Smyrna times., 1895-09-25
Lelpsic.
FRACAs IN THE LEIPsIC HOTEL. IN
WHICH LEWIS TRUAX WAS SHOT
IN THE NECK-LOCAL AND
PERSONAL MENTION.

FRACAs IN THE LEIPsIC HOTEL. IN
WHICH LEWIS TRUAX WAS SHOT
IN THE NECK-LOCAL AND
Personal MENTION.
Special Correspondence to the Times.
The NJ. P. Church held its annual
festival in the usual place on Friday
and Saturday evenings. The person
or persons engaged in making arrange.
ments for the festival are to be con.
graduated on their success The
tables were laden with all the delica-
cles OF the season. The attendance
was very large both evenings.
The ladies of Raymond's NJ. F.
Church will give a big oyster supper
on the evenings of September 9th
and 28th. Oysters, ice cream cake
bananas, oranges and candies will he
IOund there in abundance. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. VIM. Smithers, of White Hall
Neck, mad his mule badly cut bv the
knife OF his corn cutter last week. He
was driving two animals to the cutter
when the one in the lead bepau to
Kick, the other began to back. and as
his cutter had neither shafts or guards
the mule was iutO the knife before
they could stop it. Medicine was at
once procured and now the animal j.
slowly recovering. No tendons or ar
teries were cut.
Ihe oystermen are coming to town
loaded to the waters edge with nice,
large oysters.
Several of our farmers were obliged
to quit cutting their corn last week
owing to the warm weather.
Mr.. John Reynolds, Of Dutch Neck
had one of his fine mules prostrated nv
the heat last week. For several davs
It refused its usual food, but is now
improving
On friday night the vicinity around
mere had a very exciting time In the
parl0r OF the Leipsic hotel the propri.
etor, John Buchanan and Mr.. Lewis
Truax, of Philadelphia, had some hot
words and finally came to blows. The
drlit OF the conversation or the one
who is in fault is known only to them.
selves, but during the fracas Mr..
buchanan was very badly cut on the
head with a bottle. As Mr.. Truax
stepped in his carriage to leave. his
morse was caught and he was severely
handled by some unknown persons
w hlle IN the heat of passion Mr.
Buchanan ran in the house and Sc
cured his revolver and returned to the
scene of conflict He aimed the re.
volver at the carriage, but it was
Knocked aside by some friend. but be-
fore anyone could interfere, he fired
again. 1t was not known until after
wards that this shot had taken effect,
but it had entered near the neck
The constable came after Mr.. Buchanan
the next day and started to Dover for
trial. They were in separate teams.
Since then nothing has been heard of
Mr.. Buchanan. He was suffering verv
much from the effects of the blow on
the head
The ECery EUening correspondent of
Dover speaks of the affair in this wav.
Lewis Truax, respectable looking
man who claims to reside in Philadel-
PHO, went to Leipsic last Friday even.
ing t. call on lady acquaintance who
has been acting as housekeeper for
Jonn Buchanan, proprietor of the
Leipslc Hotel. Trnax noticed that he
was being received rather coldlv and
asked what the trouble was. The lady
SAID that she had been told that he had
circulated damaging reports about her.
rms Truax denied and demanded to
Know who had told her. He was then
by Buchanan and after
some hot words a desperate fight en-
sued in the room, which was dark.
"Truax claims that ne knocked
buchanan out and was about to escape
from the room when he was attacked
by several roughs. Two shots were
dred, one of which struck Truax on
the left side of the back. He was also
badly bruised about the head. but
managed to get into his carriage and
come to Dover, where he secured med
cal attention. Drs. Clements and |
Bishop prObed for the bullet, but were |
unable to locate it. The wound is an
ugly one and would have killed the
man had not the bullets course been |
changed by striking bone. DR.
vaughn of Leipsic, who dressed Rn-
'hanan's wounds, says that his head
vas oadly cut by a glass bottle and the
nan came near bleeding to death.
'Iruax appeared before Squire
cooper Saturday morning and brouoht
'ult against Buchanan. Deputy Con.
table Walter Kinnamon went to
1eipslc, where he easily located his
nan, who appeared to be very much
II a gentleman. Although his head
vas covered with bandages he seemed
willing to appear before the |
qulre. When they arrived in town
Buchanan slipped away from the con-
table and has not been seen since. 1t
understood that he consulted law
'er, who advise him to leave the State.
{ is said that he was seen late Satur.
lay night near Mahon's, and is prob /
bly, now in New Jersey, his former
ome."
The farmers are busy getting ready
Dr. sowing wheat. They find it very I
ry blowing. Some of them are roll.
lg the ground as they plow it.
The J. B. Chamberlain, a schooner
wned by Mr.. Moody, pulled her
axes on Friday night and drifted
trough the break in the "Stoppinpn
cross Big Fork, which runs with the $
'rce of a rapid, The break is very J
arrow and has serpentine course.
he is around on the fats and will not
et off until the tide makes very high 4.
be has about twenty tons of rome bav
D board. 10Y s
MIR. Samuel Wood and family. of :
lsing Sun, were visiting Mrs. g. w
lothier last week.
Leipsic, Sept. %, 1895.