Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02
Amasy Wilcox Shot Three Times.

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Rudolph, a young man about twenty
two years old, by Mr.. George Bake a
farmer of the same town. The young
man having gone to the house of Mr.
Blake and attempted to force an en-
trance against the wishes of the own
ers resulted in his receiving three shots
from a No. % revolver in the hands
of Mr. Blake, each taking effect, one
passing through his chin, one grazing
his neck and the third entering his
right side. 1'he young man walked to
a neighboring farm and being exhaust
ed was taken to his fathers house by
several of his acquaintance. Mr..
Dudley Wilcox drove to town, swore
out a warrant for the arrest of George
Blake and Sheriff Wheelan brought
the accused to this city who is now in
his charge. The young man though
dangerously wounded is still alive.
DR.. Mosher was summoned to dress
his injuries. Dist. Atty Williams,
desiring to get sworn statement from
young Wilcox before his death, should
he die, drove to his home accompanied
by justice Gets and took such state
ment, the main parts of which are
given below as taken Sunday after
noon. We called on Mr.. Blake at
Sheriff Wheelan's residence in this
city Wednesday, when he made the
following statement in brief of the
main particulars About the 18th
day Of January last Amasy Wilcox
came to our house at about eight in
the evening and wanted me to come
out to the road and [ refused to go
but invited him to come in, which he
did rather reluctantly. He sat down
and we began conversing when he be-
came angry and insulting, using indie
cent language before my daughter and
accused me of saying that I had re-
ported him as having stolen an axe at
the hardware store of P McCamley,
and | then booted him out of the
house and he went away.
Saturday evening the 25th, on his
return from town he came to our house,
which is about one and half miles
out Of his way to reach his home,
which was at Proves. Our h ouse is
about 10 rods from the wagon road on
which he came, and as he neared it
began rolling up his sleeves and I'M
buttoning his shirt preparing to all
appearances to fight. My wife plead
for me to go into the house and avoid
a row with him. finally did SO and
my wife stepped out again as though
to get some wood when he asked of
her, where is that g d. s. of b.
meaning myself. From that time my
wife and Amasy did a good deal of
talking, trying to persuade him to go
away and leave us alone. He would
not but walked round the house, pick
ed up an old axe lying there. and on
returning he struck at my wife who
stood on the door step but she warded
off his blow and the axe went into the
door jam He struck at her the sec
ond time and the blow was again ward
ed off, striking log Of the house and
on the third blow he broke the door
latch, and then struck twice in the
middle of the door splitting it and
breaking the top butt, then striking
again he broke the door down and put
his foot in the house to come in max
ing threats of his intention to kill the
entire family and eursing all the time.
| then shot him and as [ did so, he
swearing, came for me again with the
axe raised, and ] shot the second time.
He staggered back and the dog jump
ed out and grabbed him by the leg.
After he had struck at the dog he
came back with his axe raised at me
again and [ shot the third time, he
turning to strike the dog as l shot
and receiving the bullet somewhere in
his right side, after which he turned
and ran toward the road like a deer,
taking the axe with him, as far as Ed.
Whitman's. Outside Of the trouble
arising from the reported story of the
stealing of the axe We have always
been on friendly terms.
The statement of young Wilcox diff
fers from the statement of Blake In
several important respects. He claim
ing that he used no forcible means to
gain an entrance into the house and
being shot twice while standing on the
doorstep peaceably and quietly trying
to open the door. The last and dan
gerous shot being received by him