The Atchison Daily Globe

The Atchison Daily Globe
Atchison, Kansas
Monday, August 23, 1886

Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 23--On Saturday last, at Mud Creek, Chickasaw Nation, two rival gangs of cowboys engaged in a general fight. BEN TABOR was shot by FRANKLIN SALES and the latter was shot by TOM ADAMS. It is thought that both will die.

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The Atchison Daily Globe
Atchison, Kansas
September 1, 1886

Killed Three Men

Fort Smith, Ark., Aug. 31--IRA MCKEE and THOMAS JACKSON were today placed in the United States jail on the charge of murder, having been arrested in Texas several days since JAMES ALBERSON (ALBERTSON), their confederate in the alleged crime, has been here in jail about 14 months. It is charged that on the 23^rd day of September, 1864, these three men murdered ROBERT REAMS, JOHN T. BARLOW, and ALBERT JACKSON on Mud Creek in the Chickasaw Nation. Alberson today stated that none of them denied killing the three men, but they did it in self-defense. He says a crowd of men came to his house, attacked him and his comrades early in the morning of the day mentioned and a fight ensued, in which the three men were killed and himself and McKee were wounded. Their trial will come up in a few days.