Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-01-10
THE LAKiN HOMICIDE.
LAKIN, MAS, JAN. :. 1850.

| To the Editor of the Times.
Some time Last spring one Harrison
Burtcb, look L quarter section OF L. s.
land chou; one and half miles from town,
but rome lime during the summer sold the
claim u another party, hui the seeord party
wishing 10 leave, and being without MONEY,
Bgrtch purchased back the improvements,
snd moved bis family IN The claim agsin,
and continued 10 lived With bis iami,y On
claim NJ squat'er making Improvements.
when about month sgo one George Hsrd!e
who has been residing in town during the
summer, went to Lsrred and filed papers
on the land where burich resided. Ga his
return TO Lakin he told Burtch what he
had done, when the parties had some hard
words but finally they came 10 an sgree-
meni, in which Band!e was 10 Fay for the
improvements; but acme time passing, and
Bsndle not paying Ms Bnrtch thought he
should, on The morning Of January Sd,
they had ZONE ha d words, call ng each
other some harfe.t Of hard name, when
Bandle started Tor his residence in tow.
BY the time he got home he was 20 mad he
made up his mind TO confront Burtch again,
and started back. In the mean time Burtch
had procured gun, and VS. standing in
front of the K. X. station, and "a Bsndie
came up Burch told him To sop or he would
shoo, him, bu, B,udle stiil approached
sayine to Bur'ca that he wa.a e d.
coward and did not dare TO shoot, and KEEP,
coming up to him, and as Bandle came close
enough Bur,ch clubed the gun and struck
Bandle across the head with the stock, this
blow probably would have killed Bandle
il be had not broke the force Of the blow
with his left hand; it cut gssh io his head
on the lett eide which bled very fss'; Bandle
Was staggered, then they clinched, and
B,ndIe soon fell with Burtch on top; then
Burtcn CONNER c: d sinking him with his fist
and cslled out for some one TO take him
of or be would kill the man," He got
up aud commenced to kick Bsndle, but
,ndle coon regsined his feet then both
started for the gun that wss little distance
from them, Bur,ch again got II, and clu bed
il, and started for Ba, die who started to run
aw ~, aud as he did so drew revolver when
Burtch saw the revolver he turned and ran,
then Bsndle fired, The ball striking Burich
IN the RICH, side, cu,iir g the top OF the hip
bone on its pssssee. He ran into the K. X.
Station, B.ndle firing again While he ran
but missed Burich seeing he was shot
walked to the sore of J. o Lougblin, he
aid he was faint, ard WIS assisted TO lay
down then he Was removed TO NJ. Morgan's,
.is sther-in-la~, who lives in town, and
III. wife sent for, when be fingered uutii
5 o'clock on the mo ming Of the 5,h.
Mr. Bur,ch 10 man Of small means and
leaves wife and ionr small Children. tie
youn, est only four weeks old, and none Of
them old enough to realize that their iather
had gore forever, they even played around
he coffin with Innocent ninth.
Mr.. Bur,ch WIS about AZ years old, vas
ldier the late var. and carries the eca,s
Of wounds rectiv, d on the field Of bAt,le.
He was Il very kind hearted sni generous
to fault, and had dor e much To build The
town. Several in the Town he has asss e!.
even the man that q, OF him, received
donation Of 81 20 from him WHEN he had
his shop burnt last sum nee. Ms. Bu.tch
ha, the sympathy of the community.
NJ. Bindle il Germsn ard hss q wife
and one child. H i. man o email means.
He came here last summer ard Was veil
liked by his neighbo's. He left his hone
on tn. 4th an nas not been Sc n sire; thsrs
is warrant for his arrest. His vile is
nearly distracted.
The above are the facts in regard TO ths
who'e matter IS your co respondent uLder-
lands them. by what ha, hen told and
paid. LIVINGSTON.