The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-13
The Male Portion Of the Party
Engage in a Regular =.
Set-to Battle.
During Which Knives, Pistols and
Il Bar OF Iron Were Used
as Weapons,
And the Result is Jesse fanny
and Gillespie AcGruder are
Badly Wounded.

farmer residing three and oEe-half miles
northwest OF fayetteville, and about two
and half miles southeast OF iIoustonia
For the purpose OF giving the readers OF
The RAZoo a more extended and correct
sccount OF the ARRAY, reporter visited the
residence where the dance was given, to in
,erview the Calhoun's and those engaged
in the melee.
The reporter arrived at the domicile
about seven O'Clock Friday evening and
inquired for the host, " no came TO the door,
and, on learning the mission of the news
gstherer, invited him in.
After being seated before 4 bright FIRE,
The reporter asked Mr.. John Calhoun for
! his story regarding the atray which took
place IN the room IN which ;hey were sit
ting, the night before.
Why. you sren'; agoin' to pu, i, in the
paper, are you p broke in young lady,
whom the reporter afterwards learned was
the wife OF John Calhoun.
On being informed that such was the
case, she expressed in words moro eIpres-
sive than elegant, her opinion OF newspa-
pers and reporters anu the way In which
they sometimes writ mp people"
IL don't know much about the circus
responded John, "ior was not in q condi-
ton TO remember much about it. One
thing do know, however, and tha, is the
Young people In this neighborhoOd will
neverget me 10 give another dance"
Why" asked The reporter.
Because, the way they cut up here last
night was scandalous, and it is a wonder
that somebody was not killed."
VIII YOU be kind enough To tell all
about it, again asked the reporter.
"Don't you do it, John; don't want
YOU to get your name in the paper" again
broke In his vile.
DO you want me 70 tell you how j, be-
gan and how it ende3?' asked John.
"Yes, sir, all about IL, replied the repor-
ter.
well, you sec, the young folks in this
ere neighborhoOd have been Arriving for
some time TO get me to give 'em q dance.
and concluded that I'd do II, an selected
las; nigh, as the time The young folks
commenced arrivin' abou, six O'Clock, and
by eight had my fiddle down and they
were dancing. About nine o'clock Jesse
Jenny said he was going to town and get
a quart OF whisky, and come back and
break up the dance. / thought he was just
a-joking, as he and l have always been
good friends. He then left, going to Hous-
tonia. Alter he left the dance kept on un-
I'll about Ii o'clock, when my vile passed
around the supper. While the guests were
engaged in eating the supper, Jesse he came
back. He looked like he was drunk
then remembered what he had said
and concluded to keep an eye on him.
Pretty soon he commenced wrestling with
Lis McGruder When I seen this l went
10 him and asked him 10 stop. They both
abuse me. ] then commenced to throw
them out oil the house, as l had perfect
right To do, as it was my house. They
commenced to fight, and my brother Bill,
who lives near Lamonte, came to my as
sistance and we got them out.
Pretty soon they returned. 1 noticed
that Lis had knife ont and Jesse he
had coupling pin, what they use on a
railroad. in his hand. Bill he seen this,
too, and wipkei at me. Pretty soon Lis
started at Bill with the knife and Jesse
he started 1t me with that piece OF iron.
Bill asked Lis 10 stop or else he would
shoot Lis kept on a-crowdin' Bill and
Bill shot him. As soon as the shot was
fired everybody commenced fightin' and
the ealscrying' and hollerin' Pretty soon
| heard another shot, and heard LIS
cussin' Bill. Durin' all this time l was
a-holdin' on 10 the bar of iron, the other
end Of which was in Jesse Je nny's hand
Il, Alter while we got out doors, and every
body commenced fghtin' again. Jesse's
/ brother was a-cryin' and irwin to borry !
gun with which TO shoe, Bill. He couldn't
/ git any, 80 he just pulled out his knife and
ran towards Bill. / let 60 OF the bar Of
! iron and ran towards him. Just as he wa.
going to stick Bill with it grabbed it, an
he jerked it through my hand, and came
very nigh cuttin' it of. Pretty soon
heard another shot from Bill's pistol, and
seen a man run through the hedge. Il
was Jno. Sandridge. As soon as he go
through he jumped up and commenced
/ hollerin' he was shot. He wasn't shot
! though. He was Just skeered, and run
thorough the hedge and stuck himself with
! the thorns. Then / heard jesse tel
Lis that they had better go, and Lis h,
said YES, and they went into the house an,
get their overcoa,s, and got on their horse
and rode of"
allow bad were they hurt?" asked tn,
reporter.
! wei, Jesse ne was hurt pretty oau III
got cut five times once In the face, One
in the belly, once in the arm, once in tn
shoulder, and once In the hip. Lis b.
was shot in the forehead by Bill, and tn
bullet ran around his pate and passed on
by his right ear. He also had cut acros
one of his hands,"
ANY one else hurt7" asked the repor
ter.
"Yes, Jesse Jenny's brother got slasl
in the shoulder, and my brother Bill ha
got few slight cuts. got cut in tn
hands and In the forehead"
Anyone else?"