People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-30
A 1utting ARRAY.

Will Lowe, a Missuurian who has
been working with a threshing outfit
here this summer. was stabbed in the
side during a drunken fight at Frank
Riner's joint on South Washington
avenue about 6 o'clock last evening.
A knife blade in the hands of Hub
Bnlinger, entered his left side near
tue lover rib and cut a cash nearly
three inches in depth. 1t was thought
for awhile that his injuries would
prove fatal, but today he is resting
easy and the probabilities are that no
serious results will follow.
Lowe had JusG arrived in town from
the country. Will and Hub Bolinger
and Will Adams had been drunk since
Wednesday evening. Night before
last they, in company with several
Others, went to the vinegar factory"
In the south part Of town, and tore
up the place and whipped one of the
female inmates. Yesterday afternoon
they started In for another spree and
began by filling up with liquor at
Riner's joint. Riner and Will Adams
had some difficulty, aud 10 a scuffie
Adams threw Riner down. Riner got
up and went after Adams in a rather
fierce manner. He was choking
Adams when viii Boliuger went to
the latter's assistance. Lowe, up TO |
this time had not been concerned 10 |
the fight. When BOlnger went to |
Adams assistance Lowe took a hand |
10 the fight, siding with Riner. He
struck BOliDger with his fist, when |
Hub BOlinger, brother TO Will, |
whipped out knife and stuck it into
loves side. The knife struck a rib |
and glanced.
The BOlinger boys then made them.
selves scarce and Lowe was taken to |
room up stairs over the joint. DR.. |
Martin was summoned and found the |
wound as described. Lowe com
planned considerably last night of |
pains in his bowels and kidneys, and !
it was feared that he was bleeding in.
ternally from the wound. He lost
nearly gallon Of blood.
The matter was kept quiet for
nearly an hour after the fight occur
red. There were not many people in
the joint at the time. When the au-
thOritieS went to Riner's place 10
learn the particulars of the affair they
found the doors closed. BolInger was
not TO be found anywhere.
The BOlinger boys came up from
their fathers claim near Kremlin, o.
T.. Wednesday evening. They form
erly lived here. The cutting was
done by the younger of the two. He
is said to be wanted in Wichita for
cutting some fellow in a fight up
there.
Lowe is one Of the men who were
implicated in a Sunday afternoon
fight with Bob Taylor and several
other negroes number of weeks ago.
lie is The fellow who sat on a wagon
Seat with Winchester between his
knees while the rest OF the gang
pitched up the horses preparatory to
pulling out Of town.
None of the participants in the
fight have been arrested.
Frank RinerS joint was raided by
the DnliCe al IL o'clock this morning.
The joint was wide open when raided.
Eleven cases Of beer, three jugs of
whisky and Two bottles of whisky
were secured. a warrant had been
issued for RiDer'> arrest, but he was
nowhere to be found. The conascated
liquor was hauled IT, the court house
On dray and stored in the cellar.
The officers are looking for Riner.-
Daily Journal, Friday.
Riners place was pulled Friday
On a nuisance warrant sworn ont by
City Attorney Woods. The officers
have been unable to find Riner. His
bartender, al Smith, colored, was ar.
rested and released on $500 bond.
As the officers we're loading Riner's
beer and whisky onto a dray Fri
day Shciiff Heskett appeared upon
the scene armed with state warrant
charging Riner with violating the
prohibitory liquor Law, but the city
otacers had gotten there ahead Of
him. County Attorney Rogers init.
mated Saturday that he would arrest
Riner after the city had finished with
him II he was not satisfied with the
punishment melted out by the NUM-
cipal authorities.
The cutting ARRAY which occurred
at Riner's joint Thursday evening
and the great amount of drunkenness
that has been going on In the city
lafalu 10 ,unprrnl o.. Ia IL.