Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-08-20
The Hew Kioxa Row.

There was an exciting time at New
kiowa last Thursday night and Friday
morning which came near ending seri-
DUSTY. We have heard several accounts
OF 1T, and from them it would appear
that the following are perhaps the real
facts: lobe Odem. Frank Bigger and
Tom Shumaker, from ranges in the
Panhandle, were in New Kiowa, having
come up with cattle for shipment.
Thursday night, late, they were in Jack
sons saloon, near the Hardwick house,
with several other boys from the range.
making considerable noise. Marshal
Mike O'Shee went in and demonstrated
with them, but they declined to stop
the noise, as men under the influence of
liquor usually do. He went out and
commenced making up posse to arrest
the refractory crowd. In the mean
time, Tommy Wilson said he knew the
boys and would go around and persuade
them to be less boisterous. He went
into the saloon and commenced to rea-
son with them, but one of the men called
him liar. He struck the man, and in
return some one hit him over the head
with six-shooter, drawing the blood,
freely. He retired for reinforcements
and met the marshal and his crowd.
In the meantime, Odem, Bigger and
Shumaker had gone out of Jackson's
and by the back way into the Hardwick
house saloon. The marshal's party
surrounded the house and demanded a
surrender from the Panhandle citizens.
Here the several stories conflict. One
says that Billy Wilson, a brother of
Tommy, thinking his brother was dan
gerously hurt, determined to avenge
the wrong, and was so bold as to go too
near the saloon when he was fired on
from within, load of bird shot taking
effect IN the calf of his leg. About the
same time Marshal O'Shee received sew
eral small shots in his neck and face
and others of his party were slightly
peppered. Another story is that the
marshars party were armed with shot
guns and every other kind of shooting
irons and that it was from the reckless
handling of these that Billy Wilson and
the marshal were wounded. But anv-
way general fusilade was directed
ut the Hardwick house saloon. and
hundred or more shots lodged in the
windows, doors and walls.
1t was getting so warm in the saloon
for Odem, Bigger and Shumaker that
they took refuge in room up stairs in
the hotel. The crowd outside saw the
movement and called on them to sur
render; but they declined. Some inju-
dicious and hct-headed person on the
outside set up the cry, Hang them!
hang them" That made the men in
the room desperate. Oden wanted to
get out in the crowd and fight them.
Bigger, who it appears was duly sober,
prevented him.
Then the marshal's posse warned the
guests of the house that no one should
leave the house until daylight. The
men were again called on to surrender.
and told that the house would be burned
down, If they didn't. They didn't sur
render and the house was not burned.
AT daylight, Mayor Dobson went up to
the room occupied by the Panhandle
men and on assuring them that they
would be protected, they gave up their
arms and came out, and in the police
court, two of the number Odem and
Shumaker, were fined 500 each. 1t is
said they also agreed topay the expenses
that would follow the wounding of Billy
Wilson.
Jackson, who owned the saloon in
which the row first, started was fined
500 for keeping a disorderly house.
Later in the day the Panhandle men
were seen in John Shows Place and he
was also fined 500 for keeping disor-
6erly house.
Sheriff Nelson, Under Sheriff Lindsey
and City Marshal Johnson, of this city,
went to Kiowa Friday afternoon in re-
Spouse to telegram, as further trouble
was anticipated that night; but it did
not occur. And at last accounts. every-
thing was quiet at New Kiowa, though
man acquainted with affairs down
there remarked to us this week that
''h--l is going to pop there before long
and don't you forget it." We hope not.
The Kiowa Herald, of this week, de-
votes a column to an account of the
trouble there last Friday morning. but