The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-23
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1 " ". frtce OF tnf5 cttys On enaf8'
Of bsstardy. In the trial which fol
lowed 10 Wa disclosed that q con
tract existed between the sceuset
and the plaintiff wherein Il VA
stipulated that the former would
acknowledge the paternity oi
the child II 10 was born subsequent
10 the FIRST Of March. II was born
on the last day Of February.
The Judge before whom the trial
was had acquitted the defendant.
Soon aftervard 10th parties went TO
Quincy, H., the home Of the woman
and the former home Of the man.
Last Saturday, Miss Booth, the
plaintiff. shot Price from behind,
while he was walking with his broth
er In the streets Of that city. The
associated press report says: Price
and his brother Seymour were walk
Ing north on the west side OF the
street when Miss Booth slipped up
behind them with m ugly bulldog"
revolver In her hand. Before anyone
could stop her she placed the muEzle
within O foot Of Prices hack and
pulled the trigger. Price ran into
Lakes Wallpaper store, but reap
peared q moment later with o revolt
yer In his hand. He fred Al the |
woman, missed, staggered, and fell |
10 the sidewalk. As he fell his |
brother grappled with the woman,
and In the struggle which followed
the weapon was discharged. The
ball entered her back and passed
ciesr through her body and lodged
under the skin In front, whence Il
was extracted. Price was carried
Into the store, he was found 10 be
fatally wounded. The ball entered
The middle Of the back below the
'houlderblsdes, passed through one
lung and close 10 his heart. He was
removed TO Blessing hospital, where
he died at 4:sO o'clock. Miss Booth
Ifter having her wound dressed, was
AIKEN to st. Msry's hospital, where
he was placed under arrest.
The PARTIES 20 the shooting belong
o some OF the wealthiest and best
inown families In Adams county,
nd the affair has created q tremen-
Gus sensation. Miss Booth is about
8 years Of age, wealthy, refined, I,
'ell educated, and OF prepossessing
PPesrsnce, and previous TO the I
randsl leading ts Saturdays TRACE =
y, was one Of the bellies OF her ),
She Is the daughter '
William Booth, one Of the wealthy z
Irmers Of the county. He died
rom Q broken heart, caused by the 8
rong which his daughter to-day
senged. Daniel q. Price was the b
N Of another wealthy farmer, q
eighbor OF Mr.. Booth. He was b
bout 50 years old, good looking and
,pular. Daniel Price and Lilly y
10Th were lovers for years and
ere engaged to be married. A lit "a
e over year ago Price went to ga u
M, Kansas, where he established IL
al estate and loan Office. g.
She accused Price Of being her be- n
aver and instituted suit against "a
m, but he ives acquitted. He then n
fused 10 have anything further TO -
with her and declared on his n,
ath bed that he was innocent Of dl
-ong toward her. Before he ceased
breathe he sent for ex-State's At In
rney VIM. n. Covert, and made
Ii statement: 80
Il never wronged the girl. I am "
out TO meet my Maker. l know I nd
| dying, and I swear I never do
onged her. This was put upon
}, and Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. In
,ore urged her on TO It," h'
Mss Booth died Sunday after a.
On. A subsequent press report IN
-: "As there seemed to he some
affecting opinion a. 10 who fired
J shot that killed Lilly +. Booth, ,
special coroner's jury was Inn IA
neled and was In session here an
st Of the day reviewing testimony at
m eye-wltnesses. Their verdict Io'
3 that she came 10 her death by -"
} accidental discharge Of q pistol
d In her own hand" Public
npathy was with her. In Salina
. Price bore an excellent eharac- eli
! subsequent dispatch says: %,
What might have been Q bloody =
uel 10 the Price-Booth tragedy Of hei
urday was prevented yesterday cot
rning by the dIssrming OF \
nber OF men. The killing Of oy
ce by Miss Booth hiss engendered "
ch bitterness and threats have tbs
n made by both sides. int
When the coroner's inquest was fav
yesterday morning II sre
noticed that Q number Of the
IL relatives Of both parties to the hIs
citing were present and the ugly Of
n exchanged between some Of tim
m recalled the threats. To pre-. ITO
{ possible trouble Il was ordered bv
every person In the room be bel
'ched. The search showed that owe
~ relative Of the victims OF the WI
'edy was armed and when Il was naa
cluded enough revolvers lay on
table TO start an arsenal. Then
nicer was stationed nj the door,
searched every one who enter "
The Inquest resulted In . YER fro,
In accordance with the facts a. dan
'rtsd." Sat
10 . terrible story, fraught with N
awful lesson 10 young people. 10.
Re two young people, suddenly VIII
lght to stand before their Maker, Lou
ped Of their wealth, position Mis-
ssx, must answer, each 20 the ~ III;
ut Of their Gin, 10 the offended a.,
OF God and man. hire,
COUNCIL MEETING. NJ
~ council met Monday night. the
mayor being absent Willis Bris- mel
,r.alhad nrAinanra a....d 49, tfhl