The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-30
sHDorINa ARRAY IN DAN RIOE'S CIRCUS
speuldans, One or tho ProPrietors, and
TexwolIer, tho Ring Master, Reported

Te~volier, tho Ring Master, Reported
Killed.
From the Lawrence (Kansas Tribune, May 25.l
We received yesterday from one OF the CORES
pondents OF the Tribune the following letter. which
gives the details OF shooting ARRAY that occurred
at Baxter Springs last Wednesday.
Dan Rice's circus, which exhibited at Olathe on
Saturday last, moved down the Fort Scott road and
on wednesday brought up at Baxter. At this point,
during the evening Performance, new feature was
introduced-not new TO Baxter, but new to the CIR
Gus. 1t was In the shape OF a first class shooting
ARRAY, enacted inside the canvas and during uhe
performance, though not down On the DIS. ihe
difficulty was between OF the prUprietors OF tne
circus, Spaulding and Wesby Taylor, ths Guy MAT
shall Of Baxter.
lemonade vendors in the circus for selling Without
license, whereat Spaulding iaset i saying
that one could be his revolver favor
generally carries such tool himself ana naturally
for it. As he %as and ing
two settled down to business and cracked away at
eachother until four or five shots apiece were ex-
Two Of Taylor's balls took effect In Spauding one
In tiD lower part OF the stomach another In the left
siiSi Wound His injuries, It is thought, viii prove
fatal though there Is chance for recovery. Taylor
cameOut OF 1t with slight cut on the thumb, a
bre,a. Spauding was taken to the Wiggens'
HQIlp, where he now lies In critical condition.
la JcnC was packed Iull NJ the time, ana. as mRnt
be expected, the excitement was immense. The
screening and fainting OF the ladies' and children
was huge, while the colored brethren made bee
line II body from that tent and II reports
thentC are running yet.
! In talking the matter over, after being taken to
the hotel Spauding stated that he had often bufed
cry marehals and policemen by drawing his pistol,
aud expected to do SO in that case.
Now 1t was unfortunate for him that he did not
know more about Baxter and its City Marshal. Bluff
IS net the game to play there nor Taylor the one to
tryfOn The latter is an easy, cool, careless young
manalways In good humor, and when making an
arres, or in a row keeps his eye on the defendant
and When occasion demands his old pistol comes
out Nd the bullets slide into person easy as Ice
creaA into the mouth OF a country girl.
Alto the row was over the showmen sailed ont
IN l0dy, caught an unoffending printer named
Wg9eLs and pounded him pretty severely, besides
lnnictng q stab or two in the breast. They pre-
tenda they thought he was Taylor but as this latter
1ndivlual had just procured an extra pair OF revo
vers, nd was out on the street, the mistake was
undoubtedly very healthy one for Them
I The urcus fixtures were soon after loaded on the
cars al moved to Fort Scott and SO ended the last
"battl in Baxter.o
Sinc,receiving the above we have been informed
from prties who arrived here yesterday from Fort
Scott, hat Tegweller, the Tingmaster OF the Cir
Gus, wa also shot and wounded mortally and has
since dtd. Our informant also stated that Spauld-
ing ts dead, and that in the afray two citizens
were wunded seriously. We hope to obtain full
particulars to-day.