Statewide-Nemaha County KS Archives News.....His Last Letter September 17, 1885 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: L. Hanke lhbham@yahoo.com March 17, 2006, 11:15 am 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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/statewide/newspapers/hislastl5nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ksfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb