Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-01-10
RIoToUs coNDUcT-sHoT aUNx
AND BLUDGBONS.
From the N.r.h.,i prosr..s.l

From the Marshall Progress.l
For sometime past pesce u quiet has
been uuexceptionably the rule in Marshall,
but last Saturday evening the dogs Of war
were let loose, and under the presiding care
Of King Benzine hat evening became for
ways that are dark and tricks that are
vain" very peculiar.
The difficulty first commenced, from the
hest information we have, y quarrel between
Wash. Williams, one OF the proprietors Of
the Crystal Palace saloon, and Sam L. Phil
pott, about the time Of sunset. A number
of others, whose Lanes are unknown to us,
caught the c%ontagion. and the whole party
adjourned to the street in front Of Dog Row.
Here the crowd, augmented by q number Of
curious spectators. amounting in number
to at least fifty kept their ground for several
hours. cursing ,hallooing, and swaying back
wards, and occasionally clearing a ring for a
fight. Knives we're displayed, and men
were knocked down on all sides; but beyond
y black eye and u bloody nose. no one was
hurt. There seemed to he much more talk
than bloodshed, and about 8 o'clock the
crowd dispersed Of its W accord, but the
mostof them reassembied in a few minutes
on West Main street near the hay scales.
Here whites and blacks were interlhingled
and riOtOus conduct was resumed, men being
occasionally fclled to the ground by I'M
known parties, and finally the crowd start
led and stampeded by the firing of two shots
in rapid succession, in their midst. Upon re-
covering from the surprise 1t Vas found til at
| tho only narsnn shnt tyas N innnaapf Marty
tMr. Samuel Boyd. Mr.. Boyd had just passet
hough the crOwuO on his way home, when
he heard j negro woman who had been in
his employ, aud crying and calling her hus
band to come home with her. Mr.. Is. turned
for the purpose Of making the negro 81
home, but had only advanced Il few steps
toward the crowd when two shots were
fired, and he fell wounded. He was picked
up and carried into MIR. Doak's drug store
and from thence to his home, where the ply
sicians being summoned, 1t was found,m much
10 the relief Of his numerous friends, that he
was not seriously injured. lie was struck
on the upper part of the right thigh, about
forty shot third shot, striking the skin, only
a few of them, however, penetrating t.
any depth. Some of the shot struck his body
over the groin, but fortunately they did no
penetrate: Mr.. Bis doing very well. ant
will doubtless be out in q week or ten. days
1t is not known who fired the shots, suspi
cion pointed. to several parties. \ negr,
named jolly Middleton was arrested as on,
of the guilty, he having been seen to have
gun 4 short time before the firing. His pre-
liminary examination takes place next Wed
nesday before Justice Hawlcy,
1t was rumorcd III first that Sir. Boyd wa,
mOrtally wounded, which rumor threw til,
rioters into CONSERVATION and caused then
to immediately disperse, as well Us drew on
a large crowd of excited citizens, some 0
whom talked strongly of executing the law
the msel,e>. 1t was soon learned, however
that Mr.. Boyd was not badly hurt, and tilt
crowd gradually dispersed, and quiet sool
reiSncd again.