The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-23
WALKERS WICKEDNESS
A Bloody Cutting ARRAY at
That Place on Saturday
Night Last
A Drunken Stockman Makes
a Fatal Assault on a
Young Farmer.
He Then Skips Out for Parts I'm
knowr-Fun Particulars OF
the q flair.

Walker station, a small place on the K.
IL T. road, in Vernon county, was the
scene of a cutting scrape on Saturday night
last, which will probably end in the death
of one of the p.rticip ants. 4 BAZOo re-
DO, ter who visited the little own on Sun
day evening learned the following particu-
lars of the bloody sffray. About o'clock
In the evening Joe. Harris, a scout mrn
who resides near Nevsds, WAS met in the
streets of Walker by Price Gordon, the son
Of a respectable farmer residing rear
Walker They were both drinking heavily
and after conversipg a while Gordon dunned
Harris for 81 so, which he claims Harris
owes him. Harris replied that he did not
have the money Yi,h him but wou pay
him soon. This seemed 10 anger Gordon
ard he il formed Harris that he would
either have the morey thst evening
or blood. After few min
utes conversation the two men
parted, Gordon going into Leaman,s drug
store and Harris up the street. On arrlv-
ing in the store Gordon pulled out his knife
and swore that he would cut Harris heart
out if he did not paw him that evening.
While he was saying this, Harris came into
the store. They had fe~ words and went
out on the street. The finally made up
purpose of t.king drink together. Aft-r
they had taken their drink, Gordon re-
newed the old difficulty and called Harris
several vile names Harris replied that he
did not want to have any trouble, and told
Gordon to 60 away from him. Gordon
then invited Harris out 20 fight, Say
ing, IF you will lay down your
arms and 60 into the street / can whip
,ou." Harris replied, "thst that was not
his way of fighting; when l fight any
one," he said, 81 fight to kill" Gordon
then continued to abuse Harris and call
him vile names Harris asked him to
close his abuse and said, that he would
not allow anyone to BLACKBOARD him any
more. Al this Gordon staggered up 10
Harris aud reptile that he was net afraid
TO call him any hing. H had no soOntr
finished the sentence than Harris grabbsl
him by the coat collar and slapped in the
neck. FRIENDS then Attempted 70 seperate
the trio, but before they hhd succeeded,
Harris struck Gordon agsin, this time In
the Left te nplecutting terri Die gash down
the side of his cheek. After tbey had been
sererated.
Gordon was taken to Baker Bros drug
store and Drs. Russell and McGhee called.
On inve,tig alton ii was learned that several
arierirs In the wounded mans face aud
neck had been severed, and III st the iugular
vein had been missed 10y a miracle. The
arteries were lied up and dressed and the
young man taken TO bic fathers residence.
After the cutting Harris went TO Lea
mans drug store, where he remained until
Henry Gordon, brother of The man cut,
entered and attempted TO arrest him.
Gordon wss stopte ed from doing Harris
any harm by Marsh Il Fulksrson ard Others,
but before the marshal had been inform d
of the previous affair Harris made his e.
cape from town.
The wounded man is said By the physi-
clans TO be 10 precarious condition, and
they gave 1t as their opinioa that he will
not survive. Young Gordon is a wild
reckless sort of ma : and has always been
looked upon as dangerous when drinking.
He is about 23 years of age and resides
with bis parents.
The man who did the cutting is about
40 years of age and resides with a married
brother near Nevada. He IL single and
is also known as dangerous man when in
his cups. He served part of term in the
Kentucky p-nitentiary for killing a cou-
pie of men, with whom he got in trouble
while drunk. A warrant has been placed
in the hands of Sheriff Harry Fisher, of
Vernon county, and that official is now on
Harris track, and it is thought that he will
soon succeed In capturing his man.
The aft .Ir created considerable excite
ment in the little village, where the parties
are both we'll known.