Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-06-26
A VICTIM Observation-Disclosures MIND
Col. j. NJ. Strong, Editor OF the St. DO,
Herald Murdered.

Col j. NJ. Strong, Editor OF the ST. Joe
Herald Murdered.
ST. JosEPH. June ls.-At IL O'Clock this
morning as Col. j. NJ. Strong, manager OF
the Herald was sitting in his counting
room, with his back to the door, DR.. S. A,
Richmond entered the doorway and draw
ing a revolver fired one shot which struck
the victim in the left side of the neck. Colo
mel Strong jumped up and staggered toward
the back Of the office. Richmond fired two
more shots and Strong fell Richmond
then turned outside and going some twenty
feet from the door placed the revolver to
his temple and fired, dropping instantly to
the sidewalk. At the time of the shooting
Col. Strong was engaged Ia conversation
with some unknown man. he was totally un-
conscious OF the approach of the enemy until
ne was struck by the first bullet. Richmond
drove up to the front of the office in u car
rIage, sitting on the back seat, the driver in
front. He is said to have alighted cCOlly
and walked to the Herald Office door without
any trace OF excitement. When he com
menced to shoot his driver drove away and
left him. and 1t was after turning TO look for
his carriage and finding 1t gone that he shot
himself. Col Strong fell, struck by two bull
lets. one of which, as stated, struck him IN
the neck, ranging upward into the BRAIN
the other struck him in the back, and is be-
heved to have penetrated his heart. He said
81 am dying and passed away in five min
utes after tie first shot was fired.
RichmOnd's bullet took effect in his left
temple, and as yet IL is impossible TO tell
whether it viii prove fatal or not. 1t Is be-
Heved, however, that he viii not recover, as
he Is a ravlng maniac at present.
The trouble was solely of RiclmOnd's own
making. He has long been known to the
newspaper fraternity as the discoVerer and
manufacturer OF Samaritan Aervine, and he
has been an extensive advertiser and has had
an enormous business IN his uOsUruu. Some
year and half ago Colonel Strong was one
of the principal attorneys for him In his
suit with Harlan p. Hubbard, the advertis-
ing agent, OF New Haven, Conn. 1t is be-
heved that bis business affairs were too
WeIghty for his brain, and that be became
crazy. Some i've months AGO he dis
appeared from this community and
left lot OF papers evident
w the work of either a EuaVe or a
hopeless lunatic. He charged Colonel
city with having ruiLed him, and iutimabsd
that he had ended his career in the river.
AT that time opinions differed as to his
condition, some holding him crazy, others
believing him to be simply working a ruse
to obtain SS5,O0O life insurance. Two
months ago he turned up in Chica-
go crazy and was brought home.
Since that time he has not been seen about
town but once or twice until the tragic
event OF to-day. All the people acquainted
with the circumstances know that Colonel
Strong Is entirely innocent, as were the 9th
er parties OF the charges made against them
IN RlchmOnd's manifesto IN which he
claimed that he had only been restrained
from killing Strong and others by the great
est moral efforts. The deed Of to-day proves
RichmOnd's Iuuacy beyond a doubt, or at
least such is the popular verdi-t.
Col. Strong leaves a large family consist
ing Of a wife, three sons, the eldest of whom
Is John i. Strong, editor IN chief of the
Herald. The other sons are aged respective
ly 10 and j.. The eldest daughter is Mrs.
VIM. b. Sunmeys OF Washington, married
ALI u a d an -Ia
little g1rl of ten years He was siEty-0ne
years old lawyer by profession and a man
who had been very prominent In the rsDub-
lcan party Of northwest Missouri for nearly
l11rtg-ye ears He was q man OF violent ur6-
ludleaas but We4 liked ana highly esteemed
by those who knew him bet