The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-31
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u What Caused tho Difficulty
Between Jas. Franklin and
and John Ollie this
Morning.
In Which the Latter Came Very
Near Looolng HIS Life
as the Hands Of tho
Former.

Guilty occurred bstvsen Two men in the -
loon ovssd BY WIN. B.ockschuidi. o.
east Third sireet, in which one Of the par
sieipaais came very near losing bis life.
About the hour above msniiosed, Jno.
Ollie, late section bns on the K. l. T.,
entered the saloon snd called for drink,
bu', being already drunk, this Vas refusrd
While standing in tie SALOON he Was sp-
preached By Mr.. J.s. franklin, his land
lord, Who ask, him Tor SO which he
owed Tor rent. This seemed 70 make Ollie
very soxry srd he applied some vile cpl
iheis 10 Mr.. Franklin. vho rsmonslraied
sith him for using such Language. telling
him that sbsy had always b-eu good
frieuds, and be did not want the little sum
Of SO 10 make them enemies. billie ~
piled BY telling franklin to 60 to HI for
bic rent. and called him some very vile
nsmes, end wound up his argument by
sisppinx fr.nklin in the face. The bar
keeper toll both Of then that IL they
wanted to fight they would have To 60 ON,
doors, ~ he would have no quarreliing in
the barroOm.
At THE junc,ure Fs,Iklin s,sr,ed for the
door, and ju.t ~ he reached the sidewalk,
he v.s again given . clap aud called .
hard name by D.IIie, Who Rad followed
him out. and u the came time h.d one
hand in b,s hip pocket, - IL ON . P'stol.
Frsnk!i0 vsrnsd hin, not 10 strike him
again, and Commenced backing away, bu,
m s"oues had thu wunis b.en spoken Ihsn
Ollie siappe,i him again. and commenced
following him up. While Walking away
franklin put his hand in biz pocket and
pulled out common Barlow knife. and,
just - Ollie Va in the Get Of shaping
hin sgsin, stabbed him in the neck, msk-
ing m ugly 6~.h wound.
Immediately after the cutting, Franklin
csms down in town and gave him
s~li up T. Sheriff Conner. while Ollie.
wound vAs dre-s~d by Dr. Esock-
rchm,dt, after which he va 'sk~n To hi.
hume ON the corner Of Ninth and Ingram
avenue.
Sheriff Conner took the prisoner before
Justice Fisher, who ordered him 10 file .
compliant against the accused. This the
sheriff did, charging him vi,h assault, 9th
. deadly weapon, and the justice bound
M. franklin over in the SUN Of $500 To
appear from day to day until the wounded
man was able tn appear. He gave the
bond and vas released.
A BAz,O reporter called on Mr.. Frank
lin aud ssked for hrs v.rsion Of the diii-
Guilty, which wss granted. With but one
or tvo exceptions il 10 tie same o. the
above Particular. which we're cleaned from
parties vino -. re witne~sss TO the sfrsy.
The reporter also called II the residence
vi M. Ollie. but v.s not granted IN in
isrviev. a. the wounded man vs. asleep.
Mr.. Fr.uklin informed the reporter thst
he ~. very sorry ihst the difficulty h.d
occurred .. they had sl~sys be-n 90 the
very best of terms. lie Gays he would not
have saked Ollie Tor the money il he bad
knovn that he wss drinking.
billie is represented ~ . quiet, pescsbie
man when sobsr, but when drinking is very
qusrr~lscne and abusive. lie has only
been married about Elk month";, having
osIrisd . young widow BY the name Of
PiEg. Who resided At Calhoun, and 10 Of
one ii the best families in that section.
II vss . Close call for Ollie - the
knife came within hsirs breadth OF sew
erins tie main artery, which would have
caused instant death.