The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-05-13
Faint Hopes Expressed by the
Physicians as to His
Recovery.
Arrest Of the WOuld-be Murder
er: Fears Of Mob.
Jack Downing Taken Up and
Confined In Jail as an
Accessory.

ago he employed non-Union printers OF
this paper, and in consequence of such ac
ton, has incurred the deadly hatred OF the
organization mentioned above. The igpeq
is the self-constituted organ of the Union
w. ". Embrey is the editor.
The Union has a custom of issuing cir
culars, denOuncing in the most severe terms
any member who does not comply with all
Its rules and regulations. Mr.. Coulter
whose death occurred last week, had been
| mentioned in one of those circulars, and
Col. Anthony criticized this act Of the
| printer, organization. This article was an
| swered in the Appeal by most abusive ar
ticle of the Colonel. he did not notice this
assault, and repeatedly said he would not
| have any controversy with Embry or any
OF the Union men, The Appeal, however.
continued in It's abusive course, until Sat
urday night, when "a meeting
| occurred at the Opera House be-
tween Col. Anthony and this man, En-
bry. That night the former was very rude
ly treated by the latter, but, as he after
| wards said-"l have everything to lose and
nothing TO gain by a street brawl; l am a
man fifty years old, and have n family to
provide for; Embry has nothing to lose, and
seeks to provoke a quarrel"
Last evening the Appeal contained some
very coarse illustrations, which. however,
did not annoy the Colonel. 1t also con-
tanned an attack on his official action. This.
he said, he did not mind, as he courtcd the
fullest investigation OF his books.
asf NIGHT about ta,, ,,f,,..l. 81 n
Anthony, editor of this paper, was sho,
at the Opera House by WIN. W. Embry,
the editor OF the 4ppeai. 1t was between
the third and fourth acts of the play OF
Leah, and Col. Anthony was coming down
the steps leading from the parquette, when
at the turn in the flight of stairs, he was
met by Embry who stopped him, and said,
You go on down stairs" The Colonel
replied, saying, ''Go on; will have no
controversy with YOU" "Yes you will" said
Embrv, shaking his fist in Anthony's
face several times. Anthony then, to get
rid of him, pushed Embrey from him, and
the latter drew pistol and fired one shot,
and then retreating 10 the foot of the stairs,
from which place he fired two more The
first shot was the only one that took effect,
ii striking the Colonel in the right breast,
just below the collar bone, seyering lead
ing artery and causing violent internal
hemorrhage. BY great effort the wound
ed man walked 10 the head of the
stairs where he sat down on
chair and Immediately grew faint, his
head falling upon his breast, and his ewes
closing. So quickly was the shooting done
that few in the house, and even those in
the vicinity OF Embry, had any idea OF
what was going on, and ii was not. until
Marshal Hook stepped forward, assisted
by officer Dent and Vim. Shallcross, and
wrenched the still smoking pistol from the
hands of the murderer as he was cooking
it for the fourth time, that it became known
that something terrible had happened En-
bry was Immediately taken to the station
house and locked up. In the meantime the
curtain had ,risen, and the actors came
upon the stage. The news, however, spread
quickly, and the curtain fell. The
house was cleared As quickly as
possible, while Col. Anthony was laid upon
the floor, coat supporting his head. Drs.
Sinks, Van Duyn, Jones, Thomas Neeley
and lounkin FASTENED 10 his relief
but netting save the application
of ice, and keeping him cool could lie DONE
The Colonel was conscious all the time az
ter the affair, and gave directions in regard
to his treatment, explaining how he felt,
and the pain his wound caused him. To-
ward morning, about one O'Clock, he fell
into light slumber, from which
he was awakened once by a
sense OF being sick at the
stomach, and shortly after he vomited
slightly, but not enough to start the blood
afresh. There was at that time large clot
of blood Immediately under the surface of
the flesh, which served TO stop
the flow of the crimson tide.
Col. Anthony had no weapon of any kind
upon his person at the time he was shot
From what he had heard some time before,
he had reasons to believe that his life was
in danger, and accordingly since Saturday
night it is believed that he
did carry a revolver. But last night, Just
previous to going to the theater, he took
this weapon off, and hung it upon the bed
post in his room, having been prevailed
upon by Mrs. Anthony TO do so. She also
told him she thought nothing would happen
to him as long as she was around, and that
there were no fears OF an attack Of any
kind whatever. When on the way to the
Opera House they met Embry and a gen.
tleman upon the street near Deckelman's
jewelry store, but nothing was said.
During the intervals between the acts
the Colonel got up and went down, each
time being followed by Jack Downing, the
local editor of the Commercial. 1t is not
known what this Downing's intentions
were, but it is well known that it has been
him that has been the principal cause OF
influencing Embrys mind against Anthony,
and the one who has kept the fires of con-
tention and strife burning. Downing also
came to the postoffice yesterday morn
ing with revolver strapped around
him, but it is rot known whether
he made any demonstrations or not 1t is
known, however, that he acted yesterday as
though he were following the Colonel. At
an early hour this morning, he was arrest
ed, BY officers Mason and Dent, and taken
TO the station-house, where he was locked
up, on charge of being an accessory TO
the shooting of Col. Anthony.
Although our reporter called several
times at the Jail. he was not allowed to see
Embry, and no one, save his
counsel, Judge Sherry, was allowed to con-
verse with him. He is said to be cool and
collected, fully realizing his situation. An
eyewitness Of the tragedy says that he
was at Embry's elbow at the time he was
about to cock the pistol for the purpose of
firing the fourth shot; the expression on
his face was absolutely fendish His eyes
glared, his face was CHASTITY pale, and he
seemed like man altogether out OF his
senses.
LALER-i A. NJ.
At this hour, Col. Anthony is resting
much easier, but il is hardly expected that
he will recover.
A Grasshopper Story.
The fellow who came in from the st.
Vrain a day or two ago, and solemnly
averred that there were seventeen thousand
grasshoppers in that valley, was trife
short in his reckoning. Later advices from
that region inform US that the St. Vrain
river is literally black from bank to bank
with floating grasshoppers. One ranch
man. who had over two hundred acres oil
wheat in nice growing condition, will be
completely stripped Of his crop, the young
grasshoppers having gone through his field
like a prairie fire. These pests are de-
scribed as very diminuiive in size-no,
mon than an eighth Of an inch in length
but ike The sands of tine sea, they can