Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-28
A SHERIFF KILLED.
8. B. Lard, of Riley County. Kan,
Shot by Ike Warren. ff
SHOOTING ARRAY In The STREET
George Taylor, the Escaped Murderer Of
the Meeks Family, Said to BE Near
Valley View, Tex Woman Found
Dead on the Track

LEoNARDvILLE, Kan, Oct. 21.-Sher-
if ). B. Lard, Of this county, while at
tempting the arrest Of Ike Warren
here yesterday, was shot and instantly
killed by Warren. Sheriff Lard and
Deputy Busham arrested Warren yes
terday afternoon for violation Of the
prohibitory law. Basham was left in
charge Of the prisoner and the stock
Of liquors, and, 1t Is said, got drunk.
Warren in some way secured the depu-
TVS pistol. As he walked out, he met
Sheriff Lard and shot him in the
face. The sheriff returned the fire,
but did not hit his man. Warren fired
eight times, the second shot hitting
Lard In the side near the heart, kill.
ing him instantly. Warren attempted
to escape, but was captured. An effort
was made TO mob him. He was taken
to Manhattan last night, where he Is
now in Jail. He expresses no regret
and is considered hard character. He
was recently released from Jail, where
he served term Of Imprisonment for
violation Of the prohibitory law. There
Is much excitement here, but the law
will be allowed to take Its course, al.
though the killing was unprovoked
and cowardly. Warren had been drunk
several days prior to the murder.
SHOOTING AFFRAy IN THE STREET.
EDdERroN, Mo-, Oct. ala probably
fatal shooting ARRAY occurred here
about seven o'clock Yesterday evening.
I. C. Endicott and his son-in-law,
George Missioner, became involved in
quarrel over domestic differences. By
ISLANDERS interfered and separated
them. Later they met and again re-
newed the quarrel Both drew pistols
and began firing. While they were
shooting, Endicott's son, Walter, ran
up and commenced shooting at Masoner
from behind. When the firing stopped
it was found that Masoner had been
shot three times, one shot entering
the right breast, one in the small of
the back on the right Of the spine, and
one In the neck. His wounds are be-
lieved to be fatal. Endicott was shot
in the thigh. W. A. Hughes, a by
stander was also wounded in the leg.
GEORGE TAYLOR AGAIN LOCATED.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Oct 2l.-George
Taylor, the much-wanted Linn county
murderer, who assisted his brother
Bill in butchering the Meeks family
in 1894, has been again located. This
time near Valley View, Tex, a few
miles from the boundary line Of Okla
homa II the story told by Mrs. 7. NJ.
Watson Of SOL MCGEE street is true,
and there are many circumstances to
support II, Taylor can be had at any
time a sufficient force Of officers to
cope with the desperate band Of out
laws with which he is surrounded goes
after him.
FOUND DEAD ON THE TRACK.
AURORA, Mo-, Oct 2l.-Mrs. Peterson
was found dead on the Frisco railroad
track yesterday morning, four miles
west OF Verona. She was stranger
and peddling medicine, At the inquest
card was found in her effects, signed
by a woman at Nicholas junction,
recommending her, and stating should
anything happen to the old lady to
write to her and she would give her q
Christian burial. The verdict was
that she was killed by the train. She
was q Swede about so years old