The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-03-12
SHOT DEAD.
How a Woman Protected her
Virtue with q Revolver.
A Member Of the Fort Leaven'
worth Band sent where the
WOOdbine Twineth.

worth Band sent where the
WO0dbine Twineth.
Remarkable SelfPossessiOn OF
the Female ShOOtist.
Considerable excitement Was created on
North Fifth street yesterday forenoon about
eleven O'Clock BY the rapidly circulated
rumor that woman living on The corner Of
Kiova and Fifth street had shot dead
member of the Fifth Infantry Band who had
entered her house and insulted her. A re-
preventative of The TINES repaired 10 the
house in question and found the rumor to be
only to true.
There in the back room, his arms crossed
upon his breast and his eyes closed in death,
lay John White. one of the members Of the
Fort Leavenvonh Band, otherwise known
a. "Reddy." Elizabeth Carpenter was the
woman who ''sent his spirit above" and We
found her calmly seated in q chair in the
front room engaged in pulling the fringe of
her shawl. She is an ugly looking speci-
men Of humanity, about forty-fve years old,
tall, slim, cold bloodles cheeks, and fea-
tall, slim, cold bloodless cheeks, and tea
lures like pick axe. During the inquest
she sat in her chair eating large slice Of
bread and butter. and totally unconcerned a.
to what h.d happened. In a conversation
that We had with her she told substantial
" the same story q she did before the coro-
Der's jury. The house in which the woman
lived 10 situated on the corner of Kiowa and
Fifth .trecis. il one story and half high,
and has, according 10 the statements of the
police, the reputation Of being 4 "crib."
The weapon with which the deed was COM
mit.ed ia heavy navy revolver, and the
manner in which the man came TO his I'm.
timely death is sufficiently set forth in the
statement Of the woman, which We herewith
give:
ELIzABETH's STATEMENT.
Before the coroner's jury the woman made
the following statement:
Do not know the man shot. He came
to the back door OF my house, which stood
a,ar, and came in. vas washing At tub
when he entered. He did not knock. l
asked him what he wanted. He said 81
guess you know what want" answered
him 81 do not know what you want" and
asked him what be did want. He said 81
thought could get you to make some shirts
for me-" 1 told him never made shirts
for soldiers. He then said cant get
something to drink" said, mo sir. never
keep anything to drink" He then said,
''cah't get some wine." | said mo. sir,
I have not got any wine" He said "you
have got liquor and you can give it to me
if you wish" He asked where the girls
were. / told him l did not keep any girls.
He then eaid, "vhere il your hu band"
told him that did not matter, and arked him
to 20 away, as did not wish to be disturbed.
To 20 away, % did not wish TO be disturbed.
He said "by God, amt going away"
asked him what he thought Of doing.
He said 81 am going 10 stay here"
| told him the best thing he could do WAS to
20 away auu lC1 0lC 1sOuCs AAC potu sthC DSS-
ond time, 81 am not going away" and tax
ing out his pocket book, offered me $40.
told him never done any such thing. He
said, 1 am going to do such thing, and mean
to have it before 20; he then jumped and
caught NE round the whist and pushed me
up sga,nst the side of the house. l managed
to get away fron him, do not know how,
and he then caught l.e the eecond time and
attempted to throw me on the scfs. When
l got away from him the second time,
vent in the front room, took q revolver from
4 bureau drawer, and came back into the
room where he was. pointed the revolver
directly 1t him and told him TO 60. He said,
I aint afraid of saSh thing. have seen ouch
hings before, and don't cara d-n for it.
said to him, you had better 60, or you see
what you will get. He did not 60 but laugh.
ID in my face. J then pointed the pistol and
fired directly at him. He staggered up
against the wall and then Slid to the floor;
aid not think he was hurt, but only drunk
did not mean to hurt but only scare him.
After he fell, went to the door to call some
one, tut did not see any one in the street. A
few moments afterward, went again to the
door, tAS man across the street, beckoned
to him. He came ever, and told him a
man had come into my house. and l had
shot him. He vent into the back room, sew
the body. and then went for policeman. 1
gave the man plenty of time to leave, could
have gone on. Of the house, but did not want
to leave the man in possession. He was in
the honse about half an hour, as near as
can remember.
STATEMENT OF DIR. PHILLIPS.
DIR. Phillips being duly sworn. testi-
fed as follows: First saw the body about one
o'clock; the man was then dead; examined
the body and probed the wound; found that
the bali had penetrated the right breast, be
tween the nipple and sternum, and entered
the cavity Of the thorax.
The wound was not necessarily fatal one
but proved % in this case. The man came
to his death from the effects Of the wound.
have no previous knowledge OF the
man.
After this testimony had been given the
jury adjourned till to-day, when Q verdict
will be rendered in accordance with the above
facts. Al first the jury we're inclined to SC
qrit the woman of all blame. but finally con-
cluded to take additional testimony. Late
last night q warrant was taken out and the
woman PLACED under arrest. The body Of
White will he conveyed TO the fort Tor burial
to-day.