The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-08-31
A TERRIBLE SCRAPE.
A Couple Of Men Get Into a Difficulty
and They Both Use Knives.
One Of Them Probably Fatally Injured,
Having Received Eleven Wounds.


which a man named T. T. Mctilendin was
the principal sufferer, TINES reporter
secured Mr.. Mm. ShalIcross' hack and
drove to the residence Of ihe wounded man,
on Pawnee street, hear the corner OF Ninth,
where, after much di ficulty, lie CLEANED
the following statement from Mr.. McGien-
din himself: l am badly hurt, as you
can see-probably fatally. have been at
work with Mr. Joe McIonigle, who is run
ming threshing machine, near Cook .
farm, a short distance from the village OF
kickapOO. A man named John Becker
works there, too. / have had some trouble
with him; he once played me a dirty
trick. We both went out TO our work on
Sunday night; there were several in the
party. We had some words, Becker and
me, aud a fight commenced. was seized
by two or three parties, who held my legs
and hands while he beat me. He finally
drew and opened large knife, which he
always carries, and
STABBED NE
several times in the head, and twice in the
breast and side; one of the thrusts penetrat
Ell one of my lungs. then got up and was
weak from the loss of blood, and was sitting
ready 10 fall over, when he ran up behind
the and heard whizzing sound and be-
came insensible, and that is all knew I'M
Ill this morning.
The reporter then asked him If he would
not prosecute his assailant, and he said he
didn't think he would a. he had no money
10 pay COSTS with. He was then asked if
he other party was injured, and he said he
thought he was.
Mctiiendin is badly used up He has re-
ceived eight stabs and cuts about the head,
some of which are nearly two inches in
length. He has also received two deep
stsbs in the side, one perforating the left lung.
The blow he received from the club caused
the breaking OF bis right Jaw. After the
fray was over he was taken in charge by Mr.
McGonigle who It seems did all he
could to prevent the catastrophe.
He was placed in two-horse wagon
yesterday morning and brought to his
home, after which DIR. NJ S. Thomas was
called. The Doctor dressed the wounds,
but thinks the case is a very bad one, and
one that may probably prove fatal.
The man Becker, who is charged with
doing the mischief, we were unable to find,
although We tried hard to discover
him in order to get his statement,
from the fact that Mcilendin seemed averse
TO having the ARRAY published. Becker,
who is resident OF this city, is
the same man who had an encounter with q
man named Macdonald sometime ago and
severely c.: him with knife No arrests
have as yet been made, and it is not likely
any will be. Some say Mctilenden was to
blame and made the first assault with 4
knife, iDflictine to wounds on Becker who
retaliated, with the result above stated.
LATER
The man, T. z. McGlendin, who was in
jured in fight at Kickapoo Sunday night,
is said TO bsgetting worse, being in con-
dition yesterday afternoon, that prevented
him from talking louder than q whisper.
He, when after speaking few words,
would become choked and would have to
be raised up, when a quantity OF blood
would run from his mouth. John Becker,
the man he accuses Of stabbing him. was
arrested yesterday on complaint made BY
his brother, Valentine Becker, with whom
he had some difficulty sometime ago. The
accused was placed under bond of $780,
to await preliminary examination before
Judge Farrell next Saturday at two O'Clock
Pm.
During q short interview with him alter
the arrest We learned that, according to his
version OF the affair, there can be no case
made against him. He says the ARRAY took
place in the yard belonging to the premises
of q Mr.. Cook, near Kickapoo, and that
Joe Mclionigle and several others witness
ed its beginning. He says McGlendin CALI
ed him some hard names before the fight
began, n that after they clinched they
both fell, he getting on top Of his adversary.
While there he noticed knife in his hand
from him. They did not succeed in getting
it and he got up and ran back from him
and found that he had been stabbed
twice under the right arm himself
McGleDdin then ran at him with piece
Of fence board, and he got stick and
struck him on the side of the head. He
stabbed me twice under the arm before
struck him." were the words used by
Becker. II hit him more than once with
the stick, but had no knife except small
pocket knife, and that was in my pocket
had no idea he would use . knife think
there were six beside us two in the yard !;
they separated US several times, but We
we're both excited and kept on. No one
had hand in the fight but Us two, except
to try and prevent 1t. HIS statement IL At
he Vas held while stabbed him, il untrue.