The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-05-14
SHOOTING AFFRAY


wounded.
Sar. Embry, Editor OF she
H1eoVenwOrah Appeal.
Does she RhOOGIHg.
The startling intelligence was
flashed over tho wires, Monday
night, that Col. d. II. Anthony, ed
itOr Of the Leavenworth Daily
Times, and Postmaster Of that city,
has been shot and fatally wounded
at the theatre there that evening, by
Mr.. Embry, editor of the Leayen-
worth Daily Appeal. The follow
ing Is the regular telegram sent out
by the associated press:
LEAvENwoTH, May 1O.-At about
10 o'clock this evening Col. d. Z.
Anthony, editor of the Times and
Postmaster, and VIM. Embry, editor
of the Appeal, met on the stairway
of the. Opera House, and the Colonel
asked Embry if he wished to see
him. Embry replied: "Just as you
wish to see me, we will go down
stairs" The Colonel then stepped
up one step, and Embry said: dNo
you don't shoot me in the back. /"
and stepped up by his side. An.
thony then struck Embry on the lip
severe blow, when three shots
were fired by Embry, two of which
took effect in Anthony's breast, one
supposed to be fatal. At the pres
ent time, IL O'Clock, there seems to
be no chance that the Colonel may
live.
The Times itself has long ac-
count, charging that Embry has for
months vindictivly slandered Col.
Anthony, in regard to the postef-
flee and also in behalf of the print
ers' union, which Anthony has OPP
posed. 1t says that Embry has
tried several times to pick a quarrel
with Anthony, to shoot him, and
that the latter has tried to avoid .
fight. That at the opera house Sat
urday evening when Anthony went
out between the acts, Embry met
him with a revolver, and INDUCED
in gross vituperation to which An.
thony did not reply, but retreated
into . store. Monday evening he
again attended the theatre, and met
Embry, with the above described
result.
From the various sources, we be-
lieve that the correct version of the
affair is about as follows:
Embry is a new settler in Leav-
enworth, made his paper the anti
Anthony again, and published bitter
attacks on Anthony, and appeared
to consider that his special mission
was to demolish the latter, even to
death. On the night in question,
Anthony went out of the theatre,
and over to saloon, and as he was
coming up the stairs met Embry,
and asked the latter if he wanted
anything of him. Embry replied
that they had better GO down stairs,
meaning, no doubt, for = mutual
shooting afiray there. Anthony re-
fused, and passed up stairs. Embry
became apprehensive and cried out
"Dont shoot me in the back" and
whirled around TO face Anthony,
who instantly struck him q severe
fist blow upon the mouth, gashiDg
his upper lip badly. Embry in
stantly drew his revolver, and fired,
with the above described result.
Heretofore Embry has been but
little known. Col. d. Il. An
thOny has an extended reputation,
and has always exercised a good
deal of Influence Kansas politics.
None can justify his being murder
ed, for murder it certainly is ifhe
dies, though we doubt if Embry
hangs for it, as he can plead having
been assaulted frat and being
afraid ola man with q shooting re-
cord like Anthony's. The occur
rsnce is most lamentable in every
point of view, and we hope the eff
feet upon the public mind will be
such as to bring shooting ARRAYS in
to entire disrepnte and stamp those
who wilfully engage in them as
desperados and muIderers fit on.
ly for the penitentiary and the gall
lows.
Col. Anthony was reported to
have died Tuesday morning, but
was living Wednesday, and al
though his physicians said he could
not live, he said he could and that
he was bound to get well. We
hope that his pluck will beat dea tn
and the doctors.