The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-15
SENSATIONAL SHOOTING.
DIR. MUNFORD, OF THE KANSAS
CITY TIMES,
Wounded By a Lawyer Whom He
Exposed In His Paper
Others Injured.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, June 14.-A sen
sational shooting affair occurred short
ly after O'Clock this evening, st the
cIner of Ninth and Main streets, in
this city, in which Dr.. Morrison Nun.
ford, proprietor Of the Times, and two
other persons, were shot by w. A
Carlile, an attorney OF the city. The
locality is known rs the junction, y
where Main and Delaware unite, and
the Ninth street cablecars receive and
discharge the greater portion Of their
pas ergers. Dr.. Munford, accom-.
paried by gentleman friend,
bad come ( ON the Time,
build ng to take car going
east. Mr.. Muniord entered the car,
which wss about comfortably filed
with people, and was about to take q
seat near the door when Carlile, who
hsd been standing nesr the First Ma,
tional Bank building, few feet away,
came up to the pla form of the car,
drawing a revolver, and spoke to Mr..
Mupford, saying: "You have ira
duced my wife, al d l will kill you p'
at the same moment
FIRING AT MUSFoRr,
who was but three feet dis ant. The
ball struck Munford in the side, game
ing from a rib and lodging uuder the
skin, just below the breast-bone. Car
lille quickly fired again, the ball cutting
bis inteu ded victims coat and striking
Miss Jennie St'eeter, girl of sixteen,
who occupied the mex seat in the car.
Mr.. Munford then stepped forward,
trying, meanwhile, to d aw a revolvt r
and Carlile stepped into the street on
the south side and began firing through
the window, one ball striking a
passenger named John Hale in the
face. After firing fiveshots in all, and
each in rapid su ,cstsion, Carlile START
ed TO run sround the forward or grip
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 revolver drawn
and leveled. The latter, who thought
he had heen
FATALLY WOUNDED,
bad tried to shoot, but had not be en-
able to draw his weapon, the trigger
OF which was caught in a scabbArd
which eDcssed it and which had pre-
vented his daw ng sooner. He called
10 the ofliceis 10 let Caflile go and
give him a chsnce, but bystanders
quickly iuterfered and persuaded the
doctor 10 give up his weapon. He
was taken to DIR. Judson's Office in the
Times building adjoining, where the
bullet in his breast was extracted
and his wound dress d, after which
be was removed to his home. Carlile
meanwhile WIS conducted down Main
street, followed by an argry crowd.
His acton in shooting indiscriminste-
ly into the throDg aroused the g eat
e,t indigo alton, and thTea S of vio-
lence were freely made on all sides
At Seventh street the prisoner was
put into a carriage and hurried to the
station, several stones being hurled
after the vehicle
MISS sTREETRR
Walked to the pavemeot and sat
down. A carriage WAs called and she
WAS taken home where her wound
was dressed. The ball was found to
have passed through the heshy por-
ton of the LIFT breast aud though
pa nful is not dangerous. The bullet
that struck Hale in the face lodged in
bis head and has not been removed.
His life is not in danger except in
case of erisypelas, which is feared. DR..
Munford, who remained cool aud col.
lected throughout the general excite
ment over the affair, is resting we'll
tonight and will soon recover.
Csrlle is at the police station in Gus.
tody.
The trouble originated in the pub.
lication by the Times OF charges
against Carlile's professional and
moral character. On May 18th the
Times pu 1lithed an account OF a trip
TO California by Carlile aud Miss Sailie
Crute, young heiress TO fortune Cf
Sl50,0O0, in which the young lady
travelled as his niece. Ttis was ia
March. A second trip was made
later, Mrs. Garlic and their three
children remaining here at home. In
this connection the Times charged
that Mr.. and Mrs. Carlile had
ENTIcED THE GIRL FROM HER MOTHER s,
Mrs. Joseph HendricksoD, ald kept
her at their house for the purpose of
getting her money away from her
that Carlile hal obtained from her as
his ward an unlimited power of attor-
ney to control oy dispose of her
property. II was also intimated that
he had taken improper, If not crimi-
nal, liberties with the girl. CARL e
made denial of the charges in print,
but did not bring any libel suit
as he wss requested to do by the
paper. He is a prominent member
here of the Method st Centenary
Church, with which Miss Crute was
also connected Some talk of church
action was had, but nothing has been
done in the matter. Carlile had
several times OF late threatened Mum
ford's life, but had not before at
tempted it.
DIR, MUNFoRD
is native OF Kentucky, aud is widely
known through his position as pro-
prietor of the Times.
At midnight DR.. Munford was do
ing we'll, as also was Mis- Strs eter.
Mr.. Halls condition is quite crit cal
Csrlle will be held to await the re-
suit OF his victims injuries:
Mr.. Carlile is q ViIginian by birth.
He married in Chicago in 1877, and
has practicsd law here for some years.
He is relative of ex-senator Garlic,
now deceased, who was once United
States Senator from West Virginia.
Sick and bilious headache, and all
derang ements of stomach and bowels,
cured by DR.. Pierce's "Pellets"-or
anti-biious granules. 25 cents vial.
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