Wichita eagle., 1888-10-02
PjEPPERED WITH BIRD SHOT
GEORGE DAGGETT TAKES UP HIS
STEP FATHERS QUARREL.
With Serious Result to the Latter's
Assailant, John L. GeOrge--The
Shooting on West Douglas
Avenue Last Evening.

Last evening a schooling scrape took
place at the livery barn Of Doc Black, on
West Douglas, in which one John L.
George was shot and badly wounded by
George Daggett, step-son OF Black.
The affair is said by those who are IA
miliar with it to have grown out OF an
alteration between Black and George IN
the afternoon. The two men met IN
joint on North Main and, becoming some
what intoxicated, George asked Black for
some money. The latter refused to give 1T
TO him. saying that he had provided for
and kept him for several months past.
Angry words followed, and Doc was
struck by George over the eye and left
lying on the joint floor
About o'clock he was taken to his
home, Mrs. Black says, in an unconscious
condition and carried into his room. As
soon as Daggett became aware Of this he
took up his step-father's quarrel. and so
when George appeared at the livery barn
he was given not very welcome reception.
The two men fought and George was con-
siderablv worsted His face was badly cut
up, and shortly afterwards, when Officer
Fenner went down to the stable in re-
ed with blood. All inquiries as to the
cause of the racket, as we'll as the parties
engaged, were met with eyaslons and
threats from George. He at last became
SO insulting that he was arrested and
taken to the cooler, but shortly afterwards
released.
As soon as he was released he returned
to the barn evidently with the intention of
renewing the racket He had in some
way gotten into his possession a revolver
belonging to Daggett and is said to have
made several attempts to shoot at mem
bers of the Black household. Mrs. Black
says that he fired at Daggett as the latter
was carrying the lamps upstairs, and his
intoxicated condition saved the boys life
After this he sat down in the stable door
with the revolver in his lap, when the fire
arm was seen by Mr. Wrenchy
and the cartridges extracted While in
this place Daggett stole around from be-
hind upon him with shot gun and with
out any warning fired. George sprang to
his feet and fell 10 the ground upon his
face with cry of pain. A crowd soon
gathered around, the wounded man was
placed in a carriage and conveyed to the
Benevolent Home. Daggett gave himself
up and was taken by officer Fenner to the
city prison and locked up.
Drs Purdue and Whitlock went imme-
diately to the hospital and were soon af-
forwards joined by the city physician, DR..
McClees. They made an examination and
found that the bird shot, with which
the gun has been loaded, had
fairly peppered the right thigh, extending
from the groin to the knee, the marks
showing that as many as 125 shot had
entered the body, some to the depth of one
and half inches. His injuries, while
painful, were not considered last night as
anywise serious, and with proper care OF
himself he may entirely recover from the
effects of the unexpected dose Of lead. He
says that he had in the past been engaged
in the real estate business. but more re-
Gently he has been lying around Blacks,
not doing much of anything.
Daggett was soon after his incarceration
Joined by Black, whose left eye was still
| black and swollen from the blow dealt
him by George. The old gentleman was,
too, much against his will, locked up foI
the night.