The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-25
From Southern Dakota.
Shooting Of Two Persons by Third.
Mysterious Disappearance Of the Steward Of
the Steamboat Union.

the Steamboat Union,
Grasshoppers, Crops, building in hanktOn, sc
On Thursday afternoon, the 9th inst, a man
by the name of Daniel iI1 chenberg, who
lives some eight or nine miles north of Yank
ton, shot two men, one Of whom il is feared is
MORALLY wounded. The other is seriously
injured, but present indications are that he
will recover.
The circumstances of the shooting, as near
ly as | have been able to ascertain, were
these: Two young men by the name of Kill
bride have settled on e school section, and
claimed all the grass growing on the land.
Mr.. Ifachenberg has a claim near the school
section, but with his wife was boarding with
a man by the name Of Foster, who also lives
near the said section. IIachenberg wished
TO have some Of the grass on the section, but
| the kilbrides forbade HIM cutting any Of it.
| Hachenbcrg then came to the city and lnquir
ed Of his lawyer If he would not also have a
right to cut some Of the grass, and was in.
formed tina; he had as good right as any
one, but that there might be little preference
in favor Of the kilbridcs as far as the land
was concerned on which they had settled ;
| that he had better find out which land they
claimed and leaye that to them to save trou.
! blc,-which he said he would do He was
also told that as far rs the real right was con.
cerned, no one had right 10 take the grass
off the land that belonged to the government
| ITuplta,,lnrn .1cu uyo.,I hot +In
tom TO do so, and that he did not apprehend
any trouble from the government.
1t seems that Hachcnbcrg then went home
and commenced cutting grass, and also that
he and the Kilbrides had some high words
between them, But nothing serious occur.
red until last Friday, when Hachenberg cut
around quite large piece Of grass land-,his
was in the forenoon, In the afternoon his
wife went out as usual to go to worl; ishc
having driven the horses attached 20 the
mower aud found that one of the Kilbridcs
had cut around part OF the piece around
which they had been cutting before noon of
that day. She then returned and told lIach
cnberc OF IL lIachenberg told her TO 20
along back to the field and that lie would see
about H. or something TO that effect He then
placed her on horse, jumped ON pony
himself and they went down TO the field
, Before reaching it, however, they saw that
Thomas Kilbride had gone home anu was
also just icjurniug to the field. 1t is suppos.
ed that he also either went home after pistol
or some more help. III all events, he and
liachenoerg met 1T the mower, and after a
d little talk Hachenbcgg WAS seen TO shoot at
kilbride twice, the first ,nni striking him in
the right breast, passing through the right
lung and to within an inch or SO of passing
entirely through his body. The second bal,
I struck him In the top of the head and buried
Itself but did not strike the brain. Both of
the balls have since been taken out by Doctor
Miller, who is the attending physician, and
who now says there is little chance for him
90 recover. But TO proceed: Foster then
rode 20 Mr. Fosters residence his wife fol.
lowing, and being called by her, wheeled
, around, called her by name, and then started
north as rapidly as he could well 20, and af.
Ter having ridden some three or four miles
arrived at the home Of an old enemy of his
Nelson Learned by name-who was then
, working in IA corn field not far from his
house. Hachenbcrg rode up to him and fired
] three shots al him, the first of which struck
him just under iae chin and passed around
his neck; the second just passed through his
clothing, and the third struck him in the side
near the shouldcs. He then put two more
cartridges ia his revolver and followed Learn.
ed, who had started Cor the house, and sho,
twice more, the inst shot of which missed
him, and the second striking him in the foo,
az or near the ankle, completely crushing the
bone, AMI making the mos: seriI.s wound IN