Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12
Miscellaneous.

One night last week a desperate hgAt took
place at a school house in Dickinson County,
growing out of an old fued between several
young men, which was aggravated by the plac-
ing of an insulting present on Christmas
tree for the sister of three of the parties
named Foreman, and sister of Jim Johnson's
wife. Three of the Foreman's, Jim johnson,
and Thomas Cooper, who were waiting on the
girl went to the prayer meeting, armed, to
punish the parties they supposed had offered
the insult. 1t is stated they waited outside
until the congregation was dismissed and
then began to shoot, the fracas winding up
inside the house. The scene was indescriba-
bic. Arthur Shadinger was shot through the
left lung and will probably die. Tom Cooper
received bullet in his left arm and one in
his right wrist, and a bullet penetrated the
brain of one of the Foremans three inches.
Warrants were issued for the arrest of the
parties
A meeting was held in Leavenworth last
week by the principal capitalists of the city
for the purpose of discussing the feasibility of
constructing a railroad and wagon bridge
across the Missouri River at that point. After
fully discussing the matter, it was resolved to
organize company, apply for charter, and
take proper steps to secure legislation. The
following named gentlemen were elected as
the Board of Directors for the first year: Len
T. Smith, A. Caldwell, M. H. Insley, Lucien
Scott, H. d. Rush, Geo. H. Hyde, John Will
son, s. F. Nicely, D. NJ Swan and Joseph
Whitaker.
NJ. Mandy, grocer of Leavenworth was re-
Gently assaulted and severely beaten in his
ostre. A negro stepped into his store, fol-
lowed by several others, and asked for tobacco
which he turned to get when he was knocked
down. He was found in an insensible condi-
ton. Charles Stewart, mulatto barber, has
been arrested. He was identified by the in
jured man as one of the party that entered his
store.
An old convict by the name of Willis
Wills, was lately arrested in Leavenworth
for an assault upon the daughter of a
Mr.. Gray He met the girl, who is about
twelve years Of age, in an alley and seized
her. Her screams frightened him away, and
as soon as she recovered her senses she in
formed her parents of the fact. He had just
been released from jail, where he was sent on
q similar charge.
Mary Isabella Martin, who was tried in the
District Court at Emporia in November, for
the murder by poison OF Mrs. Lorraine M.
Keiger, and who has been feigning insanity
since the verdict of guilty was rendered
against her, has been pronounced sane by a
competent board of physicians and sentenced
BY the court to be hanged.
The ice harvest promises well.
Dan Foster, a respected farmer, aged about
fifty years, living near Carbondale, committed
suicide recently by shooting himself through
the head with q revolver, causing instant
death. About year age Mr.. Foster went out
to Colorado to invest in property, and while
absent his wife took sick and died. No COM
munication could be gotten to him, and ON
returning to his home he found that his wife
was dead and buried 1t preyed upon him to
that extent that his mind was unsettled, which
led to suicide.
The safe of Osborn & Thomas, of Garrett,
was broken open one night holiday week and
robbed Of about seven hundred dollars
A fire last week at Ellis, Kansas. destroyed
the billiard hall of w. Hoover and three other
] buildings.