The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-22
A BRAVE BOY.
A Youth of Eighteen Administers Cor
rectiye Medicine to a Footpad.

rectfve medicine TO u rOOtpau.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec 1S.-An un-
known highwayman was twice shot
and mortally wounded by Jacob Barner,
night manager of the Home Telegraph
Co, at the corner of Sixth and Wyan-
dotte streets about 12:45 this morning.
The highwayman was armed, and just
before being shot sent bullet into
John Burton. hackdriver, who fought
against being robbed by him He had
just robbed negro near the same spot
a few minutes before, and Burton and
Barner went to the scene to investiga te
the occurrence. Only a few words
passed between them and the footpad
until the shooting occurred.
The shooting was heard by officers
and others, and number of officers
were soon on the spot. The police am
bulance was soon out and the man was
taken to the police station, where two
bullet holes were found in his body.
One of the bullets entered the left
breast two inches above the nipple and
the other directly beneath the shoulder
blade, probably passing through into
the vicinity of the lungs.
As soon as Police Surgeon Iuen saw
the wounds he announced that they
were fatal.
The dying robber was still conscious,
but ghastly pale and groaning when
Sergeant Burgess and Officers O'Don-
nell and Crowley arrived from the
scene of the shooting with Barner, Bur
ton and the three colored people. The
latter were led, into the room where
the wounded footpad was lying.
The colored women identified the
man, who in turn recognized Burton,
and began to curse Burton, and turn
ing to Police Surgeon Iuen, he asked.
Doctor have l got to die?"
DIR. Iuen told him he could live but a
few moments. On receiving this in
formation he made faint movement
as if he could get up, but fell back ex-
hausted and disappearing. He evil
IDENTIFY thought it was Burton, who had
shot him, and interspersed his oaths
with expressions of Il desire to do
him.
Then he asked for priest, who adj
ministered extreme JUNCTION. His name
was obtained and he gave his home as
Chatham, n. Il.
Jacob Barner, who rushed to the
rescue and did the shooting, is boy
of IS. He lives with his father, Il.
Barner, at the corner of Jefferson
street and Southwest boulevard. He
has been for two years employed as
night clerk at the Home Telegraph tS
Signal Co.'S Office. Young Barner in
giving his statement of the affair said:
Burton and were sitting there talk
ing. There were two or three mes
senger boys on the benches, but think
they were all asleep probably when
colored woman rushed in and said:
Help, help. there's robber up there
holding man up AS soon as we
could find out from her what was 60
ing on | took the two revolvers that we
always keep in the office and Burton
and / ran up there.
1T looked like the two men were
tussling as we reached there. Burton
rushed in. | was just behind. The
fellow stepped back and aimed his revol-
yer at Burton. saying: I've got to have
some money-have you got any?' Bur-
ton said he had, and the fellow said:
Then dig it up, ID quick.
"At that moment Burton lodged n
little as if to get around behind him
and the fellow made quick movement
with his gun and fired. Burton shout
ed, He's shot me; Jake, get him. and
rushed toward the fellow. They were
close together when fired. had to
be careful not to hit Burton. | don't
know whether / hit him with both
shots or not