The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-12
BLOODY DUEL.
Three Men Shot In a Close
Range Battle Sunday.
David Jackson, Who Is at Christ
Hospital, Will Die.
THROUGH ABDOMEN.
Large Calibre Bullet PlOughs
Its Way Into Body.
8. E. YOeman Hit Four Times
But Will Recover.
FIGHT OVER PENNY.
Family Quarrel Started by
YOeman's Daughter.
Husband Had Disposed OF
Little Keepsake.
He Struck Her and Tore Up
New Dress.
All Parties Live on WOOdlaWn
Avenue, POtWin.
All Parties Live on WOOdlaWn
Avenue, POtWin.

The aristocratic suburb of Potwin
was the scene of a shooting affray
Sunday afternoon and as a result Dav-
id jackson lies at the point of death at
Christ hospital shot through the abdo-
men, S. E Yoeman is in the county Jail
with four bullet wounds and B. NJ.
Weldon. also wounded, is under arrest
as accessory.
The shooting was the termination Of
a family quarrel at the home of S. E.
Yoeman at 112 Woodlawn avenue. Dav-
id Jackson is a brother of Yoemans
son-in-Iaw H. o. Jackson and b NJ.
Weldon is H. o. JacksOn's coachman.
Mr. Yoeman and H. o. Jackson were
partners in the Jackson Portrait COM
pany and in settling the affairs of the
company the dispute arose.
Sunday morning Yoeman and jack
son decided to dissolve their partner
ship and quit the picture business as
the enterprise had been a losing one
Yoeman claimed to have advanced
jackson $500 which he had little hopes
of getting back.
When the agreement was reached
jackson went up stairs to settle with
Fred Harding, the artist. He owed
$3.50 from his pocketbook and to make
up the one cent gave him a penny
which was lying on the dresser. He
then went down stairs to write out a
receipt for Harding to sign.
I owed Harding S15.51." said Jack
son to his wife, and I gave him one of
those pennies on the dresser
Those were keepsakes." replied his
wife. 'and l want it back"
''All right" said jackson, "Tu go up
and get it,
Go now" said his wife.
Here the stories begin to diverge Mrs.
jackson and her father claim that
Jackson knocked her down, rushed up
stairs and tore up a new dress which
belonged to her and was lying on the
bed
Jackson says that his wife threw pill
lows at him and struck him with a
club He pushed her away and she
grabbed the fountain pen from his
hands broke it and threw it on the
floor. He went up stairs to get the
penny and on his way up became angry
and tore up the dress.
Then jackson and his wife agreed to
separate and Jackson and his brother
David drove away in the coupe with
Weldon. Soon after the trouble Yoe-
man took his large 40 caIibre Colts re-
volver and filling the cylinder with
shells loaded with bird shot went to
the river to shoot birds. When he re-
turned and reloaded the revolver with
bullets one of the cartridges loaded
with shot remained in the cylinder.
H O. Jackson went to the National
and took a room there. He made ar
engagements at a livery stable to have
his horses cared for. After dinner he
told his brother David to go out to the
house and get his, DaVid's trunk and
the team of horses that remained in the
barn.
The old man will not bother you,'
said II. O. jackson.
David jackson hired Oscar Sutton to
go with him and haul the trunk to
town and Weldon went along to get the
remaining team of horses which H. O.
jackson claimed. Oscar Sutton's son
Jesse accompanied his father.
When they drove into the yard David
Jackson went up stairs and got his
trunk without any trouble and put it
In the wa gOn. Weldon went to the barn
TO get the horses. YcOman claimed that
H. o. jackson owed him $500 and he
intended to keep the horses as security.
When Weldon started to take the
horses out Of the barn Yoeman went
out and told him to stop. Weldon paid
no heed to the commands and a scuffle
ensued. Yoeman is much the larger
man and was too much for Weldon.
David Jackson came to the teamster's
assistance and held Yoeman against
the side Of the barn and choked him
while Weldon was getting out the
horses.
After the scuffiing in the barn Yoe-
man went into the house and jackson
and Weldon started for the wagon.
Yoeman went in the back door and
came out the front door with his re-
VOlVer-
Hes got his revolver, get ready to
shoot" cried Weldon. and he started to
run for the barn.
Jackson had a 32-calibre revolver
while Yeoman'S was a 45. Almost as
soon as Weldon shouted the shooting
commenced When Jesse Sutton saw
the reVOlvers he jumped from the
wagon and ran around the house The
shots followed close after each other
and before the fusillade ceased eight
shots were fired. Jackson emptied the
ave chambers of his revolver and Yoe-