Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-07-16
Free For All FIGHT.

While the mercury as struggling to get
cut at the top of the thermometer. there
was little scrImmage III front of Pools
tobacco store between a. b. Nelson on
one side, and Bill and Frank Dean on
the other. The row began in Poo S
store between Bill Dean and W. NJ.
Thompson. The parties were kept apart
and were elected from the room. The
evidence showed that w. L. Dean and
/ Robt. Smith were in POole'S tobacco
store, talking, when Thompson came in
/ and passed 10 the back room. lie re-
| turned 10 the front room with an open
knife in his hand, and walked up very
close 10 Dean, staring az him all the
time. Dean said, "Will Won know me
/ the next time you see me?" Thompson
said Yes, but YOU won't know me-. :"
Dean had his hand mp near his face. and
/ Thompson put his knife so close 10
I Deans ffce rs To cut Deans fingers.
Dean stepped back, grabbed hatchet
and ordered Thompson TO put up the
knife Instead OF doing 90. Thomson
I put his hands behind him. shut the
small blade. and opened the large one
Dean ordered him several times to put
up the knife, and othtr parties stepped
between them, took the ha:chei from
Dean and told both parties 10 get out #
/ doors.
II seems that Thompson. who was
nearer the door, went cut first. and
, stopped at the door, and was talking
with y. 3. Nelson when Dean came
out. Dean cursed Thompson and ban
/ tered him for fight Nelson advised
/ Thompson 30 fight him. Then Dean
turned TO Nelson and remarked, blank
ETY. blank YOU, inaybc YOU want some Of
( H." Eeis1nWas willing. and remarked.
les. II! fgh, you anywhere and any
time you please Then the fun began.
/ Nobody knows who struck the Grst blow.
but an egg witness To The whole outdoor
( Performance says that in less than Il
n!.EEto Ne'sou had Dean down. and vas
! working bath fists like steam pump.
( when Frank Dean took hand. and The
! Two were about 10 get away with &el-
son when George Sexton became in
VOWED. Frank Dean claiming that SEX
/ ton struck at him with "A knife. About
this time the parties were separated, no
one being much hnrt.
The parties We're arrested anu taken
before Judge McCan.ess. W. L. Dean
/ plead guilty to disturbing the peace.
and was fined 81 and costs. amounting
to So in all.
y. Il. Nelson plead guilty to disturb
ing the peace. aud WAS fined s. and
costs, making SO in all.
W. N. Thompson plead not guilty,
and went into trialwthout an attorney.
When the trial was half over. lie sent
for attorney Ed. Slmple TO help him
out. lie was fined IS ard costs, making
IS in all.
Frank Dean was fined IS and costs,
being IS IN all. He plead not guilty.
Geo. IL. Sexton was mixed up in the
affair, and though arrested, TO one APP
peared against him, and the case has
been continued.
Yesterday afternoon what, it is hoped
will be the end of these unpleasant
brawls. was enacted. Geo. IL. Sexton
attacked Under Sheriff Lindsey. and
charged him with dealing unfairly in
the McQuinn case, towards him, Sexton.
Mr.. Lindsey denied the charge when
Sexton struck at him. Lindsey warded
oil the blow and Sexton came up the
second time, when Lindsey showed him
away, and lie continuing to advance
Lindsey gave him q terrific blow in the
face and sent him to the ground. Fol
raising this row, Sexton was arraigned
before Justice McCandless and fined il
the sum of $40.