Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-19
4 MISSOURI
An Editor and Two Other Persons Shot
by an Irate Doctor.

An Editor and Two Other Persons Shot
by an Irate Doctor.
KANSAS CITY, June ia sensational
shooting ARRAY occurred shortly after S
o'clock this evening at the corner Of Ninth
and Main streets in this city, III which DR..
Morrison Muniord, proprietorof the Times,
and two other persons were shot by w.
A. Carlisle, an attorney OF this city. The
locality il kno *n as the Junction. where
Main and Delaware streets ante, and
Ninth street cable Ca rs receive and discharge
the greater part of their passengers. DR..
Munford, accompanied by a gentleman
friend. had come from the Times building
to take a car going east. DIR. Mun1Ord en-
ter,l the car, which was comfortably filled
with people. He was shout to take a seat
near the door when Carlisle, who had been
standing near the First National Bank
building, Il fe Y feet away, cam to the plat
form OF the car drawing a revolver. and
spoke to Munford, saying: You have
tradueed my wife and l will kill you" At
he sa me moment Carlisle began firing at
Munford, who was but three feet distant.
The ball struck Munford in the side, g.anc-
ing from the rib and lodged under the skin
Just below the breast hone. Carlisle quickly
fired again, the bali cutting his intended
victims coat and striking Miss Jennie
Streeter, a girl 16 years OF age, who oc-
cupied the next seat in the car. Or. Mum
ford then STOPPED forward, trying to draw
his revolver. Carlisle stepped into the
street from the south side and b"gan firing
through the window, one bail striking a
passenger ramad John Hale in the face.
After firing five shots in rapid succession
Carlisle attempted to run around the for
war;! car attached to the other n and
was siezed by two officers. AS Munford
stepped down to the pavement on the
north side with drawn revolver the latter
was thought to have been fatally wounded.
He had tired to shoot but had not been
able tc fire his weapon. Munford called to
chance, but b%ystanders quickly interfered
and persuaded the doctor to give up his
weapon. He was taken to DIR. Jackson's
office in the Times building adjoining,
where the bullet in his breast was extracted
and the wound dressed, after which he was
removed to his home. Carlisle meanwhile
was taken down Main Street followed by
An angry crowd. His action in shooting in
Discriminatory INTO tine throDg aroused the
greatest indignation, and threats OF vlo-
!ence were made on all sides. At Seventh
Street the prisoner ives put in a carriage
and hurried to the police station. Several
STONES were WV We -S
walked to the pavement and sat down. A
carriage was called and she wal taken home
where her wound was dressed. The bullet
was found to have passed through the
aesby portion of her left breast, and though
painful, is not dangerous. The bullet
HAT struck Hale in the face lodged in his
head and has not yet been found. His life
is not in danger, except in the case OF cry
sipelas. which is feared somewhat.
DR.. Munford, who remained cool and col,
lected throughout the affair, is resting we'll
and will soon ecover. Carlisle is at the
police station and in custody. The trouble
ORIGINATED in the publication by the Times
OF charges against Cariisle's pl otessional
and moral character on May IL. 1he
Times published an account Of a trip TO
California by Carlisle and Miss Sallie Crute'
a young heiress to a fortune OF $l5o.oVo;
on whicL, occasion the young lady traveiea
as Carlisle's niece. This was in March. A
second trip was made later, Mrs. Carlisle
and the three children remaining at home
In this connection the Times charged Mr.
and Mrs. Carlisle with having entieed the
girl from her her mother, Mrs. Josesph