The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18
AN EDITOR SHOT.


Sensational ARRAY in q Kansas City
Street Car-Dr. Mumford, of the Times
Shot by w. ID. Carlisle, an Attorney-Two
other Passengers Wounded During the
Fusilade-Cause of the Affair.
tional shooting affray occurred shortly
after five o'clock last evening at the cor
ner OF Ninth and Main streets, in this city,
in which DR.. Morrison Mumford, proprie-
tor OF the Times, and two other persons
were shot BY w. A. Carlisle, an attorney
OF this city. The locality is known as the
Function" where Main and Delaware
streets unite and the Ninth street cable
cars receive and discharge the greater por-
ton OF their passengers.
DR.. Mumford, accompanied by friend,
had come from the Times building to take
car going east. He entered the car,
which was about comfortably filled with
people. He was about to takea seat near
the door, when Carlisle, who had been
standing near the First National
Bank building. a few feet away,
came to the platform of the car,
drawing a revolver, and spoke to
Mumford, saving: you have traduced my
wife and | will kill you.' At the same
time Carlisle began firing at Mumford, who
was but three feet distant. A ball struck
Mumford in the side, glancing from a rib
and lodged under the skin just below the
breast bone. Carlisle quickly fired again,
the ball cutting his intended victims coat
and striking Miss Jennie Streeter, q girl
sixteen years of age, who occupied the
pext.seat in the car.
DR.. Muaford then stopped forward, try
ing meanwhile to draw revolver. Carlisle
stepped into the street on the south side
and began firing through She window, 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 car, attached to the
other one, and was seized by two officers as
Mumford stepped down to the pavement on
the north side with his drawn revolver and
leveled, The latter who thought he
had been fatally wounded, had tried to
shoot but had not been able TO free his
weapon, the trigger of which was caught
in scabbard which encased it. Mumford
called to the officers to let Carlisle go and
give him a chance, but bystanders quickly
interfered and persuaded the doctor to
give up his weapon. He was taken to DR..
Jackson's office in the Times building adj
joining, where the bullet in his breast was
extracted and his wound dressed, after
which he was removed to his home.
Carlisle meanwhile was conducted down
Main street, followed by an angry crowd.
His action in shooting indiscriminately
into the throng aroused the greatest in
dgnation, and threats OF violence were
made on all sides.
Miss Streeter walked to the pavement
and sat down. A carriage was called and
she was taken home, where her wound was
dressed. The bullet was found to have
passed through the fleshy portion OF the
left breast, and though painful is not dan
gerous. The bullet that struck Hale in
the face lodged in his head, and has not
yet been found. His life will not be in dan
ger unless erysipelas sets in, which is feared
somewhat. DR.. Mumford, who remained
cool and collected throughout the general
excitement over the affair, is resting well
and will soon recover. Carlisle is at the
police station in custody.
The trouble originated in the publica-
ton by the Times OF charges against Car
isles professional and moral character.
On May 13 last the Times published an ac-
count of trip to California by Carlisle
and Miss Sallie Crute, a young heiress to q
fortune OF $3.50, 900, on which occasion
the young lady Travelled as Carlisle's
| niece. This was in March. A second
trip was made later, Mrs. Carlisle
and their three children remaining at
home. The Times charged that Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlisle had enticed the girl from her
mother, Mrs. Joseph Hendrickson, and
kept her at their house for the purpose OF
getting her money away from her, and
that Carlisle had obtained from her. as his
| ward, unlimited power of attorney to con-
| troll or dispose of her property. 1t was
also intimated that he had taken
improper, if not criminal, liberties
with the girl. Carlisle made denial
OF these charges in print but did not
bring any libel suit, as he was requested to
do by the paper.