Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14
DUEL IN A ROOM.
Three Men Lose Their Lives Over
a Widow In Florida
BAND OF WHI1ECApS DEADLY WORK.


PENSACOLA, Fla, May Il. -Four men
ore corpses. two are dying and one 10
severely wounded as the result Of
tragedies In the western section Of
Florida. Three OF the victims we're
killed In q duel about q woman, an
other was stabbed 10 the heart by .
boy whose father had been attacked,
and the two who are dying were
logged and shot by regulators The
duel was fought In Calhoun county,
near Blountstown. In that county Is
the home Of Mrs Johnson, q young
widow. Thomas House and Henry
Smith have been rivals for tho favor Of
Mrs. johnson. Several weeks ago the
men fought about the woman and
Smith WAS badly beaten. Smith
vowed To get even, and went TO
Mira Johnson's home, accompanied
by his brother Thomas, and q
friend, George Harrison. The three
men found House and the widow TO.
Rether House was ordered TO leave
lie rose as II TO 90, but quickly drew
two pistols and opened fire. The Smiths
and Harrison were not slow In getting
out their guns. Then fearful duel
followed In the little room House
shot fast and straight and In few
moments the Smith brothers were dead.
House fired his last cartridge at lIarri-
son, the bullet breaking his arm. Then
House drew knife and tried 10 close
with his foe, but his foot slipped in the
blood and before he could recover Ilar-
rison shot him dead.
The second tragedy occurred in Mad
ison county. A band OF whitecaps
took Harry Wilson In the woods and
bound him TO u tree and shot him.
After leaving the whitecappers went
TO the home OF Lucy Murray, took her
16.year.old son TO the woods and
logged him SO that death will result.
The boys skin was literally cut to
strips, and he was unconscious when
found.
The last Of this bloody series occurred
at Greenwood, In Jackson county.
Thomas James made brutal assault
On Samuel Vim, an aged man, Vim
was knocked down. James was pre-
pairing to shoot him. Before James
could pull the trigger, however, he was
ltsbbed to the heart by Frank VIM,
The i8-yearold son Of the old man, who
dipped up from the rear
THE STREET CAR STRIKERS BEATEN
MILWAUKEE, May l2-The street
ailway company Is running an In.
creased number Of cars on every line,
md there Is no disturbance. The
'trike Is practically over, and the strik.
m themselves admit that their only
nope lies In the direction OF inducing
he public to refuse TO patronize the
ARA Cabs and buses will be operat.
I'd for the purpose Of giving the sym
,athisers with the strikers an oppor.
unity to make practical display OF
heir feelings The state board OF or.
'itration had two hours conference
With the directors OF the street car
ompany yesterday. The representa-.
Ives OF the company declared that
hey had no new grounds to take. The
was operating It's cars, and
nd nearly enough cars TO get along.
I had nothing to say to the strikers,
urther than to promise $50 Of them
FORK II they applied during the pres
Mt week. No more could be accom-
iodated This Is equivalent to mott.
ying 500 old hands that they cannot
Q employed.
Mo DAMAGES FOR A LEG.
BosToN, May 10. The largest verdict
Dndered In this stnte In ten years In
n action brought to recover damages
Or personal injuries WIS found by
Try In the first session OF the Norfolk
ountv superior court Yesterday when
rnncis A. DAILY, OF Lynn, was award
cal, 900 for the los, Of leg Days
lit WAS brought against the Lynn 4
oston street railway,