, 1876-01-07
GREAT BEND, KAN.

THE REGENT TRAGEDY At THAT POINT.
sp>e,u{ Correspondence Of Ths Chraao 7Tabune
OnEAr DExp, Knn., Jan. 3.--About 8 o'clock
lHst ThurHday morning, this place was thrown
Into nssate at Wild excitement by tho arE'va! In
town Of a wounded mau. giving the name Of
George aIarshnil, Who a.ated that he lad beon |
shot about O'Clock that morning, On tho south |
side OF the bridge over tho Arkansas, JUST eoa1h
Of tho city. Tho description ho gaYo Of tho
man who shot l,!m answeted that
o.sc.ly OF ono William F. Afford, who loft here
about four mou.hs ago. but waa oxpcctod back
That morning, 4 warrant uaB immediately
svorn out by tho wounded man and placol III
the hants OF tho Undor-suen1, who. In company
with The HhoriN elect proceeded TO Alfofd's
p}aco. nbous III miles south OF toTn, nAero
| tley found hin, and forthwith BROUGHT him to
towp, Ho At ouco Ind preliminary e1nntna-
| ,jop botoro Justices bo!!s and Dodge. JTdSo
| Clayt,u appeared "a Special Prosecuting Attor-
| uey, aud was assisted bY Judge IowosleY Tho
prisoner WAS dctendcd by =. J. Day. 10 w.s
bound over to tho District Court, which meets e
| III EetK,iRIy. In tho Bnln of Sb,uuu III aa1a11k
Ut which ha was Bent 10 JAIL -..-.-.,
Tno facts III tLe case, a. apressa ~ sho
testimony, 40 about ~ follows follows Ma;sna" s.d,a.
ary,yips Al Ch.cayo, 10 took tae cars
tor Kansas by 'lc 70. Wy u c,,sssn Qsta1y ~
| HQQn bks8F Kektiub Gil lAc HAtA ~ IA'@aApt sS]
hehrs! tie acfeudnnt A!fotd. tatkaY ABOUT
Knuyas; and, tl,as benK his destination. aud
t4tng Oh hla nay to take and aud sestlc' " cotn-
monced u conversation IN Ietcfenco 20 Ahnbae
with Afford, wno represented 10 him (slaraaall}
that 4s Mas from baston County; that It ms
one ot tho lnrst couutes 10 the State; thht ha
himself had cuusldeGab!e property the1s that
10 lad conveyance, mud thht. II ha would 0o
rllh lin huue, l,o would drive INN ous and
: show hlIu tho country. AlAsshsll Kat on tue
train ~ Chicago without buying t'c.at. aua
whom !e paid uls fare, he took h'a poclet.o .oook
> out, continuing about slboj, being mostly ~
5's and l1s. Afford sat tight IN front
Of hin. looking as h!il when o.,i! u
iii they s,r.ytA II this place, Ihass1a,
| morning about o'clock. Tho train stopped Of
), ths switch ttttle East Of tbs dapot. whI!e au
!, | oIuts train EAased. Tue IRAN IiGd hardly stop
' we'd on tho switch belute Atfuri aud 3larah4l
:. rot Uu, and starred lor A1iotls hunse. Mles
II tIey bsJ c,oysesi tbs Arkansas bridge, 1nsteado U
i taking Massnall un tho u'1ocl road to uls hou4o
| i ford led him xlonS through sone tAll swaEnp
| Etass. Yha prairie " In OH fro cni+s W tA:ns
Ind AIfuId lad StaIslla1l shop With Inn aotia y
teen ihluules 1t liaoo III tna tail Etass, LAX
o ,ng to hic. about tho LIRE aud Who 41A1tea IT.
u | Booninyly tgslnx to get him to laok at lla'
}. Elnaliy, Marshalt eat duwn anu rested upon VI
10 yaliso, aud, nhl!e turning touna ~ ben ~
n pretended object 4 shot vss nrctt, ts9ll'
Il | tffect in tho lott te,nplo-bouo. III
j shut 1ausiug backwards nud dasnwasd'
ii Afford wus standing from 10 feet to tho lof
" auu rstAor to tho t1o,t OF him. and ~ appear
from DF. I}sin'H testimony. the p@ssol mast has
boon that c.o6o whan tho tEos WAS fired. Maj
10 sun WA 1atLsr blinded fsea. tls effects Of ii