People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-05-27
ISAAC HOPPER KILLED.
THE DEED COMMITTED SAT.
= URDAY AFTERNOON BY
JUDGE ISAAC G.
REED.

| OODOE lSAAC VI.
REED.
A Bullet Fired From q 3a.Calfbrs
Revolver Entered the Stomach,
Causing Death at Else
O'Clock sunday
Morning.
Daily Mail, Monday. ...
Barely two weeks had elapsed since
the shooting Of W. R. Warren, the former
Mulvane banker, by one John Timm on
Washington avenue, the principal thor
oughfare OF this city, before the enacting
OF a second tragedy, which once again
threw the city in state OF turmoil.
About 4;45 o'clock Saturday afternoon
US a tragic ending Of a spirited and
quarrelsome conversation occurring be-
tween the two men, Judge Isaac G. Reed
shot and MORALLY wounded Isaac
Hopper.
Alter carefully threading out the most
substantial statement Of the regretiul
occurrence from among the numerous
rumors which have passed from lip to
lip, since the shooting, the MAIL presents
the following account, in which nothing
but substantiated facts are gwen: A
lew minutes before Isaac Hopper was
shot, Judge Reed had been over to the
harness store OF the late E. N. Andrews
attending to some legal business in con.
nection with the estate OF the deceased
and upon leaving this store, walked
across the street on the stone crossing
instead OF crossing thestreet in the direc.
ton OF Reed & Nebeker's Law Office, Mr..
Reed being the senior partner. AsJudge
Reed reached the sidewalk in frontoi the
furniture house OF 2. MieIsell and was
proceeding southwark toward the stairs
leading to his Office, hesaw Isaac Hopper
coming up the street at a rapid and I'm.
hesitating gait. The two men met in
front OF MiexselPs store and both i'm.
mediately stopped. Hopper then said
to Reed, "Why don't you let my wife
alone?" Reed replied, ~ guess il want
TO talk to your wife, have right TO-"
More words unnecessary to mention
passed between the two men, during
which time they had moved about
twenty-five feet further south, bringing
them in front OF the south front window
OF Richardson & Co.'s dry goods store.
Here they again stopped and renewed the
spirited conversation until Judge Reed
uubuttoned his vest and drew 32.cali.
bre revolver from the inside pocket. He
pointed it at Hopper, who told him to
put 1t up as be had no weapon more
dangerous than a penkniie, and il be had
ne would not use it. Hopper also told
Reed that if be did not put up the re.
yolver he would take it from him. Reed
then lowered it, but soon covered Mr..
Hopper again. Once more was the
weapon lowered and for a third time
Judge Reed pointed it at Hopper and
tired, the bullet striking him in the
stomach about three inches above the
navel. The stricken man clasped his
hands to his stomach and walked to his
lphaeton, which was standing a few feet
distant. With difficulty he clambered
into the vehicle, which a friend drove
rapidly home. Reed then assembled the
stairs and entered his office, it beins
located over the store Of Richardson {
Co. and covering the whole OF the second
floor. He closed and locked the door
after him and did not open the same
until ordered to do so by Jailer Coats
who, as soon as he heard Of the tragedy
and preached the scene, placed Judge Reet
under arrest. A cab was procured anC
the prisoner taken to jail and placed il
the steel cage.
| When Isaac Hopper reached his hom,
at Sl9 North A street he wasin total,
exhausted condition. Physicians we're al
once sent for and Drs. Emerson anc
Spitler were soon at the bedside OF tn,
wounded man. Although everythin,
possible was done to relieve Mr.. Hoppe
ne remained in q state OF total COLLAPSE
until bis death, periodically reqaininl
| consciousness. At 2 o'clock yesterds,
morning he began sinking, which con
tlnued until $50 o'clock, when his spiri
passed to its Maker. -
The engendered strife between Rect
and the deceased dates for some month
back, and on last Christmas wa,
augmented by knock down fight be
tween the two on the Arlington hote
corner. AS a reason Tor the terribl
sequel OF the enmity Of these two mel
toward each other, it is openly and cur
rently remarked that during the few
} months preceding last Christmas tn,
ludge was entirely too intimate in tn,
family OF the deceased. Whether true O
not the testimony which will be given il
the case OF the State OF Kansas VS.
Isaac u. Reed will undoubtedly bring tb
real reasons to light. Mrs. Hopper h
completely Frustrated over the shoot
Ing and subsequent death OF her hus
pand. AS the reasons which prompted
Judge Reed to commit this uncsllet
action are, so far as reliability Of thei
truthfulness is concerned, unknown, th
MAIL will not occupy space in printin
conflicting rumors.
Isaac Hopper came to Wellington witt
his family in 1856 from the home Of hi
youth, Atlantic, Iowa. Since his resi-
dence here be has been engaged in a rsa
estate, loan and insurance business. H
was a graduate Of the law department 0
the Town State University and was ad
mltted to practice before the Sumne
county bar shortly after his arrival here
There being more pecuniary advantage
ofiered In the real estate and loan busi
ness, he rarely plead before the courts
but In his Iowa home he was rated as
hrst-class attorney. He was a fairl,
, shrewd man in his business dealings an,
SINCE his residence in wellington ha
! made some profitable investments, mar
tlcqlarly in farm properties.
DE leaves only a small estate, the bull
! oil his possessions being held in his wife
name. An insurance policy OF 81. 100,
{ was carried upon his life, payable at bi
G death to his four children ooch 49,,