Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-19
HEAD HITTERS.
Two Macon, Mo-, Editors Como
60 Blows on Account Of
Articles.
One OF Them Badly Used Up-A Num-
Der OF Women Mob a Fe-
male.
Train Robbers Arrested in Arkansas-A
Terrible Maniac in Texas-Do-
mestic Tragedy.


son. editor of the Macon Times, at noon yes
terday attacked DIR. L. j. Norris, an edl-
torial writer on the Macon Democrat, ana
struck him over the head number OF times
with Q heavy iron, leather-covered cane,
producing injuries that are very serious,
stepping from doorway when Norris was
passing and without word commencing
the assault Norris had the reputation or
being a fighter, but was taken at a disad-
vantage and given no chance to reach MS
assailant. When the Times editor was
taken away by the bystanders Norris I'M
me6iately went to his Office and secured
his revolver, but it was taken away by
friends An examination showed five
large scalp wounds and a severe concus-
sion, but no fracture. There had been
long standing difference between the men
caused by newspaper war. Recently
Hudson and an employe OF his offce sued the
editor and proprietor OF the democrat Tor
lioel, asking $50. 900 damages. Hudson Is
thirty years old and Norris fifty. Two
warrants against Hudson for deadly as
sault were served and $500 bonds accepted.
The three attending physicians pronounce
Norris condition critical. Many think II
he RECEIVERS he will shoot Hudson on sight.
WOMEN INCENsED.
EAST LIVERPOOL, o., April 14-George
Burton, an old citizen, brought home
young woman from Pitts burgh yesterday
and installed her in his house, turning his
wife out. The women of the neigh borhood
were so indignant that they gathered in q
mob and besieged the house, broke the
windows with stones, got the woman out
and handled her severely until she was
rescued by the police. To-day the woman
had to be escorted to the depot by the po-
lice, as the women had gathered en- masse
and threatened to mob her. There is talk
now of taring and feathering Burton.
TRAIN ROBBERS ARRESTED
PINE BLUFF, Ark, April 14.-Day before
yesterday near the Louisiana line Nelson
McChristian and John Jones were arrested.
charged with the recent robbery OF the ex-
press train of the st. Louis, Arkansas &
Texas railway, near Kingsland. They ar
rived here in chains last evening and were
lodged in Jail. Detective Burns. of Nash
VILE, who is here and has been at work on
the matter, says that he uudou btedly has
the right men. They had been working in
the vicinity of the robbery at a saw mill
TOP over year, and that the robbery was
done by local parties was the theory from
the start.
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
SAN Francisco, April 14.-Information
has reached this city of tragedy to-day
at Emeryville, a small town in Alameda
County, "a few miles from Oakland. Louis
Hansen, whose wife recently secured a
divorce from him and afterwards married
j. c. Gardner, went to the hotel where his
former wife and her husband were stop
ping, and in a fit of jealousy shot them
. both. He then turned the weapon on him
self and fell to the floor dead. Gardner
and his wife are still alive and have a
chance for recovery.
AN AWFUL MANIAC.
GALVESTON, April IA Nelcs Browns
vile special says: One of the men bitten
at Muerton ranch by the mad wolf that bit
Chamberlain, who is now in Paris under
sPasteur's treatment, has become wild and
fed to the woods. He was last seen near
Cape Sallo ranch, where several VaQueros
chased and tried to lasso him without sue
cess. 1t is reported he appeared near
Asadode ranch, entered and seized SIX
year-od child of Manuel Cantu, bit and tore
it to pieces.
FOUND MURDERED.
ALEXANDRIA, Mimi, April 14-Yester-
day the body of Mrs. Bergren was found in
the cellar of her husbands house at Evans
vile. The coroners jury to-day decided
that she had been killed by a blow on the
head by a blunt instrument in the hands OF
some unknown person. No arrests have
vet been made.
FOUND GUILTY.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd. April 14.-Leon-
ard r. Ogden was last night found guilty
OF having outraged his wlfe's sister, Miss
Catherine S. Fowler at the latter's home
near Huntsville on March 9. The extreme
penalty for rape in this State is death.