The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-17
KANSAS CITY.
SENSATIONAL SHOOTING IN
WHICH AN EDITOR Is
THE VICTIM.
\ WOMAN AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE DIFFICULTY, AS
USUAL.
KANSAS CITY.
SENSATIONAL SHOOTING SCRAPE
ABOUT A WOMAN.

KANSAS CITY, June l5.-A very sensational
shooting affair occurred shortly after O'Clock
last evening, at the corner of Ninth and Main
streets, in this city, in which DR.. Morrison Mum
ford, proprietor of the Times, and two other per-
sons were shot by w. A. Carlisle, attorney of this
city. The locality "a known as the junction where
Main and Delaware streets unite and the Ninth
street cable cars receive and discharge the greater
portion of their passengers. MuMfOrd, accom-
panied by gentleman friend, had come from the
Times building to take the car going east Mum.
ford had entered the car, which was about COM
pletely filled with people, and was about to take a
seat near the door when Carlisle, who had been
standing near the First National bank building, a
few feet away, came up to- the platform of the car
DRAWING REVOLVER,
and spoke to Mumford, saying: "You have ira.
duced my wife, | will kill you" at the same time
firing at Mumford who was but three feet distant,
The ball struch him in the.side, glancing from the
rib and lodging under the skin just below the
breast bone Carlisle quickly fired again, the ball
Miss Jennie Streeter, girl of sixteen, who occu
pied the next seat in the car. NumfOrd then
stopped forward, trying in the meanwhile to draw
bis revolver; Carlisle stepped into the street on
the south side and began firing through .he win
dow, one ball striking a passenger, named John
Hale, in the face. After firing
FIVE SHOTS IN RAPID SUCCESSION,
Carlisle started TO run around the forward or grip
car attached to the other one but was seized by
two officers. Mumford stepped down to the pave
leveed. He was thought to have been fatally
wounded. e had tried to shoot but had not been
able to fire the weapon. He called to the officers
to let Carlisle 90, and give him chance, but by
starders quickly interfered and persuaded the doc
tor to give up his weapon. He was taken to DR.,
Jackson's office in the Times building adjoining
where the bullet was extracted and the wound
dressed, after which he was removed home.
Carlisle was conducted down Main street fol.
lowed by an angry crowd. His action in shooting
indiscriminatey into the throng aroused the great
est indignation.
THREATS OF VIOLENCE
were made on all sides. At Seventh street the
prisoner was put into carriage and hurried TO the
station, several stones being hurled at the vehicle
Miss Streeter walked to the pavement and sat
down. A carriage was called, and she was taken
home and her wound dressed. The ball was found
to have passad through the upper portion of the
left breast. Though painful, the wound is moi
dangerous. The bullet that struck Halls face
lodged in his head and has not been removed. His
life in is not in danger except In case of eryspeas
which is feared somewhat. Mumford, who re
NAMED cool and collected throughout the general
excitement over the affair." is resting we'll tonight
and will soon recover. Carlisle ls at the police
station in custody.
THE TROUBLE ORIGINATED
in the publication of the Times of charges agains
Carlisle's professional and moral character. On
May IL the Times published an account of trip t
California by Carlisle aud Miss Salle Currie,
young heiress to fortune of 81 l,50O,OO0, on which
| the young lady travelled as his neice, Mrs Carlisle
| and their three children meanwhile remaining her
| at home In this connection the Times charges
that Mr.. and Mrs. Carlisle had enticed the cir
from her mother Mrs. Joseph Hendrickson, AM
kept her at their house for the purpose of gettin
| money away from her. It is also intimated tina
he had taken improper, if not criminal liberte
| with the girl Carlisle made denial of tb
charges print, but did not bring any libel suit,
he was requested to do by the paper. He is
prominent member here of the Methodist church
with which Miss Currie is also connected. Carlisle
has Of late several times threatened Mumford's life
but had not before attempted it,