Statewide-Nemaha County KS Archives News.....His Last Letter September 17, 1885
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Birmingham Evening Chronicle: Birmingham Alabama September 17, 1885
DODGE CITY, Kan., Sept. 16 -   As the Las Cora stage was approaching Dodge 
City, it was met about eighteen miles south by a party of three men.  One of 
them, Robert E. Robbins, demanded of the stage driver to open the mail sacks.  
Before the driver could make a reply the party discovered a young man following 
the stage on horseback several rods in the rear.  The party rode to the young 
man and commenced beating him.  The young man was Woolfly Wells, and a brother 
of his named Grant Wells, was riding in the stage.  Grant alighted and 
requested the ruffians to desist from abusing the young man.  Two of the 
ruffians then fired at Grant with pistols.  Grant returned the fire and shot 
Robbins through the head, causing instant death.  The two friends of Robbins 
then fled.  Grant Wells came to this city on the stage and delivered himself up 
to the authorities.  Robbins body was carried here in the evening, an inquest 
was held and a verdict of justifiable homicide was returned.  Robbins was 
buried in the Potters field.  His home was in Georgetown, Tenn.  On his person 
was found a letter addressed to his mother, in which he stated that he was to 
attempt a robbery that night.  The letter was written at Dodge City.  His age 
was about twenty-eight.

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