Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-08-18
CAMP SUPPLY,
Observation-Disclosures

b COMPANIES. 18TH INPANTRl-viSI-
roRs-THE CORPSE sELL-COHONER CHAR
LEY EXPLAINS.
CAMP SUPPLY. l. T., Aug. 10. 1877.
The people Of this vicinity were thrown
into quite an excitement in the early part
of the mouth by the report that q man
was shot few miles southwest of the
post. The particulars Of the case as far
As can learn. are as follows: Mr.. Gibbs,
misunderstanding with his cook, Next
can. while en- route to Fort Elliott, and a
few miles southwest Of this place, result
ing in tho Mexican manned joel being dis
charged. and told to report back to the
office here for his time. Joe left as di-
train master changed his mind, and rode
after him and asked him to return to his
work; but Joe had his Mexican blood up
and declined to return. The train master
then told him that he would make him
return, and drew his revolver. but the
Mexican was as quick in drawing, and
both fired at the same time, the train
masters ball taking effect in the scalp of
the Mexican. and the Mexican's slot
passing through the lungs of the train
master. which brought him to the ground.
The Mexican gave himself up to the au-
thorities at this post. and is now confined
in tho guard house. Mr.. Gibbs was
brought to the post hospital here. where
no now is in q fair way to recover. lun-
derstand that Gibbs says that Joe was not
to blame-that he only defended himself
AS any man would do when threatened.
Companies IA" and ''B. 10Th Infantry.
under command of LIST Lieutenant X.
Vance. arrived here on the 18th inst. on
their return from the strike. The boys
say that they had a fine time, as general
thing. and would freely take such excur-
sions every few months.
Mrs. Guard and Mrs. Hinton. from Fort
Dodge, with their children. are on visit
to this post. They seem to enjoy the trip
with great pleasure, which We have every
reason to believe proved entirely to their
satisfaction. and will result in material
addition to their healthful avoirdupois.
While the troops ga" and ''B" Co.
were encamped at Bluff creek, on their
way to this post, elongated ''Shanks',
made another discovery while out on one
OF his wild goose hunts. He came into
camp and reported to Coroner" Charley
that some three miles west of camp he
had found dangling from a rope, one end
OF which was attached to a tree, the body
nf
at once reported the case TO one of the
officers, with the view of summoning a
Jury, and gave as his opinion that 1.-THE
corpse could not have hung there over
five days." as it would evidently become
so much decompOsed if there longer, that
the neck would unjoint, and the corpse
fall to the earth. Great excitement was
now created at the rancho. and Mr.. SiIas
Maiey was requested to state what he
knew about the case, and whether any
person was missing in that vicinity. Mr..
Maley said that few days before Mr..
Webster. from Dodge City, was out in
that vicinity, and that there was q man
with him, but whether the man returned
with him to Dodge City be could not tell.
Here was clue, and Coroner" Charley
at once set his wits to the exercise of
working up the mystery. But alas, when
all his plans were laid and his jury desig-
mated, his place Of meeting fixed. and the
glory he was destined to achieve contem-
plated. in steps the posteriOus elongated
'.Shanks" and with one word solved the
entire mystery. It was hoax, gathered
up. as he said to fool Charley. ''Shanks"
let the fun run along until it became .
little too serious. and then divulged his
hoax.
By the way. ''Shanks" is a very imagi-
native species of genus>homO, Only two