Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-22
Serious Stabbing ARRAY

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likely to result in one, for about
eight months; the Shay; hurry and
Barton affair of Sioux Point, last
June, being the last act Of personal
violence whereby human life was
was taken or put in extreme jeop-
ardy, and yet the whirl-i-gig Of time
has again disclosed to somewhat
surprised community, another
bloody spot in our social history,
which, on account Of the hitherto
apparently civilized disposition of
those concerned, causes one to peer
toward the future, and around
among his fellows and wonder who
is to be and how long before the pro-
baton of the next victim shall have
expired.
While serious crime may not be |
more frequent in Union county than
in other communities ofiike number
glance over the criminal history of
the county isn't at all nattering to
lovers of social order, but when it is
taken into account that Union coun-
ty has perhaps so miles of timbered
Missouri river front, especially favor
able to the propagation OF moral
miasn, and from which nine-tenths
of the serious encounters III the
county cmanate, it may be con-
sidered a palliating circumstance.
| We shall expect other acts brutaland
and scnselcss os the one related be-
low to emanate from the same re-
gion in the future, aud with their
accustomed regularity; but we also
know it TO be the leading sentiment
of those residing a piece back from
the timbered shades of the Missouri
where the wind blows and the snow
drifts, that the full force of the law
should be visited upon the heads OF
those who resort to the use of dead
:. weapons in the settlement of minor
personal difficulties.
The case in point occurred last
/. Thursday night, at the residence OF
Jacob Pace, in Civil Bend where a
: dance was in progress at the time
I and between William Eslick who
0 did the stabbing and Phil. Walters
!. who was wounded. 1t seems that
/ the foundation Of the fracas grew out
g of some remarks that one or the Other
r of two boys had made about Wal
o tiers in relation to a young lady he
v was waiting on. These two boys
n Babcock and Payne, were at this
is party, and Walters proposed to have
4 the matter settled as there was
dispute as to which one of the boy
had made the insulting remarks
III There was considerable said abou
u the matter during the evening, AM
u along about 1 O'Clock in the morn
Go ing it broke out in an open rupture
y Eslick took sides with one OF tn
20 bows, and the crowd finally left th
MS house and went out in the yari
NJ Mr.. Pace went out aud asked thu
'ii there be no fighting or disturbanc
III raised, but Walters paid no heed
" his words and said he proposed
IL have the matter settled then al
IN there. There were some words pa
ho scd between Walters aud Eslic
ny when Walters stepped forward al
UP said to Eslick, Il am not afraid
''' you or your knife" and thercup'
ays struck Eslick Il blow beside IL
head with his fist, which felled hi
the to the ground. Esliek got up al
of grabbed neck-yoke near by al
for struck Walters over the lead knoc
20 ing him down. Walters regained |
ting feet, took the neck-yoke out OF /
re n lick's hands and threw it down a
pro- struck him another blow with
uger fist when a sculIie ensued, at
,ent termination of which Walters
lber up and cried out that he was ST
,ade bed to death and staggered into
the house. His bloody and horrible
di- pearance scared nearly every
hold from the house but Howard Mos
onto who washed and dressed his wou'
nro- "a best he could while a courier
hape being dispatched to this city for
reon. J. G. Comfy. The doctor arr
erna- about three o'clock, and upon ext
who nation it was found that Wal
look- had received a cut on the Ia
liver nearly scalping him, and deep
Sc of dangerous stab in the right side
SONS tween the tenth and eleventh
"A warrant was sworn out by ~
ty Sheriff Ben Crum for Eslick S
had rest, and he was brought before
weeks tico Kiplinger on Saturday f.
most preliminary examination. Att
last very one-sided hearing, the DEF
point ant was discharged. Taking all
mask circumstances Of the case as we
e on learned them, the stabbing was
gh to tainly unwaranted and cowa
upton and even handed justice should
2 cos melted out to the man who "
GER stab to death his fellow man
e the r,t inst canse or nrovocation