The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-06-28

] The Cincinnati I1saes gives furihc,
/ particulars The assault on Nj. TlioEip-
son, formerly of that place. now OF
Leavenworth. The assailant was Thos
4 l.. Bond, who was arrested while Eav.
ing in his hand the bloody Ratchet with
which he had Ell. open Mr. Thomp,
sons Lead.
The affair occurred nj the iouse OF
Mrs. Isaac Shin"ledecker. nee Stevens.
and 1t was upon this lady that the rev
ernej gentleman had called.
shertiy after the wounds Of the in
jured man were dressed he was remov-
( ed 10 the residence of friend al No.
- LaGrci street. where lie still lies.
When oar reporter called there this
morning Mr.. Thompson was resting
more easily. but the physicians in at
tendance refused to hold oat any hopes
OF his recovery. As stated Yesterday,
the wound, which viii IL all rro'abil-
ity prove fatal. is Oh the left side of the
head. the cat having extended into the
cavity of the brain.
After his incarceration Bond was
interviewed by several reporters OF
the city press. and to all OF them he ac-
knowiedged that he had done the deed.
but said in extenuation that he was
perfectly wild ai the actions Of Mrs.
,,hingiedecker and Mr.. Thompson. On
being asked what these actions were.
he iniiinatad that he was satisfied that
they had had illicit intercourse. In
regard 10 Mrs. Siiingleiecler. he said
that &c had been acquainted with her
Tor something over year and half.
ana that Tor nearly wear he had been
living with her, iii measure. as man
and wife. Mr.. Bond stated further
that he had known that Mrs. Shin9le-
decker had on one or two occasions
kept company with other men. but she
having promised 10 do better. he agreed
10 marry her. He said he had been
suspicious Of Mrs. :. and Mr.. Thomp-
son ever since the latter arrived here
on q visit, and that from observation
he was perfectly satisfied HAT there
had been wrong-loingS between them.
Bond says that Gil Sunday night he
heard Mrs. Shingledecker and Mr..
Thompson make an engagement To
meet Yesterday morning, and that he
quietly stole into the house and secret
ed himself so as to be perfectly salts
tied OF what was going ON. He says
that he Was perfectly satisfied, and
then his passion overcomin" him he
seized the Ratchet and committed the
assault.
Mr.. Thompson ana Mrs Shingle-
decker utterly deny the statement of
Bond.
Mr.. Thompson most solcmnly AYERS
that nothing impure or improper
TRANSFERRED on the occasion. Mr.. Thomp-
son had called on IA number OF his
friends this morning in expectation of
leaving for Leavenworth at = p. Iii. to-
day. and was thus ruthlessly assaulted
As he stood at the front door. while
shaking hands with the lady and bid
ding her goodbye. Mr.. Thompson did
not see the assassin. who approached
him from the interior of the house, nor
can he identify him. as yet, i'll any
way.
For twenty-five years he has borne
an irreproachable character as clergy
man. and has been a provcrb Of pro-
priety. No one acquainted with his
character and social habits would for
a moment entertain a doubt of the
trnthfuluess Of the statements Of Mr.
Thompson and the lady aforesaid.
The gentlemen who made the above
investigation are all we'll known in
this community. viz: Rev. Granville
Moody, ID. D., Rev. y. L. Wonlbaugh.
and Mr.. William b. DAVIS, of the Gin
cinnati Mercantile Agency.