Wichita eagle., 1888-08-26
SHOOTING ARRAY.
OFFICER DENNIS SHOOTS BILL
JOHNSON, ALIAS CHILLY THE
KID" C0L0RED,
While Trying to Arrest Him-.-A
Bystander Shot by the Kid
IA Twenty Cent
Shooting.

A great commotion was created at 5 p.
m. yesterday in the neighborhood of the
Carey hotel. In the old cottage house a
few doors west of the Carey is gambling
house, run by a colored man named John
White A game of craps was in progress
According to the best obtainable informa-
ton, the following embraces about all of
| the circumstances concerning the affair
from beginning to end. William johnson,
the man who was shot, was one of the
players. Another colored man named
Charles Robinson, but known as "Brock-
Faced Charlie" was loafing in the room,
and stepping up to johnson took
90 cents of Johnson's money,
at the same time saying:
YOU'RE bad niger. I hear you been
'a-running men out of this place. Now
| let's see you take this money away from
me-"
Johnson replied, in effect, that was
all right, and they would settle the matter
| between themselves, but did not make
any show of fight. Later they were on
the sidewalk, when the trouble was re-
| newed, By whom is not known
Both are known as pretty bad men and
~.
kid has made his boasts that no policeman
could take him and is known as a man
who would shoot. He Is about So wears
| old, medium height and stout build.
Brock" as the other one is known, is
about six feet tall and weighs about 165
pounds. He is also known as a bad mig
ger" as he calls himself
After the affair had been renewed on the
sidewalk in front of the old Cottage
House" Johnson went into the second hand
store adjoining the Carey hotel and got his
45calibre Colts revolver and a cartridge
belt full of cartridges He came out on
the sidewalk where the other fellow was.
Brock either had some rocks in his
hands or picked them up. AT any rate
shooting and rock throwing or rock throw
ing and shooting began about the same
time.
Officer George Dennis, who was in a
building next to the second hand store.
heard the shots, came out and ordered
both men to stop. Then, he says. and so
do eye witnesses, Johnson placed his pistol
almost against the officers body and told
him ''no - policeman could take
him" Dennis had his rubber
could not get at his pistol, but turned his
side to the man with the gun, at the same
time keeping his eye. The kid" was at.
tracted by Brock" and fired at him
that time. This gave Dennis chance to
get out his weapon. a As calibre When
he did so Brock ran to him and John
son shot at thern both and started to run
at the same time re-loading his weapon.
Dennis, III order to arrest the party, fol-
lowed him up. They all went east on
Douglas to the corner ofthe Carey At the
corner Kid stopped and shot at Brock"
That individual slipped down and
was missed by the bullet. He and Dennis
followed up until the kid" was shot in
the right leg just below the hip, breaking
the bone. The ball entered the back of
the leg and lodged under the skin near the
front. lie fell and then tried to shoot
again as the officer and Brock, " came up.
He refused TO give up his gun and the
other fellow struck him between the ewes.
The officer then jerked the pistol out of his
hands.
During the shooting a stranger named
Harry l.. Edgar while standing on the edge
of the pavement on Douglas avenue op-
posite the billiard hall was shot clear
through the upper part of the left arm.
SCATTERING the bone pretty badly. He can
not tell who shot him, but from all
circumstances he must have been struck
by ball from the pistol OF
johnson. Edgar is man who has been at
work on the c.. X. s. y. Ry and had come
to town to get time check cashed. The
injured man was taken TO St Francis hos
pital, where he was resting easily at mid
night
The colored man johnson was taken 90
his home down near the C., X & Y. Ry.
water tank. He remained there until |
about 10 o'clock last night. when he too |
was taken TO the same hospital and placed |
on g cot By the side OF the other victim.
He was suffering considerable pain.
Il is uncertain what will be the result in /
either case, but il is not improbable that |
an amputation may be necessary in each |
case.
Brock" got little too free with his