The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-11

since writing the article, published
elsewhere, setting forth some OF the
facts In connection with the failure of
the Butler County Bank, our town has
been thrown into high state OF eX-
element over the shooting and killing
of w. p. Gossard, President of the
Bank, by T. o. ShiRn, one of the cred
itors of the institution.
After the failure of the Bank, some
of those who had money deposited
there, felt very much chasrined at the
action of the Bank officers. On the
day after the failure, one man entered
a window with u cooked revolver, and
through the efforts of friends of the
Bank, succeeded in getting his money.
The talk on the street that the cashier
had, in connection with Wichita parties,
taken several thousand dollars from the
Institution, and spirited them away,
before the failure of the Bank, and the
fact that one depositor had collected
his money at the point of a pistol,
caused considerable talk in, town. The
Bank building had been sold, some of
the creditors had been paid off or Sc
cured, leaving about half dozen depos-
iCors without any tisfactory state
ment of what would be done.
For several days after the failure,
many threats were made against Alvin
Gossard, the cashier, but at no time did
we hear any blame attached to w. z.
Gossard, his father. The general feel
ing seemed to be that he was not to
blame.
T. o. Shinn, the man who shot Mr..
Gossard, formerly resided on his farm
on Little Walnut, in this country. A
few weeks ago he removed to town
with his wife and family for the pur-
pose of studying law with A. j. Miller.
On the 9th of July he bought q draft
of the Butler County Bank and sent it
east. One draft bought few DAYS af-
terward, having come back protested,
Mr.. Shinn was somewhat uneasy
about his. Wednesday noon Julv 26.
the northern mail came In, his draft
came back unpaid, amounting to be-
tween one and two hundred dollars.
Shortly afterward, he went to w. p.
Gossard's home, stating to some of the
family that he wished to have a talk
with the old gentlemen. After being
In the house short time the two pro-
ceeded to the front gate and were en-
gagged In conversation for more than
q half hour. The interview was not
characterized by any excitement OF
hard words. While they were thus
talking, 9. II. Seleg passed by them
through the gate and into the house.
There were now in the house
Alvin Gossard, wife and child: g. n
Selig, wife and child; Mrs. w. p. Cos
sard, Miss Libbie GossarG and three OF
four half grown sons and daughters
A portion of the family were upstairs
the remainder were in the second room
from the front.
Shortly afterward w. p. Gossard was
shot, he being in the house at the time
The ball entered from the left and rear
passing through or near his heart
from the effects of which he died al.
most instantly. All the details in con.
nection with this bloody affair will be
left for the courts to investigate. We
will not attempt to prejudice the case
by giving any version of what happen.
ed after the conversation between Cos.
sard and Shinn. 1t Is a terrible affail
and casts a gloom over the entire com
munity.
A crowd began to gather and during
the excitement Shinn quickly entered
the corn field in the rear OF the house
which was the last seen of him. Som,
effort was made to capture him, blu
as the corn field extended nearly to thu
river, and as the underbrush was very
thick, night coming on, no was not ar
rested, and up to the time of going
TO press nothing has been heard o
him.