The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-09-25
BLOOD! BLOOD!!
Terrible Shooting ARRAY at In
dependence.
Jim Crow Chiles Killed and His
Son Morally Wounded.
Three Others Shot and Will Prob.
ably Die.


this city las, evening, We learned tie full
particulars Of the desperate and murderous
ARRAY which occsrred in Independence On
last Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Stewart was
there during the fight, and saw the whole
proceeding from beginning to end, AID says
the following account, taken from the Kan
sss City Ness Of las. evening. is as near cor
rect o. can be given:
At Independence, about noon Sunday, .
bloody and fatal encounter took place, which
resulted in the killing Of Jim Grow Chiles,
the fatally wounding Of his son, q lad Of
thirteen year., and also the wounding Of
Marshsl Jack Farrow. Deputy Marshal
James Peacock, and son Of the lstter, .
young .nsu jus, attaining his majority.
The reports Of the sfair. 90 far received,
are various and confused. but the following
il o. near the correct statement % We are 1t
present able n lay before Our readers. OFF,
cisl invesiirs ion may possibly somewhat
change The -cccuut
Chil4s had been attending the fair in this
city all lsst week, and returned home Saiur-
day night, considerably intoxicated. Yes
terdsy morning he continued to drink, and
was going atnut the streets and became quite
troublesome Knowing hi. dangerous char
ac,er, sorne friends tried TO take him home,
bnt he refused to- ~. II seems that there
had been an cd :ne,i existing between him
and Depu,y Marshal Peacock, and . few
minuies b-inrr tae afray, Chiles met Pea
cocks -on and slapped his face, remark
ing a. ne did 3d. "Now go and
see 10 any Of the id officers dare
arrest me-" A few minutes afterwards
Chiles and the elder Peacock met in front of
Sullivan. store, on the West side Of the pub
lie square, and Peacock said, "How are you,
JimY" whsreupon Chi!es slapped his face,
Peacock asked villa, ne did that for, when
the slap was repeated. and the assaulted man
drew III cane snd struck Chiles blow which
staggered him back, and the lwo men clench-
ed and engaged in desperate struggle.
During this struggle, Chiles' revolver fell to
the ground, and about the same time young
ChiIe's fired shot which took effect in
Marshal Peacock back. Then young Pea
cock drew a revolver ard shot Jim Cniles in
the back Young ChiIes shot young Pea
cock in the leg, the latter shot the former in
the iea.t, and the elder Peacock shot Jim
ChiI-- through the head, the ball entering
the cheek, crashing through the brain. and
coming out at The back OF the head, killing
him almost instantly. Another shot, by
whom fired II is not known, wounded Mar
shall Farrow IN the breast. So rapidly was
the tirinS done, il was almost Impossible to
tell ia what r." alton the shots came, but il
is believed t.,ss me in the order We have
named.
The scene thai followed the firing almost
beggars d. scrip'inn. Young Peacock mount.
ed horse a. soon as he ceased firing, and
rode rapidly away. His father and Chiles
and HE son We're wziiowing in each other q
gore, and y crowd, Wild with excitement,
sr.rround-i them. The wife and other child
rem Of Gniies soon came, and kne!t over the
PROSTATE bodies of the husband and father,
son and brother, and their shrieks and means
added Ia the horror Of the scent.
Jim Chile, a. We have stated, was shot
in the back and through the head, either
shot, We are Informed, being sufficient to kill
him Young Chilss WAS shot through the
ionrs, and no hope is entertained for his
recovery. Peacock was ehot in the back,
the bali entering his spine, and if death does
not ensue. which is Considered likely, he will
he disabled for lite. Psscock's son vas shot
in ,bo leg, a spve,e flesh wound being in
ficei. Marshal Farrow wss shot in the
breast, the ball ripping his coat and embed.
ding itself in the Hssh, the wound made not
being very severe.
Young Peacock rode short distance into
the country. hut fell from, hi- horse through
!,-s OF blood, and was found and brought
back 10 ,oSn last night.
For Years Chiles has exercised an infiu-
ence ri terror over the people Of lndepen-
herce. He ha. killed several men, and all
have regarded him a. an extremely danger
ous man. Il was only when excited or in an
ger. however, that he could be claesed
among desperadoes. AT ether times he Wa
a Who'll. -souled gentleman, and his misfor.
tune wss a violent, uncomfortable temper,
and will to phil the trigger at the slightest
offanse He hss hundreds Of friends in
this county who will mourn his death ex-
ceedingly, and il il feared there are those
among them who will never rest until il is
avenged.
Young Cries par.ook of his fathers M.
lure. Although mere lad, he sprang into
the bloody arena AZ prompt and fearless q
the hero Of many battles. Some says be
seized his fathers revolver a. it lay upon the
ground. ard WAS so small that he had to
place il between h.s knees TO cock il. Others
say he had revolver Of his own, and tina,
Peacock se;z.i Chiies' revolver and killed
him with Il. while others still declare Pea
cock knocked Chiles' pistol out Of his hand
when he presented it, and then drew his own
When the nov fell he spoke to bother,
still voungr, who WIS standing unflinchingls
nv his side. and saii: ''Sollie, take care Of
mother and the horses If We both die
LATER.
The laie-; accpant. fror, Independence
j. 20 the e!iec, tina, Pesoock's case ia nov
considered hopeless The hall lodged iu hii
stomach.
A coroner. inquest was held on the body
of Chiles, With E. Yates, E-q-, acting ii
coroner, and . verdict rendered that de
ceased came to his death b. pistol ball en-
terins his head, the said ball being fired
from pistol in the hands OF James Pea
cock.
Young Peacock is under arrest, and the
town Is very quiet. A mournfui pail hangs
over the entire community. The family o.
Mr.. Chiles bear up with great fortitnde nm
der the Fad calamity, and it il said they d.
not attach particular censurs to Mr.. Pea
cock.
The Gales family have relatives living
in thi,. city.
THE STATE FAIR.