The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-10-26
BUTCHERY.
ASoIdier Of the Pr vost Guard, Visits
a House Of III Repute, on Low
er Main Street,
And G IS his Head Hacked to Pieces
With Hand-Axe by a Han
ger-on at the House.

Last Sunday evening James Carolin, q
member Of tie provost guard, at Fort
Lesvenworth, accompanied by Private
Kane and another soldier belonging to tie
Third Artillery, came down town for their
usual walk about the city, and finally
stopped, about II O'Clock, in house Of i'll
fame kept by Maria Bland, on Lower Main
street. While there Carolin got into a diff
iiculty with one Of the dusky -hued maide,s
Of The Ii stiiutiun named frankie Eeii,
whose name is familiar with all who read
police reports, and the quarrel waxing
warmer, she called for her "man, who is a
fellow named John Thrmss The latter
appeared on the scene, and ~ near "a the
particulars could be learned, a scufiie en-
sued, in which ali three participated.
Maria Bland, the keeper Of the house, hear
ing the disturbance, ordered them all to
leave, and Thomas and his woman
went further down the street 10
another house of like nature,
kept by Henry Thomas. While yet in
the bar room, the three soldiers entered,
when il is claimed John Thomas again |
IA ade for Carolin with a large hand az. !
and before he could be stopped, dealt him !
a stunning biuS with il on the top Of the I,
head Not being satisfied with that, he |
turned the weapon ed e first and inflicted |
three more gha-tiy wounds in the now al |
most insen.ibie victims head, cauring him /
to fall 10 the floor Ms dead The compan-
ions Of CArolin now had time to interfere
and private h ane, who will be an impor-
,ant witness in the case, sDatched the Ak
from the iniuriaied man and attempted to
get him away. lie partially succeeded,
when it is claimed some one matched a
bottle and tried to finish the work begun
by Thomas, but did not succeed in striking
Inc man who was suPpos d 10 be already
a corpse.
Officers hurry and DeNoyer arrived by
lhi. time and being seen BY Thomas the
latter fi-d and hid himself in a bedroom.
The officers then with the assistance of the
emsining I've .o!iiers carried the inani-
nate form Of Car",i,. III } In Buffers Soloon
IN the levee and sent fur DR. ID. W. Thomas
Who soon arrived and did what he could f,r
he wounded man from whose head blood
az pOufNS III tOf!eHis EOt Oily from WOUNDS
,ut from his ears nose and mocth.
Leaving him to the care OF the physici IN,
he next ep of the officers was 10 appr-
nd the guilty parties This was accom-
'li-bed in a short time, by first getting the
woman and making her tell where the man
vas hidden. They were both arrested, taken
o the station and locked up. I
The victim wa- kept in the saloon and
properly cared for until morning, when he I
vas conveyed to the Fort and placed in the
o-ptal, where he remained in a semi I'M 4
onscious sta.e unti! nearly dark yesterday
fternoon, when he rallied somewhat ami
ried to talk. He Is considered to be in
cry critical condition, aid no hopes are
ntertained for his recovery.
There was a rumor on the streets late in
vening that an attempt would be made to
axe Thomas cut Of Jail, where he ard the
roman were Coz miired to await the result y.
the injuries sustained by their victim,
nd meie out TO him speedy vengeance, ac- .
,rding to the code of lynch Law, but up =
} late hour last night no demonstr atoms !
ad been made