The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-09
A BAD BREAK.
A Granger Arms Himself With
Gun, Revolver and Bowie.
He Meets His Foe But Gets Van
ouished With Reel and Hand.

From gentleman who came In from the
Hugr es Vile Deighborhood the BAZOO
learns of a somewhat Sensational and
rather serious difficulty which occurred
near that place Wednesday and was an
outerowth OF the stock penniug law.
1t seems from the It temenis made that
VIM. Mckenzie and Thomas WATSON, VIII
reside on Muddy creek, near the Montgom-
cry Ford, though old and respected citIz ms,
are nct on the best Of terms with each
other, but on the contrary, have for several
years past held q bit er grudge, almost
amounting to open warfare, toward each
other. Rkcently, so The story goes, Nc
Kerz;e took il into his head 10 impound
come of the ca tie running on the prair. es
belonging to Thomas WsssJn and his son
Jesse. Wednesday the Wassons learned
of
MCKENZIE's NEIGHBoRLY CONDUCT
and visited his premises to demand their
stock, Mckenzie, however, declined to de-
liver them until all charg claimed by
him for feed, impending, etc., was settled
in full. This caused declination on the
part of the Was rs, who went further and
limited that they had come for their cattle
and proposed to have them wbett er or no.
Not hiking this turn of sff irs Mckenzie
fell back IN coed order to his house and
while the Wsssons proceeded to secure
their stock, be proceeded to arm and equip
himself for battle, selecting therefor huge
bowie kuifs, colts army revolver and
a double barrelled shotgun. Thus armor
laden Mckenzie proceeded to confront the
Wssson's, and approaching the old
man be presented
THE GUN AT HIS BREAST
and snapped i. Fortunately for the
earthly peace and happiness Of both parties
the gun Jailed to fire Wheeling upon the
SOD, Jesse, who wss advancing To the rescue
# his father, Mckenzie leveled his gun,
and this time with better success, Two shots
from the charge finding lotgement in
Jesse's thigh. Seeing his son fall and
believing he had been killed, old man
WATSON became frenzied and rushed upon
Mckenzie with murder in bis heart.
Mckenzie threw down his gun and, facing
his assailsnt, drew his revolver; but in
twinkling Wsss had kick.d it high in
the air ADD il descended far out of the
re ach OF It's owner; but Mckenzie still felt
himself armed, aud drawing his
OOSle kDlIe atlemptsu w CteS Win
WATSON, but ano her we'll directed kick
sent that wespon to grass also, and before
Mckenzie could recover from his astonish-
ment at
THE MULIsH ACCOMPLISHMENT
Of his aged assailaut, q well directed blow
from Wassou's fist laid him also upon the
now crimsonirg sward. Mad wi h rage
beyond control, Wssson sprang upon his
PROSTATE victim and kicked him into
ate of unconsciousness b. fore his msimed
ION could interfere 10 stay the murdercu'
york, and when Mckenzie was next car
red into his domicile, it was in state that
brought weeping and wailing from his
family. 1t is not thought that either Was
ION or Mckenzie are fatally injured, but
both are seriously, if not dangerously dam
,ged. After the engagement both the
w assons surrendered to Justice Stirling, OF
and gave bond tor their APP
,esrance at the next term of the criminal
,ourt. And thus ends the first chapter in
What came scar proving tragedy.