The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-25
THE SHOOTING OF JOHN ELDER.
The Statement of the Wounded Man.

There are so many rumors and stories
abroad-some OF which, erroneous in many
particulars, have been published-that we
give, in justice to Mr.. Elder, his version of
the late shooting:
A man named Evans, belonging on the
line of the Narrow Gauge Road, and work.
ing under Mr.. Elder, was creating a dis
| turbance in from, of NJ S. Hall G. Cos.
store, in which establishment Mr.. Elder was
al the time. He went out and demonstrated
with him, but finding all his efforts TO quiet
him unavailing, told 3 police man to arrest
him, and finally assisted the officer ingetting
Evans into the wagon. Mr.. Elder then
went into the store, and soon after somebody
came and told him that his men were in a
row up street. He Immediately started ont
not taking off and leaving his coat, as has
been published-and on arriving near the
corner OF Third ard Delaware, found
crowd collected, and learned that Evans had
broken away from his captors and they we're
endeayoring TO re-,ake him. lie was making
some resistance, and the policeman WIS beat
ing him, as Mr. Elder thought rousher than
necessary. As Evans was very quiet, good
man, when sober, he demonstrated with the
officer and others, asking them not TO pound
him more than was required. Just then the
officers cap fell of, and Mr.. Elder stopped
to pick it up. when he felt partial drawing
blow, or rough pull, which turned him partly
round. On Strengthening up he saw Mr..
Palmer, and instantly conceiying that
he was an outsider who intended interference
against him, pulled of his coat and knocked
Mr.. Palmer down, following it up with one
or two similar assaults. Then some one
cried ont, "You are striking the Deputy
Sheriff first intima:ion he had Of the
true state of the case. He Immediately broke
out OF the crowd and ran for Halls store,
intending, if possible, 10 evade arrest at the
time, deeming it more prudent to await the
aliaying Of the excitement before he risked
the penalty Of resisting an officer. Run
ming down Delaware he missed the door, and
passed short distance beyond. Turning to
come back, he met NJ. Palmer, who thrust
a cooked pistol at his heart, saying, snow,
damn you, Pve got you," or words to thai
effect. Reasonably supposing that after his
rough treatment the Sheriff would fire, he
said, 'sDon't shoot, / am unarmed," and
seized the pistol by thebarrel to turn il aside;
but it was discharged at the same instant,
and he then struck Palmer after receiving
the shot, which blackened his hand and
wrist.
This is Mr.. Elders statement, and per-
sons who are acquainted with him, ard who
testify,to his honesty, sobriety and straiehtfor-
wardness, accept it as true.
RHnRways.
When team is left standing unhitched in
the street, and starts of on slow walk, il
is your duty TO rush at them with wild yells,
swinging your hat, and if need be, throwing
it at their heads. Be sure and let them
know that You are coming. Ifthey increase
their speed, increase your yells, and call on
everybody TO help you. BY the time you
have chased them square, at least fifty
boys and men should be out in full cry, If it
is busy day in town. The main object is
to scare the horses so they will become per-
feet lunatics, and run into glass front and
find themselves in store where further run
ming is impossible. Every good citizen
should respond promptly TO the call for aid
of this sort in stopping runaway horse.
Never sneak up and grab the bride rein
without any warming when the ho-re first
starts. 1t is taking mean advantage, and
looks as though yen wanted ali the credit Of
catching them. Give others a chance.
We learn from the Lawrence Journal that
on Thursday morning, two men named Geo.
Ven,ioner and Thomas Conley, met in J. "
Byram's store At WilliamStown, and got into
an alteration about some rent corn. They
grew very abusive toward each other, and
Mr.. Byram several times in,erfered TO quiet
them. Ventioner finally went on. of the
store and went TO his house with a bucket
of water, which he had originally come to
procure from well near the store. He soon
returned and called on Conley 10 take back
something he (Con!ey) had said. Conley
refused, and Ventioncr drew revolver and
shot Conley in the left groin. Conley was
seriously, though it is hoped not fatally hurt.
We did no, learn whether Ventioner had
been arrested or not.
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