St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-15
THIRSTING FOR GORE.
Mr.. Carlisle of Kansas City Last Night
Proved Himself a Very Bad
Marksman.
he Fired Five Times at Editor Munford
and Only Wounded Him
Once,
But He Planted One Bullet in n Grips
Breast and Another in
Mans Face.
The Scene of the Shooting a Crowded
Street Car--The Would-Be AS
saSSin Arrested.
A Kansas City Editor Shot.

shooting affair occurred shortly after 5
o'clock this evening, at the corner Of Ninth
and Main streets in this city, in which DR..
Morrison Munford, proprietor of the Times,
and two other persons were shot by w. A.
Carlisle, an attorney of this city. The To-
calitY is 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. Dr..
Munford, accompanied by gentleman
friend, had come from the Times building
to take car going east. DR.. Munford en-
tered the car, which was about comfortably
filled with people. He was about to take a
seat near the door when Carlisle, who had
been standing near the First National bank
building few feet away came to the plat
form OF the car. drawing a revolver and
spoke to Munford, saying: You have
traduced my wife and l will kill you" At
the same moment Carlisle began firing at
Munford, who was but three feet distant.
THE BALL STRUCK MUNFoRD
in the side, glancing from 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 a girl 16 years of age, who
occupied the next seat in the car. Dr..
Munford then stopped forward, trying
4ilSdIlN llIlS W OidW ISNOlfC;. SdIIlSlC
stepped into the street on the
south side and began firing through
the window. one ball striking passenger
named John Hale in the face. After firing
five shots III rapid succession Carlisle started
to run around the forward car attached to
the other one and was seized by two officers
as Munford stepped down to the pavement
on the north side with his drawn revolver
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 a Scab-
bard which encased it. Munford called to
the officers to let Carlisle go and give him
chance, but bystdnders quickly interfered
and persuaded the doctor to give up his
weapon. He was taken to Dr.. JackSon'S
Office. in the Times building adjoining,
where the bullet in his breast was extracted
and his wonnd 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
lndiscriminately into the throng aroused the
greatest indignation and threats of violence
were made on all sides. At Seventh street
the prisoner was put into a carriage and
HURRIED TO THE POLICE STATION.
Several stones were thrown after it. 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 tieshy portion of
the left breast, and though pain
full is not dangerous. The bullet
that struck Hale in the face lodged in his
head and has not yet been found. His life
is not in danger, except in case of erysipe-
lis which is feared somewhat. DR.. Mum
ford who remained cool and collected
through the general excitement over the
affair, is resting well tonight and will soon
recover Carlisle is at the police station in
custody. The trouble originated in the
publication by the Times of charges against
Carlisle's professional and moral character.
On May Is last the Times published an ac-
count of a trip to California by Carlisle and
Miss Salle Crute, young heiress to a
fortune of $150,000 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 meanwhile remaining here at
home. In this connection the Times
charged that Mr.. and Mrs. Carlisle had en-
ticed the girl from her mother, Mrs. Joseph
Hendrickson, and kept her at their house
for the purpose Of getting her money away
from her; that Carlisle had obtained from
her, as his ward, unlimited power of attor-
ney to CONTROL or dispose of, her property.
1t was also intimated that he
had taken improper, if not criminal,
liberties with the girl. Carlisle made de-
NAL of these charges in print, but did not
bring any libel suit. as he was requested to
do by the paper. He is prominent men,
Der here of the Methodist Centenary
church with which Miss Crute was also con-
nected. Some talk of church action was
held but nothing has been done in the mat
ter. Carlisle had several times of late
threatened Munford's life, but had not be-
fore attempted it.
DR.. Munford is native of Kentucky
and is widely known through his position
as proprietor of the Times. Mr. Carlisle
is a Virginian by birth. He married in
Chicago in 1877 and has practiced law ilere
for some years. He is a son of John Car
Isle, now deceased, who was once United
States senator from West Virginia.
Sent Up for a Year.
Special to the Globe.
LOUISVILLE, KY. June 14.-H. B. Tas-
colt, the young man who stole $4,000
worth of railroad tickets from the Florida
railroad four months ago and started north
ward to dispose of them, and who was ar
rested in this city while engaged in that
mission, was given term of one year this
morning in the circuit court on an agreed
verdict, the prisoner pleading guilty. He
exhibited remarkable endurance in an
attempt to play possum Oh the chief
of police. He pretended to have taken
morphine, and the chief believing that he
was feigning, subjected him to series of
very severe tests. -Four teaspoonfuls of red
pepper were administered to him after a
number of other things had failed to reani-
mate him, but at the fifth dose he weakened
and gave in. His object was to get into
the hospital, from which he believed he
could easily have effected his escape. Al
though scarcely 81 years old he appears to
be very wild and reckless boy He is
very highly connected socially and was ar
rested i'll full dress suit just after he had
attended a fashionable party.
All Say They Are Innocent.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO, OAK, June 14.-In the district
court to-day the following prisoners were
arraipned. Georpe Pratt Indicted for nm