The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-12

otnerS killed could not De- learned
but further information is expected
tomorrow.
| James Gerard, u. S. Linn, C. s.
Toby, George A. Pierson, D. Grisup,
H. Torrents, W. Webb, Billy Chad
man, Billy Mckee, Charles Shafts,
George S. Hoffer and Jim Williams,
all of Woodsdale, Stevens county,
came in this morning as they say, to
look after Herbert Toney, one of the
young men who was wounded in the
shooting affray, and who since has
disappeared. James Gerard, Dep
uty Sheriff of Stevens county. gives
the following account of the affair
"a warrant had been issued to Ed
Short, constable and city marshal of
Woodsdale, for the arrest Of Sam
Robinson. Robinson had gone to the
Neutral Strip, and Ed Short, William
Hausler and Dick Wilson went after
him. They found him in a dug-out
and ordered him to surrender. He
said he never would surrender to Ed
Short. Ed told him he could get as
many men as he wished from the
Strip to go with him to the States
(Kansas). Robinson did not surren-
/, der, but got on horse and made a
run of six or seven miles to the Bea-
yer river, where he got fresh horse
and soon distanced the boys who
then gave up the chase. Sheriff
Gross, hearing that Short and his
party had been corralled down in the
Strip, started with four men to their
relief, but they could not find them
so they started back to the trail and
went into camp. While they were
asleep Hugoton party surprised
them and disarmed them, made them
stand up in line and shot them killing
four and wounding one. The Dep
uty Sheriff did not give any names
besides the above, but C. S. Toby
told your informant that the four
killed were Sheriff John Gross, Rob-
ert Hubbard, c. W. Eaton, R. Will.
cox, and that Herbert Toney was
wounded. He also said that there
might be one or two more killed, and
that he heard Herbert Reed wa.
wounded, but could not say how hi
got hurt. There must have beer
shooting besides the above affray.
boy named Nathan Jones, who was OF
his return from Stevens county
states that he passed near two squad
/ who were firing at each other. TIL
latest report which came in is tina
eleven men have been killed. So ia
reports are very contradictory, an
many of them unreliable, but Their
is no doubt that Stevens county peo
pie are in terrible state of excite
ment, and that more shooting may b,
expected.
Liberal, Kansas, 4, July 28-Th,
bodies of four men, killed by tn,
Hugoton party, were brought II
Voorhees,, Stevens county, night be
fore last, and with the wounded boy
Herbert Toney, afterwards taken t,
Woodsdale. No further shooting i
reported, but armed squads of Hugo
ton and Woodsdale people have beer
seen by travellers in different part
of the county, and may provoke an
other conflict. Herbert Toney, tn,
nineteen-year old boy, who was ser
iously wounded made an ante-mor
tum statement at Voorhees,, Jul!
26, sworn by H. V. Tucker, notar!
as follows:
"On July "a, 1888, / went in com
pany with John Cross, Sheriff o,
Stevens county, to arrest Sam Rob
inson, then said to be in the Neutra
strip. We went down to the Neu
trail strip, but, failing to find Robin
son, we proceeded to return on Jul!
I rs, and stopped to remain and res
our. horses at Wild Horse lake, in thu
strip. We lay down near haystacl
to rest. In about half an hour
hear the Sheriff say: Boys, the!
have, got us ] looked around anC
saw they were all around us, theil
number consisting of>about twent!
men. Sam Robinson demanded o,
Sheriff Cross that he give up hi
arms. Cross replied that he did no
have any, whereupon Robinson said
Sheriff Cross, you are my frs
man,, raised his Winchester and fir
ed. Robinson then killed Hubbard
in the same manner.
~. B. Chamberlain, one of thu
County Commissioners of Steven
county shot me in the shoulder, bu
escaped by feigning death Afte
they had gone, / saddled my pom.
and made my way to Voorhees,"
a.