The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-02

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States have similar laws, making it pena
offense toe carry concealed Weapons Jut the
laws are scarcely ever enforced anywhere
There is scarcely a man Of dangerous
character arrested on eny charge but has
one or more deadly weapons on his per-
son. Why are these men not punished to
the extreme penalty of the Aa,o F? 1t the
establishment of fine is found not to be
sufficient to check this incentive to MUIR
der, make it Imprisonment, and carry out
the law without fear or political favor.
We may not be able to regulate the
strength Of the lightning which these
young ruffans pour down their castiron
Threats, but it is in the power of the police
authorities to stop these swash- bucklers
from loading themselves down with revolv-
ers and daggers. They must stop it
They have plain law to sustain them, and,
if they fail to check it, they will be held
responsible by the people, who pay them
to do their whole duty.
If illustrations of the evil of carrying
such weapons were needed, the papers fur
nish them every day. And the worst of
all parts of our country, in that respect, is
the boosted Chivalric South. Only few
months ago there was shocking case in
Kentucky, the victim being j. r. Breckin-
ridge, nephew of the Hon. John G. Breck-
lnridge. 1t was not even duel which
ended his life, but, if the newspaper ac-
counts ale to be relied upon, cold blood
ed butchery. The butcher was one John
l.. Anderson, young blood of Danvllle,
Ky. The circumstances of the case are
interesting as illustrative of the chivalrlc
feeling prevalent among the young men OF
the South. Anderson and Breckenridge
had quarreled early in the day over an
umbrella, but meeting after midnight for
got their former difficulties in game of
billiards. During the game Anderson
called for drinks, two gentlemen taking
beer and he calling for wine. Breckin-
ridge having been served before him, An
derson, without a word, drew revolver
and shot him through the head. The bar
keeper offered to raise the wounded man,
whereupon Anderson threatened 10 shoot |
him. The brave young man then called |
for more wine, and continued his game,
the victim of his brutality all this time ly-
ing senseless on the floor. Not a man in
the billiard room had the courage to face
the bully and raise the victim, until hav-
ing tired of his one-sided amusement, the |
murderer strolled out. AS vindcation
of the Kentucky boast Of personal courage,
this affair may be regarded as triumph
ant success, The people of Lebanon must
be very proud of their daring inactivity at
such time.
At Louisville, few months ago an al
tercation took place on the street between
}. W. Green, junior partner of the bank
ing house of Morton. Gait 4 Co., and W.
Il. Abbott, a prominent lawyer, in regard |
to some business transaction, when Green |
drew a derringer and fred three shots in
quick succession, all the shots taking effect
in Abbotts breast one penetrating near
the region of the heart.
Most people remember the IDA Temple !
ton case, in New York, Duncan ID. TEN !
pleton married Maud, daughter Of Col |
Chas. p Babcock Grants private secre-
tary Templeton did not get his parents
consent to his marriage and his family be- |
came estranged from him on this account. |
He became Incorporate in his habits, and |
his wife became estranged from him on
this account Her mother wanted her to /
come to Washington, and she sought di- .
vorce from her husband preparatory to
taking this step She had been to law
yer's Office to make arrangements for a le-
gal separation, and returning, her hus-
band met her and began to plead with her
to return to him She refused and was
very saucy, and finally said to him in the
presence of large street crowd collected
around them, that her face could get her .
more money than he could give her A
friend of his then tapped him on the shout
der and said You are making fool OF
yourself If were you | would knock
her down before speaking to her" Tenn
pleton drew bis pistol and shot his wife in
the neck The ball was extracted, and af-
ter painful illness she recovered.
These are only samples OF cases which
occur every day in different parts of our
country. aud which would not occur if the
law against carrying concealed weapons was
enforced. The Hadsell and Ellis case in this
city, and many others we might name are
illustrations of the danger of carrying CON
cealed weapons Much trouble would be
avoided if the law was strictly enforced.
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