The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-10


Yesterday morning at $50 o'clock a
quarrel took place on the Main street of
Ssdgwick City, which resulted in the SER
ious and probably fatal wounding of
Charles Dickerson, one of the most
prominent citizens of that place, and
who had been, up TO six months ago, a
citizen of Wichita, running small gro
cary here on South Lawrence avenue.
The shooting was done by Amos Fra
zier. Five shots were fired, all Of them
apparently by Frazier. Two Of the shots
went % the mark and the other three
are unaccounted for.
Shortly after O'Clock a. m, which
these days is about day break, the Gulf
train from Kansas City reaches Sedg-
wick City. On this train yesterday
morning was enc transient passenger for
6eigw.cl1 City. VINO figures prominently
In the story, as he was the only witness
TO the fight, bu- who has suddenly and
completely disappeared. He is COM
mercial traveller and that is all that is
known of him, although he was the in
nooen. cause CT q fatal quarrel.
In Sedgwick City on the Main street
are two Lotels-cne the Frazier house
ard the other, fifty feet away, is the
Commercial Hotel. They are separated
by snail barber shop. Frazier, as the
name implies, is proprietor of the Fra
Eier House and D;ckerson runs the Com
ncercial Ii has hetn known TO the cit
dered by Close rivalry. has existed for
some time. The citizens, a goodly por-
ton of whorn are rot the most friendly
to Mr. Frazier, say he has been the
more aggressive CT The two in the I'M
fortunate quarrel
These two prcprietors this morning
went down TO the early train. They here
met and auarreled for the possession of
the unknown commercial traveller. From
the best of evidence it would seem that
they passed up the street, one on either
side the disputed guest, until they reach
cd the Commercial hotel Here Mr..
Dickerson invited the traveller in. Fra
zier insisted that he should go on TO the
Frazier House. The traveller, necessar-
fly perplexed, TO do the right thing, said:
Il viii go with this man (meanig Fra
zierl 10 his house and see if il suits me
ard if it does not, I'll come back here
and look this over SO he went with
Frazier, Dickerson remaining at his
place. Presently the two returned and
DicEerson met them on the sidewalk in
fron. of his hotel. Conjecturely, the fir
Ing here began. Three shots were fired
by Frazier, so far as any one knows.
One took effect in the left breast Of
D:clyerson, just missing the heart, but
entering the plural cavity and coming
ouc under the shoulder blade. Now
D:ckerson turned and ran into his hotel
office. Frazier following him, according
to the best reports, shooting twice more.
OF these two shots, one only took effect
In the arm. The bullet is still in the bone
Frazer at once gave himself up. He
claims sel-defense as an explanation for
rs attack He was taken to Newton
yesterday afternoon waving preliminary
examination. DR.. VIM was called at
once to Dickerson's bedside. Dickerson
had been conscious all the time and his
told the story much a. it is narrated
here. 1t is doubtful il he will live, al
IUpuSH dl a lalE iiDui iTaoI AiAe4lN AiN vas
still alive DR.. VIM hopes TO be able
10 extricate the bullet from the bone Of
the wounded arm as soon as his patient
rallies sufficiently.
Amos Frazier has wife and daugh-
ter aged 20 years. Charles Dickerson
has wife and son, the latter 16 years
of age. The news reached Wichita ear
ly this morning and caused somewhat OF
a sensation. as both men are known
here. Sedgwick City has not been So
wrought up for years, and bushes there
yesterday was suspended on account Of
the excitement following the conflict.