The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-16
1T ENDED IN GORE.
A. j Elliott Slabs Lewis 6eb-
hart in this City Last
Night.
The Cutting the Result OF an
Old Feud Which Has
Existed for Years.


Tho Carver Arrested, but Imme
distely Liberated on a $500
Bail Bond and Subsequently
Discharged.
shortly after ? o'clock las, nigh, .u,
ting ARRAY took place on the Union depO
platform, which resulted in Loui, Gcb
hart, ono OF the oldest and most highly r.
spected farmers of this county. getting Gu
in the RICH, cheek with large poke
knife. in the hands al Cooper count,
farmer named A. j. Elliott. The wound
was An ugly looking one, extending iron
the left ear to the mouth. The injured
man was taken Ia the Office vi DIR. Jno
W. Trader. where the wound was sewe.
up, after which he was taken to Kaiser.
restaurant. and put to- led.
Immediately after the cutting Elliott
ran into the depot sitting room and at.
tempted to make his escape BY a rear door
hut found il was locked. Hc then ran out
on the platform and around the park. and
>ecreted himself behind the bill boards
west Of Clay'> marble works. to which
place he was followed by several gentle
men. Seeing that his whereabouts were
discovered. ne came from his hiding place
and asked the crowd what was up. a ii he
didn't know what WAS wanted. About
this time Officer Never came up. and the
carver was pointed out to him by several
Of the crowd who had followed. He was
-
vcyed to the police station. when he was
locked up in cell No. 1. where he was Seen
shortly after by u BAzoO reporter. to hom
he told the following rs to the cause oi the
cutting:
Il was sitting on the steps leading
tn the Garrison hau>c talking to friend
Of mine named Z. h. Neal. Gcbhart came
up while We were thus engaged in CONVEX
satiOn. and accused me Of having talked
about him in slanderOus manner. This
denied, when he called mt damned liar
and struck me. then arose, when Mr.. jesse
Thomas stepped between us. Gebhxu
then ran around Thomas and struck nae
again, whereupon l stabbed him with NV
pocket knife, which ] had out prior tn
I;ehhari's approach" The prisoner SEEM
ed to BE- terribly excited after being
locked up.
Mesers. Neal and Thomas. who reside
near Mr.. Elliott, and were eye witnesses of
the ARRAY, gave substantially the same vir-
sion as did Mr.. Elliott.
Both the wounded man and his aa,ago-
mist reside near Clifton, q small town Oh
The X. 4 T., near the dividing line be-
tween Pe,tis and Cooper counties, Mr..
Elliott's farm being in Cooper county, and
Mr.. Gcbhart's in Pettis. Both have re-
sided ON their respective farms for y num-
,er Of years. The affair can be attributed
% an old ieud which has existed between
he two for years past.
The prisoner was released on q $500
'ond, shortly after being incarcerated, and
ook the north bound X. 4 T. train for
rome Immediately after being liberated.
THE WOUNDED MANS STATEMENT.
4 BAzOO reporter called on Mr.. Gebhart,
Il Kaiser's, this morning. for the purpose
4 learning his verson Of the affair. His
ace was badly swollen. and one OF his ewes
vas very black. He stated that the wound
lid not pain him in the least. At first he
efused to say anything about the affair,
md 1t was not until 4 statement alleged to
ave been made by Mr.. Elliott was read
0 him by his attorney, Mr.. Frank Hous- |!
on. who was present at the interview, that
Re consented to give his version as to the |
rigin OF the difficulty and the subsequent
utting. His story Was substantially ~
pllows:
After eating my supper at kaiser's, ]
talked around town awhile and then went |
D the depot Tor the purpose Of taking the |
rain home. As l stepped upon the plat |
,rm / noticed Mr.. Elliott sitting
own talking to some gentleman. II
Ialked up to him and took him to
Ask about telling young man in my en-
10y that he had better look out or else
c would not get his money for his work.
[e denied having made such statement
, the young man. told him it was NO
Sc for him to deny il, Is ! knew the hoy
ould not tell me lie. ] then said 1
elieved he had said it. He called ME =
ar and I struck him. lie repeated the
,serlion that was q liar and struck
i'm again. lie did not have his knife out
hen struck him the first time, but ran
is hand down in his pocket just after ]
rst struck him. 1t was after he drew his
nife that he called me liar the second
me. ran around Mr.. Thomas and
ruck at him. He has talked about me
r the last twenty years.
THE PRISONER DISCHARGED.
The prisoner was srrsigned in the police
'urt ut 9 O'Clock this morning, on a
large Of disturbing the peace BY fighting.
e entered plea Of mot guilty." and,
pom hearing the evidence OF a couple Of
who claimed to be eye wit
.sses to the affair, he was discharged.
he wounded man was not present to
,OSccutc.
Oh, What q Cough.
Will YOU heed the warning? The sig. .