Russell-Ford-Ellis County KS Archives News.....Arrest of Henry BAUER, alias "Dutch Henry" June 21, 1876
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Hays Sentinel, Hays City, Ellis County, Kansas June 21, 1876

Russell, Kan., June 13, 1876.

J. G. WEAKLY, Esq., Sheriff of Russell County, received a dispatch from Dodge 
City on Monday evening to arrest one Henry BAUER, alias "Dutch Henry," who was 
then supposed to be on his way here with stolen animals of the equine species 
in his charge.  Sure enough, this notorious character paid us a visit this 
morning, and was soon after confronted by the sheriff, who, with one hand on 
his shoulder and a revolver pointing at his head, exclaimed:  "You are my 
prisoner!"  Quicker than a flash of lightning, "Dutch Henry" brought his left 
hand down on the sheriff's revolver, partially succeeded in drawing his own 
revolver, when one David AUER, taking in the situation at a glance, seized his 
right arm; even then "Dutch Henry" was trying to bring his revolver to bear on 
the sheriff without drawing it from its holster, when as he still refused to 
surrender, the sheriff stabbed him in the left side just below the heart, 
making a dangerous but not necessarily fatal wound.  He now lies at the Court 
House under guard, who will take every precaution to see that he does not 
escape.  At time of writing he looks more like a corpse than a live man.  In 
the scuffle, incidental to his arrest, Mr. AUER received a bad cut in his left 
arm, making a very painful but not serious wound.  "Dutch Henry's" revolver, 
as shown your correspondent, is a murderous looking weapon, of one-half inch 
bore, Colt's patent.  The animals consisted of two horses and two mules were 
recovered. 

June 13, 11:30 P. M.--An attempt was made a few minutes ago to 
assassinate "Dutch Henry," as he lay wounded in "his little bed" at the 
sheriff's office.  Some four or five shots were fired, none of which took 
effect; the prisoner took it very cooly.  He has improved rapidly to-day, and 
the friends of Judge Lynch are afraid he will escape punishment.  
J. G. W.

--Ellsworth Reporter




Additional Comments:

Source:  Hays Sentinel, Hays City, Ellis County, Kansas; Wednesday, June 21, 
1876; Volume 3 No. 17, page 1 column 6.  Microfilm available at Hays Public 
Library; filmed 1960 by/for Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. 



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