The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-17
A DUEL FOUGHT.
Exciting Scenes on the Street
at Fort Scott.
John MOWery aud Bill Cook
Exchange a Dozen Shots
AT VERY CLOSE RANGE
And on the Run-M0Wery Ac-
euses Cook
Of Alternating His Wife's Al
feetiOns.
AT VERY CLOSE RANGE

F. Scott Sept 1.-THE Tribune says
the uelghborhood at First and Market
streets was thrown into = state Of ex-
element about O'Clock this morning
BY a duel with pistols between John
9I0wery and BIZ Cook
Eleven or u shots were exchanged IN
rapid succession 1Iovery zunptied his
pistol reloaded, ernptIed it again and
went down ID Eoouau-s store for more
cartridges. when he was placed under
arrest
Cook fred five times. the latter shots
being returned while he was on the
r-1 In a moment the door of every
house was open and people were gath
erlng 90 learn the cause % the trouble
-s=Ll1AF OF the principals IN the duel
vas hurt though 4l17=rE says that
II was no fault Of his that Cook was
not killed and those who saw Cook take
C-l1erzr= aim AT his adversary say ne
c-11 Z intend 70 miss his marx
The men had no appointment TO
meet az that time and place The az
rzlr was entirely iupr1Uptu and none
q rhe rules Of The proud and naughty
Er=l-1r1en were observed MoW=rys
Own Justification Ct his act Is that he
vas defending his honor and the honor
Of his Two children Cook did not wait
g tell now he got tickets TO the per
Torrance
4lowery IS q young nan IS years old
ana mas LT=d in Fort Scott ulauV years
tx years ago he married e daughter
OF L. " Wagner row Efv-fn- al nor MAJ
grave street He and his wife and Two
chl-1re1-a girl aged Z years ard & bow
---s : 51o-las 7ld-lIV@d with her
parents he has known Cook a NUM-
Der Or years and is said 20 have pre-
tll1=-E accused n1rl IF attempting To
gain favor with his wife
IN July AoWerv was OUT Of work and
q -1@ 18Th Of that month he left for Z
9-o1raCa- where his brother lives in
&=H-Lns 90 md work and move there /
~ d-1 not succeed very wei and could F.
rot h says. send for his far1fIv 4 r5l1rrr f
-1lE-sr q h received a letter and z
c-lppl1g from the Fort Scott Tribune +
rim for divorce
As quickly As he could he procured
L1= means 20 return and learn the
cause OF 1=r zS-rauEeEuaut and western
day he arrived here He went ~ his
-Al1=r-l1-laTF $ home ard met his wife
- - - MS morning he was
u lle mouse talking 70 his wife when
Ne saw Cook come Up the street and
start % climb the fence Having heard +
since MS return. that Cook and his
wife had been Keeping cor-r-7- r. r5 -
NJ drew MS revolver and ran our 10
---=-- -----l- -9QE saw him coming and
seemed % realize the =ar1=s-uezs 1f his
L-- pose % z-l- him. for he Ir-1-ltzcIia-eIv
Wrapped out q pistol and the Shooting
=zal F1=1 L1ey were 5Ut about TN I
reer apart 1L1warv saws ha To---
r-rsr street 4Iowery followed C70I-
ls--E7c away for a time shooting as hz
vent Ao7very also kept firing COOKS
PISTOL Is said % have been Z a s1fr-z
" 4WzrT was Is He ar1urf-4 -rz
chamber Of i've cells a7F Ile--a -
eQ---1 load MS only remaining carr
rL1gs Cook was almost Z block aHs-
= 1red at him and then hurried r.
49, 1-1- : hardware store several blocks
away 20 get more carrrffz=- r77CI-
turned south on Barbee strsaf ana 4a5
A=11t--ne q cali FOR che uoifce 80
49, - -----=z-z-- Robertson aCc0stad
- cry At the Wan street crossing y
--7 A--L1pr-S road He dis ~7-at7 hin f
ard took nina % the Gala bose ~
cEllcer then started after Cook ETo-z--
Her-zlS directed him which vav 20 -
-.- :. zen asked o. a reporter If he in
fenced 10 z1l Cook he said II sI70r
g XII and II didn't hit him I s5fF
--== Sl--o--IE than / ever did before
: l4E5 snor RABBITS wiki that pistol and
i 1lE1L % be able 70 hit q man H.
SAID he vas Informed after ar-+--f---
no ne yesterday that Cook. zr1 Hfz -5<5
f-a- 7ss1 attending the patent medicine
concerts together and that rs had -aa- I
going 10 the house to Sc 1z- --.---I-
n2s broken I'D Two families zIr=a1v-
Ll@ sara and now he has broken mine
Sou.d p willing to 60 TO the penirea-
LAY -1E sn0CcLlg hin I have TWO ffr-
ne children and would defend them If
prison threatened me for doing If
con o-aE1s my vie as much as I ~
cox Other people have Influenced {
ner against ne She was sitting On nv
Lap when Cook started ID climb ~ + ]
EaEce 10 visit her.
When seen at the caIaboose shortly
arLer the arrest M0wery was not at an I
excited He vas in z serious frame az
mind however. and evi1cad q vfrt7f~-
tive feeling toward the man whom IL
tried 60 XIII
CeoS IS q larger man than Mower
~ IS z son of v L Cook OF East V-zIT
street. During the uazt two wears a. 1
laS LF=d II Arkansas and he returned F !
q rnls CITY only a few weeks ago He +
has been married
ne 1r-ce-s were unable 70 ind Coax =
and u IS believed he viii not return
A1WerT nay Be held FER aszsrrr- --7-1
intent 20 XII, bur there is u~oba bfT-
--7 II Cook fails 70 return. that he VIII
1ot Be prosecuted
The shooting ARRAY brings to th=
n1-1-s OF the officers and many east {
S--=rS q similar trouble between the
men nearly cT1 years aEo- lT1wa~v Z
vas working nights al the rom house {
and II is said suspected Cook If going Z
o. his 11me while he was a-av one
night A1Vvery left his work and in com
7a1y with his father vent home 50 r1=
s15ry IS tod expecting 10 ma cook J
n 11le they were entering the house
Cock Is said IN have led bzrefoor=.7
7ur o. one Of the doors ana escape5 2
NJ Aowe-y rad not seen him since :
III this r71r-f--