More Important Johnson County War Documents

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Two Bench Warrants, 8” x 7,” each dated June 28, 1892 and each issued for the crime of “Murder in the first degree of one Reuben Ray in the County of Johnson ...” The first charges Alexander Anderson, William Guthrie, William Armstrong and J.A. Garrett. The second charges Elias Whitcomb, Charles Campbell, J.R. Barling and M.A. McNally. Both are fine. ...plus, Warrant, 8” x 7,” April 20, 1892, being a complaint on the Oath of Alonzo Taylor against W.C. Irving did on April 9, 1892 “unlawfully, willfully maliciosly ... perptrate an assauly upon Alonzo Taylor with a certain firearm commonly called ...a winchester ... with the intent to kill and murder said Alonzo Taylor ...” VG.When the invaders arrived at the K.C. Ranch, they discovered that only four men occupied the small cabin on the ranch: Nate Champion, Rueben "Nick" Ray, and two innocent trappers. One trapper left the cabin headed for the barn for some water. The invaders promptly captured him. After some time, the second trapper exited the cabin looking for his partner and was also captured. Champion and Ray surmised that something was amiss. Champion warned Ray before he set out in search of the missing trappers. Before Ray could walk into the yard, the invaders opened fire. Champion was able to pull his body back into the cabin but Ray died from the injuries he sustained an hour later. The cattlemen laid siege to the cabin, and eventually forced Champion out by setting fire to it. During the siege, Jack Flagg, a suspected rustler, and his stepson Alonzo Taylor unwittingly crossed the firing zone. They were able to escape after the gunfighters gave them chase. Their escape was significant because Flagg and Taylor were able to warn the people of Buffalo of the group of armed men hunting rustlers and small ranchers.

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