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Show IX BLOODY KANSAS. A Famous County Scut War Kreaks Out Anew With Awful Results. Akk.u.on, Kan , Jan. tl. Another Woody chaj.lt r has been added to the criminul history his-tory of southwestern Kansas. The county seat war be i ween Woodsdale and Hugoton has again resulted In Woodshed. A plot to kill Judtro Bodkin, the opponent of one of the murdered leaders In the feud, was put into execution. It failed, aud the bullets intended in-tended forjudge Bodkin ended the life of a eiJj sheriff. Three weeks since Judae Bodkin received Information that a mob, composed of member:, mem-ber:, of the citizens' alliance of Woodftdalc and Springfleld, would endeavor to assas-oinate assas-oinate him on his way to court at Spring-Held Spring-Held this morning. The information v, M furnished by a member of the conspiracy, who gave the names of all implicated iu the. plot. He aiso stated that the ludtre would be tired upon at the head of the valley, near Culvert's place, oue mile southeast of Spring Held. Last night Judge Bodkin, Sheriff Dunn and six deputy sheriffs held a meeting at the house of the judae, which is two tnUefl south of the head of the i onon. They decided to scout the country between tlte judge's house aud the court house, und started from the house of the Judge at 30 this morning. They came upon a mob. composed com-posed f about forty men, with Winchester ritles, aud a tight ensued, it lasting until daylight Sheriff Dunn was literal; riddled rid-dled with bullets. All the other officer escaped es-caped and went to Springfield, where they barricaded themselves In a private bouse. The mob pursued them to the town. Shortly after daybreak Joe l.arabie, the court stenographer, was seen by the mem-hereof mem-hereof the judge's family, who ail this time had been at homo, approaching the house on a horse, The mob could be seen in the distance. l.arabie flanked the moh and reached the house, when he told the judge of the result of the battle and urged him to tlen with his family to Afkalon. Not long afterwards Mrs. II. P. l.arabie, wife of ao under sheriff, alsojarrived at the house with a similar message trom Deputy Shcritf Stein, casnier oi tna .UKaion Male Dana, County Attorney Branchony secured the body of Sheriff Dunn and brought it lu re. It will be sent to his family, to addition to the members of the citizens' alliance, w ho composed the mob, were also half a dozen desperate characters from lirant county. All were under the leadership of John tStrolftc, recently convicted in Judge Bodkin's court for horse-stealing. The instigators insti-gators and principal movers iu the conspiracy con-spiracy are Mrs. Margaret Wood, wife of the murdered Sam Wood; John R. Garrison of Garden City, A. Ii. Kilgore.C. S. Kilgore, 0. S. Obrey of Woodsdale, B. J. Valhores, C. L. Culvert and W. B. timer of Sprintrlicld. Judge Bodkin has had detectives in the camp of the citizens' alliance of Woodsdale and Springtield the past, three weeks, and has in his possession conclusive evidence. Topeka, Kas., Jan. ti. Governor Humphreys Hum-phreys received a telegram from Judge Ihulken, dated Arkalou, uriring the governor to send the adjutant. general with troops to Arkaiou on a special train as quickly as possible. pos-sible. The necessary orders were given and company A of the first infantry started for the scene. Adjutant-General Roberts left tonight, and will direct the troops m person, it Is not likely that the trouble is ended. The facts in regard to the conspiracy con-spiracy discovered by the judge no to show I that, if the attack oh him from ambush proved unsuccessful, the mob would go to the house or wherever he. was and murder him. It i thought that an attempt of this kind will be made tonight. |