The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-09
n DISGRACE TO THE CITY.
The Actions OF the Centennial" In
mates becoming too Loud 20 be TOl-


Grated.
The facts which are furnished below may
not he considered as good Sunday reading;
but the reporter, who is generally ubiquitous,
considers that as Sunday is the time when
people who 90 to church to hear illustrations
of bad things, and a peroration for q moral
he may well "wrIte up" a scene that 1t
Will he well TO make practical sermon OF.
Our city, one OF the most beautiful In the
Union, is visited by thousands OF people
every week.
1.-THE first impression is always the best"
prevails with the travelling community.
Men who talk with other men, not alone in
rival towns and cities but in almost every
city of Importance In the Union, tell what
they first saw when they stepped of the
train when they arrived at the Union depot
in Leavenworth. II is a good joke to them
but bad one for Many OF these men
when talking against Leavenworth feel
that they are telling the truth
that is a dull town, filled up with Geid
beats aud losfers. This class generally get no
further than two streets from the depot. The
foundation for such talk is illustrated by an
other of the disgraceful scenes that was en-
acted at place called the centennial" on
Front street, between Delaware and Choctaw
yesterday afternoon, about the time the Kan
sas Central train was leaving, and a scene
which was a public insult TO every passenger
on the heavily laden train.
at was only d yht," and as SUCH among
the "brulsers," is supposed TO be not worth
mention, but IL is worth mention and con-
domination. The facts as far as could be as
certained are that man who had for some
time been making his headquarters at No.
$40. Main street, notorious house OF prosti-
tuition, and who gives his name as Bob Ar.
thur, left "3i0" ami went to the Centennial"
keeper. While At ''3lO" he 'gO- sold" with
one Of the prostitutes In the house
and when ne left she refused
To go with him. but still kept up her reia-
lions with him, being known as Eils Arthur.
Yesterday she got drunk and paid visit TO
the Centennial. That WAS enough. The
inmates, one and all, pOunced on her, and
inside the house and on the sidewalk the
fight waxed warm, and the tide oil battle was
an xiously watched by a large crowd, which
had been attracted by the noise. Cora Lee,
host within herself, towering above Little
NeI," the victim, and getting the
worst of 1t most of the time. When 1t was
found that the entire household was bent on
gIving the visitor a hard pounding, some OF
the men stepped in and one OF them en-
deavoied to get q lick at Cora, who seemed
Ia be the main bully IN the fight. Elias
"man" is said TO have stood bravely by and
several of the employees on the Kansas
Central road and others who live in
the city separated the cOmbatants
and Ella and Al thur left for the Seneca House,
where they Were subsequently arrested by
Straightforward, The proprietress OF the .Cen-
tennisI," and COrs Lee were also arrested.
Officer Dayeren says that he will break up
the nuisance If he loses his position by it.
The officer who viii fear!essly do his duly in
such instances Will be sustained by all good
citizens.