, 1875-05-12

THE HuRDEE OF COZ. ANTHONY.
In the long Nna bloody list Of crino which
las filled columns Of the newspapers for sor-
eial doyH past, md which hs.I been conspicu-
ous for its horrors, no single case will nttruct
60 much attention US tho killing OF Col, y. Il.
ANTHONY, tho editor Of tho Lcayanworth
1sa4tt aud tho Postmastor Of that city. II
rScnlla ths tlaya Of bortler.ruffianis1n in Kal1-
sas, md is stoin on tho civilization of that
State. 1t was tho result Of q newspaper
t!uns1vl, OF which tloro may nlInost Mways be
found counterpart in oil cities Of tho Sec
ond size, not yet clnancipated from the traili-
tional personalities at viIlago life. It would
ba disastrous indaed If tho result Of tho
Ieayenwortl, quarrel were u sample Of what
might bs expected c1sowhcre. Newspaper
quarfc1s aro altogether too freqnent to per-
init OF their being oitad i'll o1tenua-
ton Of honlicide, end VIC cannot hut regard
tho killing Of Col. ANTHONY as co1d-blooded
murder, III tho consideration OF which tho
previous newspaper articles should be allowed
to haya no weight whatoyor. Tho law pro-
yidea remedies, both by civil and criminal
process, tlat aro ample in the wey Of reacll-
ing and pun;sling personal injuries by news
paper articles, and there is no proyocation,
as a r7,1o, which should count for ~ little in
exteuuatiou for taking human life Us the or
dinary newspaper attcok.
II, tue caso Of Col. ANTHONY, however his
murderer seon,S to haga been tho nggressor
from the beginning. EAnHy, who kiaoalsio,,
wes tho oltor Of d rival paper, tho 4pp41',
which, hos raccnt1y bcen charging fraud
aud defalcation in tho Post Office,
for which Col. ANTHONY was respon-
siblo. These chargos appear to hayo beon
brought out by controversy relative to tho
Typographical Union, OF the merits Of which
wd aro not informed. At ail evepts, tho dip
restI went outside the original controversy to
print tho most sorioua charges against An.
1Hoax, personally aud officially, which wcro
| couclad III tho most abusive langun2o. It
was evidently Ea1Dny's intention from tic
beginning to force a personal encounter, and
ho counted upon AHruoay's hot blood to re-
| sent Tho abuse. Failing in this, ExpnY ,uala
| All assault on ANraoaY Saturday night, anil
even kicked him. Notwithstanding this,
ANTHONY rotreatod without resistance. Tho
Only notice which ho took Of ule uFair was 10
publiah in Sundays paper thu following ao-
count OF tho attack OF the night boforo:
Liant Night, ". ". EMnaY, editor Of tho APPEAL tho
ozgan Of lhu rrtuterb unap. with revolver in hand.
accompanied by JAuR uowStao, local editor Of tho
CunHefcts followed Ia to tho theatre. between Act4
ws weut out, Eanlt1 and DawNsxa. followed Us, wo
urnsst ana sskod II they wanted to seu w. Doxe5lau
satd, "No!" 80 want intu thu atreal. EMbar 4ho1u
ndlrsassd u, No declined Ill conversation With him.
With ,evolrer In baud hs followed, uail tho laost ill.,
gnltinH language We tod him declined Ill o1,,.
ssssatien with who cams armed with royo1yar
wa had told DOWNING early in tho evening TINT WI
could hot Afford auA would not hAva any wori4 viii,
EAnnE or Rny Of tia PrinterA' unlo, Tbs whole
procaedlpR bo1a un1aasakahla sence Of collaon 10.
twecn DOWNING end EAnar. This man EunnY has.
within the 1ast thrte days, published the ttosaes
nl4tHl3clou5 mud tllfll ra about our oicia ac1Iou
lies which wers tho luso eoinago Of hls brain. ~
s Tiers Outrageous sA1aulls uado no reply Hero.
tofare Aa had used insulting language, tor which he
la'I hnlnbly begged pardon, aud haa since asked
iavors cf Nv, which granted. 114 hcts wa4 u,,.
4ouL.e1iy nonslod frutn that fact, and bscauso tho
3f,nes did not nottcs him. I'LL brutal, uutderous
cpurse oecaAioued by the statement made to his
eo-consphator that Wa would lara no worls or atree.
quarrel with h!n,. ExanY, or any oua else. Thia
statement IL made that our readers may know tus
meana staosted 10 BY tho strikers and buies Of The
Uuion to gain tlet4 cnaf Tbs Wousl.ba codhlooietl
| murderer, end the traitosoM, cowaslly ansak who
accompanied him. will Ia coademnsd by svoFy dscsnt
| ulu.
AHruoAH's stato,nont Of the casa as aboya
waa deriaea in tho Appea! Of Monday, but
fully confirmed in tho evening by E,sax'a
alsooting ANTHONY IN tho OPERA iIonso as de-
scslbea in our dispatches Col. ANTHONY has
for many years hesn prominently ideu tilted
with Kansas politics, and WAS always al in
dependent, ontspokon journalist. lie was q
brother Of Bliss sus4S u. ANTHONY, aua came
prominently bosore tho country q few months
ago by the publication Of AL interview iu
which ho sald that Miss ANTHONY had told hin
Of Mrs. T11ToNs confession to her, rub
stantially ~ charged BY Nr. Ttl7ox In ons 0,