The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-05-13
TIE PRESS or TIE ATTEMPT TO AUs.
DER COL ANTHONY

The attempted Assassination oil Col. An
,.Icny is creating tie widest excitement,
no only in this city, but in the whole Mis-
so,ri Valley. Probably no editor in Kan
sas is more generally admired and &c
spected than d. L. Anthony. He Is Presi-
den; of the Kansas Editorial Association,
and Secretary ard Treasurer cf the Kansas
and Missouri Associated Pre-.
The Kansas City Time, though polit-
icaily opposed to The TINE, pays the
Colonel the following tribute
Colonel Anthony has always been re-
garded a fighting man, though born Of
Quaker parentage in South Adams, Massa-
chusetts, being a brother OF Susan Il. An
ihony. lie was one OF the leaders in the
| free State struggle in X ansas, and was
Lieutenant-Colonei OF Jennison's regiment
during the war. As prominent citizen Of
Kansas, editor, publisher, Federal official,
,ex-Mayor OF Leavenworth, member of the
Legislature and Republican leader, he had
many friends who will lament his death
and DO justice to his memory. OF his trag-
! ic fate We prefer to say no mole until We
know more about the circumstances attend
ing it.
The St. 10. Gd7ette, also 4 Democratic
newspaper, OF the most extreme type, says
In our Geographic columns will be found
the particulars OF the assassination of Col
| ID. X. Anthony, OF the Leayenworth TINES
by VIM W. Embry, of the ippeGl, Of the
same CITY. For several days past there has
L
going on between the two papers, the
trouble originally commencing over the
suicide of Mr.. Coulter, an employee OF the
Commercial office, who had been published by
the Leavenworth Union with being de,
faulter to his Society, Of which he had beer
its late Treasurer.
The TINES denounced the Union for it,
action in the premises, and the appeal, {
Union paper, Immediately retaliated by
opening up bitter personal warfare agains
Mr.. Anthony, going entirely outside of thu
matter originally under controversy, il
order TO malign and villify him. Not con
tent with this, it is alleged Embry has al
most daily, by direct personal insults, at
tempted TO provoke Anthony to a quarre
for the express purpose OF having an excuse
to shoot him.
As viewed by the light OF present inf6r
nation, the above appears TO be the chic
features of the case. The whole affair
from first 10 last, seems 10 have been a mos
lamentable one. The action Of the CnioI
in publishing Mr.. Coulter was an outrag
on the amiability of life, and contrary t
all rules OF legitimate business The sub
sequent action OF the Appeal can scarcel
be justified, and tie last great act of tn
drama is one at which every right thinkin
man will recoil with undisguised horror.
Mr.. Anthony had been for several year
recognized as one of the leading powers il
the politics of Kansas, and had probabl
, done more than any one man to mould tn
sentiment OF his locality. He was tn
Postmaster OF Leayenworth, and had, .
t various times, held sew raj important pos
' tions. He was an able and vigorous write
Z and welded pen that was thoroughly RI
spected by his political enemies. His wa
probably dictatorial spirit, and one whic
e sought success rather than the means b
r which it was reached Both parties ha
: heretofore KILLED their man. and misl
therefore he regarded as men dangerous
meet, vet there can be but little seen in tn
o case 10 redeem it from a foul and COLI
II blooded assassination.