New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18
COLONEL ANTHONY, EDITOR.
HIS EXPERIENCES WITH THE AMENITIES
OF JOURNALISM IN KANSAS.
BROTHER OF SUSAN n. ANTHONY. WHO HAS
GIVEN AND RECEIVED MUCH COLD
LEAD-PERsoNAL DIFFERENCES
SETTLED AT SIGHT.

SETTLED AT SIGHT.
The Editor Of The Arizona Kicker would close
up his Office and confess that he didn't know no"
to run a newspaper If he ever ran across Coiohe
Daniel Reed Anthony Editor OF THE Ieavenwortn
CKan.) Times" and brother of Susan b. Anthony
| Colonel Anthony now seventy-fve years old. Is
| pioneer of Kansas journalism. and his career Is
one that even Kansas editor Will admit has neen
"livey." At least twenty pounds OF lead nave pee"
fired at him at intervals along life's pathway from
| weapons of various sizes and degrees OF uselui-
ness and in some instances have found their MARI
| An invitation to settle argument In the Kansas
| method was never refused by Colonel Anthony
and IL is safe TO say he has wasted az much anmu-
milton as his adversaries. Every weapon or CIVIL
| lied and Kansas warfare is familiar to him. ana
more than one man I'm the border counties Det"eeh
| Kansas and Missouri carries a souvenir or the
| craftsmanship of Colonel Anthony AROUND WIN
| him somewhere in his anatomy
| Anthony left his home In New-York at an carry
| age and settled in I.eavenworth. knowing that ne
| was going to meet trouble. and he was not disap-
pointe1 He has never written a line since he has
| been proprietor of THE Times" when. prior 10
| that he reporter on The Bulletin tnat ne
was not ready to make good personally For the
first few years of his journalistic career, as an adj
yocate Of moral and political reform and an obsta-
Gle to slavery I'm Kansas he stood almost alone, ana
| he was frequently compelled to use a pistol or
bowe-knife to convince the border rufians OF their
| errors in theory.
Many marks OF Colonel Anthonys scrimmages
are yet to be seen In Leavenworth. The stairway
| OF the old Opera House, II 1t has not been torn
| down. contains vivid reminders of his. encounter
with W. W. Embry. In his fight he had his sub
| clavian artery severed by a bullet from Embry
| gun. and s of the few men who have sur
vived a similar accident. Enbry was a printer anu
| a leader In the Typographical Union, against
| which Colonel Anthony had declared war lie
made the matter personal one and announcer
that he would settle II the first time he saw An
hony. Colonel Anthony was ascending the stairs
to the Opera House in company with Coionel w. III.
Hunt. Sheriff Of Platte County. Mo-. and Colonel
TON" Moonlight, now United States Minister 10
Bolivia when he met Embry coming down
Revolvers were Immediately brought into use ana
.he stairway filed with bullets and bad language.
After a spirited fusiade Anthony fell into the
arms of Hunt and Moonlight unconscious BLOOD
was streaming from a great hole In his breast lie
was carried into the open air and laid on the side
walk Hundreds gathered around, and the news
was quickly spread that Colonel Anthony had been
killed hundred newspapers all over the country
published his obituary the next morning. kut he
did not die Fortunately the night was bitter cold.
and carrying him outdoors saved his life The blood
coagulated In the freezing air and closed up his
wound AS soon 1t found that there was
still life in him he was taken TO his home. For
weeks he lay motionless. The slightest turn would
have opened UP his wound and he would have bled
to death
WAR BETWEEN RIVAL PAPERS.
After Embry had settled with the State for his
part in the affair he embarked In the newspaper
business in opposition to Colonel Anthony with
one Tom Thurston. Colonel Anthony was post
master at the time and this naturally led to a state
OF war between the editors of the rival papers.
Embry and Thurston declaring that Anthony
kept their paper out OF tho mails In the mean
time internecine war broke ont. and Thurston
killed Embry in disagreement over business
affairs. After he had succeeded In escaping pun
ishment he proceeded TO carry the fight against
Anthony sngle-handed. Finally they came to-
gether and. although neither OF the principals
was injured several people had narrow escapes
They opposite sides Of the street, and
Anthony, who knew that Thurston was looking
for him. fooshly permitted his enemy TO pass
him. Thurston had an old fashioned navy revolver
as big a small canton. The first shot raised the
nap the shoulder OF Colonel Anthony's overcoat.
A short distance away Iucien Baker, who is
United States Senator from Kansas. was holding
a sidewalk conversation with n friend The bullet
struck Mr.. Baker passed completely through his
body and broke window. The next bullet struck
a young by the name of Douglass In the head
giving him close call for his life Leavenworth
seemed in a fair way to be depopuaed, but for
tunately the remaining bullets did no further in
jury than to real estate values in the neighbor-
hood.
IT particularly unfortunate that Thurson's
the street then instead OF in the pententary for
the killing of Embry owing to Bakers de-
fence of him. When he was tried for shooting
Douglass and assauting Anthony, Baker still
confined to his bed. and he received two nne-year
sentences
Colonel Anthony's shooting bee with Colonel
"Cy' Jennison. in the Planters House in Leaven-
worth. soon after the war, is historic incident
and gave rise at the time 10 considerable discus
sion as 10 whether not Colonel Anthony OBJ
served the strict etiquette for such occasions
Anthony, although he had the best of II at the
start made hasty and difficult target for the
last few rounds from Jennison's gun "But why
should he not beat retreat?" his friends argued
been wanion suicide for him to have remained"
The criticism never was well founded. but he
bears tho hatred Of his neighbors in Platte County
the s; county opposite Leavenworth County in Mis-
sourinto this day for his action. The enmy of
the Platte County citizens was not wholly in
CURED by this incident, however, but because he
esque in Anthonys experience Before e' the war
and had a large practice in Leavenworth. for that
S was mye town in those days. and the
sary TO restore its citizens to a proper sembance
sanzed at the beginning OF the w Uar @nnisnn
gathered together band daredeviis in blue uni
acts Of depreciation. QuantreTs men never made
raid through Kansas that Jennison did not fol-
counties Of Missouri. It the boast of Jen-
h hns,roS red,less or Iayhawkers. that they
long after the war over Jennison's men and
the missouri natives continued 10 discuss with
knife and shotgun disputed livestock titles
JENNISON AND ANTHONY MEET AGAIN
When there was no longer any excuse for killing
Platte County cattle and burning barns Jennison
tried to settle down and ply his surgeons tools |
again. but the monotony of II was too great and |
he finally decided to seek excemen: in a faro |
bank. just at that time Anthony had opened n |
crusade gambling and course made n |
bitter attack on Jennison. Jennson thought that |
II was entirely beyond the province OF an editor
10 attempt to regulate the morals of a town and |
that. though he sincerely regretted It, the welfare
OF the community demanded Anthonys removal |
He was willing to undertake the affair for the |
common good. Colonel Anthony had on several |
previous occasions demonstrated his Willingness 10 |
uphold the policy OF his paper. therefore there was
every reason 10 heeYe thai there uoIIld he