The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19
Murder "A Man Killed at a Dance
on Monday night!

From the Harrison County Eagle.
Reports come TO us this "Wednesday
morning of another sickeniag outrage,
committed near Gainesville, by which
one man lost his life, and two others are
badly wounded. The particulars we
have been able to obtain are very mea-
gre, but are substantially us follows:
\ dance took place on Monday night,
on Grand river. ut the residence of
F~rankBrOwer. about three miles north
west of Gainesville. Among the num-
Der present were two brothers named
Byron and LATE Harrison, and three
brothers named respectively James.
John and Henry Wisdom. 1t appears
that the last three named took Il gallon
OF whiSkcr along with them and secret
ed it somewhere outside the. house, and
that the Harrison boys found it and COM
menced using and selling it. This COM
inc to the WiShon bows who. we are
told, We're all tolerably full-naturallv
caused some little trouble. and words
enSued. After considerable talking,
however, the difficulty seemed appar-
emily t" be settled, the Harrison boys
paying the WiShon boys tor the poison
consumed and sold. The trouble be-
tween them, though, had the effect of
breaking up the dance. and all were
preparing to 90 home when soon anOth-
or trouble arose between Byron Ilarri-
son and James WishOn rs tn which girl
they would take home. Harrison wanted
TO escort the girl home that WiShon had
brought to the dance. WiShOn at length
said that he would take the girl home Or
lose his hearts blood, to which IIarri-
son replied that he could soon do that.
The two clinched and in the scuille IIar-
rison drew Il knife and stabbed
Wisdom to the heart. killing him in
~stantlv. The other brothers then Joined
in the fight and in the melee John Wis
hon received an ugly though not dan
gcrou> wound, and Byron Harrison, who
WAS the only one, we are told, who used
a knife. received Il severe cut himself in
the scutilc. Harrison finally made for
the door and took to his heels, followed
by II of the Wishon boys. WiShOn,
however, q o gave up the chase as
Harrison was too fleet of foot for him.
The affair coming to the ears of Esq. j.
c. Stoner. he Immediately issued war
rants for the arrest of all parties con-
cerned, and all were soon arrested and
are now awaiting examination. Of the
general character of those engaged i'll
the fight we have been unable to learn.
In our next issue we hope to be able to
give II readers full and complete par
ticulars of the sad affair. 1t seems to us
TO be painfully humiliating to know that
these country dances generally end, if
not in a cold blooded murder, in dis
graceful and disgusting disturbances,
and rs whisky is generally the cause
and the bottom of it, we are in favor of
the EXTREMIST penalty of the law being
inflicted on those who sell the damna-
bic stuff for Use on such occasions. Be
1t told to their shame that three of the
five connected in this outrage are mar
ried men.
MoRAL.-Let no man who pretendS
to be q gentleman. take whisky to a
party where ladies are expected; and
let no young lady be seen in company
with any young man who has no more
respect for himself than to offer his
company to n young lady when he is
drinking. She may receive the scott
and insults of such an one for her decis-
ion and firmness for Il time, but she will
come ont more Thought of in the end.