The Russellville Democrat., 1885-09-24

Is al <bf fifTeE-
tinn ni tie river on Main. on the OF
ppsite sine where Jacob EiaeE kept
store, and tine present lnesl1lnI o. the
German National bank, whom III
KINNEY tDld me was Chi. WyasE
johnson. ] then remarked ] mus
GO and see him. as hal just return
ed nome frBm Kentucky will ms
ilrushsT Albert. Bn1n nf whom ] mac
known SO well IL ny bos'iD0n DAYS
when ne said 10 me. sEinlu m 40 not.
60 now, he is III pursuit OF SfeE
pease, vino has just crossed Mark
nam street, and entered BrrQ q
Duaanis store on the corner uf AIain
and MARKHAM. Look, he HAS
"A cowHTDE Under HIS eOAT
and is going to cisastiEe SIfenpease
Tor some ungenslemaniy remark iIe
made about Miss whom Co.
johnson WIS walking with N site
time, and which the c0lnnsi over
heard ant vino turned 3lariialis
around and pointing mis- finger h
Sneppease. SAID 10 MIN. j vii Cow
hide YOU SIT, the first tame I find von
in Little Rock u THIS iseing sise
first time Oh hls coming 10 invn. hs
was foIlnwing him ln iniiIct it, Silep-
pease. who was well aware that
johnson would make Eiie attempt
and that he might EXPECT cnastiEe-
ment. had armed himself win s
large flint fGck horse9ustnl ant q
large howie.knifs rereaters with
percusslHn cap locks were 1iIen M
known and not in usel, ane seeing
johnson following he trEed To evaie
ilm, By entering cine store oil Byrd q
Duean, where lac took shelter behind
lise danr OF the counting T0Dn. anI
Ms JnhnsnEss form fiarisenad tnt
crack Ui the door on It's hinges
Sheppaase snapped ms pistol at him.
sl,nl. Johnson immediataiv commenu-
ed epwlhiiilr. isim, v-tsan 'Shenl ase
drnpIrsH Gi,. plslsa and t.srw ms
bowie knife and lnfiiclru mary
wounds. four 81 which entered hts
bodv, ali Of ~iliril, nj the time, we're
surpassed TO De mortal Sheppeass
ran ont nE sae stnxe with tire hluasiv
knife IN his iTanN, himself ali cover
ed with iJinod md leff she country
knowing Johnson would Kill INN if
he survived, althnngh ise was inst
fied in the eyes of the law. Cot.
johnson WAS CARRIED 10 Ma. Nieho
las Pear's Hote.. Oh the corner Of
Scott and Markham. and for thur
weeks lls friends desnaaTed 81 his
recovery, hut beine man nj arnn
will and vigor amt determined nni
10 DIE, but 10 1--we 10 kill Sheplsnase.
mIracuinusiv did survive. Three
months afLerward he was enaiiisa to
again mix and walk with iiis friends
/ never knew what became al Silap-
poase afterwards as lac fed siie
country.
The iatiy alluded to was living
within ter miles of Little Rnck, and
was regarded Ms me Of tte rsienine
helies OF her nelghbDrnnnd aud nl
Little Rock, at the ssme This laGiy
il stll living in LitIie Rack SHE
doubtless will remember the hlongiy
affair, and The miraculous recpvers
Of ttlis noble. brave and gallant man
from che ghastig wounds which he
had received fYum che hands OF g
base amt uuprinGipieo srynundrel
while he was chastislne him IN her
behalf, and IN vintiication III her
fair name.
Many t,Eber early "reminiscences
not nnly OF Little Rock, but az the
territory IN connection with events
and persons identified with her his
tnry gvnm 1873 up 30 1886. when a0
mitte1 as Il state IN the union, could
be giSen- But having extended
this us'Liele II Il greater length than ]
contemplated when TOOK ~ ny pen,
10 pniBi elst as ] conceived some nh
rlons errprs in The published inter
view with MIR. Rankin, and
trusting lhat may nDr i.avr
Lrespassed ul,au ynur columns, ay al
least ensy 81 Tar ms may be IN rala-
tinn 10 myself personally, and which
MAY he deemed egnfisticnl and an
Interesting an the readers al vnnr
paper, Will npw close.
1ufHK H. f}aNrR Sanrr.