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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-13
A STATEMENT sY MRS. NUTrING
Ia Relation 30 the Shooting ARRAY Of
Yesterday and the Causes Out
Of Which 1t Grew

AOoSCIOdy oAG SAC SSO3Oo OuS
OF Which 1t Grew.
EDS News: We have said little or
nothing in regard to this ecandsI, think
ing it would all be made clear when it
came into court. but the statements in
The News and Republican make it nee
essary for me, in justice to ourselves, to
place these facts Before the public.
Mr.. Daugh rty states in this morn
Ing's Republican, that Mr.. Nutting
brought Mrs Daugherty here against
my entreaties and prayers. This is false,
every word of it. Mr.. NuttIng had
nothing to do with MIS-. DIS coming
here. It was my own proposition. She
and have been like sisters and it was
only natural 1 should ssaHt to help her
In time of trotble.
Mr.. D has also stated that Mr.. Nut
ting has ill-treated me In various ways
and makes me remain here against my
will, which is also false. My parents are
wealthy and 1 could go to them at any
time.
Mr.. D. further states that Mr.. Nutting
Is keeping Mrs D Mrs. Daugherty' g
mother is supporting her in order that
she may fit herself for teaching music.
which she will be able to do in a year,
and it was through her advice that she
left Mr. DauEherty,
1t is reported that Mr. Nutung was
armed, which. was Incorrect. He was
searched by Officer r lmaine before DR..
Davenport and oilers.
defy any one, here or elsewhere. to
say that Mr.. NuttinR ever treated them
IN any other than gentlemanly manner
Mr.. DsaahertY was afraid to let the
law take It's course, so took it on him.
self 20 kill Mr. Nutiing and with him
out of the way he could easilY intimidate
Mrs D. and myself into a item Mt
which he has been trying to do all along
My uncle aud aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
McCandliss, will very gladly testify to
the truthfulness OF ia ,se statements.
Perhaps Daugherty and his friends
will say that Mr. Nutiina intimidated
me into writing this. DR.. FIlkins will
set any s'ae's shlRd al resi- as to Mr.. Nut
ting being IN a condition to compeI me
10 do such "A thing at this time.
There are nary other things which
could say that would show DauRherly'l
character ID its tF6e light, but they will
all be tfONght out at the trial.
Respectfully.
| MRS H. D. NUTTING.
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A PIeasnnt nnrnrIne-

Thursday was the fifth anniversary of
the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. j. g Tray
Tor, and their friends embraced this &C.
casion to surprise them at their home on
Union street last evening. Jimmie had
been at work at the court house until 8
O'Clock in the evening, and when he
drew near to his resid, nee lie discovered
that the house was full of people who
had taken possession, and Then il
began to dawn upon his mind
that he had dropped in up.
on his wooden wedding, a
suspicion which was confirmed by q
glance at a handsome new lounge and
other gifts suitable to the occasion.
The guests embraced NEST Of the PEG
pie who were present at the marriage OF
MIR. and Mrs. Taylor, and good cheer
and genial converse made the evening
pass away IN the most delightful man.
ner.
The excellent couple who were sc
pleasantly remembered are worthy OF
all the good fortune which has attended
their welded life, and we only trust that
prosperity, happiUe.s aud length of days
may be the portion which kind tate has
reserved for them.
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A Nau citu Rnuaina

E. T. Carr, the leading architect of
Leavenwortb, arrived in this city Thurs
day and was in consultation during
the day with Mayor Warren in refer
ence to plans for a new city building on
the site of the nld Fifth avenue hotel.
1t is proposed to begin this work in the
sprlDg. though it will be two or three
years before the contemplated improve
ment is completed. The purpose is to
put up building 105xS0 feet,
the central portion of which
will be three stori,s high and the wings
two stories. 1t will contain all The city
Offices. quarters for the fire department
and all the appu,tenances of that branch
OF the municipal service, e;c. The plans
have not y',l b, en formulated, but con
vcnience and btau,y % exterior will bs
smOng the features comp isssd by tht
ar Infect
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TUFTS
PILLS
TORPID BOWELS,
0Iso IaG9 ERED LIVER.

From these sources arise three fourths of
the diseases OF the human race. These
APPSt1Gea Bowels cOative, Sick Head.
sehe, Ha11ns9s after eating, aversion to
OF food IrriGabIlity OF temper, Low
sPtrtGSS A feeling or having neglected
some duty DizztsnesS, Flute ring at the
Ored Urine, CONSTTPATION. and de.
mand the use of remedy that acts directly
on the Liver. AsaLiver medicine TUFTS
FILLS have no equal. Their action on the
Kidneys and Skin is also prompt; removing
all impurities through these three 81 scav.
en8erS OF the SYSTEM" producing appe-
tites sound digestion, regular stools, q clear
skin and vigorous body. TUFTS PILLS
cause no nausea or gripping nor interfere
with daily work and are perfect
a lHlHAFE tn RRAn a Rna
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Execusors Of the last win Of n. W ". Psi,liDs
deceased. Il
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ARRANGING FOR HOSPITALS,
An Address to the Employees of the At
Gibson ROad-An Appropriation OF
100000 for Hospitals, etc.

The AIchison, Topeka 81 Santa Fee
Railroad Company sent cut circular
yesterday, addressed to all OF its em.
ploS es, relative to the erecting and main
tanning of hospitals along the line. Fol
loving is The address issued:
Several hundred of our employ es on
the southern division, have, by petition,
asked the management to provide for
the establishment OF hopItalS, TO be sup
ported by sums 10 be Deducted each
month from their Wsges.
In considering the question of hospi-
tails for the southern division, the beIle-
fits To be secured are so apparent that it
has been determined to arrange for a
system of hospitals alone the whole line,
and the following plan, after careful
consideration, has bee n adopted, as pro
missing the best reulis:
Four hospitals Will be constructed on
the line of our road, and in addition
there TO arrangements will be made Tor
the use of hospitals already in opera
ton by church societies at Topeka, En-
poria, and other points
Our board OF directors has had the
matter under consideration, and has
promised to advance the sum of fifty
thousand dollars for The purpose of con-
structing and furnishing hospitals.
In order 10 provide hospital income
fund tor the maintenance of hospitals,
to- wit, to provide physicians, surgeons
and nurses and nee sSary attendants, to
purchase supplies and medicines, and
for such other and further uses as may
from time 10 time be ordered and ap
proved by the board of trustees, no
tice is hereby given. that on and
mill "a d
Quoted from the monthly wages Of all
employees of the Atchison, Topeka s.
Santa Fe railroad company, and its
leased and auxiliary lines. the sums as
below stated;
Employees receiving $50 p month, or
less, will pay % eeuIs per month T. hos
pital income fund; over $50 and than
$50 30 cents; over $50 aud less than
| 800, $50 cents over 800 and less than
5000, 500; over $500, 81 90.
The sums as above specified will be
deducted from the wages of all EN-
| plopes by the paymaster and paid over
| to the trt asurer Cf the Hospital Asso-
| citation.
In further explanation of the plans
| and purposes of the Hospital Associa-
ton, the following brief state nent is
made:
A company viii be- formed and ill.,
clrporatsd d, which shall he known as
the Atchison Railroad Employees AS
| ISOLATION.
The Association will be governed 10y
rults end regulations to be fnrmsd by
the board of trustees of sad ASSOCIATE IN
| The board of trustees will consist OF
three persons, and be constituted as fol
lows: The general manager of the Atchi.
son, Topeka s. Santa Fee railroad; the
]. chief surgeon OF the Atekison, Topeka s
Santa Fe railroad. the remaining mem.
Der of the board to be selected by the
employees IN ina1atf as may hereafter
be agreed on.
The board of trustees will, as SO n a:
practicable, furnish further information
concerning the organization of the assa
clation and its plan IF operation.
A. L TotEALIS, Vice President.
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THE EsEPoRIA DAILY NEWS FREE
BEADING ROOM.


A New Pla . az Resort for the Public.
The News opened Saturday even ng
ID the public re reading rnnm,
provided and maint.in-d uucer its own
auspices and At is oSn expense.
Thls paper has ala avs been sn earnest
advocate of such an instiIntloD and has
had in view for long time something
of this kind that vould be open 90 its
own emploJes and also to the general
public.
The room We have set apart for this
purpose is aboye our present office, is
reached by the broad stairway leading
from Sixth avenue, aud in size is 3lx34
feet The ceilings are high and the apart
mrut Was for many years THE News
composing room. In removing down
st airs to new quaTters We retained the
room in question ard have fitted it up
ne atty and plainly for the purpose men
toned in this item.
The reading room is furnished with
numerous tables and file racks
upon which will always be
found a large number of the leading
daily, weekly aud monthly publications
of the country. Among the periodicals.
may be mentioned all The Kansas City
dailles, the ST. Louis GlObe-Democra.
the New York Daily Tribune, the New
York Daily Sun, Cincinnati Daily Com
mercial- Gazette. nearly all OF the dsilies
and weeklies published in Kansas. also
Harper's Weekly, HArpsr's Monthly,
Scientific American, the leading live
stock journals, etc, etc.
We extend q cordial welcome
TO our merchants and their
employees and any and all citizens who
choose TO avail themselves of the privi-
leges offered.
1.-THE News helps in this mannrl TO
solve the oft-Iepested question, "Where
can we go TO spend our leisure time In
the evening ~ we Will b glad we opened
the "Emporia Daily NeKs Free Read.
ing Room" If the enterprise is well
received, our readers may rest assured
that we will add Ia its facilities and ex-
tend It's DrlVileOeR
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SENSATIONAL SHOOTING.
a sAnguinary E1csaater Esetween J.s.
l. Ilaughsrsy and Professor
81. D. Knitting.
The Latter Receives Two Bullet wounds
At the Haads Of the Former.
Domestic In'.lloIsy the O.a'. Of N

- TIC nAt408 ~ inc = ~ - "a
DOmestic InfelIcIty the Cause of The
Trouble.
Thurs say as about 2 o'cl0ek the
people in the vicinity Of W. Tstham's
ST re ON Commercial STREET we're startled
by the report of three shots fired IN
quick succession. and il WAS koon dis
covered that Pref. Nait,ng had betn Sc
riously wounded by rev, liver in the
hand of j. L. DaugheIty.
It seems from Nutting's story thst be
had seen to-day, for the fist time. q dog
gerel circular in which his name figures
in an unsavorY light, and which he &C
cuses Daugherty at haYing circulated.
Seeing Dsugherty to-day at the post
Office behind the boxes, Nuiting remark
ed, looking in a. the window, Il just
want Ia see that thing"
Shortly thereafter Nutiing was goi0g
up Commercial street, and just as he
passed Tathsm's store, DaugheTty came
cut The latter CLAIMS that Nutting
again repeated the remark made at the
postoflce. Wher Upon Daugherty
whipped out his revolver and discharged
three of the chambers. Two balls took
fl. CT, one in Nuttiug's right shoulder
and the other in his
right arm nea- the elbow. The wounded
man denies that he sp Ike TO DausheEty
on the street. Nutting walked away
after he WAS shot and went TO the Office
OF DIR. Parr, Nhere his wounds were ex-
amined. He bled very profusely,
and both balls are still in
his body 1T this writing. The
one wound is almost directly on the
right shoulder blade. and the other is in
the right arm near the elbow. NeIther
of The injuries are of character TO ex.
cite apprehension As To the life Of the
wounded man.
Daugher'y, after the shooting, sought
out his attorneys aid iOid ILtm Nbti
he had done
lie Gays that Nutting has seduced his
wife aud broken up his home, and that
he was ma tdened by the insult which
be received At his hands this morning
The scandal cut OF which this affaiI
grows has been public talk for many
months, and divorce proceedings have
been Instituted by Daus heIty in the
district court.
The affair is to be greatly regretted,
and We are glad for all concerned that
the affair OF this afternoon was not more
trsgIcal in It's character.
The encounter was witnessed by sew
ersl by ISLANDERS, none of whom ht ard q
word spoken between the parties. One
of the bullets grazed The shoulder OF
Jas. E. Cope, of Chase county. who
CHANGED to be walking along the street
His flesh was slightly scratched.
1t is known that Nutting had revol
yer on his person at the time that hs
met Dsugherty, but so far q
We can learn he made NO effor
to use it After Nuttins's wounds werl
bound up he was IemBved to his home
aud was quite faint from loss of blood.
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Contraet for Cnarch ssat.

james NJ WisharL reprt sett.ng the
Topeka Mahufaeiuring compauy, took
the e9ntEsct Friday for Furnishing The
pulpit and seats for tie new Christian
church. This Institution is extensively
engaged 10 The manufacture of sgricuIt-
ursl implements. chuEch aud school fur.
niture, ornamental woodwork for stores,
and has an exttnlsd trafe IN Kansas.
II turns out most excellent class of
work, aud never fills 10 sSiisfy i,s pa
irons
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Considerable complaint is made con-
cerninP hog cholera in this vicinity. 1t
Is stated that breeders have stock infect
ed with the disc ase and that in this
manner the c'ntagion has been commu-
nicar'd oyer the county. Slockmen
should take measures looking to the
prevention OF the spread of this disorder.
as nothing Is of more vital importance
to the people 6f this county than the
preservation and improvement of its
live atock fptar.ats
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AROUND TOWN

A marriage license was issued ThuTs-
day TO w. D. O'Neil and Miss Hattie Z.
Jones, of Usage County.
Russell 81 Gutndling hsve hoisted a
mammoth coffee pat IN front OF their
tin shop on SIKH avenue.
j. s. Harrington has been appointed
foreman of The street railway aud will
have charge of The track and stables.
john IS a good one.
Il. Z Torrington has rented one OF the
JaDauschek housa on State street, and
will occupy it during the construction of
his new residence.
The NEWS, II seems, WAS in error in
stating yesterday that ]. L. Daugherty
had brought suit to obtain a divorce
from his wife. 1t was MIRA. -Daugherty
who filed the petition.
The books of the old library
have been transferred to the
new library association, and the
ladies who nave labored 10 earnestly
for public library, are meeting with
considerable encouragement and expect
to soon announce the completion oil
definite and satisfactory arrangements.
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AT NEosHo FALLS.

Arriving at NeoshO Falls We found
Hon d. W. Finney, A. P. MaglnDis,
Capt W. ]. Haughswout, A. Hamilton
and others, with hacks and car.
riages ready with good sup
ply of robes and blankets
to convey the party to the neigbborhood
where the disessc exists. First stop
was made to partake of most excellent
dinner at the Falls House, kept by T.
L. Reid. twas after O'Clock and the
dioner was thoroughly enjoyed. The
party of thirteen was here joined by sev-
eral of the good citizens Of the Falls and
vicinity
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The New street Car.

-Four new street cars for the east and
west line arrived Thursday ria the Santa
Fee from Brill u Co.. hiladelphia
They were packed in ore huge Car and
are beauties. They are handsomely
finished, and the workman
ship Is 6rst-elass through
out. They have adjustable hoods and
platforms, and are proYIced with signal
and head lights They are in advance
of the car already on the line.
The freight ON the car lnsd was $3.50,
and $50 of tins was charged by the Santa
Fe for the run from Kansas City to En-
perIa. And vet Mr. Touzalin claims
that the rates ON that road are very mod
crate
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Twenty Six Car Loads of Corn for the
EIoad suffarara

Flood Sufferers
Sedg~ick county proposes 10 send q
car load of corn from each of the TWEEN
ly-six townships OF that county 10 the
fiool sufferers. We copy the following
from esteId ty's & Immonwe llth:
Hon. William GriIlinsieIn, mayor of
Wicbits, snt Hon. q w. Steenrod, a
member of the board Of commissioners
ut Sedgwick county. were here yester-
d ~ as committee To wait upon the
AIchison road officials aid sec what
privileges could lie secured in the .wav
OF transportation Each toWnship-and
there ale twenty six of them-in Sedg.
wick county will donate To the cause a
car load of corn. Said committee was
informed by the SAnIa F. Company that
II Will haul one solid train load from
Wichita To the Missouri river free, and
also insured them that its eastern con.
nectlnns, the Chicago Il Alton and the
Ohio Il Mississippi roads, will trans
port il from there TO Cincinnati. The
committee went home feeling highly
elatsd over this proposition and will
have their trt in ready to start about the
18th instant The train will be appro.
priately decorated and placarded.
This will he big card for Sedgwick
county, as we'll as for the railroad,
which display such generosity. LYor
county could we'll afford to follow the
example.
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Notice Tor Publication.

LAND OFFICE AT TOPEKA, KANSAS, !
March /. 1854
Notice is hereby siyen that the following.
named settler has Gleti notice Of his intentiou
10 make final proof in support or his claim.
and that said proof will he made before the
clerk ofthe district court OF LION county
Kansas. at EnlpOria. Kansas, o. Friday April
18th, 1891: viz: Charles = safer on Home
stead 4,5e9 for the VI \, SW. u, sec. Is, ~. II,
range II T.
Ese names the following witnesses 10 prove
bis cont innoHs residence atcn, and euitivs-
ton Of. said land, Wis Angus Baird Of En-
poFfs, Kansas; I. 81 Wells OF EsnpePia Kan
zas; John Wells OF EnporiA, Kansas; J. r.
Davis Of EmtorIa. Kaasas
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Arg sa11nr Pr..en,

Mr. IA. E. Allison, Hutchison, Kan.
Saved his life hv g simple Trial Bottle
of DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, which caused him To procure
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him, when Doctors. change of climate
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Bronchitis, HOarseness, Severe Coughs.
and all Throat and Lung diseases, it is
guaranteed N cure Trial bottles free
al B. WheIdon's drug STORE. Large size
s150- IN
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JImmI. O.rooIr,s sale

The sale of Jimmie o. roole at NeOsho
Rapids. Friday, was very largely at
tended. and ali tine articles sold brought
good pric e Col. Fl. w. Pearsall was
master of ceremonies, Uni informs us
that ma ;nlfirsnt dinner was provided
and that a very superior quality of "Nile
Waier'' was ON tap.
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THE MISUNDERSTANDING i
FAIR
From DaiIy News. March 2.

From DaiIS koWs. March T.
Prot. II. ID. Nu.tir. &, who was shot on
Commercial street Seetrrday afternoon
by Jas. L. Daughertv, passed rather an
uncomfortable light, but was resting
pretty well when his physician called
this afternoon, The wound 10 the shoulder
is pronounced rather serious injury.
The ball has MT yet been FtIAdved. add
no further effort will be made to extract
it until the swelling sbsies. The wife
of Daugherty i at Nutting's
residence, aud Mfs. Nu,ting told our in
formsnt that this was her desire. We
learn that she disclaims all teliei in q
criminal intimacy between her husband
and Mrs. Daugherty, and expresses en-
tire confidence in the fidelity of her leige
lord.
Public sympathy, however, is very
largely with Daught rty in the matter,
though we must say that whssever The
provocalion might have beeA in the
premises We do n 1t regard it safe prec-
edent to allow an occurrence of that
kind 10 take place without the off,
GERS of the law taking cognizance
thereof. Il is true that the public gives
consent to the punishment by death OF
the seducer, and the man who wansonly
destroys the home of another, but II is
only just concession To properly con
stituted authority that an investigation
should follow all disturbances of the
public peace, and IS We undersisnd il
Daugherty counted on nothing less. al
he Immediately presented himself to the
officers after the shooting. with the ex-
pectstien of being taken into custody
He male no # r. TO e cape, and ,ht
fact that he vas not arrested is charge
able to the officers and not to hun. Las
night he stared On his run as mai
agent between Kansas City aud Puebl ,
aud viii return at the regular tine.
/ The facts, SO far as the ALLEGED Teis
tions betW, en- Nuttipg and Mrs Daugh
eFty are concerned. will be fully brough
out ~ the trial of the divorce case lnsti
tufed by Mrs. DaHgheriy in the dissrIc
court. and il will be time then TO form
Judgment as TO the nature Of the sfti snt'
provocation-
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DR.. Frn.Ier,s Root Bittsrs

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cleanse the blood ard system of every
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Q Emporia. 81 90
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