The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-01
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Kate Sheppard Throws Vitriol on Cass
Davis-Full Particulars-Her
Arrest.
Kate Sheppard, who has been the
subject of much unpleasant gossip and
newspaper noteriety of late, was the
mover Of another sensation in this city
last night. Armed with a small tin
cup partially full of v%itriol, she sought
the business place of l.. Cass Davis.
1t was about 10 O'Clock when she en-
tered and asked the bookkeeper to re-
quest Davis to step out of the bar
room into the office. Davis saw her at
this moment and entered the office un-
hidden. Sheppard then demanded of
him the reason why he had not
answered the letter she wrote to him
on Saturday last. He replied to her
that it was no place there to talk of
such matters.
She appeared, however, Very deter
mined on this point, and would not
listen to any evasive replies. On the
renewal of her question she was met
with an answer from Davis similar to
the former, accompanied with an indi-
cation of impatience and a move as if
to withdraw. At this moment she
threw back her cape and hurled a very
small tin cup.of vitriol into Davis face.
1t struck him on the left side of hi
face and in the ear, running down on
his neck and clothing. She then fled
the establishment.
Medical assistance vas summoned
Immediately for Davis, and antidotes
for the burning fluid were administered
at once. The places on the face and
neck where the vitriol struck were
burned quite severely, but the ear suf-
fered by far the worst, and it is thought
serious consequences may result. His
clothing too was very badly burned.
The collar and necktie which he had
around his neck were burned in two,
and his shirt studs were melted apart
as though they had been thrown into a
hot furnace.
Directly after the fendish act was
committed the officers went in pursuit
of Sheppard. They found her in a
little house next to the Alert hose build
ing, placed her under arrest, and
lodged her in the county Jail. When
asked why she committed the act she
replied that she had been ruined for
life by Davis and that she proposed to
place him Oh "A level with her. But she
showed no feeling over the matter, on
the contrary appeared very cool and
collected and fully resigned to her fate,
whatever it might be.
1t will be remembered by our readers
that there was a shooting affair be-
tween Davis and Sheppard several
months ago, in which she sought to kill
him with her little pistol. Failing in
this she had him arrested, charging
him with seduction. She failed to
make out her case, and the matter was
dismissed, Davis proving that she had
been to his room on several occasions
Of her own free will. Shortly after
this effort she made several attempts to
cowhide him on the public streets. CO.
ing so far as to walk up and down on
the sidewalk in front of Davis place of
employment. She failed in this move
as in tie others, ..and quit it after she
had moda harraIf tho Iar0hipr etoolr -
the city. Her passion for blood seemed
to abate for a time and the trouble was
supposed to be at an end, but from the
occurrences of the past few days it
seems that she had a sudden reviving
spirit of the blood fever and was fully
determined to have satisfaction.
1t appears that on last Friday night
she went to the room of Davis, after
securing q key that would unlock the
door, aud turned in for the night.
Davis on learning of her presence in
his room went to a hotel, leaving Kate
monarch of all she surveyed. She
sought her own quarters the next morn
ing and, doubtless a little a ngered at
the slight Of the night previous, sat
herself down to write Davis a letter.
She informed him in plain homespun
English that she was mad, and that she
would have vengeance, and from the
above it will appear that she proved
herself this time equal to the occasion.
This woman has had a very suspicious
relationship too with a colored man,
Stokes Johnson, since her first trouble
with Davis, and suspicion rests on him
as being an accessory in the crime
committed against Davis. He was &C.
cordingly placed under arrest last
night ard given a cell in the city
cooler. Both will doubtless have an
examination to-day before Judge Bean.
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