The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05
WILD TIMES.
Three Colored Men Shot by q
White Man in North Leaven-
worth.
A Frenzied Mob of Negroes OverpOwer
the Police, but Fail to Obtain
Revenge.
A Shocking Tragedy in Kansas City
Fatal Land Dispute-Infatuatsd
Lover Killed.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, April last
evening at $40 O'Clock terrible tragedy
occurred in North Leavenworth, by which
Harrison Young. n notorious colored ward
| politician, was instantly killed, and Sam
Hedspeth and Ben Easton, also colored
men, were, perhaps, fatally wounded, and
that portion of the city was held by an in-
furiated mob for over two hours, notwith-
| standing the fact that Chief Of Police
| Roberts, with every policeman OF the city,
was on hand, as was also Mayor Nicely,
who used every possible means TO quiet the
maddened colored people, who were beyond
any human control.
The origin of the trouble is as follows:
About the hour first named James King
met the three colored men named at the
corner of Second and DAKOTA streets, aud
was accosted by Hedspeth and Young, who
wanted to fight. About one year ago King
was terribly beaten by Hedspeth near the
same spot, and he was on his guard and
started away without saying any thing to
the men. 1t is said that Hedspeth pulled
out knife and started after KING, and at
the same time Young put his hand into his
pocket, saying: Il will kill the Irish s. OF a
b." At this juncture KING whirled
around and pulling 35-caliber revolver,
shot Young through the forehead and
heart, killing him Instantly. He then fired
at Hedspeth, the shot entering the right
groin, when he turned and shot EaSton
through the left thigh.
| The scene where the shooting occurred
IS near the Leavenworth coal mine and is
mostly Inhabited by miners. In great
deal less time than it takes to write it the
news spread with lightning rapidity that
three colored miners had been killed by a
white miner, and the negroes Hooked in
from every direction, carrying shotguns,
revolvers of every DESCRIPTION, rifles, knives
and clubs, crying for the Immediate killing
of King.
Immediately after finishing the shooting
King started to run north along the river
bank, and was holly pursued by num-
Der OF colored men who fired SIX
shots at HIM. He stopped once and
returned the fire, but none of the
shots took effect. He was making for
the railway bridge with the evident inten.
ton of crossing into Missouri when the
bowling mob made such Roadway upon him
that he sought refuge in the large pump
house of the water works company.
In fifteen minutes there was the widest
possible mob surrounding the pump house,
and the colOred women were urging the
men to Kill the Irish s. of b..
At this time Mayor Nicely appeared and
ordered the men to cease, but with a
dozen pointed revolvers at him he was Or
dercd to stand back.
Chief Roberts met with no better sue
cess, and it seemed that it would be impos-
slble to save King from the frenzied mob,
and even the building was threatened with
destruction.
Meanwhile the building had been filled
with colored men, who sought King III
every corner without success, and to his
safely hid ing for about an hour he owes his
life.
The Ire had by this time gained access
to the pL$'p house and with dark lanterns
were making close search of the
| premises. King was at last found under
/ an obscure stairway and the police called
upon him to drop his pistol and come forth.
| In response he sprang forward with the
pistol pointed ready to fire and Police Off
Ger Street shot at him, the ball entering
the muscle of his right arm below the
/ shoulder, making a very dangerous wound.
He was quickly overpowered and the word
+ was gwen out to the mob outside that klng
had been killed. King was kept hidden in
the pump house until 4 late hour last night,
when a company of cavalry arrived and he
/ was taken 10 Fort Leavenworth TO secure
his safety. Had he been placed in Jail the
infurlated colored people would have had
his life at any price.
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.
! KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April with his
arms around her neck, +. Settler, driver OF
a sand wagon for Charles Evans, shot and
/ mOrtally wounded his wife in their room
| over the saloon at the northeast corner OF
| Third and Walnut streets yesterday MORN
! ing Then he fired two shots into his own
| abdomen. Both were living at an early
! hour this morning, out there is no hope OF
the recovery of either Mrs. Settlers
| former husband was q brother Of Robert
! Tucker, the well-known horseman, who has
now a string of horses at New Orleans.
! Tucker died few months ago. shortly
after his marriage, leaving his wife en-
/ ciente.
LAND QUARREL.
| WICHITA, Kan. April 2-"Shorty" Booth
! and Ed Conlter, living near Tyrone, Seward
! County, had for six months been having a
/ dispute over quarter section of lana, each
! claiming To have settled on It first The
| land is in No-Man's-Land joining Kansas,
and like other land in that strip is held
Oy whoever happens u put III du
| appearance first. 1t is crossed by
the Rock Island survey, the road
being completed to the line and is thought
to be very valuable as it can be used for sa-
loon sites and similar institutions, making
the lively half of Tyrone. Last Thursday
the two met and fred five times each, but
neither drew blood. Each then began
threatening the others life, when yester-
day Shorty" had a Winchester aud fired
ut Coulter about two hundred yards away,
killing him almost instantly.
SHOT WITHOUT WORD.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, April 2.-Yesterday
near Wittsburg Amos Sharp shot and killed
John Rice who had become infatuated with
FRS. Sharp and had been annoying her
with his :ttantions. Rice's wife was a wit
ness of tn K ling, Sh .rp suddenly enter
ing the house and shooting Rice without a
word. SHARP male his ESCAPE.
Man that is born OF woman, is prone to
fatigue. Woman, thae is married to man,
is Just as prone to fatigue. It is in their
respective methods of showing their tired
ness that a man and a woman differ as
widely as the roar of cyclone differs from
the sigh and sob of the oceans voice. When