Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
BLOODY ROW,
In Which One of the Participants Received
Wound that will Probably Prove Fatal.

In Which One of the Participants Received
Wound that will Probably Prove Fatal.
About half past yesterday morning, Mrs.
Nettie Brisco, n colored WOMAN who with
her husband kept lsudry one door east Of
the Sherman hotel, east of the Santa Fe
depot on Douglas avenue, shot Alex Black
more, a colored barber whose shop was in
the same building, the ball entering his neck
and penetrating the windpipe, then passing
downward aud backward. lodging as near 90
can be ascertained near the left shoulder
blade. The doctors suppose it lacerated the
the lung in its course.
The wound will probably prove fatal.
Both the wcman and her husband fed after
the shooting but were afterwards captured
and lodged in Jail.
An EAGLE reporter reached the scene of
the tragedy about twenty minutes after the
shooting at which time large crowd had
collected. The wounded man lay upon a
narrow bed in small room belonging TO
the Sherman house. He was in great agony,
breathing with great difficulty, while the
blood oozed from the wound and out of the
mouth at each respiration, while it appear
ed every moment as II he would strangle.
A colored man held his head while
Doctors Bibbee and Hendren made prepare
tions to dress the wound. No one saws the
three interested being present, and their sto-
ries differing widely in almost every partic-
ulsr, /. is impossible to ascertain just how
the row originated or how
the shooting was done. The
wounded man stated that they had some
trouble about furniture, and that Brisco
came into bis shop with a revolver and
threatened to shoot him. The quarrel con-
tinued, and the Brisco woman came in from
the rear with Ratchet in her hand and her
husband handed her the revolver and told
and that she did so. His speech was dis
connected, aud he could not give anything
like full account Of the AFFAIR. Our repor-
ter visited the Jail and found Brisco and the
woman in a cell together. They told the
following story: They had rented the
building Of Mr.. Stone, and had let the front
room to Blackmore. He was drunk nearly
every day and they had lots of trouble with
him. Yesterday they had sold their furni-
ture to Mr.. Blackwell and were going to Ar
kansas City. The barber told Stone they
were going without paying the rent, which
was $3.50. Stone came and
was about to levy on the
goods, but they told Mr., Blackwell to pay
the amount, which he did. Stone and
Blackwell then left and Briscoe went into the
barber shop and accused Blackmore of tell
ing Stone. Baekmore put his hand to his
hip pocket and told him to get out or he
would shoot him. Briscoe then eft but soon
returned with revolver, saying be was
ready for him. The barber drew his ra-
zor and told him he would kill him. Brisco
backed up into the Kitchen or back room,
followed by Blnckmore. Briscoe then hand
ed the revolver TO the woman, telling Black
more to come out into the back yard and he
would fight him square fist fight. The
woman stepped between them and the bar
Der rrasped her hand to wrench the revolt
yer from her grasp, and the weapon wss
discharged in the squabble. Such is their
story. Briscoe and his wife came here from
Colorado about two months ago. The bar
Der Is said to be hard case, ard was drunk
frequently. About noon he became easy,
the hemorrhage stopped and he breathed
moro easily, the pulse became normal and
hopes of his recovery was entertained.
About s p. m. he became worse; the hemor-
rhsge returned, the pulse rose rapidly, and
il was feared be would die before midnight.
The doctors have small hopes Of his recov-
cry.
After the shooting Briscoe run to the
Globe Iron works and hid among some
Trash over tho blacksmith shop. where he
was found BY police officer Dan Parks and
John Clayton. The woman was found
about two hours later east Of Chisholm creek
among the bushes. Briscoe and the woman
are mulattoes. They give their ages as 70
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