Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-09

A D~EPL0RABLE AFFAIR,

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Frank y. Mead, of REnndan. Ex-Chief
Clerk OF Dakota House, shoots
a Man-Eis Victim VIII Probably
DIe-The Encounter Occurred in a
st. Eau Hotel.
Frank J.. Mead, of Mandan, well re-
m~embered in Yankton as chief clerk of
the Legislative house during the session
Of 1881 has suddenly achieyed %unenyia-
Bile notoriety and placed himself behind
the bars Of the st. Paul Jail with O crime
of blood upon his name and conscience.
The st. Paul Pioneer-Pre OF The Sth
last tells the story, as follows:
shortly after II O'clock last night a
group of men stood silently in room 1914
at the Merehants hotel. Every eye was
turned to the bed. There lay a we'll
dressed, fine looking man. His arms
were spread out and his head rested on
the pillow. a slight pallor ~o'erspread
his face and he WaH al metienies; ss
death. Tho man was Frank Farnsworth,
of Manaan. Ten minutes before that
time he had been the mark OF anotber,s
Il III tho tOtuluh Eub UOUGJ.
The person who did the shooting was
Frank Mead, u newspaper man we'll
known throughout tho weef and a
former resident of the northwest. The
shooting occurred at ii O'clock. Several
perseas wore in the Totunda at the time,
but only q few knew aught of the trouble
until startled by the crack oil q thirty
eight caliber Smith & Wesson revolver.
Several statements are made Of the
affair, but no two agree. 1t seems, how
ever, that the two men have been
aequaintances of long standing. Farms
worth has been in st. Paul several days,
stopping at the Merchants.
Last evening Mead entered the hotel.
He went up TO Farnsworth and the two
shook hands. They talked q few
minutes when their conversation became
loud enough to attract the attention of
some men near at hand. One OF these
say Mead wac very abusive and called
Farnsworth some bad names. The two
men separated. Some time later they
met again. Mead says Farnsworth
went out OF the hotel and returned,
while the latter says Mead went out and
returned. However this may have been,
the two met again. The men. disagree
as to what then occurred. Eye witnesses
stats that after they had talked q short
time Mead pulled q revolver. He held
it up with the muzzIe pointed to the cell.
ing and waved is in the air, All at once
the muzzle was lowered and the revolver
discharged, Farnsworth Immediately
placed both hands ON his stomach and
said, ."Oh my Godl I'm shot in the
stomachl My poor little ones, what
will they dol" AS con as the shot was
fired A. Ell. Warren, who was sitting near,
rushed up, caught Mead around the
auuh from benin and tried to get the
revolver. This was taken from Meals
hand. Meanwhile Farnsworth had stag
gered around, making q circuit of the
rotunda. As he came up to where Mead
stood he Btrlsk the latter q terrific blow
In the face. Mead dropped like q log,
while the blood began to flow from his
nose and o deep ont in his face. Farms.
worth was taken hold OF by some of the
men at hand. He was taken to the ele-
vator and up to room 1874. There he lay.
on the bed and asked for physicians.
Drs. Murphy and Hoyt were the first to
arrive. While waiting for the arrival
OF the physicians. Farnsworth suffered
q good deal of pain, but he never MUIR
INJURED. He gaye'a gentleman present
the list OF three or four parties be wished
to notify of the affair, other wise he had
little to say. He was as cool as if nothing
had happened, but exhibited an inward
anxiety by referring to his wife and
children. The police were notified as
soon as the shooting occurred. Mead
was placed under arrest and locked up
in the central police station. Among
the first who arrived after the affair was
Il. r. Wethey, of st. Paul, father-in.law
VI Mr.. Farnsworth.
This morning at / O'clock o Pioneer
Press reporter discovered DIR, Ell. +.
Hoyt, who, with DR.. j. Ii. Murphy, IS
attending the wounded man, and in
quired as to the latter's condition and
prospects for recovery. DR.. .Hoyt said:
We dare not probe for the bullet. We
think we can discover the bullet in the
region of the right hip back of the
pelvis. We are in hopes that the bullet
has SIMPLY passed down between the
abdominal muscles. If that theory is
correct his chances for recovery is good.
III the bullet has passed straight through
the abdomen and injured n of the
intestines his chances are Doubtful. He
is now quite comfortable ana seems
perfectly rational. He seems to have NO
ili-feeling against Mead, hie great hope
being that he may live on account Of his
wife end children. He has a wife and
three children, and seems TO be- most
solicitous as to them. When he was
conveyed to his room after the shooting
he said: eSave me, doctor, for Gods
sakel / can't die. What Will become OF
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