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The Winfield census of 1878 lists A. T.Shenneman, age 32 and unmarried.

The Winfield census of 1880 listed A. T.Shenneman, 34, and his wife Ella C., 27.She is the daughter of J. C. Walters.

THESAGA OF A. T. SHENNEMAN.

A. T. Shenneman was a native ofWaynesburg, Ohio. While a small boy his parents moved with him to Illinois,where he was brought up and educated. At the age of 16, in 1861, he entered theUnion Army, enlisting in the 68th Illinois volunteer infantry. He joined DanWilt’s Company “D,” 7th Illinois Cavalry, in which he served with distinctionto the close of the war. It is a compliment of his young patriotism to statethat when he entered the service, his stature was only five feet seven inches;and when he came out, he had elongated to the height of six feet one andone-half inches, and had grown immensely in the esteem of his comrades in arms.

A.T. Shenneman Was One of Cowley County’s Early Settlers.

Drawn by the opening of the West and theOsage Diminished reserve, he emigrated to Kansas, being one of the earlysettlers in Cowley County, where he made a very large number of friends. OnChristmas eve of 1869, A. T. Shenneman was in the freighting busi-ness andspent the night at what is now known as “Island Park.” He worked at severaljobs, including Stewart and Simpson’s Brickyard.

ShennemanWas an Early Marshal in Cowley County.

Winfield Courier, August 21, 1873. Marshal Shenneman is outof luck and business, he looks inconsolable and lazy, he hasn’t had a job in along time. Won’t somebody raise a row, start a fight, do anything, only givethat marshal something to do.

Constableand Policeman: A. T. Shenneman.

Winfield Courier, April 10, 1874. Winfield TownshipOfficers.

The following are the officers elected inthis township last Tuesday: Trustee, H. S. Silver; Clerk, E. S. Bedilion;Treasurer, O. F. Boyle; Justices of the Peace, N. H. Wood and W. M. Boyer;Constables, A. T. Shenneman and Burt Covert.

Winfield Courier, May 8, 1874. City Council Proceedings.

Bill of A. T. Shenneman, services aspolice, claimed $2.00, allowed $1.50

[Note: Shenneman learned much aboutthe activities of law enforcement from an able teacher: Capt. R. L. (“Dick”)Walker, Sheriff of Cowley County, from November 4, 1873, election until hissecond term expired on January 10, 1878. Dick Walker and his brother, George,probably saved Bill Hackney’s life in 1870. See Volume One. MAW]

WalkerFamily.

The 1875 Kansas Census listed the Walkerfamily: Rebecca, 57; R. L., 32; George, 27; and Edward, 24. It showed bothRebecca and R. L. were born in Pennsylvania. George and Edward were born inOhio.

Capt.R. L. (“Dick”) Walker, Sheriff.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, October 2, 1873.

Capt. R. L. Walker was nominated forSheriff after a sharp fight; it seemed that many applicants for that positionwere determined not to yield the point, but all acquiesced in the choice of theconvention. Capt. Walker was one of the boys “in blue” during the rebellion,and no doubt did valuable service for the country then as he will now after hiselection to the office of sheriff of Cowley County.

Winfield Courier, January 16, 1874.

Captain Dick Walker, the new sheriff, isone of the most popular men in the county.

Everybody that knows him bets on him. Hispersonal appearance is strikingly favorable—except to criminals. In form, tall,straight, and well proportioned; in motion, lithe, graceful, and dignified, andto those graces are added an intelligent countenance whose flashing eyes andstrong, well turned features at once attract the attention of the observer. Inrepose grand, in action awful—his is a happy combi­nation of the powers, arts,faculties, graces, and acquirements of the remaining members of the “ring.”With the length of a Johnson, the sinews of a Green, the muscle of a Torrance,the nerve of a Kelly, the bearing of a Fuller, the decision of a Millington,the address of an Irwin, the brains of a McDermott, the brilliancy of a Webb,and the intuition of a Manning, Dick is calculated to get away with the baggageof all the passengers he goes for. Girls, he is not married, but wants to—well,you can guess the remainder. His mustache is so ticklish!

Winfield Courier, January 30, 1874.

PrisonerEscaped! Rucker’s Lodgings Vacated! Worthlessness of the City Jail!!

Wednesday morning last, our city wasthrown into a tumult of excitement by the announcement that Thos. Rucker, theLazette murderer, who had been confined in the city jail at this place sincethe tragedy last Christmas, was missing. The inhabitants of the townimmediately proceeded to the jail and soon found that it was no hoax, but abona fide fact. Scouts were immediately dispatched in every direction, butfailed to discover any trace of his whereabouts.

The means by which he escaped are veryindefinite. It is generally supposed that some outside party opened the doorsand gave him his liberty, although it is possible that he had the toolsfurnished, and did the work himself. At any rate, he has gone, and the nextthing is to find him, although Sheriff Walker is confident that he will soonhave his hands on him, as well as the one who gave him his freedom.

And while he is gone, it would be well ifthe city council would put the jail in a condition to hold him an hour or so ifhe should be brought back. A man who has a friend in the world and wishes toget out need not stay in his cell an hour. In the first place, there is nothingto prevent anybody giving a prisoner anything they wish, as the windows havenothing to protect them except some iron bars with space enough between tothrow a sledge hammer.

Then again, the jail is at least twentyrods from the nearest human habitation, and the building could be bombardedwith a ten pound cannon and the noise would be hardly heard by the citizens athome. The doors are also in such a shape that Rucker could easily have liftedthem off the hinges with a crow bar. If some protection was put around thewindows and the upper story occupied by a family, it would become moredifficult for a prisoner to make his escape.

Winfield Courier, February 6, 1874.

Sheriff Dick Walker has a new and safeway of keeping his prisoners. Since the jail has been “broke” so much, he takesthem to bed with him. We understand that Mr. Walker will not trust anymore ofhis prisoners in the jail while the city authorities carry the keys.

Winfield Courier, May 27, 1875. One day last week the boysat the Courthouse attempted to illustrate the cold water ritual of theMethodists by sprinkling each other. Judge Gans, an old hand at the business,“frowed de last water fust” on Dick Walker, and Dick, not being partial towater in any form, handed a pitcher full to Troup, which, owing to hiscarelessness, landed on top of his head. This set the ball to rolling. Troupreturned the compliment by emptying his coal scuttle of dirty water in Walker’sleft ear. Then Bedilion and Walton joined in only to get treated to more coldwater than they had been used to lately, and they retired satisfied. ThenWalker and Gans formed an alliance, which they were just sealing with a “shake,”when the irrepressible Troup put in his ladle and sent them off shakingthemselves and swearing vengeance against him. They soon proved too much forTroup, for while he was guarding the pump and watching Dick, Gans stoleupstairs, and emptied four gallons of muddy water down his shirt collar, and inattempting to retreat, he was overhauled by long Dick and treated to anotherbath, which closed the circus for that day. They are now suffering from badcolds, the penalty for using too much cold water when their constitutions werenot used to it.

Winfield Courier, July 22, 1875. By way of retaliation theboys are circulating a good joke on Dick Walker this week. It is well known,far and wide, that he has an unusual sized under-standing (he wears bootsnumbered somewhere away up in the teens), and that he never fails to embellisha joke when it passes through his hands.

While at the picnic on the 3rd, atArkansas City, he stood leaning against a tree, with his feet extended,listening to the sweet music of the Beethoven Society, perfectly unconscious ofhis surroundings. While standing there—unobserved by him—a young couple fromBolton Township came along, and, as they supposed, took a seat on a log underthis same tree. The music stopped, and Dick, for the first time, noticed them.But as they were chatting merrily, he thought he wouldn’t disturb them, tillthe conversation took a turn where he thought, “Two is company, and three acrowd.” So he modestly suggested that he was “sorry, he didn’t like to disturb them,but the fact was Harter wanted to see him over there by the lemonade stand.”

The young man said nothing, but hissweetheart allowed “He (Dick) could go as nobody was holden him.” “Well,” saidDick, at the same time bowing gracefully with the upper part of himself, “Ican’t, you see, as you are sitting on my left foot.” It is needless to say thatthey moved, and rather suddenly too; and as they passed round the speaker’sstand, the girl was heard to remark, “Well! That must be that sheriff DickWalker, of Winfield, for nobody else has such feet outside of a museum.”

MARRIED.WALKER - WEBB.

Winfield Courier, January 6, 1876.

Tuesday evening, January 4th, 1876, atthe residence of the bride’s brother, L. J. Webb, by Rev. N. L. Rigby, Mr. R.L. Walker and Miss Sadie A. Webb.

Everybody in the county knows Dick Walkerand no one has more friends than he. They all rejoice at his good sense andgood fortune in selecting a companion for life. His new wife, though not one ofthe “old settlers,” has many friends in our midst and quietly captured theCaptain that all the girls were going crazy after. “Still waters run deep.”

WalkerAppointed Deputy U. S. Marshal for Kansas.

Winfield Courier, May 11, 1876. Chas. H. Miller, the new U.S. Marshal for Kansas, has appointed Sheriff Walker as his deputy for this partof the district. We congratulate Mr. Miller on his selection. He could not havemade one more acceptable to the people on the “border tier” had he submitted itto their popular vote. Capt. Walker will make a deputy worthy of the chief, andthat is saying a great deal.

Walkerto the Rescue.

Winfield Courier, May 11, 1876. Monday morning thecitizens of the west part of town were startled with the cry of “Help! Help!Murder!!” Three men were seen scuffling on the street near Kirk’s blacksmithshop. Sheriff Walker rushed to the scene, and found old man Hornemann in thehands of two men, who were trying to put him in a wagon. He was shoutingvociferously and calling on the bystanders for help. Dick enquired of theparties by what authority they were acting, and they showed him a warrant forHornemann properly signed by the authorities of Rice County. Having the propercredentials, they chucked the old man in the wagon, and hurried off towardsWichita. Dick hurried up to the office of Pryor, who made immediate applicationto, and obtained of Judge Gans, a writ of habeas corpus. Armed with thisand other necessaries, Dick started out after the kidnappers. A novel raceensued. The old man was pinioned to the lower deck of the wagon box by a twohundred pound deputy sheriff sitting on his broad chest, while the other satupon the seat and drove furiously. As Walker came in sight, they redoubledtheir speed, thinking to reach the county line before him. They didn’t know theman or the mettle of the little bay team that was slashing up behind them. Hecame up, halted them, and demanded the prisoner. They gave him up without any“back talk.” As Hornemann, almost breathless, climbed into the buggy with Dick,he shook his fist at the big Rice deputy man and said: “By shimminy, you don’tsit on mine pelly so much now as before Valker came you did, eh!” The causealleged for the arrest was that Hornemann stole a horse up in Rice and broughtit down here. The truth of the matter is this: Hornemann hired a horse of Mr.Fitzsimmons, of Red Bud, loaned it to Tom Deering, who drove it up to RiceCounty and sold it. Hornemann, having a chattel mortgage on the horse, went upand got it. Then he was followed and arrested for stealing the horse, as abovestated. His trial will come off next Monday. The old man’s description of hisride, with the deputy sheriff sitting on him, was too funny for any use.

Walker at One Time Commissioner ofMontgomery County.

Winfield Courier, July 13, 1876. In Wilson’s History ofMontgomery, we learn our Sher­iff, R. L. Walker, was one of the first threecommissioners of that county. He was appointed by the Governor on the 3rd dayof June, 1868. H. C. Crawford and H. A. Bethuram were his associates.

Arrestby Sheriff Walker: Notorious Charles Howertson.

Winfield Courier, September 28, 1876. Monday evening thecrowd around Fuller’s bank and near the apple wagons on Main street had anopportunity to see the neatest magisterial job that has been performed in thiscounty for some time. Information was given Sheriff Walker that one of theapple peddlers from Arkansas on our streets was the notorious CharlesHowertson, of Knox County, Missouri, who, in July last shot and killed oneHiner, near Edina, in that county.

The informant, one of the best citizensof our county (we refrain from giving his name for prudential reasons), knewHowertson personally a few years ago, and recognized him in his new role ofapple vender.

Walker prepared to arrest him and to makeassurance doubly sure, called in A. H. Green, who performed the part ofconfidence man to perfection. When everything was in readiness, Green steppedup behind their man and spoke out quick and sharp, “How do you do, Howertson?”at the same time extending his hand for a “shake.” Howertson, taken bysurprise, of course, turned round quickly when the name was spoken and advanceda step to meet the supposed acquaintance.

At this juncture Walker closed hisvice-like grip on the Missourian’s arm and informed him that he was a prisoner.Howertson made an attempt to draw his revolver, which was in his right handpocket, but of course failed. The boys were too much for him. They unarmed himand marched him off to the calaboose.

When informed of the charge against him,he admitted that he did shoot a man in Missouri last July, and added that ifthe Sheriff hadn’t got the drop on him, he would have shot him. He says theman Hiner that he shot is not dead yet, but the Hiner that his brother shotdied. It seems that the two Howertsons got into a difficulty with the twoHiners, which terminated in the death of one of the latter and the wounding ofthe other.

The Howertsons fled to Arkansas, and haveeluded the offi­cers up to the present time. Sheriff Walker telegraphed to theSheriff of Knox County, notifying him of the arrest. The Howertsons are said tobe desperate and lawless men. They were “rebel bushwhackers” during the latewar and led a terrible life.

HorseThief Caught by Sheriff Walker.

Arkansas City Traveler, November 21, 1877. Somethief stole a horse from Henry Coryell, while he was attending the religiousmeeting at Parker’s schoolhouse on Monday evening.

Arkansas City Traveler, November 28, 1877. HorseThief Caught. A colored man, of short, thick stature, who has been stoppingwith Mr. Banks on the south side of the Arkansas, was arrested at the ferrylast Wednesday by Sheriff Walker, on the charge of stealing a horse from HenryCoryell on Monday night. The horse was stolen while Mr. Coryell was attendingchurch at Parker’s schoolhouse, and taken to Dexter and traded to a son ofUncle Billy Moore, of Crab Creek, for another horse. Moore’s horse was thensold to Jim Allen, the butcher in Winfield, for a watch and $20. The thiefgives his name as Charley Williams; says he is from Elk County to this place,but was born and reared in Missouri, having lived awhile in St. Joseph. He hasbeen bound over to appear at the next term of court, and will be confined injail until that time.

Arkansas City Traveler, December 5, 1877.Williams, the negro who stole Coryell’s horse, has been arraigned, and pleadguilty; has not been sentenced yet.

Arkansas City Traveler, December 12, 1877. The coloredman who was arrested at this place a few weeks since for horse stealing wassentenced to one year’s imprisonment in the Kansas penitentiary at Leavenworthat hard labor. He seemed to care but little for the sentence and left thecourtroom with a terrible grin all over his countenance.

Sheriff Walker served asMayor of Winfield in 1877.

In 1878 (when his termas Sheriff expired) he served with Dr. Nathan Hughes as a Special Agent for theSecretary of the Interior on unoccupied Indian reserves and Government lands.It was their duty to protect property in the Territory. Later in 1878 he heldthe office of registrar of the Wichita Land District office for one full term;and was reappointed for a second term.

Walker served as acaptain of Company A, Nineteenth Ohio, Infantry, and had a splendid record as asoldier. He also became United States Marshal for the District of Kansas.

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SheriffWalker and Constable Shenneman Catch Horse Thief.

Winfield Courier, May 22, 1874.

Al Headrick is in limbo again; this timeit is for stealing a horse in Labette County. He had been working for a mannamed Humphries, living twelve miles southwest of Parsons, and being out ofwork and out of money and not being anxious to walk away, he “borrowed” a horseand rode away. He says he meant to turn the horse loose and start him back homeafter he got to Grouse creek, but his great aversion to treading on mother soilovercame his scruples in regard to keeping other people’s property and so herode on. He stopped at a school house to attend church, a few miles north oftown, on Timber creek, where he was arrested by Sheriff Walker and ConstableShenneman, and lodged in jail at this place.

Sheriff Walker started with him forLabette County, yesterday morning.

BillsAllowed by County Commissioners to Walker & Shenneman, Bailiff.

The May 22, 1874, issue of the WinfieldCourier reported that among bills allowed by the board of CountyCommissioners at their May 18, 1874, meeting were the following:

R.L. Walker, sheriff: $10.50, $11.00,$25.00. A. T. Shenneman, bailiff: $10.00.

A.T. Shenneman Goes to Texas and Returns in July 1874.

A. T. Shenneman went to Texas, returningin July 1874, and announced he wanted to buy County scrip. The July 10, 1874, Couriershowed a real estate transfer by Shenneman to William Carter, southwest 1/4section 33, township 32 south, range 3 east, price $1,100.

Shenneman’sSaddle is Stolen.

Winfield Courier, August 14, 1874. T. O. Hill had one ofhis horses taken out of the pasture last Saturday night by some person, who,after appropriating A. T. Shenneman’s saddle, lit out for parts unknown. Mr.Hill immediately advertised to pay fifty dollars reward for the recovery ofhorse and thief, and he has received word that the thief was arrested inIndependence, on suspicion, while trying to dispose of the animal on thestreets at a remark-ably low figure. Deputy Sheriff Geo. Walker will bring himback with him on his return from Independence whither he has gone in charge ofa Montgomery County horse thief.

[Note: As mentioned in Volume Two—TheIndians, History of Cowley County, Kansas, A. T. Shenneman was sworn in byCapt. J. B. Nipp and elected as 1st Lieutenant of Company “G” of the CowleyCounty Militia. In June 1875 he became Captain. MAW]

ShennemanHas an Unruly Mustang.

Winfield Courier, June 24, 1875. While Shenneman was tryingthe speed of his mustang in the Northeast part of town last Saturday, it becameunruly and succeeded in running on a pile of stone containing about nineteencords, and then capped the thing off by jumping sideways through a crack inBedilion’s fence, without damaging anything—except the fence.

Capt.Shenneman: Cultivating a Mustache, Selling Ponies.

Winfield Courier, August 12, 1875. Capt. Shenneman iscultivating a mustache.

Winfield Courier, August 19, 1875. Mr. Shenneman is stillselling ponies.

ShennemanDeclines in Favor of Deming for Sheriff’s Office.

Winfield Courier, October 14, 1875. “The next heat was forSheriff, for which there were five entries, to-wit: Hoffmaster, Deming,Lippman, Shenneman, and R. L. Walker. Walker’s name was withdrawn; Shennemandeclined in favor of Deming. Hoffmaster won.”

TheRoving Shenneman is Back.

Winfield Courier, January 27, 1876. Shenneman, the rover,is back. This time he came from Ft. Smith, Arkansas, where he has beenattending U. S. court.

PartiesThink Shenneman Involved with Joseph Requa.

Winfield Courier, March 30, 1876.

Mr. Joseph Requa left here Saturday afterdark for parts unknown. It is supposed A. T. Shenneman took him in a buggytowards the eastern part of the State or into the Territory. He had about$10,000 in money with him according to the estimates of posted ones. He issupposed to be flying from a divorce suit. The escapade caused quite asensation in town.

Winfield Courier, May 20, 1876. Mr. Shenneman, who had beenon an exploring trip toward the Indian Territory, has returned, but nobody canfind out whether he struck a bonanza or not. Mr. Shenneman and Mr. Requa,another prominent citizen, left about the same time, but so far, although hisfriends have had great anxiety to hear from him, no tidings of Mr. Requa cometo hand, but we are fortunate to save Mr. Shenneman anyway.

ShennemanBrings in Horses.

Winfield Courier, June 1, 1876.

Shenneman has returned from Ft. Smith,Ark. He brings some good horses this time.

Winfield Courier, June 22, 1876. Shenneman has arrived withmore horse flesh.

Winfield Courier, July 6, 1876. A. T. Shenneman has gone toMissouri to—“bring in another horse.”

Winfield Courier, July 20, 1876. SHENNEMAN has justreturned from Missouri with some good horses, mules, and a new wagon for sale.

Requa’sRest.

Winfield Courier, November 9, 1876. [St. LouisGlobe-Democrat, Nov. 7th.]

RequaDrowns Himself in the Turbid Mississippi.

Coroner Dudley yesterday held a view ofthe body of an unknown white man, who was found in the river at the foot ofSidney street yesterday morning, between 8 and 9 o’clock, which was afterwardremoved to the morgue for identification.

The man was dressed in anew suit made of blue flannel, and had a pair of elastic gaiters on his feet.He wore a fancy calico shirt, with three gold studs, having white stone sets, agold collar button, a small gold breastpin, with a diminutive white imitationstone setting, and a black necktie. On the little finger of his left hand was asmall, plain gold ring. In his pockets were a pair of steel frame spectacles, ablack handled knife with three blades, and three small iron trunk or drawerkeys. No papers or other articles were found which would lead to theidentification of the deceased. He was about fifty years of age, five feet nineor ten inches high, with dark brown hair interspersed with gray and reddishwhiskers.

The body remained at theMorgue till after five o’clock, when it was identified by several officersconnected with the Central (Four Courts) Police District, and also by specialofficer Tom Bardner, and Charles M. McDowell, of the firm of Bussey & Co.,No. 16 South Commercial, who had known the deceased for twenty-five years.

The name of the dead manwas Joseph Requa, who, just two weeks ago, was robbed of something over $11,000in notes, bonds, and money, by a colored prostitute named Maggie Moore, in abasem*nt on Spruce street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, a full account ofwhich was published in the Globe-Democrat at the time. All of the stolenproperty, excepting one United States bond of $1,000, one of $100, and $35 inmoney, was recovered at the time the Moore girl was arrested, and Requa, whohad attempt­ed to drown himself after discovering his loss (his design beingfrustrated by a police officer), was greatly delighted at the recovery of somuch of his money. He reported at the Four Courts every day thereafter untiland including Friday, October 27th, during which time he appeared in excellentspirits, laugh­ing and joking considerably. Since then he has not been seen, asfar as known, by anyone, and considerable alarm was felt concern­ing him, Mr.McDowell even going so far as to telegraph to George Cooper, a brother-in-lawof Requa, at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, who came to St. Louis and subsequently wentto Kansas in search of the missing man.

From Mr. McDowell, whohas known Requa for the past twenty-five years, the following facts wereascertained.

Joseph Requa was aboutfifty years of age at the time of his death; he had lived in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa,for a long time, where he has a wife and grown up son and daughter. Someestrangement occurred between Requa and his wife, resulting in a separation; heremoved to Kansas, where he was engaged in farming for the past two years. Inthe meantime, his wife instituted proceedings to obtain a divorce from him, adecree to that effect having been granted her a short time ago. Requa left hisKansas farm and came to St. Louis about two months ago and knocked around townfrom that time until the last time he was seen, October 27th. During hisabsence from Kansas, his friends used great efforts to discover hiswhereabouts, but without success.

While here he boarded and roomed at No. 1002Market street; but when the landlady of the house was sent for, last evening,to identify the body, it was found that she had removed to some other locality,which was unknown. It is probable, however, that she will be found today andtaken to the Morgue to identify the body.

Mr. McDowell feelssatisfied that Requa, who was more than ordinarily intelligent, was sufferingfrom aberration of mind, and while in that condition drowned himself, in theriver. There were no marks of violence upon the body.

When Requa was lastseen, he had a valuable gold watch, attached to a black silk ribbon, but thiswas missing when the body was found, and Mr. McDowell believes that he musthave pawned it, as he had no money except that which was stolen from him. Thebonds and notes recovered still remain in the hands of the police authorities,to be used as evidence against the Moore girl. . . .

The Courier commented:“Geo. Cooper, brother-in-law of Requa, arrived today, and had only been at theCentral Hotel a few moments when he learned the above sad news.”

A.T. Shenneman Assists in Getting Iron Bridge.

Winfield Courier, July 12, 1877. Editorial Page.

TheBridge Question.

We, the undersigned, agree to pay theamounts set opposite our names for the purpose of completing an iron bridgeacross the Walnut, Cowley County, Kansas, and votes aid therefor in the sum ofthree thousand dollars ($3,000) at an election to be held July 17th, 1877. Saidsums of money to be due and payable in consideration of the erection of saidbridge, to the order of the party to whom the officers of the said township letthe contract for the erection of the said bridge. WINFIELD, KAN., June 25th,1877.

John Himelspaugh,$60.00; E. S. Sheridan, $50.00; John R. Davis and Son, $50.00; M. B. Rupp,$50.00; C. S. Smith, $50.00; L. D. Randall, $25.00; Thos. Randall, $35.00; C.P. Ward, $40.00; Wm. Carter, $25.00; A. T. Shenneman, $50.00; A. B. Graham,$25.00; J. R. Taylor, $25.00; J. F. Brooks, $20.00; Jesse Chatfield, $20.00; P.M. Wait, $100.00; M. L. Read’s Bank, $200.00; Calvin Kimble, $10.00; C. W.Donkin, $10.00; B. Alexander, $10.00; C. G. Bradbury, $10.00; J. C. Poor,$5.00; Wesley Bowers, $20.00; J. W. Randall, $20.00; O. F. Boyle, $50.00;Joseph Likowski, $20.00; R. Ehret, $10.00; Winfield Tunnel Mills, $50.00;George Easterly, $10.00; Philip Stump, $10.00.

Candidatefor Sheriff: A. T. Shenneman.

Arkansas City Traveler, August 22, 1877. A. T. Shenneman made usa call yesterday and left his an­nouncement as a candidate for sheriff with us.Among the many candidates for the office, a good sheriff should be chosen. IfMr. Shenneman is the choice of the Nominating Convention, we shall take greatpleasure in doing our best for him, as we know him to be a worthy man andbelieve he would be a true and faith­ful officer.

ShennemanWithdraws; Lippmann Nominated.

Arkansas City Traveler, September 26, 1877. On last Saturday thedelegates of the several townships, chosen to nominate officers for theRepublican ticket, gathered together at Winfield. As considerable interest andstrife was manifested among several of the candi-dates, the members of theconvention met early to organize. After considerable dispute, the temporaryorganization was completed and Mr. Callison, of Spring Creek township, chosenChairman, Chas. Eagin, Secretary, with R. A. Houghton and L. J. Webb, tellers.

Nominations being inorder, Geo. Walker, Leon Lippmann, A. T. Shenneman, and S. W.Chase werenominated for the office of Sheriff, and an informal ballot taken resulting in21 for Lippmann, 16 for Shenneman, 15 for Walker, and 4 for Chase.

Fifty-two ballots werethen taken in succession, with nearly the same result and without any delayfurther than remarks now and then by the friends of the several candidates andone hour for supper, lasting from one o’clock p.m. until eleven o’clock atnight. By this time everyone was tired, weary, and disgusted, and expressedthemselves bitterly against the men who seemed to endeavor to prevent anomination by shunning a compromise, or listening to the advice of friends.Finally, one of the leaders of Mr. Walker’s party was overheard to say he wasgoing to throw his votes for Lippmann. Mr. Shenneman was made aware of the factand ran in ahead and withdrew his name from the convention in favor of Mr.Lippmann, who was unanimously declared the nominee.

E. P. Kinne Elected as Registrarof Deeds.

Following this Dr.Graham was elected Coroner, E. P. Kinne, Registrar of Deeds; Thomas Bryan,County Treasurer; Capt. Hunt, County Clerk; N. A. Haight, Surveyor; Geo. L.Gale, County Commissioner of the first district of Rock, Maple, Vernon, Beaver,and Winfield townships; Major Wm. Sleeth, Commissioner of the second district,comprised of Creswell, Bolton, Pleasant Valley, Silverdale, Liberty, SpringCreek, Cedar, and Otter townships; R. F. Burden, Commissioner of the thirddistrict of Tisdale, Windsor, Dexter, Silver Creek, and Sheridan townships.

LiveryStable Opened by Shenneman & Millspaugh.

Winfield Courier, April 11, 1878. A. T. Shenneman hasreturned from Missouri bringing several fine teams and buggies, and will open alivery stable here.

“Shenneman & Millspaugh” opened a newlivery stable just west of Manning’s block in Winfield soon after the Aprilannouncement.

Winfield Courier, May 2, 1878. Shenneman & Millspaughrun a number one hack between Wichita and Winfield. They will carry you toWichita or elsewhere in their new passenger hack, and make the trip a pleasantride.

The January 2, 1879, issue of the WinfieldCourier listed its advertisers.

“Shenneman & Millspaugh are veryenterprising and popular gentlemen in the livery business. They keep the bestof teams and are always ready to accommodate.”

[Note: At this time there were fourlivery, feed, and sale stables (B. M. Terrill, Harter & Speed, C. W.Garoutte, Shenneman & Millspaugh) in Winfield. RKW]

Winfield Courier, February 27, 1879. “Shenneman &Millspaugh have been fixing up their livery stable recently.”

Another item appeared inthis issue. “We hear a report that some ‘doctor’ (name not given) on GrouseCreek on last Monday shot seven times at a single man without a hit. This shootingbusiness is horrible and must be stopped in some way. We can scarcely believewe are in a civi­lized country.”

WilsonPurchases Millspaugh’s Interest in Shenneman & Millspaugh Livery.

Winfield Courier, May 1, 1879. We are informed that Mr.Frank Millspaugh has sold out his interest in the livery business of Shenneman& Millspaugh to Mr. A. G. Wilson.

Winfield Courier, May 8, 1879.

Mr. A. G. Wilson has again launched inthe livery business in Winfield, having pur-chased the interest of Mr.Millspaugh, in the firm of Shenneman and Millspaugh.

Mr. Wilson is one of the oldest and mostpopular liverymen in Winfield, and in days gone by it was a “snide” rig thatdidn’t come from Wilson’s livery stable. We wish the new firm success.

ShennemanWithdraws from Livery Business to Farm.

On May 15, 1879, the Courier heardfrom “Screech Owl,” its correspondent at Vernon. He reported, “Mr. Shennemanhas a small house built on his farm.”

Winfield Courier, May 29, 1879. M. M. Thompson haspurchased A. T. Shenneman’s interest in the livery business on Ninth Avenue.Mr. Shenneman will now devote his time to harvesting his 150 acres of wheat inVernon township, and improving his fine farm.

Votersof Richland Township Want Shenneman as Sheriff.

The “South Richland” correspondent in theJune 15, 1879, issue of Courier reported:

“Politics are looming up. Mr. A. T.Shenneman is the choice of the Republican voters of Richland township. . . . Wewant no old broken down horse, but a man who has been tried in the capture ofhorse and other thieves to the satisfaction and interest of the citizens ofCowley County, and A. T. Shenneman is that man.”

ShennemanPurchases Lot for Livery, Gets Involved in Politics.

Winfield Courier, June 26, 1879.

A. T. Shenneman has purchased the Bradishlot, on the corner of Manning street and 10th avenue, for $475. He willprobably erect a livery barn sometime during the summer.

Winfield Courier, July 10, 1879.

The announcement of A. T. Shenneman forthe office of Sheriff will be found in this paper. Mr. Shenneman is an old timeRepublican, and an earnest disciple of truth and justice. His record is withouta stain and his efficiency to fill the office is undoubted. If nominated, hewill carry the entire strength of the party and the success of the ticket willbe assured.

Winfield Courier, July 17, 1879. Dexter Township, July 14.Political matters are being stirred up considerable just now. Jim Harden isleading off for the office of Treasurer, Shenneman for Sheriff, and Capt. Huntfor Clerk. Several other men are spoken of for other offices, not necessary tomention in this article.

A.T. Shenneman Marries Miss Walters.

Arkansas City Traveler, July 23, 1879.

Married. At the residence of the bride’sparents, in Winfield, Sunday, July 20th, 1879, by the Rev. J. E. Platter,Albert T. Shenneman and Miss Ella C. Walters, both of Winfield.

Winfield Courier, July 24, 1879.

Married on Sunday evening, July 20th,1879, at the residence of the bride’s father, Rev. J. E. Platter officiating,Mr. A. T. Shenneman and Miss Nellie Walters.

Still another, the boastand pride of Winfield’s batchelordom, has surrendered to the charms of one ofour fairest ladies. First Quincy Glass, next Warren Gillelen, then Will Root,and now A. T., the last of this noble band of seeming­ly confirmed “oldbatches” surrenders uncondi-tionally and without a murmur to the fascination ofrosy cheeks and sparkling eyes. From the excellence and quantity of the cigars,cake, ice cream, etc., furnished, we should judge they were supremely happy andwanted everyone else to be.

[Note: Miss Walters was the daughter ofJ. C. Walters. The Winfield census of 1880 listed A. T. Shenneman, 34, and hiswife, Ella C., 27. RKW]

WalnutTownship Wants Shenneman for Sheriff.

The August 14, 1879, edition of the WinfieldCourier, printed a letter from John C. Roberts, stating that the people ofWalnut Township were for Shenneman.

Mr. A. T. Shenneman atthe age of sixteen entered the war of 1861, served till its close, and washonorably discharged from the service. Thus early in life he was inured in thetrials and hardships of the fiercest war that has raged in modern times, andwhich have so effectually marked his career from that time to the present.Besides he has had the requisite experience in the line of duty pertaining tothe office of Sheriff. We can say of a truth, as can a great many more, that hehas performed duties without any compensation whatever and that too, when theproper officials refused to act at the time called upon do do so.

For instance, when A. B.Graham’s horse was stolen, not one of the proper officials could be prevailedupon to perform their duty. Not so with Shenneman. He was willing to go and didgo, although he was not the officer elected to perform that duty, neither washe the deputy. Had he been Sheriff at the time the Arkansas City bank wasrobbed, instead of lounging around town, he would have pursued thosedesperadoes in person, and the probabilities are that he would have succeededin securing them.

With A. T. as sheriff,cattle thieves, horse thieves, and desperadoes of all kinds will give CowleyCounty a wide berth, as they well know that they will have more than a merepigmy to contend with.

ShennemanDelegation Elected in Winfield Primary.

Arkansas City Traveler, August 20, 1879. At the primary electionin Winfield the following gentlemen were elected delegates. First ward, W. O.Johnson, C. Coldwell, J. E. Saint, David Long; second ward, H. Brotherton, C.Trump, D. L. Kretsinger, Archie Stewart; delegate at large, David C. Beach.This is understood to be a Shenneman delegation.

Nominationof Shenneman for Sheriff Unanimous.

Winfield Courier, September 11, 1879.

A vote was taken for sheriff, resultingas follows. A. T. Shenneman, 72 votes; P. M. Waite, 15. On motion the nominationof A. T. Shenneman was made unanimous.

RepublicanTicket.

Arkansas City Traveler, September 17, 1879. Sheriff: A. T.Shenneman, Winfield; Treasurer, James Harden, Dexter; County Clerk, James S.Hunt, Winfield; Register of Deeds, Jacob Nixon, Vernon; Surveyor, N. A. Haight,Bolton; Coroner, Dr. Graham, Winfield; Commissioner, 2nd District, HenryHarbaugh, Pleasant Valley.

Fightby Harter Forces Against Shenneman for Sheriff.

Readers of the Winfield Courierissue of October 23, 1879, were informed by a lengthy heading and article of ascheme against Shenneman.

Subsequent issues followed the story oftruths and untruths about Shenneman in attempts to attack and defend him in hisattempt to become the next Sheriff of Cowley County.

AGrand Scheme To Elect Harter Sheriff by Foul Means

EmbracingSeveral Hundred Fraudulent Votes.

200to be Fraudulently Registered in Winfield, Balance to be Voted in theTownships.

Liesto be Made and Circulated Against Shenneman.

Votesto be Bought for Whiskey and Money.

Stapleton,Benedict, and Story to be Sold Out for Harter.

ADeputy U. S. Marshal, a City Clerk, and City Marshal Among the Schemers.

ToShare the Spoils of the Forced Election of the Most Inefficient,

Timid,and Avaricious Sheriff Cowley County Ever Had.

We are reliably informed that one of theboldest and most vicious schemes is organized for the purpose of electing C. L.Harter to the office of sheriff by fraud, bribery, slander, and rascality.Thescheme embraces the buying up by whiskey and even money the hundreds oftransients now in the county at work on the railroad or looking at the country,and voting them for Harter.

It is thought that mostof them have democratic proclivi­ties, and would readily vote for a democrat,if well supplied with whiskey, even to swearing in their votes, if need be, andthus some three hundred illegal votes are expected in the town­ships, while inthis city we are told that near two hundred persons have regis­tered illegallywith a registering officer who is a member of this Harter ring. We are toldthat a City Marshal and a U. S. Deputy Marshal are members of this ring; that apretended repub­lican, who never voted a republican ticket, named Ebert, asaloonist, brags that he has taken up and registered sixty-four of thesefrauds.

The next thing in theirprogram is to fabricate and circu­late a large batch of lies against Shenneman.This was shadowed forth a week ago in the Telegram, which asked a dozenquestions, like “Did not Shenneman steal a sheep?” etc. Each questioncontaining a mean insinuation against Shenneman. Now we have to answer each andevery question in that list with a distinct and emphatic “No,” and we boldlyassert that there is not a fact in existence which is the slightest reason whyShenneman should not be elected sheriff. But the plan of the ring is to makelies and tell them, and they will be told.

We are informed thatbusiness has been so good the past year that Harter has a “bar!” and is to useit in buying up votes and setting up the whiskey.

The program includesevery kind of a trade which will make a vote for Harter. His colleagues on theticket are to be sold out. Stapleton, Benedict, and Story are to be slaughteredto get votes for Harter. No stone is to be left unturned, no means however foulare to be neglected, all to make votes against a man eminently qualified andfor a man totally unfitted for it in every particular.

We have liked Harter andneglected to speak the truths which ought to be spoken of him when he is acandidate for the office of sheriff, but since we know, by his own statement,that he made a bargain and sale with Allison, two years ago, we doubt not thatsuch a bargain exists now, and such an attack on Shenneman would not have beenmade without Harter’s approval. Neither can we think he is not in a ring whichaims at illegal means to secure his election.

So it becomes our dutyto tell the following truths, which everyone who has noticed and examined thematter, knows to be true: that Harter is grossly inefficient as a sheriff, themost so of any we ever had, that he is deficient in moral and physical courage,and is by many called a coward, that he has never attacked and overcomeresistance, but has backed down when resistance was threatened, that he hasnever run into danger, that he has been avaricious and made more money out ofthe office than any other sheriff ever made in the same time, that he hasconstantly charged and collected constructive mile­age, that he charges fullmileage from Winfield to the home of the taxpayer on each tax-warrant put intohis hands, on one warrant for fourteen cents collecting six dollars, andsending down to Arkansas City, to another officer, a large batch of warrants,ordering that $2.80 be collected on each for his mileage though he did nottravel a mile, and that a hundred other incidents illustrate the same fact. Heis believed by the people here to be grossly immoral, among the other thingsthat unfit him for the office of sheriff.

Now these things are notyarns got up for the occasion, but are susceptible of proof. Weappend a fewaffidavits, all we have room for, bearing on some of these statements, andthere are plenty more to be had, even from the personal friends of Mr. Harter.

We appeal to the honestvoters of this county to vote for Shenneman, a capable and honest man, insteadof one whose unfit­ness requires the aid of fraud to give him any chance. Weappeal to them that they see that all attempts at fraud in the coming electionbe detected and punished.

ROBERT HUDSON’S AFFIDAVIT.

Robert Hudson, afterbeing first duly sworn, upon his oath, says that he is a citizen of Winfield,in said county and state, and has been for several years last past.

That his occupation isthat of house mover, that during the year 1878 James Kelly, then postmaster ofthis city, employed affiant to move the old post office building from Dr.Mendenhall’s premises. Dr. Mendenhall commenced an action in attachment againstJames Kelly, and the order of attachment was placed in the hands of Charles L.Harter, Sheriff of said county, to execute, and instructed him to levy uponsaid building. He came down to levy upon the building, affiant at the timebeing at work getting it ready to move away. James Kelly was present. Harterstated his business to him and said he was going to levy upon the building andfor me to stop work, and for Kelly to get out. Kelly ordered him to leave andtold him he would put a head on him if he did not go and Harter taking him athis word left. Kelly told affiant to go ahead with the moving. Affiant did soand moved the building away and Harter never did get possession of the same,and further the affiant says not.

SETH W. CHASE’SAFFIDAVIT.

Seth W. Chase, afterbeing duly sworn, upon his oath doth say, that he is a resident of Tisdaletownship in said county of Cowley, and has been for more than six years lastpast.

Affiant further saith,that in the month of July, 1878, Zeke White, William Baker, and Mrs. Woodcommitted the crime of theft in said Cowley County and a warrant upon the complaintof affiant was issued by George H. Buckman, Justice of the Peace of Winfieldtownship in said Cowley County, and the same was placed in the hands of CharlesL. Harter, as sheriff of said Cowley County, to arrest them. That affiantaccompanied the said sheriff and showed him the said thieves. That said Hartercalled to them to come out to where we were. Affiant was unarmed, but the saidHarter was armed. Bill Baker and White came up to where we were, and Baker toldHarter he would not be taken. White made no resistance. And thereupon the saidsheriff, after parleying with said Baker for some time, in a tone of voice notheard by me, turned to affiant and said,” let’s go,” and we left. Baker andWhite went back to where they came from. White was unarmed. I said to Harter onour way back, “What are you going to do?” He replied, “What can I do?” I thensaid, “Go get Titus and I will get Chaffee and his shot-gun, and we will goback and get them (the said Baker and White).” He said, “No; I will get the dropon them tomorrow.” I replied, “They will be gone tomorrow;” and he replied,“That will be better than to arrest them.” I then said, “Give me the warrantand deputize me and I will bring them in tonight.” He looked at me and said,“No, damn you; you would kill them.” We then separated. I went home and he cameon to town. All the thieves made their escape that night, except White, and hecame in and gave himself up, and the other parties have never been arrested,and no attempt ever made to arrest them; and further deponent saith not.

DANIEL GRAMM’S AFFIDAVIT.

Daniel Gramm, afterfirst being duly sworn, upon his oath deposes and says, that he is a residentof Pleasant Valley township in said county and state and has been since aboutApril 15th, 1879. That some time in the early part of July last he lost a spanof mules, the same having been stolen, and since then has never heard of them.That as soon as affiant heard of the theft aforesaid he offered a reward offifty dollars for said mules and applied to Charles L. Harter, the sheriff ofsaid Cowley County, to look after the matter and wanted him to make a search.He did not seem to take any interest in the matter and affiant could getneither counsel nor assistance out of him, and the only aid he vouchsafed toaffiant was “That he would look around town.” Afterwards I went to himwith a letter from one of the men who I think stole my mules. That the supposedthief stated that he was at Raymond in Rice County, Kansas, and for them towrite him there. I begged him to go and arrest the thief, but he would donothing, and the thief finally came down and gave himself up and was sent tothe penitentiary. Whether his disgust at Harter for not doing his duty hadany thing to do with his voluntary surrender, affiant can’t say. Affiantapplied to Harter’s deputy, “Jim Finch,” with same result; and further affiantsays not.

J. C. ROBERT’SAFFIDAVIT.

J. C. Roberts, afterfirst being duly sworn, upon his oath, doth say that he is a resident of Walnuttownship, formerly Winfield, in said county and state, and has been for morethan eight years last past.

That in the month ofNovember, 1878, my son-in-law had a horse stolen in said county, and myson-in-law, A. B. Graham, and myself went to the city of Winfield and endeavoredto get Charles L. Harter, the Sheriff of said county to go with us after thethieves. Harter not being at home I went to Finch, the Deputy Sheriff, andasked him to go with us. This he refused to do then and wanted us to wait untilthe next day as he had ridden all the way from Wichita that day and was tootired.

We then went to look forA. T. Shenneman to get him to go with us. He was absent with passengers broughtfrom Wichita and taking them to east part of this county. Learning that hewould be back that night, we waited until 12 o’clock, at which time Shennemancame home. We told him what we wanted, and notwithstanding he had the daybefore driven from Winfield to Wichita and that day from Wichita to Winfieldand thence some 12 miles and back that night, he immediately got his shot-gunand borrowed a revolver from J. H. Finch, Harter’s deputy, and we went at onceafter the thieves, traveling all that night and all the next day and the dayfollow­ing and got home at 12 o’clock that night, and while we were unsuc­cessfulin our search for the thieves, the facts show what the Republican candidate forSheriff will do when he is elected, and what the conduct of our presentofficials has been and will continue to be if Mr. Harter is elected.

Winfield Courier, October 23, 1879.

A BATCH OFLIES.

The Telegram, ofyesterday morning, finally came out with its batch of full-blown lies, such asit had intimated by its insinuations being manufactured against Shenneman.After stating the lies without the least evidence in proof, the Telegramhas the cheek to say: “If they are not true, let Shenneman and his friends goto Troup, Walker, Webb, or Hackney, and get their affidavits to the contrary.”That is their game. If they charge that Shenneman sometime stole a sheep orrobbed a hen-roost, they expect it to be believed unless he comes forward andperforms an impossibility for any man by proving he never did such a thing.Never mind. You will see affidavits enough, and your timid, namby-pamby,money-getting candidate will be somewhat shown up too, because of going into this contemptible mode ofelectioneering.

A correspondent for the Courierfrom Arkansas City, calling himself “Cresswell,” reported to D. A.Millington, October 17, 1879, appeared in the October 23, 1879, issue.

“By a late TelegramI see that Allison is paying his respects to Shenneman. Bill is at his oldgame, trying to make Democratic capital at the expense of the Republicannominees. Well, here is a conundrum for him and all other Democrats to wrestle with.When the Arkansas City bank was robbed, a general rush was made by all whocould go to capture the robbers. ‘Where was Charles L. Harter, Sheriff ofCowley County, at that time?’ Did he spend a nickle, or move a hoof to aidin the pursuit of these bandits? Not that anybody ever heard of.

“One great, leading dutybelongs to the office of Sheriff, to keep the peace, and to arrest violators oflaw, horse thieves, and robbers. Has Sheriff Harter a record in this respectthat any law abiding citizen can take pleasure in? Not that anybody knows of.”

The Couriereditorial commented on the bank robbery at Arkansas City.

A good joke is told onCharley Harter about the Arkansas City bank robbery. After the news hadarrived, Charley met Burt Covert on the crossing of Main Street and NinthAvenue, his face pale and hair disheveled, and grabbing him by the arm, said:“B , B , Burt, Read’s Bank has been robbed;five hun , hundred dollarsreward, get Dick Walker and go after them quick.” Burt and Dick went after themwhile Charley, after his “excitement” had subsided, learned that it wasArkansas City instead of Winfield that had been raided, and immediately tooksteps to capture them if they came within two blocks of Main street.

Winfield Courier, October 30, 1879.[Editorial.]That Sheriff Business.

Harter has made anamount of money from the sheriff’s office far in excess of that of any otherincumbent in the same time, and below we give one of the ways in which he didit.

He re­ceived a verylarge number of personal tax-warrants, and collect­ed them, charging fullmileage on each from Winfield to the residence of the tax-payer and return,notwithstanding consider­able numbers of the tax-payers lived in one immediateneighbor­hood. For instance, he sent some forty of them to Arkansas City, to becollected for him, and though the actual mileage on each would not haveaveraged twenty cents, he collect­ed $2.80 on each.

Here are some of thisbatch, all in the same immediate neighborhood.

Taxpayers. Taxes. Sheriff’s Fees. Amount Collected.

J. J. Brown $.85 $ 3.55 $ 4.40

N. Edwards .56 3.55 4.10

W. M. Simpson .44 3.55 4.00

Wm. Hathaway .30 3.55 3.85

J. T. Grimes .37 3.55 3.92

Wm. Atkinson .49 3.55 4.31

Totals for Six: $3.01 $21.30 $24.31

Other neighborhoodspresent similar illustrations. Austin Fickle’s tax was fourteen cents. He paidHarter, tax and fees, $6.00. But the list would be too lengthy for thisarticle. This is constructive mileage in its purest sense and of courseillegal.

What shall we call suchextortion? Had Shenneman been guilty of this, he would be charged with robbery and stealing.

Tuesday morning’s Telegram,to bolster up Harter’s fortune, takes over a column to try to make it appearthat Harter once had the courage to take a man by the “nape of his neck andseat of his breeches,” and that Shenneman is stingy. Now if Harter ever didsuch a thing, we wager it was to a weak and decrepit or one-legged man. Suchmen as he are always tyrants over the weak and weak before the strong.

Again, we will wagerthat the records of churches, schools, and objects of benevolence in this citywill show ten dollars given by Shenneman to one given by Harter.

The Telegramshows that Judge McDonald is opposed to the election of C. L. Harter forsheriff. Everybody who knows J. Wade McDonald knows that his opposition toHarter or any other man on a democratic ticket cannot be from personal motives.He always supports heartily every democratic nominee except in case of one whois totally unfit for the office, and he has had as good opportunities to judgeof Harter’s fitness as any man.

The Winfield Democratsare straining every effort to save one man on their ticket at the expense ofthe balance.

Had they selected Storyor Stapleton or Benedict as that man, there would be more sense in it, but theyhave selected Harter, the very worst man on their ticket, merely because he isa Winfield man and has made money out of the office.

The following affidavitscompletely refute the charge in the Telegram in relation to Shennemanand confirm our former state­ments as to Harter.

A. T. SHENNEMAN’SAFFIDAVIT.

A. T. Shenneman, afterbeing first duly sworn, on oath says that he has read the affidavit of AmosBiddle, published in this morning’s Daily Telegram, and the facts inthis matter are as follows.

Mr. Biddle came to meand wanted to rent my farm and buy a mule team I had in July, 1877. He proposedto pay a share of the crop as rent and buy my mules on one year’s time. I toldhim I would like to rent him the farm, but did not want to sell the teamwithout the money as I needed it in my business. He then said if I would lethim have the team, he would give me a mort­gage on the team and crop to secureme, and would pay the same interest that I would have to pay to get the money.

With this understandingI came to Winfield and made arrange­ments to get what money I wanted for twentypercent of Mr. E. C. Seward. I told Biddle of my arrangement with Seward, andhe said he would take the team and allow me that rate of interest. The paperswere drawn up. I sold him mules, wagon, and harness, cover and bows, for$450.00, he giving me a note for $540.00, due in one year, and I borrowed moneyof Seward from time to time as I needed it, to supply the place of this moneythat I should have had when I sold my team.

When this note came due,Biddle had not threshed his wheat and wanted me to wait and said he would paythe interest. I, at that time, was paying J. C. McMullen 18 percent for money Ihad borrowed of him. I extended the time. Two or three months after the notecame due, Biddle threshed his wheat, took his time to haul it to Wichita, paidme $110.00, and I gave him a receipt. About two months after this, he againthreshed and again took his time to get the wheat to market, and when throughpaid me $150.00, and I gave him a receipt therefore. Some six weeks after thishe threshed the balance and hauled it away as before, but failed to pay me any money.One of his neighbors, knowing I had a mortgage on everything, informed me thathe thought Biddle was using the money instead of paying me. I saw Biddle; hesaid he had other debts to pay and had used the money, and wanted me to takethe mules back, stating the time he would come in and we would fix the matterup. This I did not want to do, telling him that I had trusted him to haul thewheat away and pay me the money; that he knew I needed it, and he ought to payit; that it was in the dead of winter, and no sale for the mules; that I couldnot realize on them, and must have money with which to meet debts contracted byme in anticipation of the payment of his note.

Finding that he couldnot pay me and that there was no chance to get the money from him, at hisearnest solicitation I consented to take the mules and harness at his ownfigure: $280. He wanted to keep the wagon, it being worth $65 to $75. Hebrought the team in, his brother-in-law, Robert Kerr, accompany­ing him. Ithrew off a part of the interest, which left, as we settled, a balance due of$322 or thereabouts, I think.

I took the mules andharness at $280, and he agreed to pay me $25 thereafter; and I threw off thebalance and the matter was satisfactory to him, and his said brother-in-law afterwardstold me that Biddle said it was. The matter closed, and I gave him a receiptfor $280. He took the wagon home, and five days after, paid me $25; and I gavehim his note. I gave Biddle a receipt for every cent he ever paid me exceptthat $25 paid when I gave him the note and he can produce them if he chooses. Ikept the mules until the following April, and in my settlement with Millspaughof our partnership, I allowed $20 for feeding them. I paid Benj. Cox, ofWinfield, $2 to take them to Wichita. He placed them in the hands of J. F.Reese to be sold. He sold them for $270, kept $10 for his trouble and expense,and gave me a check on the Wichita Savings Bank for $260, and if anyone willtake the trouble this can be shown by Reese’s check book. I sold the harnessfor $10, thus realizing but $248 on the mules and har­ness, for which I allowedhim $280 in our settlement, to say nothing of the interest I paid for moneyduring the time I had to hold the mules.

The note, when due,called for just $540. I got my money in installments, as above stated; andrealized, all told, but $533, to say nothing of interest paid by me for moneyduring all these months that I was accommodating this man, and which amount­edto certainly not less than $50.

Hearing that it wasreported that I had wronged Biddle, I took Moses Teter and went to him andstated the facts in the case so far as our dealings were concerned; and headmitted to Moses Teter, in my presence, that they were true, and as I havehere stated them, and that he had no cause of complaint against me except thatI knew he was on the road and had procured another man to haul a load of coalfrom Wichita to Winfield, whereas I ought to have given it to him.

This is a full,accurate, and complete statement of all facts and circ*mstances connected with,or in any wise appertain­ing to each and every circ*mstance growing out of mytrusting and befriending this man, Biddle.

MOSES S. TETER’SAFFIDAVIT.

Moses S. Teter afterbeing first duly sworn on his oath doth say that he knows A. T.Shenneman andAmos Biddle, and was present in Winfield some weeks ago when Shenneman andBiddle talked over the matter connected with the mules referred to in theaffidavit of A. T. Shenneman hereto attached, and which affidavit I have heardread. That in the conversation Amos Biddle admitted that the facts as stated byShenneman in his affidavit were true, and I at that time asked Biddle if he hadasked Shenneman for more time when the mules were given back to Shenneman, andhe said he did not ask him for any more time. Biddle said the only cause ofcomplaint he had was that Shenneman had hired another man to bring a load ofcoal from Wichita, which he might have let him haul if he had so wished. Iasked Biddle whether Shenneman had done as he agreed to and he said “No.” Ithen asked him in what way he had failed. He said he had let another man haul aload of coal down from Wichita when he (Biddle) was going up, and that he mighthave let him haul it. Biddle stated in the conversation above referred to, thatwhen Shenneman took the mules back that he did it at his (Biddle’s) request,and further affiant saith not.

J. P. MAYFIELD’SAFFIDAVIT.

J. P. Mayfield, afterbeing duly sworn upon his oath doth say, that I was one of the hands, andhelped Robert Hudson move the old post-office building from Dr. Mendenhall’spremises. I went there with the tools and went to work, the first man on thebuilding. Hudson and Jim Kelly were present. Charles L. Harter came there andKelly and he had some words. Kelly ordered us to hurry up and pay no attentionto anyone but him. We did so, and we never stopped the building until we got itinto the street. Harter left and never got possession, or levied upon thebuilding at all that day, and the moving of the building went right along untilwe got it into the street, where we had to stop, waiting for the cattle to pullit away, and as soon as the cattle came we went ahead, and if Mr. Harter everlevied upon the building his levy did not interfere with our business, and noneof us ever knew of it. It is certain he never took possession or attempted todo so.

The Winfield Courier on October30, 1879, also printed a letter written October 28, 1879, from their VernonTownship correspondent, known as “Boothe.”

“Since the combined energies of theDemocratic party have been concentrated to beat Mr. Shenneman, I have severalreasons why I think Mr. Shenneman should be elected.

In the first place, theoffice belongs to the Republican party, and in justice to itself it can’t affordto let the patronage of the office go to the help of the Democratic party inthe future as it has for the past two years.

Secondly, Mr. Shennemanwas almost the unanimous choice of the Republican convention, a fact inconnection with his peculiar fitness for the office, his experi­ence in dutiesthat espe-cially belong to the office and his record in the discharge of thoseduties, should bring to him the hearty support of every Republi­can in CowleyCounty, assured as they must be that they vote for one who will be thorough andfaithful in his duties, true to his own party, and gentlemanly to the people ofthe whole county.

Thirdly, his electionwill be a fitting rebuke to the lying spirit manifested in this county: a spirit that has sunk in shameful defeatsome of the best men of the county, and show Allison & Co., that the rewardfor lying is in a warmer country than Cowley County.

Fourthly, it will putthe patronage of the office in the hands of one who will disburse to thestrengthening of sound patriotic principles and not to the help of discord,disunion, and diabolism. . . .

Allison would as soonpublish a lie as the truth if it would answer his selfish purposes as well. Iwonder that gentlemen, in the face of these facts, sustain in any way, Allison’sslander-mill, the Telegram. I have but little patience with such a man asAllison in such a course, and hope ‘ere long to say “thank God, the dog is(politically) dead.”

I have no word to sayagainst Mr. Harter nor any other gentle­man on the democratic ticket because Iknow nothing against them. If others do, it may be their duty to say so. Ishall vote the straight Republican ticket for mainly these two reasons, viz:First, I am a Republi­can. Second, The Republican ticket loses nothing incomparison with the democratic ticket either as a whole or individually to saythe least. I know that Shenneman is a terror to other criminals beside Allison.The records show the many arrested and brought to justice by him, some of whomare today safe in the penitentiary. Perhaps Mr. Harter has done as well, orbetter. I don’t know. One thing I do know, the Repub­li­can party has been goodto Charlie at the expense of its own children. Republicans of Cowley County: isit not time to stop this? We can stop it today; we may not be able to stop ittwo years hence. Victory now gives strength and prestige then. Think of thesethings, Republicans of Cowley, and you will have no regrets for your actionnext Tuesday, as many now regret their action in the past.

QualifiedVoters in Cowley County.

County Attorney Torrance communicatedwith the Winfield Courier, regarding qualified voters in the county. They printed hisresponse in the October 30, 1879, issue.

ED. COURIER: In responseto your request for my opinion in regard to the qualifications of personsworking on the railroads now being constructed in this county, to vote at thecoming election for county officers, I have to say:

That no person should beallowed to vote who has not resided in the State for six months preceding theelection, and in the township or ward where he offers to vote for thirty dayspreced­ing the election.

The term residence meansmore than the presence of a party in the state, township, or ward forthe period specified in the statute. He should be a permanent residentof the state, and an actual resident of the township or ward, havingcome there for the purpose of making it his home and not for some temporarypurpose. A person coming into the state, or a township, or a ward, onbusiness or for the purpose of doing a job of work, with the intention of goingelsewhere when such business or work is completed, is not a qualified elector.The fact of a man having his family with him is not sufficient to entitle himto vote, unless he has acquired a bona fide residence as aboveindicated.

The question is notwhether the person offering his vote will lose the privilege of voting anywhereif his vote should be rejected, but the real point to be decided by theelection board is whether such person has the legal right to vote in the town­shipor ward where he offers to vote, under the laws of the state.

The judges of electionhave the right to reject a vote, although the person offering it takes thestatutory oath to the effect that he is a legal voter, if in fact such personis not a legal voter. Hoping the officers upon whom the law imposes the duty ofreceiving the votes to be cast at the approaching elec­tion will have theofficial stamina to reject every illegal vote, if any should be offered, Iremain, Very truly yours, E. S. TORRANCE, County Attorney.

Attacksagainst Democrats Continued by Courier Editors.

The Winfield Courier wasrelentless in its attacks: they were desirous of a Republican sweep and werecombating Democratic and other opposition newspapers.

Winfield Courier, October 30, 1879.

“One look at Harter’s face will convincethe most casual observer that he has given up all hope of another $5.80 grab ata fourteen-cent tax-warrant. Deputy Finch is terribly exercised over theknowledge that he is soon to lose his bread-and-butter position over the jail.No help for it, Mr. Finch, you’ll have to step down and out after January 1st.”

“‘Tis sad to see the forlorn, sorrowfullook with which Charley Harter greets the little band of followers who stillaffect to believe that he will be elected. Charley knows their mistake wellenough, and it is only too comical to see him nodding assent to their loudboasts of democratic majorities, while his face is as long as a broom-stick.”

“While John Allen, that stalwart exponentof democratic principles was on the road to Rock Monday evening, he met with anaccident that came near depriving the citizens of that place of the mostbrilliant speech of the campaign. While crossing Dutch creek the buggy tippedover, turning him out into two feet of mud and water. On coming to the surface,John scrambled out, and after having duly sworn, made affidavit that this was afiendish Radical trick to prevent him filling his appointment, and therebyelecting Shenneman; and swore, ‘by gravy,’ that it should not be: if he had towade in mud up to his neck from there to Rock. It is needless to say that hegot there, but not until he had returned and changed his mud-begrimed garmentsfor cleaner and dryer ones.”

“One of the most prominent of the ‘breadand butter brigade,’ who are making such agonizing efforts to elect Harter, isJim Finch. This is the valiant gentleman who holds the position of DeputyUnited States Marshal and Deputy Sheriff of Cowley County, and who, by virtueof that position, started to Topeka last summer with a crooked whiskey man. Hegot along very well till they reached Newton, where he left his man on theplatform of the depot while he crossed over to a saloon to get a drink, and onreturning, found the prisoner had ‘sloped,’ leaving his broken hand-cuffs as akeepsake for the brave officer. He returned to Winfield alone and you may besure said nothing about the matter until it happened to leak out. This is thekind of a man we are to have for Deputy Sheriff if Harter is elected. A man whocan neglect his duty, and ‘cat crow’ with such evident relish, can neverreceive anything from the hands of the people of Cowley County.”

Harbaughand Shenneman Among Political Winners.

Winfield Courier, November 6, 1879. It appears thatHarbaugh is elected Commissioner in the second district by a very flatteringmajority, a result that was not expected.

Shenneman for Sheriff, has a majority ofabout 300, notwith­standing that the most unscrupulous fight was made on him.The balance of the Republican ticket is elected by about 600 majority,notwithstanding the fact that a Democratic Mayor and the executive force of thecity, backed by six whiskey saloons and two breweries, worked hard at the pollsall day. They carried the city for Harter by only 16 majority.

Glorious Dexter has proved herself “trulyloyal.”

Cresswell township has wheeled into theline of stalwart Republicanism. It was claimed that this township would goDemocratic this year or at least a part of the ticket.

The Democrats made agreat many votes for Harter and against Shenneman by their system of tradingoff their other candidates, their whiskey work, their railroad votes, and othercorruptions; but we do not think they made anything by their personal attack onShenneman. That was a boomerang which returned and scooped Harter.

The election on Tuesdaywas “red-hot.” In the city the omnibuses were out all day bringing in votes,and large crowds were around the polls urging the claims of favorite candidatesand tickets, but there was no disorder or bad blood exhibited. In fact, it isremarkable that in the heat of such a contest everything was peaceful. It seemsthat 125 of the voters regis­tered in the city failed to get their votes in.There were many citizens who came to the polls to vote, having been voters hereheretofore, but were not allowed to vote because they had not registered. Quitea considerable number of the electors of this city failed to register, andthough there were many registered who had not the right to vote, we doubt notthat there were 650 voters in the city had they all registered.

Among the many who havecontributed to the glorious vote in this county, our young friend, Henry E.Asp, W. P. Hackney, and J. B. Evans are worthy of special mention. They havebeen at work early and late and their telling eloquence has been heard over thecounty. Judge Coldwell, Frank Jennings, A. P. Johnson, and others have put inmany stalwart blows. Jarvis, Green, Chairman Johnson, Torrance, and many othersdid efficient work; and though we may fail to mention others equallypraiseworthy in this hurried notice, we will not neglect to state that ourcontemporary, the Semi-Weekly, has put a stalwart shoulder to the wheel.

One of the meanestfrauds practiced by Democrats at the late election was to print a lot ofRepublican tickets straight with the exception of C. L. Harter for Sheriff, andthen procuring pretended Republicans to peddle them among Republicans, assuringthem that this fraud was the straight Republican ticket. Harter probablyobtained many votes in this fraudulent way. The man that is mean enough topeddle such a fraud does not belong to the Republican party. We have been toldthat John Hoenscheidt was one of them.

ShennemanBrings in Frank Shock Before He Takes Office as Sheriff.

Winfield Courier, November 20, 1879. Last Sunday eveningMr. A. T. Shenneman brought in Frank Shock, who did the carving at Frank Davis’recently, and he is now safely lodged in the county jail. Mr. Foster offered areward of $50 for his capture, and as none of the officers seemed to take anyinterest in the matter, Mr. Shenneman offered to bring him in, and Sundayevening returned with his man. He captured him in Chautauqua County whilemaking tracks for the Territory. Mr. Shenneman learned before starting that hehad gone toward the east, and also that he had friends in Chautauqua County,and immediately started for that locality. Arriving there he played theland-agent dodge and learned in a roundabout way that Shock had been there andhad left for the Territory a short time before. He started in pursuit andovertook his man before he got out of the State. Mr. Shenneman would receivenothing for his time while after the criminal, and only asked enough to coverhis expenses, which was cheerfully given.

FrankShock.

“Reflex,” a correspondent at Red Bud,Maple Township, Courier December 6, 1879: “The action of our newly elected Sheriff Shenneman, in arrestingShock, is highly commended by his friends, as showing conclusively that we havethe right man in the right place, and that evil doers in the future may expectto be brought to justice.”

Winfield Courier, December 25, 1879. Frank Shock, the youngman who carved Foster at Frank Davis’ recently, was admitted to bail last Monday,and is now at liberty.

ShennemanSells Bradish Lot.

Winfield Courier, December 25, 1879. A. T. Shenneman hassold the Bradish lot to John Witherspoon for $500. Mr. Witherspoon purchasedthe lot as a site for a livery stable.

Sheriff-electShenneman Arrests Rhonimus and His Hired Man.

Winfield Courier, January 1, 1880. Mr. Rhonimus, proprietorof the “North end meat market,” and a hired man, Henry, were arrested last weekfor stealing cattle. It seems that these gentlemen, in order to make the meatbusiness as profitable as possible, have for some time been systematicallystealing the beeves that supplied their market. It has been known among thestock men of this and Elk counties for some time that thieves were operatingamong their herds, and the matter was placed in the hands of Sheriff-electShenneman, who shadowed the above-named gentlemen, and at last caught themkilling one of the missing beeves near the fair ground and promptly arrestedthem. Mr. Jones, of Windsor, has lost 14 head of cattle by these depredations,and parties on the line of Elk County have missed as many more. It seems thatthe gentlemen were not partial as to the kind of meat taken, and sometimesstepped aside from their regular line of business to gobble a hog or two, andsometimes three, from the large herds of W. J. Hodges, at the stock yards, nearthe depot.

A preliminary trial was held beforeJustice Buckman, last Friday, but the case was continued till this week, andthe prisoners remanded to jail in default of bail.

[Note: The arrest ofRhonimus and subsequent events had far-reaching consequences. His sister, Mrs.McNeil, sued Payson, a local attorney, and reclaimed a horse from SheriffShenneman. The “Payson Trial” instigated a suit by Judge W. P. Campbell(running for re-election against Torrance) involving two of the Winfieldnewspapers. Ed. P. Greer, who had just begun his duties as Local Editor for theCourier, was one of those sued. MAW]

SheriffShenneman Keeping Busy.

Winfield Courier, January 15, 1880.Last Saturday Sheriff Shenneman returned from Missouri, bringing with him ahorse and a mule stolen from Mr. Robinson, of Floral, recently. He receivednews of the theft while traveling in the east part of the county, andimmediately started in pursuit. When A. T. goes for stolen property, itgenerally comes.

Winfield Courier, January 22, 1880.

The Shock case proved to be a long-windedaffair. Over forty witnesses were examined, and the attorneys upon both sideshave sifted the case thoroughly.

Last Monday night Sheriff Shennemanarrested one Marion Roe for the seduction under promise of marriage, of EllaOnstott. He was brought before Justice Buckman, and his bail fixed at $1,000.“Coming events cast their shadow before.”

LATER: Roe was released from custodyTuesday; and accompa­nied by the friends of the lady, repaired to the office ofJudge Gans, secured a marriage license, and when last seen the party were inquest of a preacher.

ShennemanAppoints Frank Finch as Deputy Sheriff.

Winfield Courier, January 29, 1880.

Mr. Frank Finch has been appointed to adeputyship under Sheriff Shenneman.

SheriffShenneman Applauded.

Arkansas City Traveler, February 11, 1880.

A. T. Shenneman, Sheriff elect of CowleyCounty, as an officer is giving universal satisfaction, and as a citizen hischaracter stands irreproachable. While in every community there is to be founda certain class of individual ever ready to criticize the acts of our bestcitizens and officials, it is a satisfaction to know that criticism from such asource only adds to the popularity of the party in question. We predict for Mr.Shenneman a bright and useful career as an official of this county, and forevil doers and law breakers a hard road to travel.

Rhonimus,McMahon, and Another Prisoner Escape from County Jail.

Winfield Courier, February 12, 1880.

Last Wednesday, Dick Rhonimus, youngMcMahon, and another prisoner effected their escape from the county jail in avery mysterious manner. The next morning two horses were missing from Rev.Henderson’s stable.

Monday afternoon McMahon, one of theescaped prisoners, was brought in, together with one of the stolen horses, byP. F. Haynes and J. B. Splawn, of Silverdale township.

Thursday morning a manstopped at the house of Smith Winchel, in that township, and asked for hisbreakfast, stating that he was hunting a man with a horse on which he had achattel mortgage. Mr. Winchel gave him something to eat, and went with him whenhe started to get his horse. He noticed that the horse had neither saddle norbridle and was being ridden with a rope over his nose, which aroused hissuspicions, and he called in several of the neighbors and stated thecirc*mstances, when it was decided to go after the stranger and make him givean account of himself.

They came within sightof their man near the state line, and had their suspicions confirmed by hisputting whip to his horse and making for Salt Fork. After following the thieffor about a day, two of the party turned back, leaving Splawn and Haynes tocontinue the pursuit. They followed the trail until dark and on the followingmorning were again on the track, determined to take him in if it took allsummer. They followed the trail all day Friday and Friday night and Saturdaydiscovered the horse, which the thief had abandoned while trying to get backinto the state. They kept the trail by learning from time to time where thethief had tried to get something to eat. Sunday morning they rode into SouthHaven and found their man in a livery stable. A warrant was procured and theystarted for home with the prisoner.

On the way up they camethrough Arkansas City, where McMahon’s mother resides, and the prisoner wasallowed an inter­view with her. Mrs. McMahon is a respectable, hard-workingwoman, and her grief at seeing her boy under such circ*mstances washeartrending. She sold a cow, the only one she possessed, and purchased him asuit of clothes, the ones he had on being in tatters.

On the way home McMahonconversed freely with his captors, confessing the whole affair and stating thatsomeone opened the jail door and let them out, but refused to tell who theparty was. Monday afternoon the prisoner was turned over to Sheriff Shennemanby the captors, who received the $50 reward offered for his return.

The smile that illuminated our Sheriff’scounte­nance, when told that one of his birds had come home to roost, was asight to behold. The most remarkable fact about the matter is that McMahon’stime was almost out, and on the very day when he was returned to the jail as ahorse thief, his time would have expired.

RhonimusEscapes from Sheriff Shenneman.

Winfield Courier, February 19, 1880. Last week SheriffShenneman got on the track of Rhonimus, the escaped cattle thief. Rhonimus hadrelatives in Elk City and dropped in to see them; but the constable had beennotified of his escape, and was on the lookout for him. As soon as theconstable learned of Rhonimus’ presence in the vicinity, he laid his plans tocapture him. Rhonimus, hearing that he was in a bad fix, made a break for hishorse, but was compelled to leave it and take to the timber on foot. Theconstable telegraphed to Sheriff Shenneman, who started at 1 o’clock Fridaynight and by Saturday was on the thief’s trail. After following for some time,all trace of the thief was lost, and Mr. Shenneman returned home Sunday. Thehorse, belonging to Mr. Henderson, was recovered; but was too lame to bringalong and was left at Elk City.

ChangesMade to Jail and Courthouse in Winfield.

Winfield Courier, February 19, 1880. The Commissioners metlast week and made arrange­ments to build an addition to the jail to be used bythe sheriff as an office, and rented the upper part of the jail from the cityfor $10 per month. It will be occupied as heretofore by the jailer. An orderwas made to have four more binding rods put in the courthouse.

SheriffShenneman’s Activities.

Winfield Courier, March 4, 1880.

Sheriff Shenneman started to Leavenworthwith Reynolds, who was convicted of grand larceny at the last term of court andsentenced to one year in the penitentiary.

Sheriff Shenneman has notified allpersons against whom he holds tax warrants that the same were in his hands forcollec­tion. Many have come in and settled, thereby saving mileage. He nownotifies those against whom he holds warrants that on and after the 9th inst.,10 cents per mile will be added.

Winfield Courier, March 11, 1880. Last Friday evening oneOllie Martin was arrested by Sheriff Shenneman and turned over to ConstableWilson of Cedarvale. Martin is charged with attempting to rape Mrs. Garrigas ofthat place, the Tuesday preceding his arrest.

“He will probably learn a trade atLeavenworth, which is a smaller punishment than such villains deserve.”

Workon Courthouse is Progressing.

Winfield Courier, March 25, 1880.

The work of “bracing up” the courthouseis progressing finely. Mr. Tamsey, who has the job in hand, is making a cleanbreast of it, and will leave it in first class condition. Four iron rods havebeen put in beneath the floor of the second story, and four more will be put injust below the upper ceiling. Six pillars, 8 x 8, have been put beneath thegirders of the roof on the partition walls of the first story, which are builtup solid to the second story. This allows the roof to rest upon the centralpartitions of the building and relieves the pressure from the walls. It is tobe replastered and painted, and will be ready for the next term of court. Thecommissioners are to be commended for taking action in the matter before it wastoo late.

SecondEscaped Prisoner Captured.

Winfield Courier, March 25, 1880. Sheriff Shenneman, aftera most diligent pursuit, captured Moore, the second of the escaped prisoners,in Kansas City last Friday. Moore had just got into a fight and been arrestedby the police.

SiverdFixing Up Jail, Sheriff’s Office. Shenneman’s Wife Assists Him.

Winfield Courier, April 1, 1880. Cap. Siverd is cleaning upthe Courthouse square and jail yard. The new office is about ready for SheriffShenneman’s occupancy. Sheriff Shenneman is building a new barn on theCourthouse square.

Arkansas City Traveler, April 21, 1880. Sheriff Shenneman has anefficient Deputy in the person of his pleasant little wife, who assists him inthe collection of delinquent taxes, giving receipts, etc.

Rhonimus’Sister Reclaims Horse from Sheriff Shenneman.

Winfield Courier, May 27, 1880. Last week Mrs. McNeilreplevined a gray pony from Sheriff Shenneman, claiming that it was one whichbelonged to her boy. Mr. Shenneman purchased the pony of a stranger some timeago, and was one which the stranger had before sold to Dick Rhonimus on time,and had to take it back because Rhonimus could not pay for it. Mrs. McNeilclaims that while Rhonimus owned the pony, he traded it to her son, and thatthe person who sold it to Shenneman had no right to make such sale.

Winfield Courier, June 3, 1880. A large brown horse, 16hands high and about 10 years old, with left hip knocked down, was sold atauction in Winfield last Monday. The seller was a young man about 19 years old.Sheriff Shenneman asked him to stay with him until the question of the titlewas settled, but he skipped out, leaving the horse and the purchase money.Anyone who has lost such a horse will please address A. T. SHENNEMAN,Win-field, Kansas. Exchanges please notice.

[Civil Case, McNeil vs. Shenneman, wasdismissed in District Court May 5, 1881. RKW]

SheriffShenneman Posting Notices.

Arkansas City Traveler, June 23, 1880. Our efficient sheriff, A.T. Shenneman, called on us last Sunday morning. He tried to brace up, but lookedawfully sleepy; and well he might, after having ridden all the previous nightdistributing printed descriptions of the Augusta murderer and posting men alongthe border. We don’t want to be sheriff in “times like dot.”

A murder was committedat or near Augusta, in Butler County, last Friday, wherein one Paulson was thevictim. From what we can gather, it would seem that a party of five, consistingof three Pearson brothers, Andrew Paulson, and Harry Clark, had gone to Augustafrom Eldorado, and probably fearing that the constitu­tional amendment wouldpass at the coming election and thus deprive them of their God-given right toget drunk, they took advantage of the opportunities afforded by a free countryand “filled high the bowl with Samian wine”—or some of Butler County’s rot-gutwhiskey. On going home they got warmed up, and grew belligerent. In the rowthat ensued Mr. Paulson was killed, it is supposed by Jack Pearson, whoimmediately skipped out with Clark. One of the remaining Pearson boys was arrested,but it is claimed the other one was not in the fight.

Sheriff A. T. Shennemanreceived the following telegram from the sheriff of Butler County on Saturdayafternoon, and immediately had the same printed and circulated throughout thecounty. “AUGUSTA, June 19, 1880. Sheriff of Cowley County: Jack Pearson wantedon charge of murder; is tall, spare, light complexion, sandy moustache andgoatee; crooked finger on right hand; was going south with another man, ridingblack and white ponies. Two hundred dollars reward; hold till I come; put outpatrol. W. H. DOUGLASS, Sheriff.”

CaptainSiverd Attacked at Jail.

Winfield Courier, July 8, 1880. Early Saturday morningCapt. Siverd, the jailer, had a severe tussle with one of the prisoners, whowas attempting to escape.

He went into the jail tocarry the prisoners their breakfast, and while stooping over, was struck frombehind by Frank Wilson, one of the Hoenscheidt horse stealers, with a stoveleg. The blow staggered the Captain, but he atttempted to grapple with theprisoner, and received several more blows before so doing. Hearing the scuffle,Mrs. Siverd came to the rescue; but being unable to separate them, she calledfor help, and several men nearby took a hand in the affray and soon succeededin landing Wilson in his cell, where he was decorated with a pair of cast-ironbracelets, and anklets with a ball and chain at­tached. Mr. Siverd is able tobe about, but his head resembles a sore thumb all tied up. Had the prisonerbeen a little more accurate with his first blow, Sheriff Shenneman would now bereceiving applications for the position of jailer. The Captain will hereafterkeep his left eye open for these “quiet, unoffen­sive fellows.” Had he hesitated in the least about grapplingWilson, he would undoubtedly have been killed.

SheriffShenneman Fights for Possession with Roland and Boyer.

Winfield Courier, August 5, 1880. Last week SheriffShenneman took possession of the Roland stock of hardware and carried the keyin his pocket. Last Monday Mr. Roland forced the lock, took possession, and puton a new lock. The Sheriff again took forcible possession and ejected Mr.Roland. Mr. Boyer than got in and the Sheriff ejected him; and in the tussle,tore his coat off. Boyer is too much like Hanco*ck to enter into a rough andtumble. Mr. Boyer was in the hardware store as the attorney of Mr. Pugsley, themortgagee, when he had the collision with the Sheriff.

SheriffShenneman Keeping Busy.

Winfield Courier, August 12, 1880. “NOTICE. If the peopleof the different neighbor-hoods throughout the county will organize StockProtection Associations and forward the Captain’s Post Office address, I willtake pleasure in forwarding descriptions of criminals or stock wanted here orelsewhere, and do all I can to aid them. A. T. SHENNEMAN.”

Winfield Courier, September 2, 1880. Sheriff Shennemanstarted last Monday with his prisoners, Wilson, Gray, Waterman, Davis, andEdwards for the Leavenworth penitentiary.

Winfield Courier, October 21, 1880. Sheriff Shenneman hasbrought back Theodore Miller, the man who stole a buggy and harness, and puthim in the cooler. He overtook his man at Toledo, Ohio.

Winfield Courier, December 16, 1880. The Sheriff ofGreenwood County called on our Sheriff Shenneman for Stoneman, whom Shenneman caughtfor stealing horses in Greenwood. Sheriff Verner paid the $50 reward and leftwith his prize.

Winfield Courier, December 23, 1880. Sheriff Shennemanstarted for Leavenworth, Monday, with Lewis, Grimes, and King, candidates forthe penitentiary. Frank Finch went with him to see the sights and help guardthe prisoners.

Winfield Courier, December 30, 1880. [From Monitor’sLocals.]

Sheriff Shenneman and Deputy Frank Finchreturned from Leavenworth Wednesday morning last, having safely delivered tothe warden of the penitentiary Tom King, Kenton Grimes, and Earnest Lewis, whowere sentenced at the late term of court. Cowley County now has eighteenrepresentatives in that institu­tion.

Winfield Courier, January 20, 1881. J. M. Jarvis, ofBeaver township, lost four horses Sunday evening. He thinks they strayed in anortheast direction. Two of them are blazed faced sorrel mares, one a bay mare,and one a yearling colt. Sheriff Shenneman will com-municate any informa­tiongiven him on the subject.

Winfield Courier, February 10, 1881. Sheriff Shennemansold two notes taken under execution for $1 each, last Monday. The face valueof the notes was $200.

Winfield Courier, February 24, 1881.

Major F. Moss, the Greenwood Countypatent right man who sold a mortgaged team to Dr. Wilson and then “skipped” toMissou­ri, was brought back upon requisition of the governor. Major Moss wasbrought in by Sheriff Shenneman Monday evening on a charge of obtaining moneyunder false pretenses. This is the same gentleman that was tried by the Burdenboys and found guilty of “chewing tobacco.” He will catch it in earnest thistime.

Forger[Lennix] Escapes from Shenneman by Jumping Off Train.

Arkansas City Traveler, March 30, 1881.

Many of our citizens will remember thefour commercial men who spent several days in our city last spring, hunting,fishing, drinking, and have a general good time.

The transactions of oneof these gentlemen, however, was not so generally known. This person, going bythe name of George Haywood, succeeded in obtain­ing quite a sum of money on aforged check at the Cowley County Bank, and made good his escape before hiscrime was exposed. Efforts were made to find him, but all to no avail. Earlylast week, however, the above bank received a telegram from the Chicago chiefof police stating that one H. R. LeClair had been arrested on the charge offorgery, and wanting to know whether the gentleman’s presence was desired inthis city. Telegraphic correspondence proved that H. R. LeClair was none otherthan George Haywood, he having been pointed out by and arrested at theinstigation of Mr. George Sun, one of the jolly four above referred to, who hadseen Haywood walking the streets of Chicago.

Sheriff Shennemanstarted for Chicago last Wednesday after­noon, but at this writing nothing hasbeen heard from him. In justice to Haywood’s companions of last spring, we willstate that they knew nothing of his character, and were in no manner connectedwith his transactions. He also managed to victimize one or two Wichita banks,and at the time of his arrest in Chicago had quite a large amount of money onhis person.

LATER. Sheriff Shennemanreturned from Chicago yesterday afternoon without his man. Mr. Shennemanreports that Haywood jumped off the train about seventy-five miles from KansasCity early Sunday morning, and as yet nothing has been heard of him.

Winfield Courier, March 31, 1881. Sheriff Shennemanreturned from an ineffectual effort to bring back a man who forged a draft forfive hundred dollars and sold it to the Arkansas City bank. The police inChicago cap­tured the man and sent for Sheriff Shenneman. On the way back, whenthe train was pulling out from a station early in the morning, the prisonerjumped off. The train was immediately stopped and the sheriff got off and spentseveral days and nights trying to recover his man, but was compelled to returnhome Monday evening without him. The Sheriff purchased shackles for theprisoner in Chicago, but after reaching the train found that the locks weredefective. He then resolved to stay awake and guard his prisoner. He had beenup two nights, had traveled over a thousand miles, and was worn out; and as thenight advanced, began to get drowsy. The prisoner took this opportunity andjumped off as the train started from a station. The sheriff has offered $100reward for his capture, and as he escaped with hand-cuffs on, he will certainlybe re-captured.

DeputySheriff McIntire & Constable Breene Present at Arrest of Fogg.

Arkansas City Traveler, April 13, 1881. We are under obligationsto G. M. McIntire for the following item.

Willie Fogg, a juvenilehorse thief, aged 15, who has served one term of imprisonment, undertook to tryhis hand a second time, so stole a horse from Winfield. Sheriff Shenneman goton his track and arrested him at the Willows, Indian Territory, on Saturdaylast. Deputy Sheriff McIntire and constable Breene arrived while the arrest wasbeing made.

WaltersTakes Charge of Commissary Department at Jail.

Winfield Courier, May 12, 1881. Mr. J. C. Walters hasreturned and taken charge of the commissary department of the jail. Mr. Waltersis Mr. Shenneman’s father-in-law. He has been living in Wellington for the pastyear.

ShennemanDelivers More Convicts to State Penitentiary.

Arkansas City Traveler, May 18, 1881. Sheriff Shenneman left, onMonday last, with May and Toops, for the penitentiary.

This makes 15 convictssent to the penitentiary during Shenneman’s term of office, not to mentionFogg, who, on account of his youth, was sentenced to county jail forhorse-stealing, and Miller, who was granted a change of venue to MontgomeryCounty. This shows 17 criminals brought to justice in less than two years,against 11 in the six years previous to Mr. Shenneman’s election. This ofitself is a guarantee that we have the right man in the right place, so far asour present sheriff is concerned.

Rev.Kelly Defends Sheriff Shenneman.

Winfield Courier, May 19, 1881. “Editors Courier. Pleaseallow me through your paper to correct a little false report in regard toSheriff Shenneman. It was circulated through town some two or three weeks agothat he had acted ungentlemanly in regard to allowing me to visit the prison­ersat the jail. On the contrary, he has always acted a perfect gentleman with me,and I must say I think it would be a little difficult to find one who would acthis part as well as he does. Rev. G. M. Kelly.”

SheriffShenneman Saves Horse Thieves from Vigilantes.

Winfield Courier, June 2, 1881. Sheriff Shenneman capturedtwo horse thieves last week. They had stolen horses from Labette County, andFriday he took them to Chetopa.

After turning hisprisoners over to proper authori­ties, he learned that the “Vigilantes” weregathering, and intended to hang the prisoners that night. He imparted thisknowledge to the constable; but that officer, not seeming to heed the warning,prompted Sheriff Shenneman to take the prisoners around a back alley, get theminto a hack, and he drove them to Oswego without being interrupted. Heafterwards learned that about twelve o’clock that night, a large party of mensurrounded the jail, and their cuss words were long and loud when they foundthat their prey had flown.

JailAlmost Full. Richard Lennix Among Boarders.

Winfield Courier, June 30, 1881.

The jail is about full of boarders sinceSheriff Shenneman brought in his forger. There are now six of the boys in limbowith four months until court. Willie Fogg is in for horse stealing; TheodoreMiller for larceny; James Jackson for horse stealing; Jefferson McDade forstealing money; Richard Oldham for threatening to assault and shoot oneFullerlove, at Arkansas City; and Richard Lennix, alias Haywood and alias St.Clair for forgery. The last is perhaps the most noted criminal ever brought into the state, having served several terms in the Illinois penitentiary, and hasoperated all over the U. S. and Canada.

RichardLennix.

Our readers willremember that several weeks ago, Geo. Haywood, whose real name is RichardLennix, was arrested in Chicago, on the strength of a photograph sent there bySheriff Shenneman, who wanted him for passing forged paper on the Cowley CountyBank, that Shenneman went to Chicago, and through many difficulties, got hisprisoner, and started home with him; and that on the way, the prisoner jumpedfrom the train in full headway and escaped. Shenneman had taken from hispockets a letter written in a female hand from Canton, Illinois, and signed“S.” By means of this letter, he found who “S” was and concluded that sooner orlater Lennix would visit this “S,” who was his sister. So he employed thepostmaster at Canton, the marshal of Canton, and the sheriff of that county towatch for him.

Last week he got atelegram from the sheriff informing him that the prisoner was caught. Shennemananswered at once to hold on to him until he got there, and started for thatplace. Habeas Corpus proceedings were instituted for procuring theprisoner’s discharge, and when Shenneman arrived, the Habeas Corpus wasbeing heard before the County judge, who soon discharged the prisoner.

Shenneman grabbed him atonce and there was a row, the judge leading the mob and threatening duevengeance on Shenneman. By rapid motions and strategic generalship, Shenne-mangot his prisoner slipped into a wagon behind the fastest team that could beprocured, and putting the horses to their best speed, rushed through opposingcrowds and escaped, followed by many pursuers. He beat them all in the race andgot his prisoner to a station twenty miles distant, put him on board, and spedback to Winfield, where he has his bird safe within the walls of the CowleyCounty jail.

Mr. Shenneman isenthusiastic in his praises of Sheriff D. J. Waggoner and other officers ofFulton County, Illinois: Thos. Burleigh, City Marshal, and John Sutton, nightwatchman of Canton, Illinois. They assisted in securing the prisoner andhelping Shenneman to get him away. He noted their unbending integrity, for heknows positively that they were offered five hundred dollars to allow Lennix toescape.

This Lennix proves to beone of the most wily and successful counterfeiters in America. He hasvictimized large numbers of businessmen in various parts of the United Statesand Canada, has many smart accomplices who have aided him to escape many times,and who still work to get him out of limbo. He has finally got a sheriff afterhim who never gives up and will keep his eye on him to prevent him fromescaping again. The prisoner has plenty of money and his accomplices haveplenty more, so that everything will yet be done that can be done to get himout.

SheriffA. T. Shenneman Praised for Capture of Lennix.

Arkansas City Traveler, July 13, 1881. [From Elk FallsSignal.]

Cowley County boasts of one of theshrewdest and most cunning sheriffs in the State, in the person of A. T. Shenneman.

On Wednesday of last week he went west,on the K. C., L. & S. K. passenger train, having in charge the man, whoabout thirteen months ago, forged a draft for five hundred dollars, anddisposed of it at the Cowley County Bank, Arkansas City.

Four months ago thisforger was captured at Chicago by a policeman, and Mr. Shenneman, upon beingnotified of his arrest, went after him. While returning home the prisonerjumped off the train and succeeded in making good his escape. He was handcuffedat the time, but being an expert, he was not long in freeing himself.

During the past fourmonths the prisoner had traveled all over Canada and a large portion of theUnited States, with a number of detectives and the Cowley County sheriff afterhim.

Mr. Shenneman was determinedto have his man, and the week before last succeeded in recapturing him inIllinois. When Shenneman gets it into his head to capture a man, the said manmight just as well sit down and take it easy—the more he stirs around thesooner he will be “taken in.”

Geo.Haley, Friend and Partner of Forger Lennix, Caught by Shenneman.

Arkansas City Traveler, July 20, 1881. As it will be seenelsewhere, our sheriff has caught Lennix’s partner in Iowa. It requires shrewdwork to bag such game as these “ole coons.” Mr. Shenneman may well lay claim tobeing a first-class detective, as well as an honest and efficient sheriff.

On Wednesday evening,Mr. Shenneman returned from a trip to Fondulac, Wisconsin, bringing with himone Geo. Haley, alias Pahner, alias Jacob Gross, the friend and partner ofLennix, alias Haywood, who escaped from the custody of the sheriff not longago, and was subsequently recaptured. The man, Haley, is supposed to have donethe fine work in drawing the drafts, and alternated with Haywood in presentingthem at the bank counter. It was he who drew the $500 from one of the Wichitabanks. The operations of the pair have extended through a considerable term ofyears, and over a large space of territory, as the numerous requests to SheriffShenneman from different sections to give up the prisoner testify. Wecongratulate Mr. Shenneman on his success. Telegram.

Funny Incident in JailInvolving Lennix.

Winfield Courier, July 28, 1881. A veryfunny incident happened at the jail Tuesday. SheriffShenneman wanted Lennix, the forger, to allow his picture to be taken. ThisLennix refused to do, so the sheriff went for a blacksmith to have his ironstaken off, intending to take him to the gallery and have the photo takenanyway. When the blacksmith arrived, he and the sheriff entered the cell, whenlo, and behold, they found Lennix minus his flowing burnsides and clean shaven.Upon investigation it was found that he had broken the lamp chimney and hadshaved himself with the pieces of glass. Shenneman took his picture anyway andgot a fair likeness. The boys in the jail say that it made him grunt whengrinding off his whiskers with the lamp chimney.

ShennemanArrests Wife Beater.

Winfield Courier, July 28, 1881. A young man created amatinee in the south part of town Sunday afternoon. He got hold of a quart ofwhiskey and proceeded to fill his hidefull.

The whiskey seemed to beof a quality known as “fightin’ liquor,” and no one else being present took itupon himself to lick his wife. In order to escape she fled to a neighbor andthe festive citizen followed. She beat him in the race, and the neighborobjecting to any further proceedings on his part, he returned to the house andbegan carrying out the funiture and jugging off the children. Another neighborcame to the rescue, took the children away and knocked him down three or fourtimes. He then came off uptown where Sheriff Shenneman arrested him and lodgedhim in the jail. Monday morning he was brought before justice Tansey and fined$25. This is one of the most brutal and contemptible affairs we have yet beencalled upon to chronicle. A week or more ago about the same kind of a melee wasengaged in, and as this is the second offense, we think it about time, in theinterest of the defenseless woman whom he abuses, that this should be stopped.

NewspapersConfused by Shenneman Arrests.

Winfield Courier, July 28, 1881. [Wichita Beacon.]“Sheriff Shenneman, of Cowley County, arrived in this city on Thursday lastfrom Watertown, Wisconsin, having in charge Jacob Gross, who with Lennix wassuccessful a year ago last April in forging drafts, and getting them cashed,each for $500, at the Winfield Bank, the Kohn Bros.’ Bank, Wood-man’s Bank.”

Both were successful ingetting away and since that time Mr. Shenneman has been working the case up,and some time last spring succeeded in arresting Lennix in Illinois: Chicago,we believe, but on his way back, Lennix gave him the slip on the cars. A secondtime he was more successful, and for some weeks, Lennix has been enjoying thehospitality of Cowley County, and Gross has gone to keep him company.

The successful arrestshave given Mr. Shenneman a wide reputation as an efficient officer and a shrewddetective. Each forgery constitutes a separate offense and a conviction on allwould put these “chevaliers d’on” out of the way for some years.

The Beacon is mistaken about theforgers getting a $500 forged draft cashed at the Winfield Bank. Both of ourBanks here had tempting baits offered them, but they are a suspicious set andwould not bite.

TrumpedUp Charge Against James Riely, Druggist, Dismissed.

Arkansas City Traveler, July 13, 1881. James Riely, a druggist ofArkansas City, was brought before United States Commissioner Lovell Webb,charged with retailing liquor without Government license. Case was set forhearing on Wednesday, July 13th. Telegram.

We think there is some spite work in theabove, and, from what we can learn, have serious doubts as to whether the casecan be made to stick against Mr. Riely.

Arkansas City Traveler, July 20, 1881. Mr. James Riely, of theCity Drug Store, comes to the front with an “ad” this week. Mr. Riely is theproprietor of one of the best drug houses in the city, and all needing anythingin this line, we recommend to give him a call. Don’t forget the place, CityDrug Store, on West Summit St., just south of the bakery.

AD: City Drug Store. Pure Drugs andMedicines, Paints, Oils, and Varnishes, Stationery, Lamps, etc. James Riely,Arkansas City, Kansas.

Arkansas City Traveler, July 27, 1881. The trumped up charge ofunlawfully selling whiskey, pre­ferred against Mr. J. Riely, a druggist of thiscity, by Deputy U. S. Marshall Hess, was dismissed last week, there not being aparticle of evidence produced that in the slightest manner criminated Mr.Riely. The whole transaction bore the evidence of its malicious origin upon itsface, and we congratulate Mr. Riely upon the result.

Arkansas City Traveler, August 3, 1881. Mr. James Riely has takenout a druggists’ license, and will now dispense wines, liquors, etc., whenprescribed by a qualified M. D.

Involvementof Shenneman in Murder of James Riely by Thomas J. Armstrong.

Arkansas City Traveler, October 19, 1881. On last Monday eveningabout half past 8 o’clock our city was the scene of one of the most outrageousand cold blooded murders ever perpetrated, a deed of blood of the most damnablestripe, and costing the life of James Riely, one of our mer­chants, at thehands of Thomas J. Armstrong, a well, but not favorably known, loafer in theseparts for the past ten years.

As near as can beascertained, circ*mstances leading to this tragedy, are as follows.

James Riely was theowner of a race horse, and the stakes had been put up for a race to take place,somewhere south of this city, on Monday last, which came off and resulted inRiely’s horse losing the race. Considerable excitement prevailed among theparties attending, and was in no wise abated by the liberal supplies of whiskeywhich was evidently at the command of the crowd. A dispute occurred betweenArmstrong and Riely during the day, and it is reported that the murdererthreatened to shoot his victim before sunset. However that may be, no seriousdistur­bance occurred, and a number of persons, more or less under theinfluence of liquor, were gathered in the deceased’s drug store during theevening, discussing the events of the day. Words ran high but no violenceresulted until James Riely announced his desire to close the store, to whichsome of those present, it appears, objected and Riely pushed one or two fromthe store on the sidewalk, then a sort of a free scuffle took place, in whichArmstrong figured prominently, and in the melee drew his six shooter and firedat Riely, who with the ejacul*tion, “Boys, he has killed me,” sank to theground and almost instantly expired. The body was carried by several of thewitnesses of the tragedy into the store, where an inquest was held and averdict of murder against Armstrong rendered.

Immediately after firingthe fatal shot, Armstrong darted into the darkness, and although large numbersof our citizens turned out in search of him, he has succeeded, at this writing,in eluding his pursuers. We understand that Mr. Riely is a married man, but hasbeen living apart from his wife for several years. The murderer, Armstrong, haslived in this vicinity for years and is known as a quarrelsome fellow,especially when under the influence of liquor, but no one gave him credit forbeing the ruffian he has shown himself.

A. T. Shenneman camedown from Winfield yesterday morning and issued the following notice which hasbeen widely distribut­ed.

“ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD

will be paid for thearrest of Thomas J. Armstrong, who killed James Riely, at Arkansas City,Kansas, on October 17th, 1881. Armstrong’s age is 30 to 35; height 5 feet 10 or11 inches; weight 170 pounds; light or florid complected; bald on top of head;first finger of right hand off at first joint and finger curled under;prominent upper teeth; has a snaggle tooth mouth; slight scar on right cheek.Had on, when he left, a heavy blue overcoat, broad rim white hat with blackband, light pants, and a dark under coat.

“I will guarantee onehundred dollars and endeavor to get the Governor to offer a State reward of$500. A. T. Shenneman, Sheriff, Cowley County, Kansas.”

LATEST. A telegram fromHugh Riely, of Brimfield, Illinois, desires that the body be held till hearrives, which cannot be until Thursday next upon which day the funeral willprobably be held.

Just before going topress, A. T. Shenneman and posse arrived in town, bringing with them Armstrong,whom they captured on Grouse, on the place of T. Robinson. When he saw himselfsurrounded, the murderer gave himself up to the officers, who at once broughthim to the city where, after having taken a look at the victim, he was placedin a buggy and by this time we presume is safe in the Winfield jail.

The Courier article on October 20,1881, attempted to cover the murder, but misspelled his name and distortedfacts. The following statements are part of their lengthy article.

“The cause of thetrouble, which hurried one man into eterni­ty without a moment’s warning, andmakes another an outcast with the blood of his fellow-creature on his hands, istraceable to the same old demon that has filled graves and made murderers forcenturies: liquor.”

“This case offers manypoints that it would be worthwhile to carefully consider and might perhaps helpsome erring brother to steer clear of the shoals on which so many lives havebeen lost and hopes blasted. Had James Riely shown at all times a just regardfor the laws of our State regarding the sale of intoxicat­ing liquor, he mightnot now be filling the early grave. The liquor that was unlawfully dealt outover his counter was the same liquor that made a devil of Armstrong andprompted him to do the deed that puts him in a felon’s cell. It was the sameliquor that incites the father to butcher his offspring, and the child tomurder his parents.”

“There is a law on ourstatute books against carrying concealed weapons. The only trouble is that thepenalty is not strong enough. It should be made a penitentiary offense. Men whocan-not control their appetites should at least be compelled to observe thesafety of their fellowman and not go about ‘thrice doubly armed’ for hisdestruction.”

“Armstrong was found ina thicket. He surrendered without resistance, giving up the little pistol withwhich the killing was done. It is a small No. 8. I X six barreled revolver,carrying a 32 cartridge. He requested especially not to be taken to ArkansasCity, but Sheriff Shenneman thought best to come through there in order tochange teams. “

Funeralof James Riely.

Arkansas City Traveler, October 26, 1881. The obsequies of thelate James Riely were held in the M. E. church, of this city, on last Thursday,October 20th, 1881, and were attended by a brother and niece of the deceased,from Brimfield, Illinois, and a very large number of our citizens, who thusshowed their respect for and regret at the sad fate which had overtaken theiryoung fellow citizen in the hey-day of life. The sermon was preached by theRev. Laverty and was very impres­sively delivered. The interment was held inaccordance with the ritual of the Odd Fellows, of which society the deceasedwas a member, and the cavalcade which followed the remains to their lastresting place was undoubtedly the largest that ever wended its mournful waytoward the cemetery from our city.

DeputyGeorge McIntire with Shenneman Posse.

Arkansas City Traveler, October 26, 1881. [From WinfieldCourier.] The posse that captured Armstrong was composed of SheriffShenneman, Deputy Geo. McIntire, Ed. Horn, Lew Sinnott, Capt. Rarrick, LewStanton, and Chas. Hawkins, of Silverdale township. The boys say that whenHawkins first saw Armstrong he yelled like an Apache Indian. Ed. Horn was thefirst to get his six-shooter on him and make him throw up his hands.

Propertyof A. H. Green Attached by Sheriff Shenneman.

Winfield Courier, October 27, 1881. Sheriff Shennemanattached all of A. H. Green’s property Monday evening in a damage suit broughtby Rev. A. H. Tucker. The General is in a fair way for finding out how much itis worth to skin the nose of a minister.

RielyDrug Store Sold; Armstrong Murder Case.

Arkansas City Traveler, November 9, 1881. Mr. C. H. Holloway hasopened up the drug store owned by the late James Riely, and will conduct thesame in the future.

Salary:Cowley County Officers.

In answer to a query, the Courier publishedNov. 10, 1881, the salary of county officers.

The salary of the countytreasurer of Cowley County during the present term, which terminates inOctober, 1882, is $4,000 a year, out of which the treasurer pays $900 for clerkhire. This is based on the population of 1880, the last numeration before thecommencement of the term, which was in October 1880. The salary of thetreasurer just elected will depend upon the enumer­ation next spring, if itshows 20,000 inhabitants the salary, including clerk hire, will be $4,000 ayear for the two years commencing October 1882, but if less than 20,000inhabitants, the salary will be $3,000 per annum. It is probable, however, thata change will be made in the law next winter.

The county clerk thisyear gets a salary of only $2,000, including clerk hire. Should the enumerationexceed 20,000 next spring, he will be entitled to $2,500 next year.

The county attorney nowgets $1,200 a year under an enumera­tion of over 18,000 and under 25,000. Healso gets fees which are taxed as costs in certain cases.

The school superintendentgets a salary of $1,000, based upon a population of over 4,000 children ofschool age outside of Winfield, which is the highest grade of salary.

The sheriff gets nosalary, but only fees at rates estab­lished by law. The income from suchsources may reach $4,000 or over; but he has to pay several deputies and payother heavy expenses, so that his net income is doubtless much smaller than isgenerally supposed.

The Register of Deedsreceives only fees established by law. Years when there is a large amount ofconveyancing done, it is probably as good an office for pay as there is in thecounty.

The Probate Judge getsonly fees; and therefore his pay depends upon the amount of his business. Atpresent we suppose he gets over $12,000. The commissioners may allow him asalary in addition to his fees, but have not done so.

The Clerk of theDistrict Court gets only fees, which probably amount to over $1,000.

The County Commissionersget $3.00 per day for their work, provided they shall not receive more than$100 each year.

The Coroner gets $3.00 aday and mileage.

ArmstrongMurder Trial.

Arkansas City Traveler, November 16, 1881.

The Armstrong trial trails its slowlength along. The Jury was sworn on last Thursday, and one witness examined.The witnesses for the most part have been placed under a rule to hold nointercourse together during progress of the trial, and are excluded from thecourt-room excepting when called. This case will probably occupy this entireweek.

Winfield Courier, November 17, 1881. The jury in theArmstrong murder case is one of the best ever empaneled in this county. If lawand justice are not safe in the hands of twelve such men as Seth Chase, SamWatt, J. H. Land, W. O. Welfeldt, G. W. Sanderson, A. McNeil, T. L. Thompson,John Radcliff, L. K. Bonnewell, J. H.Lovey, J. S. Grimes, and E. F. Widner, we don’t know where you can find safety.

Attorney Jennings and Mr. Asp on the oneside and Mr. Hackney and Joe Houston on the other are fighting the Armstrongcase step by step.

The Sheriff should in some way fix acriminal so that the audience in the court can place him. It is almostimpossible to distinguish between the prisoner and the attorneys.

Arkansas City Traveler, November 23, 1881.

The Armstrong murder case was terminatedby a verdict of “murder in the second degree,” and Judge Torrance sentenced theprisoner to fifteen years in the penitentiary.

InterestedSpectator at Richard Lennix Trial.

Cowley County Courant, November 24, 1881. A smooth facedgentleman whom no one knew, and who seemed to know no one, was in the city mostof last week. He stopped at the Brettun, and took particular pains to lingerabout the courtroom when court was in session. He left immediately afterRichard Lennix was convict­ed of forgery, and it is thought by nearly everyonewho noticed the gentleman that he was a detective, perhaps from New York, whereLennix was wanted to answer to a number of other charges of like charac­ter ofthat for which he was convicted here. These detectives are shrewd chaps, butthey don’t often get their work in on the Cowley County officials.

Motionsfor New Trial, Armstrong and Lennix, Overruled.

Cowley County Courant and Winfield Courier, November24, 1881.

The motion for a new trial in both theArmstrong and Lennix cases, which were argued Monday, were overruled, andsentence was pronounced, and was that Thomas Armstrong be kept at hard labor inthe penitentiary for fifteen years and to pay the cost of prosecution; RichardLennix, convicted for forgery, ditto, seven years.

Other cases were decidedat the same time. J. McDade, grand larceny, stealing $20 from Al Horn, oneyear. Jas. Jackson, horse stealing, five years. Emil Harmon, stealing hogs fromLarson’s estate, four years. Joseph Rest, horse stealing, will have an opportunityto “rest” in the same place for eighteen months. Shenneman started Tuesday withthe six criminals for Leavenworth.

SheriffA. T. Shenneman Easily Wins Second Term by a Majority of 950.

The Courier, November 27, 1881,reported that Shenneman had won his second term.

Saleof Armstrong Farm.

Arkansas City Traveler, December 21, 1881.

Notice. “FARM FOR SALE. The Thomas J.Armstrong farm, in Bolton township, will be sold low if application is made atonce to A. H. Green, Winfield, Kansas.”

Geo.Haley, Partner of Forger Lennix, Sentenced.

Winfield Courier, December 22, 1881.

Haley, the forger whom Shenneman capturedlast summer, and the authorities failed to convict, was sentenced to thepeniten­tiary in Pennsylvania for nine years. It will be remembered thatShenneman rearrested Haley after his discharge and took him back.

SheriffShenneman Keeping Active.

Cowley County Courant, January 5, 1882. Chas. W. Long, a farmlaborer 19 years old, residing four miles north of the city, was brought intotown today by Sheriff Shenneman and adjudged insane before a probate courtjury. His sister and two brothers accompanied him and testified at the trial.

He was first affectedthe 24th of December by a pain in his head and went violently insane theevening of that day and has had no rational moment since. He is very vicious,tearing his clothes off when his hands are free, and curses, spits, andendeavors to strike those who are near him. His sister testified that he talkeda good deal of religion before he was attacked. He has no father; his mother issupported by his brother. The family is in poor circ*mstances, and unable tocare for him. Dr. Emerson has been attending him and pronounces it a verysevere case.

The Winfield Courier, January 19, 1882.

Sheriff Shenneman has gone to Topeka witha lunatic.

The Cowley County Courant and WinfieldCourier of February 9, 1882, stated that Sheriff A. T. Shenneman hadreturned from an extended trip to Bourbon County, Kentucky, bringing back withhim a carload of thoroughbred stock, consisting of twelve pedigreed short hornbulls, one fine jack (the largest ever brought into the county), and a finethoroughbred stallion. “He will sell the bulls to our stock raisers. They arebeing kept at the feed stable on Ninth Avenue and attract much attention.”

Winfield Courier, March 2, 1882.

Sheriff Shenneman has purchased threeacres of ground just above Bliss & Wood’s mill on this side of the WalnutRiver. He will build a barn and feed his cattle and fine stock there.

Winfield Courier, March 30, 1882. Mr. Shedden, judged to beinsane, was taken by Sheriff Shenneman to the asylum at Osawatomie last week.

WaltersArranging to Lease Central Avenue House, Arkansas City.

Winfield Courier, March 30, 1882. Mr. Walters, of Winfield,father-in-law to Sheriff Shenneman, was down to the terminus last week tryingto make arrangements to lease the Central Avenue House. He has not as yet madethe thing solid, but we understand he has the refusal of the house and willclinch the bargain next week. Ark. City Democrat.

CaseAgainst Shenneman Settled for Plaintiffs. Their attorneys: Pryor & Kinne.

Cowley County Courant, April 6, 1882.

In Justice Buckman’s court the cases ofJohn H. Lindly vs. A. T. Shenneman and James Lindly vs. same, action inreplevin, judgment for plaintiff. Pryor & Kinne for plaintiffs, and Capt.J. M. White, of Howard, for defendant.

DeanPurchases Shenneman Bull.

Arkansas City Traveler, April 19, 1882. Mr. A. Dean returned tothe city on Monday last from a trip to Butler and Sedgwick counties in searchof fine stock. He reports stock in bad shape, and came back to Cowley, where hesucceeded in purchasing several fine animals; one a yearling bull, purchased ofA. T. Shenneman and raised by McClintock, of Paris, Kentucky, is a perfect pictureof a thoroughbred short-horn, and will weigh, at the present time, over 1,100pounds.

Costsfor Sheddan: Jurors, Doctors, McIntire, Shenneman, Jailor, Others.

Arkansas City Traveler, April 26, 1882. It cost Cowley County$35.00 to get Mr. Thomas J. Sheddan ready for the Insane Asylum. $6 for sixjurors, $2.90 each to Dr. Alexander, A. C. Gould, T. F. Huffman, and JamesHill. $13.60 to Geo. McIntire for catching him, $3.25 to Sheriff Shenneman forkeeping him, and $1.45 to the jailor.

Shennemanin Howard for Several Days.

Cowley County Courant, April 27, 1882. [From Howard Courant.]

A. T. Shenneman, Sheriff of CowleyCounty, was in Howard several days this week, and was registered at the WelbornHouse.

McIntireAssisting Shenneman in Courtroom.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882. Deputy Sheriff McIntirecame up Monday and is assisting Sheriff Shenneman in the courtroom.

A.T. Shenneman and E. P. Greer Among Winfield Alternate Delegates.

Winfield Courier, May 18, 1882. Republican Convention.

SolonsMeet in Conclave and Elect Delegates to the District and State Conventions.

“The committee on credentials (G. H.Buckman, P. M. Waite, Harvey Smith, John Wallace, and Frank Akers) reporteddelegates and alternates from the various townships as entitled to seats inconvention.”

Winfield City, 1st Ward,Delegates: J. E. Conklin, G. H. Buckman, D. A. Millington, Geo. F. Corwin, H.D. Gans. Alternates: A. H. Johnson, A. T. Shenneman, E. P. Greer, Henry Paris,James Kelly.

Winfield City, 2nd Ward,Delegates: A. B. Whiting, L. H. Webb, J. H. Finch, T. H. Soward, John Swain, W.E. Tansey. Alternates: A. H. Green, M. L. Robinson, Jas. H. Bullen, O. H.Herrington, J. L. Horning, M. B. Shields.

ShennemanAdvertises Thoroughbred Bull for Sale.

Winfield Courier, June 8, 1882.

A fine thoroughbred bull for sale cheap.Inquire of A. T. SHENNEMAN.

A.B. Taylor Appointed Deputy Sheriff by Shenneman.

Cowley County Courant, June 8, 1882. A. B. Taylor has beenappointed Deputy Sheriff by Mr. Shenneman, and entered upon the duties thismorning. He will make a good one.

EdWeitzel & Sheriff Shenneman Catch Horse Thief; Another Got Away.

Cowley County Courant, June 8, 1882.

A man went into Ed. Weitzel’s billiardhall sometime Wednes­day, and to avoid the “concealed weapon” ordinance, gaveEd a revolver to keep for him, and went out.

Soon he returned andasked Mr. Weitzel if he didn’t want to buy a pair of horses. To the credit ofEd’s shrewdness, be it said he took in the situa­tion, and to better accomplishwhat passed in his mind told the man that he didn’t want two little spottedhorses, but would be pleased to purchase horses that would suit. The fellowhastened to assure him that these were not small spotted ponies but a pair oflarge bay mares. Ed then told him that he could do nothing until morning as hismoney was all in the bank. Thus he found time to apprise the Sheriff of hissuspicion. The finding of a dead body with a terrible suspicion of foul play,or a big scandal in the background, is to the average reporter no more savorymorsel than the smell of a horse thief is to Shenneman. Of course, he acted,and at once. The horses were found a short distance from town, on the grass,and the young man who was in town was promptly arrested. It also turns out thatthere was a pair of them and the other young man took a saddle and left forHunnewell last night. He will probably be taken in too in a short time. Thehorses were stolen somewhere in Nebraska, and show hard usage. Ed Weitzel andSheriff Shenneman deserve credit for the shrewd manner in which the thing wasaccomplished.

Shenneman,Col. & J. C. McMullen on Committees.

Winfield Courier, June 15, 1882.

On Tuesday evening the citizens met atthe Opera House to hear the report of the executive committee on 4th of Julycelebration. The committee reported as follows.

On Finance: M. L.Robinson, J. B. Lynn, J. P. Baden, S. H. Myton, J. C. McMullen.

On Speakers andInvitation: J. C. Fuller, D. A. Millington, A. B. Steinberger, M. G. Troup, andJ. Wade McDonald.

On Grounds and seats: A.T. Spotswood, Jas. H. Bullen, A. Wilson, S. C. Smith, W. O. Johnson, and H.Brotherton.

On Police Regulationsand personal comfort: D. L. Kretsinger, R. E. Wallis, H. S. Silver, J. H.Kinney, and A. T. Shenneman.

On Music: J. P. Short,E. H. Blair, G. H. Buckman, H. E. Silliman, and R. C. Bowles.

On Old Soldiers: Col.McMullen, Adjt. Wells, Judge Bard, Capt. Steuven, and Capt. Haight.

On Representation of 13Original States: Mrs. H. P. Mansfield, Mrs. Caton, Mrs. Carruthers.

On Floral Decoration:Mrs. Kretsinger, Misses Jessie Millington, Amy Scothorn, Jennie Hane, Mrs. J.L. Horning, and Mrs. G. S. Manser.

Mrs.Shenneman Takes Part in Musical Entertainment.

Winfield Courier, June 22, 1882.

The musical entertainment and socialgiven by the members of Grace Church at the Opera House last Thursday eveningwas a decided success and was very largely attended.

The concert, beginningat 8 o’clock and continuing one hour, was indeed very entertaining and elicitedmuch favorable comment from those present. It was a self-evident fact that thesinging would be most excellent, for the members of the choir have a reputationfor musical ability seldom equalled. Mrs. Shenneman has a lovely soprano voice,while Mrs. Albro’s alto is superb, and with Mr. Blair’s fine tenor and thestrong bass voice of Mr. Snow combined to make a first-class quartette. Mrs.Frank Woodruff performed the instrumental part of the program, assisted, at thelast, by Misses Bard and McCoy.

After the concert,refreshments consisting of ice cream, cake, and numerous varieties of fruit,were served by the ladies of the church. After refreshments the floor wascleared, and those who wished were given an opportunity to “trip the lightfantastic,” to piano and cornet music furnished by Messrs. Ed. Farringer andAbe Steinberger.

Those in attendanceseemed highly pleased with the entertainment, and the ladies of the church dideverything possible to make the affair a success. The stage was very neatlyarranged, the tables presented a tasty appearance, and the floral display wasbeautiful.

Socials, literaryentertainments, etc., have been very numerous this season, but each one hasbeen well attended and the ladies getting them up have been handsomely rewardedfor their trouble, as were those of Grace Church, the receipts being about onehundred and fifty dollars.

Mrs.A. T. Shenneman Visiting Her Parents in Wichita.

Winfield Courier, June 29, 1882. Mrs. A. T. Shenneman isspending this week in Wichita with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Walters.

ShennemanResigns from Winfield Company of Old Soldiers.

Cowley County Courant, July 4, 1882. Pursuant to the callissued, members of the Winfield company of old soldiers met at the Courthouselast evening, to fill vacancies.

On motion, Jacob Nixon was elected chairmanand James Kelly secretary. John A. McGuire was elected Captain, vice Bard,transferred. Jacob Nixon was elected 1st Lieuten-ant, vice James Kelly,promoted. Henry L. Barker was elected 2nd Lieutenant, vice A. T. Shenneman,resigned.

A.T. Shenneman: Lightning-Proof.

Winfield Courier, July 20, 1882. During the storm Mondayafternoon the residence of A. T. Shenneman was struck by lightning and thenorth end considerably shattered. Mr. Shenneman was in the room at the time,but was only stunned a little. His wife was in another room and did not feelthe shock. The room was filled with dust and smoke. It is consoling to feelthat one is lightning proof in these times of thunder and lightning.

Shenneman’sJack Died.

Winfield Courier, July 27, 1882. Shenneman’s fine jack diedMonday. This was one of the finest animals in the country.

TeamThought to be Stolen at Shenneman’s Residence.

Winfield Courier, July 27, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Albro hadquite a scare Saturday evening, over the loss of their team and buggy. They haddriven to Mr. Shenneman’s and left the team standing near the rack. When theycame out it was gone, and their first thought was that it had been stolen.Several persons started out and after a time the team was found at the barn,with the dog in the buggy and everything all right. They had merely got looseand walked home. The team is one of the nicest in the city and would be a sadloss to the owners.

ShennemenArrests, Then Releases Indians from Sac & Fox Agency.

Arkansas City Traveler, August 16, 1882. Sheriff Shennemanarrested two Indians from Sac & Fox Agency. They were suspected of beingimplicated in the stealing of a herd of ponies in the Territory and sellingthem here about one year ago. It however transpired that the suspicions wereuntrue, and they were probably discharged.

ShennemanNabs Pickpockets, Thieves, and Horse Thieves.

Arkansas City Traveler, August 16, 1882. [From Courier Clips.]

Sheriff Shenneman succeeded in corrallingeight of the pickpockets and thieves following Sells Circus. They were a hardlot and had raided every town they came to without fear of the officers untilthey got here.

Sheriff Shenneman captured two negrohorse thieves Monday. They had stolen horses from the Territory and sold themto Patterson, of Arkansas City. As soon as Shenneman got his eyes on them, heknew they were horse thieves, and took them in. He raked in another manTuesday. It was the one who stole Mr. Raymond’s ponies and Mr. Hurd’s buggysome weeks ago. Some think it is Tom Quarles, who will be remembered by earlysettlers as a pretty bad case. He was living with a woman at Independence andhad in his possession Hurd’s buggy and harness, one of Raymond’s horses, and ahorse that was stolen from L. C. Norton at Arkansas City. Shenneman is a terrorto horse thieves.

ShennemanContemplates Putting Cows to Work for Creamery.

Winfield Courier, August 17, 1882.

A. T. Shenneman is talking seriously ofputting a hundred cows on a place near here for the purpose of furnishing creamto the Creamery, and raising calves. A good cow will produce three to fourdollars worth of cream per month, and the farmer has the use of all his skimmed milk, and raises a good calf in thebargain. Keeping cows for the creamery will be a lucrative and prominent industrybefore long.

ShennemanQuickly Gathers Special Police at First Alarm of Fire.

Winfield Courier, August 17, 1882.

HUNGRYFLAMES!

Oneof the Leading Industries of Our Town and County Destroyed by Fire.

TheWinfield City Mills a Mass of Ruins.

Last Sunday morning about three o’clock,our citizens were startled by the clanging of the fire bell—that harbinger ofwoe which brings a chill to the hearts of all who hear it. Soon hundreds offeet were hurrying toward the bright red glare in the west part of the city,where the Winfield City Mills, one of the largest and best equippedinstitutions of the kind in the state, was being rapidly devoured by the angryelements.

It was a grand sight—theold mill enveloped in flame, which made things as bright as day for a distanceof three blocks, and lit up the faces of the four or five hundred by-standers.The first question asked by everyone was, “How did it catch?” Various rumorswere floating around. One was that the safe had been broken open and robbed,and the robbers set the property on fire. This proves to be a mistake and thequestion is still an open one. The mill had been shut down for two or threedays while some machinery was being connected, and no one was in the buildingthat night. The idea of spontaneous combustion seems to be most generallyentertained. The miller was just getting ready to start the engine, as thewater was getting low. It had not been run for a year and he was having ittaken apart and oiled. A car of coal was shoveled up in one corner of theengine room, and from this probably the fire originated, just as that of theState Normal building at Emporia. The fire evidently originated either in theboiler room or office, as one of the first on the ground says the flames werejust breaking into the mill, while the small building was enveloped in fire.

The mill was amagnificent piece of property and was grinding at the rate of seven hundredbushels of grain per day, and of the very finest quality known to the trade.They found a ready market for all they could do. The mill itself is a completeloss. Part of the walls are still standing, but are cracked and ruined by theheat and will have to come down. The boilers are safe and it is thought thatthe engine is not seriously disabled. The dam is not damaged. The elevator issafe and the franchise as good as ever. The mill was insured for $10,000, thedamages are fully thirty thousand dollars.

The loss is great, notonly for Messrs. Bliss & Wood but for the community at large. The demandfor wheat by Bliss & Wood has tended to keep the price at its best.

THEORY OF THEFIRE.

It is the opinion ofthose who have most critically examined the matter and are best quali-fied tojudge of the case that the Winfield Mills were fired by burglars. Two suspiciouslooking strangers were seen in town during the evening before, dressed in a waywhich might be called a cross between the cowboy and the citizen; one rathertall and the other thick set. They were seen in the weeds back of a dwelling inthe west part of town during the evening, and again on the outskirts of thecrowd near the mill while burning, when some ladies heard one of them say tothe other, “Let us go nearer,” and was answered, “No, they will see my face.”The theory of spontaneous combustion of the coal heap is pronounced untenable,for the coal is not burned yet but remains intact where it was left in thenortheast corner of the wing. The shavings about the bench in the east part ofthe wing near the coal had not taken fire when the first of the crowd arrivedat the premises after the alarm was given. The office was in the south side ofthe middle of the wing in which were the safe and desks. Those who firstarrived at the fire saw into the office through the windows and there saw thesafe door open and the books and papers from the safe scattered across thefloor. They also saw the desk. Two of its drawers were on the floor and anotherwas on the top of the desk. It happened that only about $25.00, and that insilver, was in the safe and a few dollars for ready change was locked in adrawer of the desk. No silver could be found in the ashes after the fire, buttwo nickels were found not at all melted. In short, there was so littlecombustible material about the wing that the fire could not be hot enough tomelt silver. A check book which belonged in the mill was found in the streettwenty rods away, and some weigh checks belonging to the mill were found almostup to Main street. The fire evidently originated in the wing and spread rapidlyinto the main building, so that it is evident the fire was not caused byspontaneous combustion of dust in the mill like the Minnesota disaster. Thetheory is that these two strangers broke into the wing through a window, thatthe safe was only locked on the first turn, and that by trial of turningslowly, the burglar caught the first combination and opened the safe; that thedesk lock was picked and the burglars, not satisfied with their little booty,concluded to make a bonfire and draw the people of Winfield away from theirhomes to give an opportunity to go through some residences. But if this wastheir game, it was nipped by Shenneman, who, on the first alarm of fire,organized a force of thirty special police to patrol the city.

Sheriff’sSale.

Listed below: Notice of Sheriff’s Sale,in August 17, 1882, issue of the Winfield Courier.

M. L. Read, plaintiff, vs. JohnHoenscheidt and Rose Hoenscheidt, defendants. A. T. Shenneman, Sheriff CowleyCounty, Kansas, by virtue of an execution issued out of the 2nd JudicialDistrict of the State of Kansas, sitting in and for Atchison County, is sellingat the south door of the Courthouse September 18, 1882, the following property.

Lot 13, Block 135,Winfield, appraised at $25.

Lot 14, Block 135,Winfield, appraised at $20.

Lot 15, Block 135,Winfield, appraised at $20. (Menor’s Addition.)

Lot 16, Block 135,Winfield, appraised at $20.

Lot 17, Block 135,Winfield, appraised at $20.

Lot 18, Block 135,Winfield, appraised at $25.

Each tract soldseparately at not less than two-thirds the appraised value thereof.

TomQuarles and Others in Cowley Jail.

Winfield Courier, August 24, 1882. Our jail at presentcontains four as hard characters as ever decorated its grates. Tom Quarles, theunknown gentleman who tried to make a target of Shenneman’s ear, and the twoTerritory negroes, one of whom is wanted for killing a United States Marshalover a year ago.

ShennemanRecognizes Suspicious Characters.

Winfield Courier, August 24, 1882. Sol Burkhalter the otherday saw a couple of suspicious looking individuals in town and concluded theywere horse thieves, because, as he said, “Their countenances gave them away.”Sol hunted up Sheriff Shenneman and led him to the place where the hard lookingcustomers were sitting when Shenneman recognized them as a prominentPresbyterian clergyman of Wichita and a prominent bank cashier of the sametown. They were not arrested.

AClose Call for Sheriff Shenneman.

Winfield Courier, August 24, 1882.

Sheriff Shenneman came within a foot ofbeing murdered Friday evening while arresting a horse thief at Tom Wright’slivery stable.

While strolling aroundin the evening, Shenneman got his eyes on a fellow whom he at once divined tobe a horse thief. He followed him to the barn and found three horses which hadbeen left there. Shenneman sat down to entertain the thief until the arrival ofMarshal Herrod, who had been sent for to arrest him for carrying concealedweapons, as the sheriff had no time to get out a warrant. While they weretalking the man seemed suspicious, and Shenneman noticed him with his hand onhis revolver under his coat. When the marshal came up, a gentleman sitting nearand not knowing the circ*mstances, jokingly said, “Hello, Marshal! Who are yougoing to arrest now?” At this the fellow started up and Shenneman saw the jigwas up and sprang toward him, drawing his revolver as he went. The revolvercaught on his coat, and seeing the thief about to shoot, Shenneman sprang onhim. Just as he got hold of him, the pistol exploded and the ball went crashingpast his left ear through the side of the barn. Shenneman downed his man beforehe could draw a big knife, for which he was reaching. The fellow was a perfectwalking armory and a hard case. If Shenneman had been a little slow, he wouldhave caught the bullet.

ANotorious Character: Glass.

Winfield Courier, September 7, 1882. Confined within theCowley County jail at present is a negro whose career is as deeply stained withcrime as human hands are often found to be, and whose deeds of murder andlawlessness compare favorably with those of the notorious Jesse James.

From Deputy U. S.Marshal Addison Beck we received a partial account of his doings that wereenough to make the blood run cold. He has for the past five or six years madethe Indian Territory his home and was married into the Creek tribe of Indians,and is named Glass. His hands have been reddened with the blood of perhaps adozen men, killed on different horse-stealing excursions, and one crime evenmore horrible than this, is laid to his hands. Sometime last fall a lone womanand little child applied at a house in the Territory for something to eat. Shesaid her husband had left her and she was trying to make her way back toMissouri with her child. She was given something to eat, and started on overthe prairie afoot. Some time after, the negro was seen riding up the gulch inthe direction the woman had taken, and a few days afterward the bodies of thewoman and child were found with their throats cut from ear to ear. This was butone of the many terrible crimes laid at his door.

Once he and two othersstole a herd of twenty-nine ponies. They were followed by fourteen well armedmen, who overtook them in the night. They found the horses grazing on theprairie, and after driving them to a safe place, returned and surrounded theplace where the three thieves were sleeping. In the morning they rose up out ofthe grass and began firing, and after an hour’s battle two of the thieves,Shenneman’s ward and another, escaped, leaving their companion and four of thepursuers dead on the ground.

In his own country Glassis a terror, but no open enemy is tolerated. His enemies died, one way andanother, and all died early. He is as quick as lightning with a six-shooter,and handles two of them with as much ease as a lady would handle a knife andfork. Those who know him best in the Territory never provoke his wrath, as thecrack of his pistol meant death, quick and certain.

In personal appearance Glass is tall,slim, and not overly dark, with a large scar on his face, and is covered allover with pistol wounds.

When Shenneman captured him, he was in abarber’s chair and had his revolvers wrapped in a paper and laid on a table.Before he knew what was up, our Sheriff had him under the muzzle of his bigrevolver.

Chief Bushyhead, of the Cherokee Nation,offers a reward of $500 for the delivery of Glass at Vinita, and, as soon asthe necessary arrangements are made, he will be taken there. At present, he isstrongly shackled and the jail is guarded.

ShennemanArrests Colgate for Arson.

Winfield Courier, September 14, 1882.

THEMYSTERY SOLVED.

W.H. Colgate Arrested and Confesses to Burning Bliss & Wood’s Mill.

HeDoes it for “Spite” and to Cover up Peculations.

Our city was thrown into a fever of excitementFriday by the report that W. H. Colgate had made a confession of burning Bliss& Wood’s Mill. The report proved to be true, and Colgate is now in jail indefault of $5,000 bail. The arrest was made Saturday morning by SheriffShenneman on a warrant sworn out by J. J. Merrick.

W. H. Colgate is a youngman, about thirty-two years of age, and the only son of J. B. Colgate, aneminent banker and capitalist of New York, whose wealth is placed at sevenmillions of dollars. Young Colgate was sent away from home to school at the ageof ten and has never returned. He was furnished all the money he wanted, andnaturally acquired fast habits and fast companions, and attracted the moths andbutterflies of society which so readily flock to the glitter of gold, regardlessof surrounding circ*mstances, and only eager to see who can first get theirwings singed. These were ever with him and around him, applauding his folliesand flattering his vanity until he became a ruined man, with ideas of lifedistorted and mind and body rendered totally unfit for a battle with therealities of every day existence.

Then came a rupture withthe father, whose stern New England character could neither palliate nor defendthe excess of his boy, and he was cast off to return no more to the parentalroof, and placed on an allowance that while to many would have been princely tohim was barely enough to keep the wolf from the door.

Then he drifted toWinfield and kind friends here who thought that, if given a chance, he mightyet prove himself a man, secured him a position as bookkeeper in Bliss &Wood’s mill. All went along smoothly, he seemed to take hold with a will, andhis employers placed one trust after another in his hands until he had thecomplete handling of all the funds of the mill. There the trouble appears tohave commenced. He began to let his books fall behind, and when the firmdemanded a statement of the business and an invoice of stock, he delayed itfrom time to time, offering as an excuse that he had more than he could do andwas unable to catch up. Still the firm had no suspicions of any crookedness.

On Friday before themill was burned, they put Mr. J. C. Curry in the office to assist Colgate withthe books. This seemed to frustrate him somewhat, but things went alongpleasantly until Saturday, when a check was found which did not correspond withthe stub by $15. The explana-tion of this was not satisfactory and the firmbegan to suspect that everything was not right and resolved to investigate thebooks thoroughly.

Colgate seemed to beaware of this and it worried him. After supper Saturday evening, he went backto the mill alone and worked at the books until eleven o’clock, trying to fixthem up in some shape. This he found he could not do, and, putting the books inthe safe, he locked it, went out and locked the door and went home—but not tosleep.

The matter weighed onhis mind, and as he thought of it from every standpoint and the fear ofdiscovery preyed upon him, a sudden idea seized him and he said to himself,“I’ll burn the thing, and hide all traces of it.” He got up, went to the mill,unlocked the safe, took out the tell-tale books, tore them apart, piled them onthe floor, went to the oil tank in the engine room, drew a lot of the oil, andreturning with it, poured it over the books on the floor, lit a match, touchedit to the pile, went out, locked the door and ran up the hill, the red glare ofthe burning books in the office lighting his way. Going up the hill, in hishurry and fright, he dropped a package of his own private papers that he hadtaken from the safe. A gold pen and large inkstand he carried on home with him.Soon the cry of “Fire!” was sounded and he ran down to the mill in his shirtsleeves, and for three long hours watched the demon that he had unchained lickup the property of his employers and benefactors, and the institution thatafforded him the first day’s wages he had ever earned, go up in smoke, fired byhis own hand.

What his thoughts musthave been while he stood there and watched the flames as they crackled andhissed and in demoniac fury seemed to be reaching out toward him as if to pointhim out to the multitude, is more than we can imagine. The sight was appallingto the stoutest heart, and how much more terrible must it have been to him whohad, by betraying a trust, swept away the results of years of toil and care tohis employers, brought disgrace upon his family and friends, and dire calamityupon himself.

It is difficult, andindeed impossible, to assign a sensible reason for Colgate destroying theproperty. He says himself that he had overdrawn perhaps seventy-five dollars.Mr. Wood says this shortage could not have been more than $150. He receivedfrom the east $75 per month and earned a salary of $50. While here he did not drinkor gamble, and lived within his income. What time he did not spend at the millwas spent at home with his family. The only logical conclusion is that hecommitted the deed in a fit of frenzy at the possibility of being discharged,and while smarting under an imaginary wrong. Again it is possible that he triedto fix up the small amount which he says he had taken from the firm’s money,and got the books in such bad shape that he had to destroy them to prevent theknowledge that they had been tampered with.

COLGATE’S STORY.

Sunday morning ourreporter visited Mr. Colgate in his cell at the jail, and had a long talk withhim about the matter. He admitted to the reporter the fact of having been thecause of the fire, but asserted that he had no intention of destroying themill. He said he felt that Webber, the head miller, and Curry were his bitterenemies, and were doing everything they could to get him discharged; that assoon as the other man was put in with him, he felt that he would be discharged,and in a fit of rage and frenzy made up his mind that no other persons shouldever handle those books, went to the mill, took them out, dragged in a largepiece of sheet iron, piled them up on it, set fire to the pile, and went home.

Colgate Married to J. F. McMullen’sDaughter.

During the recital ofhis story, Colgate seemed much affected, and asked several times what was theleast and the greatest penalty that could be inflicted upon him. He said he didnot care so much for himself, but it would be a terrible blow to his wife andfamily. His wife is a daughter of J. F. McMullen and a niece of Col. J. C.McMullen, and he has one child. Col. McMullen was doing all he could for him,and was the means of securing him the position with Messrs. Bliss & Wood.The Colonel’s faith in humanity is sorely shaken by this occurrence.

If J. B. Colgate is thebenevolent gentleman he has credit for being, he will refund to Messrs. Bliss& Wood the money they have lost through his son’s depravity. He can do sowithout feeling it, and he spends more in benevolent and charitable enterprisesevery year than it would take to make Bliss & Wood whole.

ShennemanTaking Glass to Cherokee Authorities.

Winfield Courier, September 14, 1882.

Sheriff Shenneman left for the CherokeeNation, Monday, with Dick Glass, the noted negro murderer and criminal.Governor St. John issued a requisition for his delivery to the Cherokeeauthorities. Sheriff Shenneman will secure the reward of six hundred dollars.

TwoAccounts. Desperado, Dick Glass, Escapes from Shenneman & Thralls.

Arkansas City Traveler, September 20, 1882. The notoriousdesperado, Glass, escaped from Sheriff Shenne­man last week while he was takinghim to the Territory. He was hand-cuffed and hobbled, but succeeded in breakinga link in his hobble chain, and when the buggy stopped to camp at night, hejumped and ran, making good his escape almost before the officers knew it. Heis regarded as one of the most desperate characters in the Territory, and areward of $500 is offered for him by the chief of the Cherokee nation.

Winfield Courier, September 21, 1882. Last week as SheriffShenneman and Joe Thralls, Sheriff of Sumner County, were taking Dick Glassthrough the Territory, overland to the Cherokee Nation, he jumped from thewagon and escaped.

It was their third nightout, and just as they drove up to a ranch to put up, Glass sprang from thewagon and rushed for a thick patch of underbrush near the road. It was aboutnine o’clock and very dark. The prisoner was shackled hand and foot and, as thesheriffs thought, perfectly secure. He was sitting between them, and hisactions were so quick that he was two rods away before they got their revolverson him. They fired twice each, but failed to bring him down; and nothing morewas heard of him. He left a part of the shackles in the wagon and anexamination showed that he had filed them nearly in two between the jams beforeleaving the jail, and had, by rubbing his feet together, broken them apart. Itwas also found upon examination that Quarles and Vanmeter, the two in jail herenow, also had their shackles filed and the three were to have made a grand rushfor liberty on the self-same night that Glass was taken away. Glass hasaccomplished a feat that few men would care to attempt. The chances weredesperate, but the man was equal to the attempt, and escaped from two of theshrewdest and bravest officers in this or any other state.

Sheriff Shenneman feels badly over losing theprisoner and the six hundred dollar reward which he was to get.

ShennemanSpots Horse Thief.

Winfield Courier, September 21, 1882. Sheriff Shennemancaptured another horse thief Monday. He was an old, inoffensive looking fellow,but Shenneman soon made up his mind that he had stolen the horse he was ridingand arrested him on suspicion. Tuesday evening the sheriff of Labette Countyappeared on the scene and took him back. He had stolen the horse from thatcounty.

SheriffShenneman Visiting with His Brother, Charlie.

Winfield Courier, October 5, 1882.

Sheriff Shenneman is enjoying a visitfrom his brother, Charlie Shenneman, who is at present an employee of the Stateat the penitentiary. Charlie’s visit convinces us that if one member of afamily is homely, it does not necessarily follow that all are. He is one of thefinest looking young men we have ever seen, and his mental proportions are notinferior to his physical. We hope to have Charlie with us often.

PrisonersBusy Trying to Saw Off Irons in Jail.

Winfield Courier, October 12, 1882. Sheriff Shenneman hasdiscovered another saw in the jail, used by prisoners in sawing off irons. Itwas made of the tongue to a jews harp.

SheriffsThralls and Shenneman Search for Gang in Territory.

Winfield Courier, October 12, 1882. Some two weeks agoSheriff Thralls of Wellington got information that eight of the murderers andcutthroats which raided Caldwell and killed Maher, were in a camp in theTerritory near the Pan Handle. He got Sheriff Shenneman and some others andwent out there, hunted up the camp, and surrounded it. They found none of thegang, but became convinced that one of them had been there.

Quarlesand Van Meter Cutting Shackles Again in Jail.

Winfield Courier, October 12, 1882. Tom Quarles and VanMeter cut their shackles again last Friday. They were cut between the jaws,just as Dick Glass had cut his. While making his usual morning examination ofthe jail and prisoners, Sheriff Shenneman detected the cut in the shackles,which was neatly filled with soap and blackened with charcoal. Quarles is oneof the worst prisoners ever confined in our jail, and it takes watching to holdhim.

CouncilmenMcMullen, Gary, and Wilson Review Shenneman’s Bill.

Winfield Courier, October 26, 1882. Council Proceedings.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY OF WINFIELD,OCTOBER 16, 1882.

Council met in regular session, MayorTroup in chair. Roll called. Present: Councilmen McMullen, Gary, and Wilson,City Attorney and Clerk.

Minutes of last meeting read andapproved.

Petition of G. B. Stilesfor authority to number the buildings in the city was read and referred to theCommittee on streets and alleys.

Petition of H. D. Gansand 11 others for sidewalk on the east side of Block 145 was read and on motionof Mr. Gary, the prayer of the petition was granted and the Attorney wasinstructed to prepare an ordinance in accordance therewith.

Petition of C. N. Harterand 13 others for sidewalk on north side of Blocks 87 and 107 was read and onmotion of Mr. McMullen, the prayer of the petition was granted and the Attorneywas instructed to prepare an ordinance accordingly.

Petition of W. C.Robinson, J. W. Curns, and 125 others asking an appropriation for City Librarywas again presented. On motion of Mr. McMullen, action on same was postponeduntil next regular meeting.

Report of FinanceCommittee on Police Judge’s report for August, that they found the samecorrect, was adopted. The Committee were given further time in all othermatters in their hands.

Bill of C. H. Wooden,removing nuisances, $3.75, and of Wm. Warren, street crossings, etc., $28.50,were allowed and ordered paid.

Bill of A. T. Shennemanfor board of city prisoners from January 1st to Sept. 16, $42.25, and bill ofWinfield COURIER, printing and job work, $51.00, were referred to the FinanceCommittee.

It was moved that thetime allowed under the deed from the city to the County Com-missioners forconstructing a fence around the Courthouse grounds be extended to the 1st dayof January 1883. Carried.

On motion Council adjourned. M. G. TROUP,Mayor.

Attest: DAVID C. BEACH, City Clerk.

Herriott,Member of Quarles’ Gang of Horse Thieves, Brought In.

Winfield Courier, November 9, 1882. Sheriff Shennemanbrought in another horse thief last week—one Bob Herriott, who was a member ofTom Quarles’ gang of horse thieves and stole L. C. Norton’s horse at ArkansasCity.

CouncilmenRead, McMullen, Gary, and Wilson Present.

Winfield Courier, November 16, 1882. Council Proceedings.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY OF WINFIELD,NOVEMBER 6, 1882.

Council met in regular session, Mayor M.G. Troup in chair. Roll called. Present, Councilmen Read, McMullen, Gary, andWilson; City Attorney and Clerk.

Minutes of last meeting read andapproved.

Petition of A. B. Grahamand 10 others for sidewalk on west side of block 187 and on south side of block186, was read. On motion of Mr. Gary, that part of the petition relating tosidewalk on west side of block 187 was granted and the Attorney was instructedto prepare an Ordinance in accordance therewith.

Ordinance No. 165providing for the construction of sidewalks on the west side of block 187; onthe north side of blocks 87 and 107; and on the east side of block No. 145, wasread and on motion of Mr. Read was taken up for consideration by sections.Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 were adopted. On motion to adopt as a whole on itsfinal passage, the vote stood as follows: Those voting aye, were CouncilmenRead, McMullen, Gary, and Wilson; nays none, and the Ordinance was declaredadopted.

Communication from S. L.Gilbert declining to remain on the bond of T. H. Soward as Police Judge, andasking to be released therefrom, was read. On motion of Mr. Gary, thecommunication was placed on file and the clerk was instructed to notify thePolice Judge that he must file a new bond by the next meeting of the Council.

David C. Beach againtendered his resignation as City Clerk, which was accepted. The Mayor appointedLovell H. Webb to the position of City Clerk for the remainder of the term, heto file his bond for approval at the next regular meeting. On motion, theappointment of the Mayor was confirmed by the council.

The Finance Committeereported favorably on bills:

Winfield COURIER,Printing, etc.: $57.00.

A. T. Shenneman, BoardPrisoners: $42.00

Reports adopted andwarrants ordered for the amounts of same.

The Finance Committeereported on Clerk’s quarterly statement for Sept. 15th that they had examinedthe same and found it correct. Reports adopted. On Police Judges report forJune the Committee reported that they found it correct. Report adopted.

The following bills werepresented, allowed, and ordered paid.

H. L. Thomas, streetcrossings and culverts: $44.24.

City officers salaries,Oct.: $67.90.

Dr. Geo. Emerson,medical attendance: $5.00.

Bill of A. B. Arment forcoffin for City poor, $7.50, was approved and recommended to the CountyCommissioners for payment.

E. H. Lintrell and W. B.McConnels made a statement concerning the fines assessed against them in PoliceCourt for violation of the Ordinance relating to licenses. The Mayor for thereason that the violations were technical and unintentional, remitted theirfines. The action of the Mayor was on motion approved by the Council, and theCity Clerk was instructed to inform the Police Judge of the same.

On motion the City Clerkwas instructed to notify the Police Judge to make his reports for months ofSept. and Oct.

Council then adjourned. M. G. TROUP,Mayor.

DAVID C. BEACH, City Clerk.

SheriffShenneman Completes Land Sales.

Winfield Courier, December 21, 1882.

Sheriff Shenneman completed the sale oftwenty-two pieces of land last Monday.

F.H. Greer, Secretary, Reports on Meeting with Mrs. Shenneman, Others.

Winfield Courier, December 21, 1882.

MusicalUnion.

About fifty members were present at theregular weekly meeting of the Union last week, and a very enjoyable evening wasspent. Mesdames Buckman, Shenneman, and Albro, and Misses McCoy, Beeny, Bard,Hane, Fahey, and Wallis will furnish the concert program this (Thursday)evening. The Union meets at 7:30 o’clock in the basem*nt of the PresbyterianChurch. F. H. GREER, Secretary.

DickGlass Heard From.

Winfield Courier, January 4, 1883. Dick Glass, the negrowho was captured and escaped from Sheriff Shenneman, has been heard from. Weclip the following dispatch in relation to the matter from the Kansas CityJournal.

A dispatch fromMuskogee, Indian Territory, says that forty of Spiechie’s men, who werepreviously reported as having crossed the Arkansas River, passed through townyesterday in full war paint under command of the notorious Dick Glass. Theywent west in pursuit of the band of Checote’s men, who killed one of theirparty day before yesterday, but returned in the evening, not having been ableto find them. United States Agent Tufts has notified them that he will disarmboth parties on the committal of any open act of war. A company of UnitedStates troops arrived at Muskogee last evening from Fort Gibson, under commandof Lieutenant Irons, to protect the lives and property of United Statescitizens. Another squad will go to Muskogee today. The Checote party are saidto have seized and are guarding all ferries on the Arkansas River to preventreinforcements from the northern part of the Nation joining Spiechie.Dispatches from the Territory give no explanation as to why these Indians areroaming about in armed bands, nor is anything regarding the matter known here.

ConstableKilled in Jefferson County, Kansas. Chas. Cobb Wanted.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, January 18, 1883. A constablein Jefferson County was shot and almost instantly killed last week whileattempting to arrest a young man by the name of Chas. Cobb, who was wanted forpromiscuously brandishing knife and revolver at a country dance.

Instead of surrendering,Cobb whipped out one of those deathly companions and used it with the aboveresult. After the shooting Cobb mounted a horse and rode off in a southwesterlydirection. It was supposed that he was making for Hunnewell, there to take thecattle trail for Texas. Sheriff Shenneman received a telegram from theauthorities, who were in pursuit, that he would probably pass through or nearWinfield, and to intercept him if possible. Shenneman circulated cards givingthe desperado’s description and offering the usual reward for his capture, butCobb carried a Winchester rifle and numerous other weapons, and if anyone didsee him, they deferred the invitation to tackle a perambulating arsenal. A fewcases like this would be apt to lessen the candidates for a constableship.

Deathof Sheriff A. T. Shenneman Related in Area Newspapers.

Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, January 24, 1883. MURDER.

SheriffShenneman Killed, While Discharging the Duties of his Office.

“Upon Tuesday of last week occurred theterrible tragedy which has resulted in the death of one of the best officersand truest citizens that Cowley County has ever had. The chain of circ*mstancesleading to the commission of the terrible crime will be found in the followinglines. . . .”

Winfield Courier, Thursday, January 25, 1883.

TERRIBLEMURDER.

At two o’clock Tuesday the news wasflashed across the wire that Sheriff Shenneman had been fatally shot by amurderer whom he was attempting to arrest, in Maple Township.

As soon as the news wasreceived, a COURIER reporter was dispatched to the scene of the tragedy withall possible haste to gather complete and accurate information. At the depot acrowd of excited men were gathered, some seeking news, others bound to go upand see and hear for themselves. Soon the train bore them on to Seeley, wherethe first reliable informant was found in the person of the son of the man at whosehouse the shooting occurred, and who had brought the dispatches to the office.Even his account was vague and uncertain but was eagerly devoured by the crowdof anxious listeners on the train. At Udall a lot of farmers’ wagons werepressed into service and the physicians, the scribe, and others took their wayacross the prairies six miles into Maple Township to the residence of W.Jacobus, which was the scene of the terrible deed.

Arriving there we foundthe whole neighborhood gathered, most of them guarding the prisoner, who wassecurely bound. In a room just adjoining lay our Sheriff, with two bullets inhis body, both close together in the lower right hand side of his stomach. Drs.Emerson and Green were bending over him, examining his wounds, while his heroicl*ttle wife, calm and collected in the midst of her terrible affliction, triedto cheer him up as much as possible.

Mrs. Ruth Jacobus gives the followingaccount.

The prisoner came to ourhouse on Monday evening one week ago, and said he was hunting work, that hecame up from Texas with a herd of cattle to Dodge City, rode over here, andwanted work till spring, when he would go home to Pennsylvania. He gave hisname as Smith. We told him we did not want help then, when he asked if he couldstay a week until he could look around, and would pay his board. We finallytook him on these terms, and he paid a week’s board. He brought with him a shotgun and we noticed he always had a revolver and slept with it under his pillow.We thought this simply his cowboy ways and let it pass.

All went well untiltoday. This morning his week’s board was out and we hired him to work. As wewere all sitting at dinner, someone drove up and called my husband out. He sooncame back and said that Dr. Jones, of Udall, was out there and would stop fordinner. He then went out and soon returned with a man whom he introduced to meas Dr. Jones, the prisoner all this time sitting at the table. My husband andthe man introduced as Dr. Jones passed through the kitchen and I noticed thedoctor look very sharply at the prisoner. They went into the room and thestranger pulled off his overcoat and threw it on a chair. About this time theprisoner got up from the table, took his hat and gloves, and started toward thedoor. Mr. Shenneman then sprang upon him from behind, when a scuffle ensuedduring which two shots were fired. My husband then ran in and took the pistolaway from the prisoner and told him to give up or he’d kill him. The prisonerthen cried out that he would give up, not to kill him. Mr. Shenneman then said,“Hold him, he has killed me,” and went in and laid down on the bed. My husbandand the school teacher then tied the prisoner.

Sheriff Shenneman, although sufferingterrible pain, was able to talk. He said to the reporter, “Do you think I’llpull through?” And then said that he looked at him and thought that he wouldn’tpull a revolver on such a mere boy, but would catch him and hold him while theother fellow disarmed him, but that he found after he got hold of him that hewas a regular Hercules in strength and he couldn’t handle him.

The prisoner is a boyabout nineteen years of age, low, heavy-set with light hair and smooth face andis not a bad appearing lad. It is believed that he is the man who about threeweeks ago killed a constable in Jefferson County, who went to arrest him forparticipating in a shooting scrape, and it is for this that Sheriff Shennemanwanted him. On the night of the eleventh, he stopped overnight near El Doradoand our Sheriff was notified that he was moving this way, so he got out postersand put everyone on their guard.

Monday evening he[Sheriff Shenneman] informed the writer that he had located his man and in lessthan twenty-four hours would have him in hand. We then cautioned him to becareful as the boy was evidently a desperate character and would shoot to kill.He said he would go prepared and could shoot as quick as anyone. Tuesdaymorning about nine o’clock he put his Winchester in his buggy, strapped on hisrevolvers, and started out alone, went straight to the house of W. Jacobus andmade what is in all probability his last arrest.

Mr. Jacobus said: “WhenShenneman jumped on him, I followed up close and as soon as I could, I got holdof his revolver and held it on him until he said he would give up. I thencalled the teacher from the schoolhouse and we tied him. . . .”

The doctors, after carefully examiningthe wounds, decided that Sheriff Shenneman could not be moved that evening.After the examination the doctors gave the reporter as their opinion that hisrecovery was hardly probable and that he had less than one chance in ten.Messrs. Asp and Jennings left there at ten o’clock Tuesday evening at whichtime Mr. Shenneman was resting easy and sent word to the boys that he would beall right in thirty days. He was under the influence of opiates.

DeputiesTaylor and McIntire Brought Cobb to Winfield.

The prisoner was brought to Winfieldoverland by Deputies Taylor and McIntire in the Sheriff’s buggy and under hisorders. The reporter and other Winfield folks returned by way of Udall, wherethe train was held for them.

As the train pulled intothe depot, an immense crowd which had gathered there expecting the prisoner tobe brought in that way, made a rush for the coach and were with difficultypersuaded that the man was not there. It was not a crowd of howling rabble butan organized body of determined men who seemed bound to avenge the death of thebrave officer to the last drop of blood. They then marched up the Main streetsof the city and scattered guards out on the roads upon which they expected theprisoner to be brought in. Others shaded the jail while hundreds congregated onthe streets in little knots and discussed plans for capturing the prisoner fromthe officers. One more venturesome than the rest went about with a large ropeon his arm and blood in his eye. Thus the crowd surged too and fro until longafter midnight when they began to thin out and under the influence of moresober-minded citizens give up their ideas of mob violence. About this timeDeputies McIntire and Taylor appeared on the street and the few remainingcitizens seemed eager to learn the whereabouts of the prisoner. But little waslearned until morning and even then his whereabouts were known to but a few.

Wednesday forenoon our reporter wasinformed of the prisoner’s whereabouts and had an interview with him. Beforethe reporter went in, he copied the following description of the JeffersonCounty murderer, which was telegraphed to the Sheriff about a week ago.

“Charles Cobb, aboutnineteen or twenty years old; light complexion; no whiskers or mustache; blueeyes; a scar over eye or cheek, don’t know which; height five to five feetthree inches; weight 125 to 130 pounds; had black slouch hat, dark brown clothes,and wore large comforter; may have large white hat; was riding a black marepony with roach mane, and carried a Winchester rifle and two revolvers; haddowncast look.”

The prisoner was foundcrouched in a corner of a small room. After introducing himself, the reporterasked the prisoner for his story of the trouble.

He said: “My name isGeorge Smith, and I am about eighteen years old. I came up to Dodge City fromTexas with a herd of cattle, in the employ of W. Wilson. Have been on the trailabout a year. My parents reside in Pennsylvania. I was paid sixty dollars whenthe cattle were shipped. I then rode east, intending to work my way back, andon a week from last Monday, it being too cold to ride, I stopped at Jacobus’and tried to get work or to board until I could look around. On Tuesday as Iwas eating dinner, a man came in who was introduced as Dr. Jones. As I got upto go out, the Doctor jumped on me without saying a word. My first impressionwas that it was a conspiracy to rob me, and I wrestled to defend myself. I hada revolver on my person because I was among strangers, had some money, and wasused to keeping it about me. If he had only told me he was an officer, and hadput his gun on me as he ought to have done if he believed I was the desperatecharacter I am credited with being, this business would never have happened. Iam no criminal, and I am not afraid if the law is allowed to take its course.If a mob attacks me, all I ask is that the officers will do me the justice toallow me to defend myself. If they will take off these irons and put asix-shooter in my hand, I will take my chance against the kind of men who willcome here to mob me. I am guilty only of defending myself, and I ask the laweither to defend me or accord me the privilege of defending myself.”

In personal appearance the prisoner looksto be a bright, healthy, smooth-faced boy, and has but few of thecharacteristics of a desperado. He is a perfect picture of robust health,muscular and compact as an athlete. His description tallies almost exactly withthat of the Jefferson County murderer given above—having a small scar above hislip on the right corner, and above his eye. In talking he uses excellentlanguage, speaks grammatically, and shows evidence of good breeding.

LATER: The prisoner was taken to Wichitathis (Wednesday) afternoon by Deputy Finch that he might be out of the way ofviolence in case of Sheriff Shenneman’s death.

As he was being broughtin Tuesday evening, a lot of men in a wagon met them out about a mile fromtown, but the buggy in which he was being taken was lighter and the teamfaster, and the officers ran away from the pursuers. They came into town in aroundabout way and unloaded the prisoner just back of D. A. Millington’sresidence, ran him through the back yard into Rev. Platter’s wood shed, wherehe was held by Deputy McIntire while the others scouted around. At the time hewas put in the wood shed, the jail was surrounded by citizens, while otherswere patroling the alleys in the vicinity. Deputy McIntire says that during thetime he held the prisoner in the wood shed footsteps could be heard prowlingaround, and that the prisoner wanted to be shackled to him, given a pistol, andhe would go into the jail. When he found George wouldn’t accede to thatrequest, he hunted around and got a smooth stick of stove-wood. As soon as thecrowd around the jail could be attracted to another part of town, the officerscarried the prisoner over and put him in jail, where he was kept very quietlyuntil taken away on the train Wednesday.

At ten o’clock today (Wednesday) SheriffShenneman was resting easy, and friends were more hopeful than before. Thedoctors, however, fail to give much encouragement.

If the shots provefatal, Cowley County will lose one of the bravest officers and truest men thathas ever resided within her borders. In the line of duty A. T. Shenneman neverallowed his courage to falter, or his zeal to abate. In protecting the life andproperty of our citizens, and enforcing the laws of the state, he would go anylength never considering the question of personal danger. He was brave to afault. The evidence of true grit was his hanging on to his man until he wassecured after being shot.

Charlie Shenneman was called from hispost as guard at the penitentiary and arrived at his brother’s side a few hoursbefore he died. A brother from Michigan was also present.

ReportReceived at Caldwell that Shenneman Was Dead.

The Caldwell Commercial, Thursday, January 25, 1883. The routeagent on the regular passenger yesterday, brought the report that SheriffShenneman, of Cowley County, had been fatally shot on Tuesday afternoon. . . .

“Sheriff Shenneman was one of the mostefficient officers in the west, and with our Sheriff Thralls, made a teamterrible to all classes of evil doers and outlaws. We trust the reportregarding his dangerous condition is exaggerated, and that he may live to domore efficient work in holding in check the lawless element.”

SpecialTrains Run for Friends to Attend Shenneman Funeral.

Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, January 31, 1883. Specialtrains from Newton, Wichita, Wellington, Arkansas City, and intervening pointswere run on Sunday last to Winfield to enable friends of the late A. T.Shenneman to be present at the funeral ceremonies. The train from this pointalone carried one hundred and twenty-five passengers.

The Caldwell Commercial, February 1, 1883. Last week we statedbriefly that Sheriff Shenneman of Cowley County had been fatally shot whileattempting to arrest Charles Cobb, charged with killing a constable at ValleyFalls on the 6th of last month. . . .

Mr. Ben S. Miller, whowent up to Wichita last Wednesday, states that the officers having Cobb incharge got on the passenger train near Mulvane that afternoon, and that he hada good look at the fellow. Mr. Miller says he don’t look as if he knew enoughto handle a pistol, that in fact he is the most stupid looking young man he hasseen in a long time. He is strong and well built physically, but he seemsdevoid of ordinary male intelligence.

In an interview thereporter of the Wichita Times had with the young murderer, Cobb statedthat he was seventeen years old, was born in Pennsylvania, left there about ayear ago for Texas, and had been a cowboy ever since; that he had a father,mother, one sister, and two brothers. He would not tell the town he came from,because he didn’t want his people to know his fate, and would not bephotographed for the same reason, and more such stuff, probably all cooked upfor the occasion out of some dime novel.

Cobb was finally takento El Dorado, to prevent a mob of Cowley County people from hanging him. If heis so fortunate as to obtain a new trial, some jack-leg lawyer will do his bestto clear him, solely for the purpose of obtaining a reputation as a greatcriminal lawyer.

[Note: CaldwellCommercial report that Cobb was taken to El Dorado was incorrect.]

CobbHanged!

Winfield Courier, Thursday, February 1, 1883.

TheSequel to the Tragedy is Sudden and Awful Death!

HUNGFROM THE BRIDGE.

The sad sequel to the awful tragedy oflast week is enacted, and as we write young Cobb hangs stark and stiff from theK. C., L. & S. railroad bridge. He was brought in from Wichita Wednesdayevening by Deputy Taylor and put in jail.

[Note: A subsequent report showed hewas brought from Wichita Saturday morning.]

Soon after Mrs.Shenneman went in and talked to him for a few moments. As she looked into hiseyes with her face bathed in tears, the prisoner broke down completely and weptlike a child. Soon after the people began to gather and many citizens wereallowed to see him. About eleven o’clock he asked to see Mrs. Shenneman again,and when she went in, confessed to her that he was Chas. Cobb and asked her towrite to the wife of the constable whom he had killed in Jefferson County andtell her he was sorry he had killed him. He asked her to keep his revolver.Afterwards, to Sheriff McIntire, he said he had been led off by reading theexploits of Jesse James and other desperadoes.

About two o’clock in themorning everything was quiet about the jail and on the streets. Soon some fewlate pedestrians were startled by seeing a company of men, their faces coveredwith black masks and thoroughly organized, marching down Ninth Avenue towardthe jail. They went on to Fuller Street, where the leader flashed a darklantern. Then they turned back, filed into the courthouse yard, then into thesheriff’s office in front of the jail. Here a short scuffle ensued and soonfour of the black maskers came out with the prisoner between them. The companythen filed out, surrounded the prisoner, and marched down Ninth Avenue to Main,thence north to 8th, then out west to the railroad bridge. By this time quite acrowd had gathered and were following. Two of the squad were detailed and sentback and with drawn revolvers ordered the crowd to “keep their distance.”

When they got to therailroad bridge a rope, which had evidently been prepared beforehand, wasplaced about his [Cobb’s] neck and tiedto the bridge beam. The moon was just up and several boys who had followedalong crept up in the brush on the river bank and saw the whole proceedings.When the rope was tied, he [Cobb] was asked by the leader in a gruff voice tosay what he had to say quick. The boys in the brush heard him say, “Oh, don’tboys!” and “Father have mercy on me!” Two of the maskers then took him up anddropped him through between the bridge railings. He fell about ten feet andrebounded half the distance. The black maskers then filed on across the bridge,leaving two of their number to guard. These stood until the others had gone onacross, when they too retreated, and the crowd came up and looked at thevictim. As we write, he is still hanging to the bridge and the scene is beingvisited by hundreds.

The Coroner isempanneling a jury, after which the body will be taken down.

Thus ends the life of amore than ordinarily bright, healthy, robust boy—one who might have donehimself and his country honor. Instead, he dies like a dog, without friend orsympathizer to give him decent burial—his mind poisoned and his soul damned bythe infernal thing known as “fiction.” Let it be a lesson to all boys whoseheroes live only between the leaves of a yellow-covered novel.

MoreInformation Concerning Movements of Cobb Before Hanging.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, February 1, 1883.

The night of the shooting young Cobb waskept in jail here. The next afternoon he was taken to Sedgwick County andconfined in the Wichita jail.

Thursday morning the Sheriff of JeffersonCounty, accompanied by a farmer who lived near Cobb and knew him well, arrivedand identified the prisoner. Cobb feigned not to know his old neighbor, andstill stuck to his cowboy story.

The people of Wichita were greatlyexcited, and said that he should never go in any other direction than to CowleyCounty.

Saturday morning he was placed in acarriage and, in charge of Sheriffs Thralls and Watt and Deputy Taylor, wasbrought to Winfield overland.

Cobb Returned to Winfield Saturday Morning,January 27, 1883.

News was received herethat he had left Wichita in a carriage and parties on the train going northpassed them between Mulvane and Udall. This news greatly excited the people. Inthe evening about two hundred determined men gathered at the crossing and boardedthe incoming train, thinking that perhaps he might have been put aboard at someway station, but he was not found. They then repaired to the city and placedsquads at each bridge and on streets surround-ing the jail.

The carriage with theprisoner arrived at about eleven o’clock, but came by the ford and escaped thepickets. They drove to the crossing of Fuller Street and Eleventh Avenue andTaylor was sent over to the jail to see how the land lay. He arrived just aftera squad had been searching the jail in quest of the prisoner, and returned withthe news that it was certain death to put him there. Sheriff Thralls and Wattthen took the prisoner out of the carriage and started south on foot with him,while Taylor was left to take the team out into the country. In going out oftown he ran across a squad of vigilanters who brought him into town. Thenoccurred a scene that beggars description. From all parts of town men camerunning, wild with excitement. They formed in a dense mass around the Deputy,clamoring to know what had been done with the prisoner. As the crowd surged toand fro, it seemed as if the very air was ladened with cries of vengeance. Soonsomeone cried, “the Brettun,” and to a man the crowd started in a run for thehotel. Here they found the door barred, but one of their number went inside andlooked in Sheriff Douglass’ room, and found nothing. The crowd then returned toTaylor and demanded vociferously that he tell where the murderer was.

Soon a crowd went againto the jail and searched it from top to bottom, then the Courthouse andoutbuildings. The search being fruitless, they returned exasperated, and for afew moments it looked as if Taylor would be roughly used. He was finallycompelled to tell where he had left the Sheriffs with the prisoner, and a rushwas made for that part of town—Taylor being carried along to show the exactspot. Soon a vigorous search of barns and outbuildings in the vicinity wasmade, which was kept up the balance of the night.

[Note: The next partof Courier report does not make sense. Perhaps it was written before Cobb washung in an attempt to persuade citizens he was not in Winfield. MAW]

During this timeSheriffs Thralls and Watt, with the prisoner, had traveled out the Badger Creekroad to William Dunn’s, where they brought up at two o’clock. Here they triedto get a conveyance to go to Douglass, but could not. They then went on andsoon found a team, in which Sheriff Watt took the prisoner again to Wichita byway of Douglass, where he now is, and will probably remain for some time.Sheriff Thralls returned to town and remained to the funeral.

Cobb’sFather Requests Proper Burial for His Son.

Winfield Courier, February 1, 1883. A gentleman received aletter from Cobb’s father last week in which he said he heard the boy was hung,and seemed satisfied with the rumor, only wanting his body to be interreddecently. His family is highly connected, and it has been rumored that he is anephew of ex-Congressman Cobb.

TheDead at Rest!

Winfield Courier, Thursday, February 1, 1883.

SheriffShenneman Buried Sunday Afternoon, January 28, 1883.

ThousandsAssisted in the Ceremonies.

ThreeSpecial Trains from Other Towns.

The burial services and interment ofSheriff Shenneman, last Sunday, were the most impressive and imposing ever yetheld within the borders of our county. The arrangements were in the hands ofthe Masonic fraternity, and the services were held at the Baptist Church at1:30 p.m.

Early in the morning thefarmers from the surrounding country began pouring in; and at eleven o’clock aspecial train from Arkansas City, bearing the Masonic fraternity of that placeand a large number of citizens, arrived. This was followed by another specialfrom Newton and Wichita, and soon another from Wellington. By twelve o’clockthe streets and hotels were thronged with people; many gathered here and therein little knots, talking over the terrible occurrences of the past week. Mostnoticeable among these groups were the Sheriffs who had come in from othercounties to pay a last tribute to their brave comrade who had fallen in theline of duty. There was Sheriff Thralls, of Sumner, with whom Sheriff Shennemanhad traveled thousands of miles, and through many dangerous ways in pursuit ofcriminals, and between whom there existed a personal friendship as strong asbrotherhood. Also Sheriff Shadley, of Montgomery, who has the reputation ofhaving handled more desperate criminals than any other officer in the State,and who captured Tom Quarles. Sheriff Watts, of Sedgwick, was precluded frombeing present by having the prisoner in charge. Sheriff Douglass, of Butler,was present; also Sheriff Thompson, of Elk, Sheriff Boyd, of Chautauqua, andSheriff of .

At half-past twelve thechurch began filling, and before one o’clock every seat, except those reservedfor the Fraternity, was filled, and the corridors, vestibules, and aisles werecrowded. Athalf-past one the coffin was carried up the aisle to the foot of the pulpit bysix sheriffs, who acted as pall-bearers, and escorted by the MasonicFraternities of Arkansas City, Welling-ton, Mulvane, Dexter, and Winfield, andthe Select Knights of United Workmen.

The services were openedby a grand anthem from the choir, followed by Scriptural reading by Rev. Jones,and prayer by Rev. Friedley. Rev. Platter then delivered the funeral address.His manner was intensely earnest, and the immense audience seemed waiting tocatch every word as it fell from his lips. He referred to the universal desirefor vengeance on the murderer, and likened it to a higher law, which demandedthat each should suffer for his own sins. He then referred to the kind andgenerous spirit of the dead Sheriff; how he would go almost any length, andimperil his own life, to save even the most hardened criminal from harm, andhimself from shedding human blood; and how almost his last request was toprotect his murderer from violence. The minister then put the question squarelyto the people: Should they emulate the spirit and desire of their dead friend,or allow the spirit of vengeance to overcome them and resort to violence towardhis murderer? The effect of the discourse was powerful; and strong men, who hadgone there determined that, as soon as their honored friend was laid beneaththe sod, his murderer should expiate the crime with his life, went away feelingthat it was better to let the law takes its course.

At the conclusion ofRev. Platter’s discourse, Rev. Canfield made a few remarks, and was followed bya prayer from Rev. Bicknell, Editor of the Chicago Advocate. Rev. Cairnsmade the closing prayer, after which the choir rendered that beautiful song,“In the Sweet Bye and Bye.” People then filed past the coffin and took a lastlook at the familiar features of the dead officer.

The procession was thenformed, with the Masonic order leading. It was over a mile in length. At thegrave the beautiful Masonic burial ceremonies were observed, and the mortalremains of Sheriff Shenneman were consigned to their final resting place amidthe silent grief of a multitude of friends and kindred.

PersonalTribute by Writer to A. T. Shenneman.

Before closing, thewriter desires to add his personal tribute to the memory of a friend. Way back,in 1873, a mere stripling of a boy, we were working in a brick-yard near Winfield,when we first met A. T. Shenneman. The work then allotted to us was arduous,and more than we were physically able to perform. He noticed this one day, and,with that feeling for the welfare of others that always characterized him,induced the foreman to relieve us with an easier position. From that time onthere grew up between us a bond of friendship which ended only with his death.Beneath that rough exterior was a heart as tender as a woman’s, which went outin sympathy to the oppressed everywhere. Well might it be said of him: “Wereeveryone to whom he did some loving service to bring a blossom to his grave, hewould sleep tonight beneath a wilderness of sweet flowers.”

MORE FACTS. Since theexcitement incident to the tragedy has worn away, new facts regarding it cometo light. It is now learned that young Cobb was in Winfield during the forenoonof the Monday on which he went to Jacobus’ house. He traveled up toward Udall,and was seen by a farmer to stop near the corner of Mr. Worden’s farm in VernonTownship, and read the posters and description of himself which SheriffShenneman had circulated, one of which was posted there. He was afterwards metfarther on, and it was observed that he carried a gun enclosed in a case underhis coat. In the evening he turned up at Jacobus’ house. On the Sunday beforethe shooting he was showing some boys his skill as a marksman, and would breakbottles thrown into the air with a ball from his revolver.

During the week theschoolmaster, who boarded there, got one of the descriptions, and on Mondayevening came down and informed Mr. Shenneman of his suspicions. He wasinstructed to go back, observe closely the marks on his face, and return bymidnight, when the Sheriff proposed to get a posse and go up and surround thehouse before daylight. The schoolmaster did not return during the night, andMr. Shenneman began to doubt his being the man he wanted, so he concluded to goalone and reconnoitre. As soon as he saw him sitting at the table, he knew hewas right, and also saw something in his eye that said he would shoot; so, afavorable oppor-tunity affording itself, he thought to catch and hold him untildisarmed. In this he mistook the strength of the boy, who proved to be a youngtiger. The circ*mstances seem to indicate that Cobb had hold of his pistol whenhe turned to go out. It also seems that he fired the shots after both hadfallen in the scuffle. Shenneman held Cobb several minutes after he was shot. Arope was then put about Cobb’s neck and he was choked down, but he continued tokick and fight until worn out.

Mr. Shenneman died at9:45 on Thursday evening, two days and a half after he received the shots. Hiswife, brothers, and other friends were present, together with Sheriff Thralls,of Sumner; Watt, of Sedgwick; and Brown, of Jefferson Counties. The body wasbrought down Friday morning, and was met at the depot by Masonic brothers whoconveyed it to his residence, where it lay in state until Sunday afternoon.

Cobb:Coroner’s Inquest. Gary Appointed Sheriff.

Arkansas City Traveler, February 7, 1883. We have been unable tolearn the result of the Coroner’s Inquest on the body of Cobb, but presume itwas “Found Hanged.” The remains have been forwarded to his parents in JeffersonCounty.

Capt. G. S. Gary has been appointed bythe Governor Sheriff of Cowley County, to fill the vacancy caused by the deathof Mr. Shenneman. Mr. Gary has held the office of Councilman in our sistercity, and is spoken well of in that capacity.

ManyPeople at Funeral of Sheriff A. T. Shenneman.

Winfield Courier, February 8, 1883. Sheriff A. T.Shenneman, of Cowley County, died at the residence of Walter Jacobus, where hewas shot, last Thursday evening. He was buried in Winfield on Sunday withMasonic honors.

His funeral broughttogether the largest congregation of people ever seen on a like occasion inSouthern Kansas. Trains were run to Winfield from all neighboring counties andhis home people turned out en masse.

His funeral sermon waspreached by Rev. J. E. Platter in the Baptist Church, which did not hold morethan a moiety of the people present. The funeral procession required more thanan hour to pass a given point and a large part of it did not reach the cemeteryuntil after the services there were over.

These facts demonstratethe estimate placed upon Mr. Shenneman by those who knew him best. In hisprivate and social life, he was a true and trustworthy friend, happy in hishome, a man without personal enemies and always ready to help those about him.

As an officer he waswithout a superior. He was shrewd, always on the alert, and, in short, anatural detective. He was the most noted horse-thief catcher in Kansas. He knewall about a horse and never failed to identify a stolen animal months after hehad read the description of it. If he had a fault, it was that of absolute lackof fear and a dread of killing. He had been constable, city marshal, andsheriff for years and always did the bulk of the dangerous official work. Hewas much respected by his fellow officers in surrounding counties for his readyand unselfish cooperation at all times. In his untimely death Cowley Countyloses a most valuable officer and the state one of its very best citizens. WellingtonPress.

Winfield Courier, February 8, 1883. The funeral of SheriffShenneman was the largest in the history of the state. Six sheriffs constitutedthe pall-bearers. An extra train left here Sunday morning and returned in theevening. Wichita Beacon.

CaldwellEditor Critical of Winfield.

The Caldwell Commercial, Thursday, February 8, 1883.

WINFIELDSPITTERS.

Winfield is a temperance town, a moraltown, a religious town. Its church members, its bankers, its lawyers, itsmerchants, its workingmen, its laborers, and even its editors, all pridethemselves upon the freedom of the place from the degrading influences of thewhiskey seller, and the gambler, and even thank St. John and Providence thatthe wiles of the scarlet woman entices not the male portion of the populationto violations of the seventh commandment.

Yet some of theseangels, whom infinite mercy permits to dwell in the state as a little leaven,after hanging Cobb last Wednesday [Saturday] night, spit in the face of thecorpse as it was ostentatiously displayed to the public gaze. If the deadsheriff, for killing whom the boy was strangled by a Winfield mob, could havebeen a spectator of this expectorating scene, and had the voice, he would havecried out, “For shame!” With his last breath he begged for a recognition of themajesty of the law, the law for which these same spitters seem to havesuch a high regard, and would have declared the greatest insult they could havegiven to his memory was the abuse of the inanimate form of one whom they hadkilled out of mere revenge. The next thing in order is one of these high toned,moral, and religious lectures from the saintly editor of the Courier.

PostOffice Petition: Shenneman.

Winfield Courier, July 26, 1883.

Sheridan Township is petitioning for anew post office, to be called “Shenneman.”

Candidatefor Office of Sheriff of Cowley County: Geo. H. McIntire.

Winfield Courier, August 23, 1883. The announcement of Geo.H. McIntire as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of this county came inlast week too late for special notice, but we want to say that George is one ofthe best officers this county ever had; that he is efficient, energetic,courageous, and courteous, and knows all about the business. He quietly goesabout his work without any bluster but does it all the same. He has been insuch work in this county for 12 years; was deputy under Dick Walker 4 years,under Shenneman 3 years, and has been U. S. Deputy Marshal 2 years. He has 16criminals now for trial in the U. S. Court at Wichita. Of the 32 criminalstaken to the pen by Shenneman, Geo. secured unaided 13. If he gets thenomination, none but criminals will regret it.

Mrs.Legg Takes Tour of State Prison with Chas. Shenneman.

Winfield Courier, September 6, 1883. A Visit to our StatePrison.

On boarding a conveyance in the city ofLeavenworth, we wound our way toward the Kansas penitentiary, located fivemiles south of the city. After a drive of three miles over a beautiful scope ofcountry, we saw looming in the distance a grand and massive structure,surrounded by one common wall. The number of smoke-stacks that rose up fromnumerous places in the enclosure manifested the vast amount of business goingon within. On driving up to the large gate in front, we were met by the guardand cordially invited to enter the beautiful yard, with its closely mownblue-grass and nicely arranged flower-beds, filled with all varieties ofblooming flowers seeming to nod their heads in welcome to the stranger. Passingon up the walk to the front door, we were met by another guard and conductedthrough a long hall into the reception room.

Inquiring for Mr. Chas. Shenneman, abrother of our deceased sheriff, we were told to make ourselves comfortableuntil he could be summoned.

It was near noon, and wehad an opportunity of seeing dinner prepared for the prisoners, in a long roomwith a table-seating capacity of about one thousand. Soon the first bell rang,the prisoners all quit work, were filed into the wash room, where they preparedfor dinner. At the second ringing of the bell the six or seven hundred convictswere marshaled into the dining hall in companies of from ten to fifty, in closeorder. Each company is under a guard with a large cane in his hand and a beltof revolvers around his body. They all remain with arms folded until the mealis served.

We were taken into theofficers’ dining room and given a splendid dinner, served in all respects asstylishly and neatly as at any hotel.

After dinner theprisoners were guarded to their cells, where they remained until one o’clock.At the third ringing of the bell, they are taken to the several work-shops forthe afternoon’s work.

Accompanied by thepleasant and obliging Mr. Shenneman, we went through all the differentdepartments. One huge engine propels the entire machinery for the work shops.Each room has a guard, and the prisoners are not allowed to speak—their work isguided by signs. The labor is as precise as clock-work. Most of the prisonerslook very sad and down-cast, and on asking Mr. Shenneman if they seemed contentwith their lot, he said they were generally so, though during the two years hehas been there, sixteen have gone crazy.

Everything around in theprison is scrupulously neat and clean. The officers, past and present, deservemuch credit for the systematic manner in which our penitentiary is conducted.But the number of prisoners confined there is certainly a disgrace to our youngand prosperous State. There are sixteen women prisoners, and this provesconclusively that women are more law-abiding than men. We think if every personin the State would visit our penitentiary and see the many bright, handsome menwhose whole lives have been wrecked on the terrible boulder of lawlessness, intwenty years from now there would not be half so many wearing the guilty anddisgraceful stripes which cover the inmates of the “pen.” May God save ouryoung, enterprising, grand, and beautiful State of Kansas. MRS. B. M. LEGG.

Mrs.A. T. Shenneman Will Erect Building on Ninth Avenue.

Winfield Courier, August 30, 1883. Mrs. A. T. Shennemanwill soon begin the erection of a two story brick building on Ninth Avenue. Thesecond-hand store will be removed to the Taggart building until the completionof the new brick.

ChesterVanmeter Killed Near Caldwell.

Winfield Courier, November 29, 1883. Died. ChesterVanmeter, the young fellow who shot at Sheriff Shenneman here once, was killednear Caldwell last week. He had got into an altercation with his wife, beatingher, and when her father interposed, turned on him. The officers of Caldwellwent out to arrest him. He resisted and was killed. He was one of the“blood-and-thunder” kind of young men, and while in jail here entertained theprisoners with the plaintive melody of “The Outlaw’s Bride.” and kindredcompositions. All such men end the same way—beat their wives and die with theirboots on.

Winfield Courier, February 28, 1884. MARRIED. Mr. E. F.Blair and Mrs. Ella G. Shenneman, of this city, were married Sunday, by Rev.William Brittain, Rector of Grace Church. Both the bride and groom are oldresidents of Winfield and their excellent qualities are too well known to needany comment from us. Mr. and Mrs. Blair went to housekeeping immediately, withthe congratulations of many friends. E. F. was at one time a newspaper manhimself and knows what they like. He has our thanks for fine cigars, and ourbest wishes for the future happiness of himself and bride.

ArmstrongPardoned.

Arkansas City Traveler, September 9, 1885. Pardoned. TomArmstrong, who figured as principal in the shooting scrape whereby James Rielymet his death in this city four years ago, and who was sentenced to fifteenyears in the state penitentiary for the offense, has secured a pardon for goodbehavior and now appears on our streets again. His conduct in prison is said tohave been exemplary, and he so won the confidence of the warden that thatofficer would entrust his prisoner with the execution of outside business andallow him to visit Leavenworth in citizen’s attire. This good behavior wasascribed to his credit, and a numerously signed petition to the board asking hisrelease, was favorably considered, and Tom Armstrong is a free man again. It isto be hoped that this painful experience will keep him from evil companions andbad habits the remainder of his life.