The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-16
OLD FEuo NOW REACHES coues1
Colonel ID. r. Anthony of Leavenvorth
and DIR, s. T. Malay

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Colonel ID. r.. Anthony of Leavenwortl
and DIR. S. T. Medley.
Special correspondence from Wichita
Kan, to the Chicago Chronicle saws
Col. D. X. Anthony of the Leavenwortr
| Times has sued DR.. s. T. Medley of the
| LeavenWorth Standard for 81. 600 dam
ages 1t Is libel suit growing out of q
| charge that Anthony had accepted a
brlbe from a gambler. This suit recalls
several incidents in the lives of both
| these men. whose courses have crossed
and recrossed many times.
i, At the beginning of the civil war An
thoFy was appointed lieutenant colo
mel IN a Kansas regiment. He was at
that time an ardent aholitlonist, who
would tight as hard for his opinions as
for his country. On June IS, 1862, Lieu
tenant Colonel Anthony was arrested
and deprived of his command in Ten
nessee for issuing the following order:
The impudence and impertinence of
the open and armed rebels, traitors,
secessionists and southern rights men
Of this section Of the state of Tennessee
in arrogantly demanding the right to
search our camp for fugitive slaves
have become a nuisance and will no
longer be tolera ted. Officers will see
that this class of men who visit our
camp for this purpose are excluded
from our lines.
SHOULD any such person be found
within our lines he will be arrested and
sent to headquarters.
Amy officer or soldier of this COM
mand who shall arrest and deliver to
his master fugitive slave shall be
summarily and severely punished ac-
cording to the laws relating to such
crimes"
Colonel Anthony returned to Leaven-
worth and established q newspaper.
With unyielding craftsmanship he mas
conducted a paper ever since, indulging
in personalities freely. A rival paper,
democratic in it's political creed, was
managed by one William Embry.
The papers fought each other so Bit
terly that the respective editors became
absolutely hostile. Each was as free
with his gun as with his pen, and the
citizens expected a fatal encounter
whenever these men should meet. An
thony had already shot one or two men
and Embry believed his life'in danger
should Anthony ever get the drop on
him. One afternoon they met at a
corner and Embry shot first, his ball
above the heart. Anthony was carried
to his home. where his famous sister,
Susan B. Anthony, was then residing.
DR.. S. I. Medley was passing at the
time and he followed Anthony to his
home. The blood was flowing very
freely from the wound, whereupon Nee
ley put his finger in the cavity and held
it there for several hours until the
blood coagulated and the flow was
checked. DR.. Medley insists to this day
that Anthony was dead and came to
life again through his assistance. In
any event there is no doubt that Medley
saved his life.
In 1879 a printer named Thurston,
who was a warm friend of Embry, had
an alteration with Anthony. Meeting
him upon the street one day, he drew
large revolver and fired at Anthony. He
missed the mark, but the ball passed for
nearly a block, when it hit Lucien Ba-
ker, who is now the senior United
States senator from Kansas. Not long
after this Thurston and Embry quar-
relied and Thurston shot and killed EN-
bry.
Lucien Baker was his attorney and
defended him at the succeeding trial.
Thurston was convicted and sent to the
penitentiary for a term of years. Many
of Anthony's enemies at the time de-
clared that Thurston was convicted be-
cause on the former occasion he had
missed Anthony.
About 1880, when the prohibition
amendment was adopted. Dr. S. r. Nee
ley became interested in politics and
was leader in the democratic party of
the state. He secured an interest in
the Leavenworth Standard, the evening
daily. Anthony took the prohibition
side of the question and year or two
later became candidate for mayor.
Neeley was nominated against him and
these two, whose acquaintance began
at Anthony's dying bedside, now be-
came bitter enemies. Neither knew
what compromise meant, and when
some renegade broke into Anthony's
wine cellar and carried off some of his
choicest wines Medley, through his pa
per, did not hesitate to make the most
of the unique situation. A prohibition
candidate for mayor having wine eel
lar was a source OF amusement
throughout the state. Anthony was de-
feated and Medley was elected.
Since that time the warfare between
these two men has been unrelenting. In
addition to personal animosities the
question of city printing has been a
bone of contention, Anthony enjoying
perquisites of this sort when his PARTY
carried the election, and Medley getting
the spoils under democratic triumphs
Besides local affairs Anthony has
generally been postmaster under repub-
lican presidents, while under Cleveland
Standard people nave held the postof-
hce, while Neeley himself was ap-
pointed United States marshal.
1t is an open secret that saloons and
gambling houses exist in Leavenworth
through the system of monthly fines,
which constitute what is understood to
be a license. AS both are against the
organic law of the state, there are said
to be opportunities for officials to abuse
their authority and divert portion of
the regular revenue or to blackmail
some additional from the proprietors of
these illegal resorts, nor is it impossible
for newspaper by threatening pub
LEFTY to squeeze the violators. The
Standard has intimated that Colonel
Anthony has done something of this
sort: hence the libel suit
The Anthony family has filled many
pages in Kansas history George II