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Bennings; preparations for the arrest of, 182; at bay in house of Bennings; surrender of; in danger of death; friends in Paola notified, 183; Thompson's account; Jones tries to kill; Hauser sent messenger to Paola, 184; Shearer's account, 186; Potter to the rescue, 188; caressed and fondled by the Torreys, 190; escapes justice through habeas corpus; banqueted at Torrey's tavern; got away as Snyder arrived with writ for, 190; defiant gestures of; never returned but as spy and murderer; wined and dined at Torrey's tavern; names of attorneys of; went to Squiresville and Little Santa Pe; transcript of habeas corpus proceedings, 191; returned to Missouri discouraged; ideal life of; could exist only in a disordered society, 196; renews visits to home of Morgan Walker; Walker's daughter became mistress of; may have betrayed his companions because of her, 197; to Texas with Mark Gill; lived with Joel H. Mayes; at battle of Wilson Creek, 198; at the battle of Drywood, 199; at seige of Lexington; to the Osage with Price; left army there; beginning of his guerrilla operations; Strawder Stone affair; not in battle of Carthage, 200; admitted killing Federal soldier to excuse Stone and Thompson; Walker's statement, 201; fight with Rush Bottom Homeguards at Independence; another statement from Walker; went to Texas with Gill; returned to Cherokees, etc., 202; times began

to improve for; hanging Searcy, 204; his way gets clearer; the "elder brother" scheme as worked by; experience in Kansas aided, 205; despoiled and murdered Missourians, 207; no excuse for actions of, 219; seized leadership of guerrillas, 220; beginning of band of, 221; skirmish with Jennison's men; first mention of in Rebellion Records, 222; Oliver's report on; skirmish in Independence with Doubleday's men, 223; wounded and horse killed; escape of; attended funeral of Gabriel George, 224; attack in Aubry; town sacked, 225; shoots Ellis at Aubry; spares Ellis, 226; acquaintance of with Ellis, 227; efforts to exchange Eandlett, 228; not a Freemason; skirmish of with Eed Legs; spies surrender to, 229; takes Eandlett to see spies; paroles Eandlett, 230; takes Eandlett to Independence ; arrangements for Eandlett's safety, 231, 232; skirmish of with Eose, 235; outlawed; operations of; movements against, 236; explains order of outlawry to men in Little Blue Baptist Church; what he said to Eandlett, 237; at house of Deering; Pitcher's mill; Big Blue bridge and action there; at the Major's farm, 238; trapped at the Tate house, .239; escape of from Tate house, 240; men lost at Tate house; courage and ability of, 241; men of called Jayhawkers in report of Colonel Mitchell, 243; Tate house affair by Edwards, 244; at David Wilson's; to farm of Samuel C. Clark;   surprised   by Captain