The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-06-10 00:00:00

UNRESTRAINE,L EXISTENCE IN
AMERICA.

Thooe who are sick of the conventionalities of society in
this country and pine for • more unrestrained asthma
cannot do better than go to Sargent Station, Kansas, in
the Visited States, where to judge by the account given in
the NMI York Herald of • little incident which has just
occurred there, life must lie anythini; hut monotonous. It
poems that the other day six gentlemen Messrs. 11cLeland,
Wright, Stutzman, Griffin, Clark. and Colorado-- canse to
the conclusion that it was their duty to kill another gem
tleman, by name Gilson. They soil that Gilson had killed
" one of their boys," and that they would hare revenge—
the truth being that poor Gilson had only killed a man
named Claybum, on the 15th of November last, who
" wanted to murder a fellow for his money, and because
Gilson stopped him he turned loose at Gilson with a sit.
shooter, and Gilson killed him with a shot-gun." The
party accordingly proceeded to Gilson's house, and asked
him to take a walk. This he declined to do, but on being
premed got his pistol and shot-fun and maid, "Boys, I azn
ready to walk out with
you no.. 'He then started across the
railroad hack, and taking up his quarters in • car stayed
there all night, remarking. "You fellows will have to fight
me to-morrow." The party then gut their needle-guns
and pistols (two each). and whiled away the night by en-
tering every house ill the town, breaking stems, smashing
doors and window', and uttering disagreeable yells and
imprecations. About four o'clock in the morning (Aeon,
annoyed by the disturbance. requested 3 friend named l'ete
to tell "the boys" to keep sway from his neighbourhood,
to which message they returned the reply that they would
''kill him or burst, and would afterwards run the
town.' At six o'clock the six boys appeared it Gilson's
house with their rifles and siz-shooters to carry out their
intention of removing him from this troublesome world.
Gilson, however, was prepared for them, and emerged from
his door with two silshooters and • shot-gun in his hands,
greeting them with the courteous observation, "Open the
ball, or I will." Then commenced business. "Jack
Stutzman drew a bead and fired, but mimed. Gilson
fired and killed Sam Wright; fired again, and killed
Thomas M'Leland. Stutsruan's shot, however, came
.at Gil•on's head, when he said, 'Close call, boys'
and firiNl with a six-shooter, killing Jack Stutznian. The
balance then ran. and Gthion fired after them, shooting
Joe (lark's arm off." The result of the battle was three
killed and one wounded, Gilson being left master of the
position. The citizens were so pleases' with Gilson's con-
duct that they met together and returned him a vote of
thanks for the peal he had done his country and himself.
The general superintendent of the Atcheson, Topeka,
and Santa Fe Railroad also presented him with •
for one year, and the citizens further gave
rzl: a 150-dollar shot gun. Gilson made good use
of these gifts, for he started by railroad to Dodge city,
taking with him the gun, and stirring up the citizens, lest
them against the desperadoes of that place. Over two
hundred shots were tired " inside of ten minutes," and two
unpleasant ptiwous known as Texas an.l Williams were
"The balance of cot throats ran for life." Gilson,
wh.. has is brother " c..nuected with the Brvollym Eagle,"
is represented as being an industrious man, and one who
has always "behaved himself as • perfect gentleman."