The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-12-20
POSTMASTER KAISER SHOT
BY Levi HartIey-the Wounds
May or May Not Prove
Fatal



Just few minutes before one
o'clock to-day, what may prove to be
tragedy was enacted at the post,
office in this city. Levi Hartly was
seen to enter the front door of the
post-Office, and Albert BaldOck who
was going out of the office heard him
say; as he advanced NOW you d.
of-a-b-Tve got you, and soon
after heard three shots fired.
L. Z. Bates was standingat the gents
delivery, and was being waited on by
Postmaster Kaiser when Hartly adj
vanced, not noticed by either, to the
ladies delivery and began 10 fire at
postmaster. He fired two shots in
rapid succession, and WAS about Ia
fire again, when Bates looked up and
caught his eve, which he thinks in
terfered with the aim OF the third
shot. Bale, t.icn i.ln 10 Hartley WHO
was ONLY seven or eight feet away,
and grabbed him by the shoulder
when he put his pistol
in his pocket. Bates asked him what
he wanted to shoot Kaiser for, and he
said he ust had Ia do it. He then
walked away with him to Whitesides
restaurant. which Hartley entered,
and left his revolver where he was
soon after arrested by Constable Kim
brough. Hartley had walked through
to the rear of the building and was
looking about as though contemplating
to escape. The pistol used is in the
hands of Deputy Sheriff Bennett 1t
is Healthier frontier bull dog. and
carries heavy hall, DuI iignl charge
of powder. Three chambers were
empty.
In the meantime, after being shot,
Kaiser turned and started from the
Office window, staggering IL he walked.
Deputy Ross Wilder hurried to his
assistance and he was laid on a table
and physicians sent for. DIR. Menees
was the first one present and examined
the wounds. He found one 10 he only
a flesh wound, with the ball just under
the skin, which he cut ont, aided by
DIR. Netherton. Soon DIR. Britts
arrived. and a little later DIR.
johnson. The wounded man at first
seemed to suffer intense i,;.in. and
was very sick and pale, hut in little
while he rallied, and grew quieicr.
but complained of severe pains in hi>
spine. Soon cot was provided him
on which he WAS carried 10 hi> res.
llence.
A reporter interviewed DIR. Britts,
who made the following statement:
Zone shot took efiectin the small of
he back, entering at point about
'ix inches below the left shoulder
blade, and was cut out from the left |
side. about ten inches from the point
If entrance-apparently only flesh
wound. The second wound took eff
ect in the right side on a plane about
NO inches lower than the other shot.
md seemed to range directly inward. /
n in the direction of the spine. The
,all could not be found. II this
wound has penetrated to the cavity.
n gone in front ot' the spine, it will
add To- the danger. Ii it
'as gone to the back Of the spine. and
: lodged in the deeper muscles of the
'ack, rs Is probable. there will be fair
IOpe of recovery.
The third shot simply only pro-
uced confusion of the skin III the
ack.
Constable kimbrough kept Hartley
Dr a short time in the circuit court
pom. and he walked about with a
mile oi apparent satisfaction "n his
ace. Finally he approached one of
he windows and began 10 swing both
f his arms H. though he intended Ia
mp through TIE window. The con
table interierel, and soon he wa, !
ken To Jail. where our reporter visit /;
l him. He was very restless and :;
ervou4, and did not seem To know o.
nything. Wien asked where lac :
lake> his home. he said in Iunalic }
.vIum lie SAID he would he seven :
'en wears old next October. lie de- q
led Knowing ANYTHING about the uc- 9
Irrence at the post office and said he ;
AL been in Jail three weeks lie l.
'azy rs loon or PLAYING it very !
ne Il
Levi Hartley, the would he muir q
srer, is about 30 wears of age. He a
As born in Washington county. Penn n
lvania. and came to Clinton from ii
exico, Mo, about Is or If wears
%. He was married 10 Laura +.
an NactOr about 1877. He WAS
lployed but little of his time here.
eept occasionally with patent rights.
is wife was a dressmaker and had p,
ainly the burden of making the liv- NJ
The. L. l.