National Republican., 1873-12-30
A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT
sJcBz M HIEs sBoors AND EuIs
ms wire EzTRJS<.

vpL,. locousr or TUE AFpAR4TuRrE
souar,s rsTER THE HOUSE,, ATTACK TIE
WOMAN. AND WHILE ATTEMPTING Tof
pRoTgcT lie KILLS iiER-ARREsr OF TN q
PARTiEs.
vsstsrday afternoon there occurred In a. -
enc Of those terrible but unavoidable ',,..., w
vk,oh occasionally startle communr ~, 80
evidence Of tho uncertainty Of hr ws. 80 ~.
ssally whom The cucctof liquor .n NV .sps' ~
ss IN this case, the innocent s,,ss 49, 80, -
.M '" n. s.s ~. ..,..s act, briefly stated,
ss.Assi ME shot sna Instantly KILLED bic vile,
'sss ~ foIlovh Hils h a German, AIRED abou,
fssty-ssbt yesrs, Of medium stature, quiet dispo-
sNen, tnlsr by fade, and has for the past ~.
- let o. & ~ fims :. hls pr.,sn, location on
SIS asiSipss ia sGsiN.l si.l,sn, and one one
% Aecosnt jof q deSiiitatihs SICKNESS Tor some
s5s sn,s at @ q rssssem.et ol NE bar has Dc.
ssos, Tfs;y or;ysSs sSsss%' yssr. S'sSs Ss ss.
~ som zen en ordinary occasions was equal e I,
snov u rer sId'to he affair j. that IN The after
sss scn wv shs osssIr,ass o. the accident, g lent
s;ss, ssss,s. 3 sam wsra aud crowd we're at the
80 tas ,..t progc.sd 70 20 70 Hiis,s. 70,
~ frsisoms dispcsitiun Of his expected customers
y|hsd Into the room, and, In order that the,
ssss he sn % *: ss q IR %
~ snd tosh down the water pitcher. This ha,
.ssya ssnsd md sssS sssp.esissiy biss ysrd
tvslty bur Year,; Sam Ward, twenty. one Years
., ysss s. .ss.sE Ssas s.,. al S. s.'.s
- sw. A. they ssnsssed, sem esilsd icy ts
Ssss~rssssy to Ewing tssn what they asked ior
vNsn hfs vito entered rom the rear room, Il
ss.a.a me- g I s. ~ fAs % stas,cn s az e. sS ssSss
ed sd better ssv Keep ,ss qSeT iSe
seI~nds, to which she replied,
~ycv HAvseor 80 MONEY
sowst liqvor.r Al that time she was standing a
the sorass 81 the counter, and sam Ward run 70
sssnsss s'd SIC vent o1s.G s ssyps I
~ u tan gssa,s them swry So I'm ,Sn sss, the
~ ioeiiss !ssf saw shs parties AGAIN .sslhIni
SSsSiss ~ sSsm as out and ND loeiins IKE door mo
snkenf later II was
lAsA Sam ward, who seems to have been the rims
ysssS sssd Il iss len Of Is. entrance wrench.
~ iron rail which guards II, and made q blow q
~ woman, whioh fortunately did not hit hei
- tho then closed around her and were beatin
~, vaen shs shrIeked fer help lnresponse 70 th
go ntls picksd up adeuble barrcled gun, loade
wl<k shet, end going 70 the door between the ~
regms ssv sn opportunity OF hring, as the vii
had escaped froui them and wAS rctreatlng to.
corner. The moment he raised the gun, one
them caught the fleeing woman AMI threw he
bstsrs him, Just In time TO receive the contents
tbs hrst charge In the back Of herh heal. Instant
vrIt DEAD
upon the noor, bathed In warn life blood, wnie
Moved from the terrible wound. Seeing his u
persies ned, and were pursuod TO the door by th
husband, who discharged the remaining barrel I
them, wsunding Dick In the shouldcr-not, hov
sssr, before he had been struck over tho hea
y9th billy. Hils Immediately proceeded TO u
stakton- house pnd, stating the fncts rs above r.
I1ed, surrendered hihselL Lieutenant Kell,
with q squad Of ofhccrs, soon after succeeded
ssTeutfnf the three parties who were the cause
ths Aosidsnt, and they were locked np for II
night.
The parties have been married about twen,
yessp, and have q family OF SIX children, the oil
est being sixteen and the youngest one year VI,
The coroner will hold an Inquest to-day.