Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

suspicioned us knowing all about
the matter. The readers of the
LEDGER are nearly all familiar with
the case. Some unknown fiend
sprang from a hiding place near a
path, which Miss Vannie Throck-
morton frequented ON her way to
and from school, and assaulted her.
! Mr.. Atkins and many other neigh
bors made thorough investigation
OF the details of the crime, trying to
locate the perl etrator. Justly or un-
Justly, Billie Mcintyre was suspic-
ioned, but no proof could be founded
and the matter dropped for the time
being. Finally the trouble grew
more and more serious, until last
Saturday about $50 O'Clock the
parties involved met ON the road near
| the Bob Graham farm. south of this
city, and INDUCED in fight which
came very near being quite serious
for Mr.. Atkins.
He was beaten over the head with
a chair by Mr.. Mcintyre and badly
stabbed in the left side of the back
by young Deskin Mcintyre, son OF
Billie Mcintyre
Mr.. Atkins, when interviewed by
IA representative of the LEDGER,
while receiving medical aid in a
physicians surgical room, told the
reporter the following story:
He claims that MIR. Mcintyre has
been exceedingly angry with him
ever since the former took the stand
that ne did concerning the case;
that Mr. Mcintyre and his sons had
continually abused and cursed him
on several occasions and that they
seemed to he aching to have a fight
with him. Once, be claimed, that
one Of Mclntyre's younger boys
continually crossed his (Atkins)
farm on his way to school and kept
it up after repeatedly being asked
to go by the road like the other
school children, by Mr.. Atkins him
self. This the boy refused to do
on account of his father compelling
him to go over Atkins farm in order,
as Atkins claims, to see if the
latter would touch the boy, and then
there would be an excuse tor fight.
Instead of bothering the child, Mr..
Atkins went to MIR. McIntyre's home
and complained to him. whereupon,
the former claims, Mcintyre and bis
grown son, Albert, got two large
clubs and dared him into the "big
road" Atkins says he declined the
invitation, not wishing to fight both
men.
Things continued in this strain.
the ill feeling increasing, until last
Saturday, when the parties met in
the road. Atkins was driving to
town in a cart, while Mcintyre and
his son, Deskin, and negro man,
Charley Newman, a work-hand on
neighboring farm, were driving also
toward town in farm wagon. lAt-
kins says he paid no attention to the
persons in the wagon. They drove
past him, swore at him and abused
him generally. He could stand it
no longer and jumped from his cart
to settle matters with Billie McIn-
tyre. They clinched and young
Deskin hit Atkins, while he was
struggling with his father, with some
missile. Atkins started for the boy
and the father hit him over the head
| several times with a chair which he
grabbed from the wagon. Atkins
started for the father again and had
Mcintyre down when Deskin stab
| bed Atkins in the back with long
bladed pocket knife. Atkins then
got hold Of the boy and was attack
ing both when MIR. J. E. Green,
tather-in-law of Atkins, drove up
and interlered and stopped the
fight.
The negro brought Atkins i'm
mediately to town, where medical
assistance was at once procured.
The affair has occasioned much
comment on both sides, both of the
main parties in the affray being very
prominently related. Atkins be-
longs to a family of good, steady
farmers and substantial citizens of
Audrain County, while Billie Nc
Intyre is brother of Thos. A. Nc
Intyre, Representative-elect of this
county ,and also brother of Capt. D.
A. Mcintyre, of this city, ex -Attor'
ney General of this State.
Atkins wounds were carefully
dressed and he afterwards went
home accompanied by his brother
and Mr.. Green. His stab wound
is not considered serious. Had it
been that the knife blade had sunk
a little further his right lung would
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