The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-13
PISTOL AND KNIFE,
A Wichita B rtender and Joplin Hack Driver
Declare War Over + exile Female.

take that, and that, and that"
You bet Phi take it,"
Each that" of the first speaker was ac-
companiei by bullet from a small cali
Der revolver in the hands of John Burnett,
who tends bar on North Main street, and
the reply came from the lips of Abner
Evans, a Joplin hack driver who arrived
in town on Sunday and who suited his
action to his words by removing the re-
volver from the hands of the man who
was using it on him.
| The trouble was all over a woman, and
the only point upon which all parties are
agreed is that Abner Evans came to town
| TO take the wearer of petticoats away with
him. The woman in the case came from
Joplin about week ago. She is known as
Hattie Thomas and has engaged, among
other businesses, in the occupation of 4
waitress. Her story is that she came here
to marry John Burnett, but that John es-
tablished herin well furnished rooms in the
Clement block, and, after betraying her
youthful trustfuluess, refused to fulfill his
part of the contract.
Having neit her friends nor money here.
Hattie appealed to the friends she had
left in Joplin, and the result was the visit
of the burly hack-driver, Abner Evans,
who is represented as family friend of
the Thomas household, sent on here By
sorrowing parents to rescue injured limo
cence.
Evans first appeared on the horizon of
the BurnettThomss menage during yes
terday afternoon while the Burnett part of
the household was away and made ar
engagements with Hattie Thomas TO accom-.
pany him. Later in the day, towards
night, he returned again and found Bur
nett there. Briefly stating the object of
his visit to Burnett Evans told the yonng
woman to get her things ready, but Bur
nett entered a protest and ordered Che
Joplin hackdriver from the room. The
latter paid no attention and was
quietly approaching Burnett and the girl
when the former, as is alleged, drew a gun
and commenced peppering away at the
intruders.
The third shot struck Evans in the side, |
lntiicting a slight flesh wound, and with |
the remark quoted at the opening of the |
story the wounded man sprang forward |
and wrested the weapon from the hands of |
his assailant and, without noticing the |
7NA"ISh III MS SiueJ IOiu the girl TO |
20 ahead with her preparations This
exhibition of cooluess seems to have en-
ragged Burnett, for according to the story
ne whipped out knife and made vigor-
BUS onslaught on Evans, infiicting a small
cash on his face. after which the knife
vas taken from him. as had been the
pistol.
BY this time the neighborhood had
weakened to a sensation and Officers
Knight and Glover had appeared on the
Gene. Evans apparently didn't desire any
special notorietay and.refused to'prosecute
burnett, so the latter was placed under
.rrest on charge of carrying concealed
Weapons and taken to the station and the
cast having been thus cleared the Joplin
Jack driver and the Joplin ex-waitress
ot their belongings together and left the i.
remlses. They were advised at the
epot to take the Frisco train
or Joplin but the police thought their /,
resence in town might be desirable and ,,
etained them. Burnett is also Joplin +,
ian. He came here about three weeks
go. Says there was no marriage agree
rent between himself and the woman and c
nat this whole annoyance has been caused
Y jealus rival who envies him the d
niles of the fair Hattie and has sent o
vans here to induce her to return whence
ia cama