bad.
him farewell and left him lust befor,
- daylight.
That day It became known that III,
wounded man was Quantrell, and he wa.
taken to a Catholic hospital in Louisville
where he died. Frank James says that H.
did not see Quantrell after that, but tina
u n the time he died he was in Louisvill
y to learn of his needs and 70 aid him
~ possible. He saw the coffin containin
e Quantrcll's remains lowered into tn
u grave.