The Red Cloud chief., 1885-10-02
DIR. L. D. DENNEY
Waylayed and Brutality Assaulted
by w. N. King,
Editor OF the Red Cloud helmet.
A Cowardly Act.

Editor OF the Red Cloud Helmet.
A Cowardly Act.
Some four months ago the an
nouncsment vas made IN this city by
various individuals that Red Cloud WA,
TO have A Simon pure democratic news
paper, and tina, one Will y. King, Of
Plqua, o.. would be It's editor. There
wa. nothing peculiarly wrong about
the announcement b1, later on the
grea, sheet appeared. and from liz ve.y
inception it scored our people RICH,
and left. according 10 the ONO idea OF
journalism, using all sorts VI VIE IN
situations that bore the ear marks OF
numerous malrOntentA who seemed To
| have crows . pick: and still the people
fairly supported the paper, hoping that
ia the end the editor would come
down TO decent journalism. However.
IL seemed impossible :or his friends to
sit down on him. and ~ fast a. one
sauabEle wa seii!ed and taken back
by this 80 called editor. he would again
bob up with some other boomerang
tina, would set the people clTsing HIM
His idea of what people wanted IN the
oun,ry was so far ahead Of all the
wants Of this country that our enter
| prisIng people were unable 10 grasp
| :IIs wonderuus ideas. hence his efforts
% ~ciyiilzc the people were not fully
appreciated. King alone was no. 10
| blame for his "cu.sedness. He, per
| thaps WAS made to believe much tina
never existed. and Wa, always ready
apparently, to become the tool OF oI'i.
cas- when II suited his purpose. tie
, carried his abuse 81 the people 40 far
that he disguised hi. party friends, and
to-day many WHIP were solid demo
crat- are hating between two opinions
and In many instance. take repubil-
can papers la preference To the bust
cd organ The CHIEF has no partic
uIar desire 10 kick a fellow being wh.iI
| he Is down. yet it seems to be altoS-th-
er proper 10 chronicle u short history
Of this man King, whose short and
iynoble career has brought himsc,. Ia
! 4 sudden climax 10y his " cowardiy
act.
TIE FACTS IN THE CASE
are substantially ~ follows: The prin-
| cipals ia the affair are Will \. King.
| iedit0r of the Helmet, a vile democrat
| Ic sheet. recently started IN this place,
and whose principal mission from It's
frs, inception To lite early demise,
seems tc:have been - vllIiy and de-
fame anything and everything, any.
body and cvers body thai came within
IL reach and DIR. D~enne,'. one Of onr
prominent physicians. recently return
ed from a years soJourn IL Cnlna'
Both parties and their wives boarded
| ut the Gardner House. King acc ms Ia
| have lahorcd under the Impres. ION
! that he held Il warranty deed Tor IA GER
tain eat ut the table, contrary 10 the
rules of the house. On Monday even
mg DR. aud Mrs. Dennev were seated
AT the table, when King entered the
| dining room, and with his usual ar
rogance and iuso.ence Oruercd the
! Doctor Il vacarc Tn. seat he Was oUcu-
owing, which he politely but firmly
! derl,ned To do. Hot words eusued, but
| the matter was finally dropped. 4
snort time after wards, while the Doc
tor was walking ear Mcfarland,
store King slipped up behind HIM ana
| dealt him "A severe blow on the head
with a loaded cane or club, knocking
| him down and leaving him IN All
| slmust inscn>ible condition. After
telling ms victim to the earth he
| cowardly assallant too To his heel
ike a whipped cur. ana went To Sheriff
Warren and gave himself up, saying:
struck "A man and want IL give
myself up" lie was unvl'iingly al
lowed TO 60 free 10y the sheriff. who
should certainly have held INN Until
he had dicovcred the cause of the
I ouble. The doctor WAS taken
TO DIR. Beck's office and his
wounds dressed, after winch he WAS
conveyed To the residence of Mrs
Baird, where he is stlll lying. At
| present i, is hard To determine what
the result of his injuries may be. Al
ali events it Was a close call and but
! li.tle short of an actual murder. King
has inflicted his community with his
presence but Il short time. His where
abouts 1T present are unknown, how
ever warrants are out far his arre., and
tn. probabilities are that he will be
called upon IN the near future to
answer tor his eccentric freak. IN a
CO irt of justice. Such mUrlerous con-
uurt cannot be overlooked in any
! civilized community. Comments are
in order hui are unnecessary. A man
who strikes another in the face is en-
titled To some respect, bat he who
stabs his fellowman in the back is the
most despicable thing on earth. II
King could have been found on Mon
Gay nigh, the probabilities are that a
coat OF tar and feathers would have
been c~opinusly applied to his person.
as the crowd were very indignant over
the affair. King. We understand. tried
To borrow a revolver from one of our
| citizens. but whether 1t was his intent
70 use ii or not we are unable to say.
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