The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-11-06
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Another Account of the Shooting
Affair at ChamSersburg.

Another Account OF the Shooting
Affair at ChanSersburg.
Our readers will recollect that some
two or three years ago, great excite
ment was created in Pittsburgh by the
announcement that man named Isaac
Craig had seduced daughter of Cham
bers McKibben, Esq, who is both deaf
and dumb. The affair passed the rounds
of the press, and was the subject Of gen.
eral comment,
Craig had married daughter of Mr..
McKibben, who was of a sickly charac-
ter, and in her absence abroad to obtain
relief, it was alleged the ct was done.
As might have been expected, the broth
ers Of the lady, whose character was
thus ruined, were exceedingly indignant
over the occurrence, and several attempts
have been made at different times to take
the life OF the individual who is supposed
to hare been gu lty of the disgraceful
offence.
brothers Joseph O., who has been abroad
In California Tor some years, and is one
of the new members Of Congress elect
from that State, in company with anoth-
or brother Robert, passed through this
place, to visit their father ut Chambers
bnrg, where he has country seat. They
have remained there since that time.
The elder of these brothers, Joseph, is
described to US as large, fine looking
man, who would weigh probably 200
pounds, while the other is ofrather spare
build. Craig, the alleged seducer of their
sister, is small man.
On yesterday morning Craig passed
through this place for Chambersburg, in
company with his little boy, whom he
was taking to see his mother, with whom
the husband is not living, and who re-
sides with her father. 1t is said that he
was not aware that the brothers M'Kib-
ben were at that place or he would have
remained away.
The brothers did not hear of his arri-
val in the town until in the afternoon,
Just before the cars for this place started;
but learning that he was to depart in
the o'clock train, they Immediately
armed themselves and started to the
railroad with the view Of taking his life.
When they arrived there, they both
walked along the platform Of the depot
along side which the cars stand, un-
ill they espied the object OF their search,
when Joseph Immediately jumped up to
the door OF the car, and Robert rap to the
opposite end and each fired in at Craig.
The car was full Of passengers. and it
may we'll be supposed that the disturb
ance Immediately created the widest
alarm amongst them. Some threw them
selves down on the floor, others lodged
behind the seats, others, jumped out of
the windows and a general scene OF ex-
'citement occurred. hl4fl-
The firing was continued by the broth.
ers in this way for several rounds, but
both seemed to be under SO much excite
ment that they were unable to take di-
rect aim, and Craig remained unwound.
ed. AS soon as he could do so, he ex-
tracted revolver from the place where
it was confined, and fired it several times,
each time taking aim at Joseph He
has since said that he did not desire to
-injure Robert, whom he might have shot
with the greatest ease. There were
some twelve or thirteen shots fired in
Sall, in.the car.
Finding that he could do nothing i'm
the car, Craig made for closer action with
Joseph, when the latter started to run,
and was followed by Craig, with the
race Craig fred several shots at Joseph,
one taking effect in the arm and injuring
him slightly. Robert also fired several
shots at Craig, one OF which entered his
back. During the melee. Craig was also
pierced in the groin by a ball, but we
cannot say with accuracy from whose
pistol.
The parties were separated after hav-
ing chased one another around the depot
building for some time, and endangering
the lives OF great many persons who
were In the vicinity. All the parties
were armed with two pistols apiece.
Craig is represented to have acted with
the utmost GOODNESS during the entire
affair. Several of our citizens were pres-
ent throughout the melee, and one of
them, Mr. James L. Reilly, very narrow
ly escaped with his life.
After the parties had been separated,
the M'Kibben brothers were seen sur
rounded by some five or six young men,
and it was understood were preparing to
make another attack. The Superintend-
ent Of the railroad company, Mr.. Lull,
learning this, ordered the Conducto to
start Immediately with his train, which
he did, bringing Craig along, and leaving
many of the passengers behini. who
were standing in squads discussing the
affair