The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-12
A rERRislE AFFAIR.

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A rERRielE ATTAIN.
Ssaleusy Drives Robert Broaddus % Corn
nit . Fearful Deed 1t Lesvsnworth-Hs
Shoots Frank Jobsea ana Then kills
Himaoif
LkAvENwoR1H, KAN, June LA few
minutes after six O'Clock Saturday evening
Mr.. Frank Jobson was walking down Shaw
nee street in company with Misses Daisy
Wood and Nellie Moonlight teachers in the
public school, and had reached the corner
Of Fifth and Shawnee streets, when Robert
Broadds, superintendent Of SCOTS stock
farm, rode up on . Texas pony. As he
caught sight of Jobson and his lady friends,
Broaddus refined up his horse and drawing
his revolver fired at Jobsoh The whole
party took refuge In Ummethun's drug
store. Broaddus dismounted and followed.
Jobson ran behind the counter. Broaddus
began firing as he entered and JObson
turned and faced him and placing his hand
on his breast, where one shot had taken
effect, he cried: "Stop, If you are man; I
am unarmed." Another shot was the only
reply. Jobson ran to the best of his dimin-
ished strength would let him out of the
door and across the street and fell
PAINTING FROM LOSS OF BLOOD
In the office of the Free Press. As Mr..
Jobson passed out of the store, two more
shots were fired which took effect in his
back and shoulders. As he passed beyond
range Broaddus turned and fired the re-
naming shot in his revolver at Miss Wood.
This fortunately missed. The murderer
then rushed out and mounted his horse and
gallOped out of town at breakneck speed,
brandishisg his revolver as he rode. Mar
shall ShalicrOss and other mounted police
went in hot pursuit. Drs. Nicely, Thomas,
Carpenter, Love and Matthias were promptly
on hand and dressed the wounds
of the unfortunate man. Dr.
Thomas diagnosed the case as follows.
One wound in the right lung; one wound
on the point of the right shoulder; QUO
back of left shoulder. The caliber of the
bullet was 3S. The condition is very criti-
ical with chances against recovery. The
trouble was the outgrOwth of jealousy.
Miss Daisy Wood, the daughter of Judge
N. H. Wood, had up to few months ago
been receiving the attention of BrOaddus.
ABOUT a DlOlltn OF SIX weeks ago
SHE DISMISSED HIM,
and in the meantime has received more on
less attention from Jobs0n. j. II. Atwood,
JObson's most particular friend, says he
knew OF nothing further than friendly
relations existing between JobsOn and Miss
Wood, and nothing to give rise to the
jealousy that caused the shooting. Jobson
is native of Dundee, Scotland, where his
hFn f,, L.
business. He came to this country and city
about two years ago. He is an architect
by profession, and as designer and
undoubtedly. stands at the
head of his profession in this city. His char
ecter is without reproach. He is very hand
some In appearance, is five feet ten inches
In height and weighs 100 pounds. Broad
dus is medium sized. well built, young
man with brown mustache and hair, with
face deeply tanned with exposure to the air
He has for some years been superintendent
ut Mr.. SCOTS fancy stock farm. Public
feeling runs very high against the would be
and had he been caught on the
ground, he doubtless would have paid the
penalty of his crime The first words
spoken by the wounded man after bis
wounds were dressed were whispered to his
friend Atwood: Don't let them hurs the
poor fool. He is craZyv' After shooting
JObsOn, Broaddus mounted his horse and
rode down Shawnee street and out Broad |
way to Salt Creek valley where his wild
owed mother
LIVES ON A HANDSOME FARM
On arriving at the house he dismounted |
md entered the residence, but his mother |
vas absent from home. The only person
.bOut the premises was the wife of the |
nan who lives on the farm and has charg
# affairs. To her he handed a ring, which
Re drew from his finger, and requested that
t be given to his mother. Then the
man went out into the front yard
md, placing the revolver close to his hea.
ired and fell to the ground. The woman
leard the shot, and running out, found
'roaddus expiring. He told her to tell his
mother that he had come home to
lie and bid them goodbye. 1t is
aid that up to this time BrOaddus had
een an exemplary young man, and he had
ways the respect of all who knew him. 1t
8 believed that he was crazed to despera-
ion because the young lady refused his
';rther association, though johnson was
ot the cause of the trouble between the
Dung people. The two young ladies, Miss
Iel!le Moonlight, daughter of Colonel
hoih0S otOOullSut, ana MISS w 0OQ mad
themselves very narrow escape, and both
re quite Ill from the shock they received,
specially is this the case with Miss Wood.
he wounded man was resting easy yester-
ay, but the physicians think that the
hances for
RECOVERY ARE NOT VERY GOOD.
he death of Broaddus makes the second
I the family in short time from the effects
f pistol bullet. A year or two ago the
lder brother. Joel Broaddus, who was trav.
ling for cattle firm, was found dead in
room in Denver hotel, with a bullet in
is heart. Itwas reported that the death
AS an accident, as valise half open Law
eside the pistol, as though that weapon
I'D dropped from it. but there have been
lmors that the unfortunate young man had
IN behind in his accounts, and that the
cath was suicide. The family is one o.
le best in this section. the eldest brothe
the dead man being prominent cattle
ealer, and other relatives being of the very
sst
Dinner to Boyd Winch.ster.
LOUISVILLE, May 30.-A public dinner
as given to Hon. Boyd Winchester, the
wv Minister to Switzerland, last evening ,