The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-01

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shoosfnr ARRAY I'm Dan Ricse i Cffsu..
spanfdiifE, one or tie proprietor
and Ts8WeiIor the Istns1nnstoa. re
ported Killed. q
From the Lawrence fEEnsas) TRIBUNE, May 2s.
We received yesterday from one of th
correspondents Of the Tribune the folIowin
| letter, which giycs the. details Of a slloo.in
aiiray that occurred at Baxter Springs las
"Wednesday. 1873 , 80
Dan Ricc's circus. which exhibited A
Olatlle on Saturday last, moved down tb
Fort Scott road, and on Wednesday brouch
up ut Baxter. AT this point, during th
evening performance, new feature was in
troduced--not new to Baxter, but new to th,
circus. 1t was in the shape Of first-elas
shooting affray, enacted inside the canvas ant
during the performance, though not dowr
on the bills. The difficulty was between on,
OF the proprietors Of the circus (Spaulding
and Wesby Taylor, the city marshal of Bax
ter.
Taylor attempted to arrest one of thu
candy and lemonade vendors in the circus
for selling without license, whereat spauld
Ing interfered, saying that no one could BIT
arrested inside the tent, and atthe same time
drawing his revolver. Taylor generally ear.
rles such a tool himself, and naturally
"went" for it. Az he was drawing ii
Spaulding fired at him, which Taylor re.
turned. and then the two settled down To
business and cracked away at each other
until four or five shots apiece were ex.
changed.
Two Of Taylor's balls took effect in Spaull-
ing; one III the lower part of the stomach,
another in the left side, and another gr,zeti
ms breast, mflicting slight wound. Ills
injuries, it is thought, will prove fatal,
Though there is a chance for recovery. Tay.
Tor came ont OF it with slight Cit OH the
thumb, flesh wound on The arm, ana the
skin cut Onhis breast. Spauldins was taken
TO the Wiggcns House, where ne now lies
III a critical condition. =
itie teit War packet full at the time, and,
as might bc~eypected, the excitement was
immense. The screaming and fainting OF the
ladies ard children was huge, while tue
colored brethren made Decline in body
from that tent, and, If reports Are authentic,
are running yet.
In talking tho matter over, after being
taken to the hotel, Sp,ulding stated that lie
had often blufed city mIshals and police
men by drawing his pistol, and expected to
do so in that case.
Now, it was unfortunate for him that he did
not know more about Baxter and its CITY mar
shall. Bluff is not the game to play there.
nor Taylor the one TO try it OH. Tie latter
is an easy, cool, careless young man, always
in good humoi, and when making an arrest,
or in row, keeps his eye on the defendant
and when occasion demands, his old pistol
comes out, and the bullets slide into a person
as easy rs icc-crcam into the mouth of q
country girl.
After the row was over, the showmen sal
lied out in Il body, caught an unoifending
printer named WigSens, and pounded him
pretty severely, besides intlicting stab or
two in the breast. They pretended they
thought he was Taylor, but us this latter in.
dividual had just procured an extra pair of
revolvers and WAS out on the street, tho mis-
take was undoubtedly u very healthy one for
them.
The circus fixtures were soon after loaded
on the cars and moved to Fort Scott, and so
ended the last battle in Baxter"
Since receiving the above we have been in
formed from parties who arrived here yes.
terday from Fort Scott that Tegwcller, the
ringlniStcr of the circus, was also shot and
wounded MORALLY, and has since died. Our
informant also stated that Srlulding is also
dead, and that iI the atlry two citizens Were
wounded seriously. We hope to obtain full
particulars to-day.