Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-26
DODGE CITY TROUBLE.

D'G-e City, Earras. is one of the
 principal shipping points for Texas eat.
 tle. Large herds are collected in West. l ern Texas and driven north through the
 Panhandle, a narrow strip or country be- : tween ti.e Indian Territory and New : AleUco, ,o Dodge City Being so tar
 west the country is mot good for agri- l cultural purposes, consequently it is but
 little settled, which renders it oasv ol . access, and large business is done .n
 the way 'i shipping GO Kansas City and ! other eastern markets. Cattle men are
 very liberal in their expenditures, and
 Dodge City has grown to be a place of
 much importance The dance house. saloon and the gambling houses Haur-
 i5h in Dodge City. Desperate characters
 from all quarters have gathered there.
 as Is usually thecasa in prosperous iron
 tier towns.
 The trouble seems Co be between
 factions and political III nature: one
 ,lc.lou calling ltseit the vigilance com rlittee headed by 11yo- Dcagr-. wla l5 backed by Webster who kee s4- loon jl winch women sing. IIa-ris t5 Short keepa saloon, and it ia o~',~'a4red re- spec-ab-e- Harris ran for 1ayor, and was beaten by DeaEar. Alter tue slec- uon an ordinance Was passed p-0M1it- Ing women from entering saloons. Al tle tlme tlls ordinance was passed Web st-r had women singing ID his saloon.
 The only attempt made to eufUrc the ordinance was at Harris and shorts. Harris had employed three women to s-u-ln lls saloon, and about uGii-pas- 9 o'clock tnlr night, EIilu they were sing -lE, the women were arrested and sent Co tle callDo1se. No complaint Was q. ed, and short went down tLe street 60 Ind The marshal so steps could be 5H ken to release them. He dld not find ,-s marshal, but uIJ see a policeman. ! g ao IS also a Jusuce Ct the peace, named Lev Hartman. Turning. he called 1 turtnan, saving. "SuF, Lew" Hart , man pulled revolver. Short asked . '''sha1 are you doing :' Hartman ra- l pled by a shot. Short drew aud fired ! Neither shot took effect. Short then . went t' his saloon and .oli what had .
 inspired. .-arU-, his partner, filed a . com plant aEaIl-J Short fa bring matter . Go focus. short gave bonds i1- al- . H-. .raTlr.a and had a -tuaI arrested. . h -.v, bond that night. \ lt o- men . got -e.ler, among taeru " vus:c-. 1..l . A-E,u aud Brick Bond, and formed {. . vigilance mult-ae and commenced .p . arrest Ial.le-. among whom were Short. . l-- prisoners "ga- peaea.Hiy to tla -al- . ga1nss and were locked un. Several .
 1-tlu- men, who were witnesses to the . -.aa-iu- craze, ac-- .-c.al uE. Har~. . t.rs s.l-l, au a.-or--- ..u. also news. a- . per correspondent, started toward tl, ] tn talk with tle men auau . G ielJI-- tLeu Le was told fo keep away u- pam Hi being killed. He WAS . ts.. t--- E ns sent away as core 1 -aau-ga, alE-l'u- uufa,orab.e tp the y--I. .-ara committee Ie Wu--l be -'HHr.l -a. IuI- .-l men sent { .--rsl N-.s- ..rH.. .-- La-gal, as s- .l- Hs-l z. ...l ... .-rI them. He e -.., a. , .-' "y about
 l T- -ula, --.a r... -.r ua. Le w ... -r-. posse O.
 -.-.. .rr.- door .5 -la ...s. ...-r... .a- p.i-nE. -s ant ..-y @.H.6 ... ..l,ea ..tl. t.- next .. .-s..a q. reflect. and --.- s-gE mr leave town and -- y tla- G.a return they ~.r.. re killed -la rar.-. le1-la-J .r.si- winch was ge.uss'. and sl- Eoor1ea- -l.a-lle0 iU tt.aIr faces Sew e- .r1-l .r-.i d for snort. aral.-s- il- t1 1s possible for his -'oI ha- hariar f tl.y vnu.. It lim take tla fret Train from -h. town. Short ua> Tee leT-e. from i-i- and -las.l.a f.Uti- taa -r-.u left for rls ea7., ~tel ls uaara ] a-i went to Kansas ti'l.
 Governor Click rautel -le Shcr-H at Drl-. City. that t ie dii not put down . lawis-saess at Dodge lI,y OF eaJeavor ] 51 lo sa. he would remove him. The . trouoleIs still unsettled lt lest ac- counts tloura "-as pot has been bo.l- ing so long. thas the mat,er may yet ne | settled without b'paaahsi.