The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-18
BAD NEGRO SHOT Hin
Deputy City Marshal Hitch
cock Fatally Wounded
IN A TERRIBLE FIGHT
With John Brown, Resisting
Arrest at KlngfSheE

KIngnsher, o. T.. July 17.-saturday
evening. between and Z o'clock, John
Brown, a colored man and ex-convict,
shot and fatally wounded s. C. Hitch
cock. deputy city marshal, in front Of
John Salsbury,s saloon at the corner Of
Main and Roberts streets int hisc 'ity.
1t appears that the trouble occurred In
this way: John Brown and a young white
man by the name Of Clarence Names
were ghting and generally abusing each
other when City Marshal Christy and
Deputy Marshal Hitchcock separated the
parties and placed them both under ar
rest Christy taking hold Of Names.
started of with him, while Deputy
Hitchcock took charge of Brown and was
in the act of taking him also to Jail.
They had not gone many steps when
Brown pulled away from the officer and
went back after Names, who was still
in the hands Of Christy. On reaching
Names, Brown began to renew the fight
by striking Names several hard blows in
the face. The officers tried to separate
them again, but all to no avail. Seeing
that there was no way to quell the row
short Of violent measures, Christy struck
Brown a good stiff blow across the head
with a loaded cane, bending It almost
double. but succeeded only in staggering
Brown back against the saloon wall.
Brown recovered very quickly and start
ed for Names again, when Hitchcock
and a man by the name of Thomas Nc
Grath again took hold of him and start
ed toward the jail. Brown lunged this
way and that, throwing McGrath fiat on
the sidewalk. In the tussle Hitchcock
also stumbled and fell over McGrath.
AS he fell Brown grappled with the dep
uty marshal. took his pistol away from
him. held it above his head, called to Nc
Grath to get out OF the way, and fired
three shots directly at Hitchcock, one Of
which took effect at the back of the hip,
coming out at the left side, the second
going through his right leg between the
knee and hip. and the third flying wide
OF its mark.
Brown then turned and began a rapid
retreat. He ran east on Roberts street,
with Christy, who had released Names
for the purpose of going to the rescue Of
his almost dying assistant, following
in close pursuit, pistol in hand, firing
rapidly. Brown ran about two blocks,
to grocery store, where he stopped for
further fight, as 1t is said, but when ne
saw Sheriff Kelly on the outside of the
door, he said: .'Sheriff, will give up to
you, but not to those other fellows" and
threw his pistol that had one loaded
chamber, out of the door to him and
walked out and was taken Immediately
to the Jail, followed by an angry crowd
Of 500 men and women, many of whom
were yelling: 'Hang him! Hang him!
Bring on e roper etc.
A lynching was averted only through
the cool-headedness of Sheriff Kelly and
the brave and resolute manner in which
Colonel w. H. Mead and Hon. Alex Nc
Cartney. prominent business men of this
city, handled the crowd. On seeing that
the crowd were intent on taking the pris-
oner, these gentlemen in q quiet and dis
passionate manner got up onthe platform
of the jail, talked to the crowd and cali
ed on all good citizens to come forward
and assist the sheriff to maintain the
supremacy OF the law.
At about o'clock Saturday night ex-
element began to rise again. 1t grew so
strong that Sheriff Kelly, assisted by ex-
United States Marshal Pat Maggie, were
compelled to spirit the prisoner out Of
the jail and carry him overland nine
miles to Okarche, where they boarded
southbound train for FL emo at which
place they now have their prisoner safe
in jail.
diately removed to his home on North
Fifth street. and as soon as medical as
sistance could be had an examination
was made by DR.. J. A. Overstreet, who
pronounced the wounds very serious. II