, 1872-10-12
WAR IN AFRICA.
Pitched Battle Between George We'd
ley and the Hon. J. Hilton Turner
Medley Stabs and Dangerously

Yesterday morning the colored population O,
st. Louis Was in cemmot;ou- The respective
leaders Of two hostile factions had met in w1la.
xas reported, aud which may get prove to be. q
negro race. who had just returned to this couu-
try with the honors of foreign mission cluster
ing around his brow, had engaged In midnight
brawl With two Of his distinguished colo:ed
BROKERS, one of whom, after being pretty severe
Is thrashed, procured knife. which he p1uuead
into The vitals of the illustuous diplomat. The
facts and circumstances Of the affair. as related
to us BY Charles " Wheeler. . colored man who
WAS an eyewitness Of the affair, are to the fol-
lowing effect:
Iwss at the church festival last night on
Eighth and Green It was festival given By
the ladies for the reception OF J. Milton Turner
past o'clock. I went to M turner's table,
saluted him, and he spoke to me very slightly;
when asked him for IN explanation he said he
haa SO many calls on him that he had really for
gottan me- I told Tandy that Turner had
together. Tandy and Wedley we're afterwards
talking. when Tandy said to Wedley: "Turner
has treated me very wrong, and do not propose
to take it." We proceedea, about an hour later,
to the restaurant Of Mr. J. q. Harris, on
home- Tandy and I had ladies with us. Some
time afterwards Turner came into the restau-
rant with 3 lady, not his wife, and sat down st
the same table that I was at Some CONVERSE
LA0A @Aa01@ AVNNt-0AA AAA. s%e%AaAy AAA
in regard to politics. Turner reproached him
E1th having = sold out" Ianny called turner
liar, and turner threw glass at nm
plead With h1m. and told MN to stop. MY
hugst nas suk WIN M No Elass' : sus ato
named Wether that had to get up early,
Is atn ae1enan m1aal as feppeIs .ooeeeq Nale-
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sl.eeI" III: 1anuy hnoched AZ ~. Meoey
uu91, Enn ~ soa,e u, 1 one ansHels4 Neuey saIu
nae tnatt ta-uy s%ssa - - LUG, qso1so:
6ennn % ~ fiott o senaret rg 4h the.n arsa
pesan % ngns" IA Itylng 20 sgpalaee mem one
lily ~ ny nnss.s VS. n,1ten oS IuineI, 5nlnh ~
turner cleaned Med1ey out. Eandy thouGht ne
MoaianalR ne mu1ner 1 tnIeW Hssoato . oa. ano
nsoeu MY ts .e s: nhe 1an ~. az
gala1 Mneeles, 1nas .4 Is noe 1aiE. IMo 70 ohe-
MsoSs HsnE INFO tae nonse us VIE aIe" nlR
INTO Tue ooor- A1tef tney nag neen spar:
Eng; ., 14Ins5 sa1a: inat 5 AZ Ilsnt' an
aoAe. neoley s9on aIser GANG running r., OH & a
Ine,nouse: ano sAd, fou SOU 2. lnsaoee
this to your heart" and made thrust ct h!n- n4a
In o11 nos @ see = knie. iqrner sac: n,
naee4er: Ons "neeier. an 5taoogh
iapgh Sno sa1o, 1ou are are eScasea 1 a1 ;at aa1n
yssd s. a. %ediey b ave 4s xsa knifes Hs
sad, NO: Hlsoenghser sald: IN. - N: @eoiey.
what dad you stab my father Tor :" r. -; Tuner be-
came 1a1nt: sIaeEe1euy anu sa:u, ~; 1As Noa-
.oe1a 4h no nap ior sng mlaom SUI 9d at
~. eteaoman. Nhen fetu1neo shefe were
-FOUR DOCTORS attending NM
Geo. Wedley, the prisoner. was yialtea By sew
er1l members OF the press yasterday afternoon
Captain Burgess at first opposed any reporter
sealng him, lest he might make some statement
that Ecu1d mjure him in the Criminal Court
Wedley, however, manifested much earoestaes5
10 communicate with the reporters az sooo %
is an unfortunate a4fair," eaid one Of the
drivers Of the 4uillT " Yes, ea1d the prisoner,
Z. but he brought 1t entirely On himself: viii
give you tue statement OF my case- This day !
week I went into William Lawton's grocery, On
Chrlsty avenue, Between Tenth and Eleventh.
Hetasid they proposed to run Turner for tho
kegjslatnfa. I stated thought he WAS not |
eligible, not having Lived IN the representative |
district long 'enough. and that If he had been
thaze long enough that it would be dishonor
for tbs colored people for him to run. saidY
shat @. H. Tandy would be my choice heard
nothing mare till last Saturday, when Mr.
Turner and ware riding out to the fair in bug !
giee. said I had seen my Name attached to q |
card addressed to Mr. Turner, and asking him to
eome forward as candidate for the Legislature
: said had not authorized the use Of my name.
On Monday I vent to Desoto, Jefferson County,
ano oeaSefea 3 speech. Ietufneo 81
Iuesdsy: night, and Tandy proposed
l should go and near turner SPEAK
- ae ehufcn- asked !andy II ne naa an n
S1ta1son 70 Ene 5ecep1on, andne sa1o no nad nos.
so!o alm naa, ana u tney oao not give hm
one Wou1a noe 60. meo!ey 4ezs ease Soma |
eaxsaceaafs s anonL ene 7esMsA ano sne coaEeIsa-
hon VIM M. 1urner- Inc lattef accused him |
p naslng {1eysnleo als nounnsaon @ 1ot me Leg
neoeF 6lterHa1as went 1ome- de
pantinued: ssAbout > quarter past s my wife
esata soma one caiung Tor me; 1t Was =: d
ls0dy. Ae wanted to see me about 8 11eet1ng- II
3e tosa 1ae 20 p1k On my e1otnes, ano olo so.