The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-26
TEARING INFO TOWN
Doctor Ward of Naples Shot
Into Widows House.
THOUGHT He KILLED HER
Gave His Gun to ByStander at
ChiCkaSha and Fled.

Chickasha. o. T., Dec 25-Dr. 3. Ward.
a pracucing physician Of Naples came
rushing into ChIckasha about 10 a. M,
today and in an excited manner handed
a Winchester rife to a bystander. ex-
claiming excitedly that he had shot
person but was compelled 10 do it. He
then disappeared and went in the direc-
ton Of the court house as the parties on
the street thought. 10 surrender to the
officers Inquiry at the SQUIRT house. de-
veloped the fact that Marshal Tucker
and his deputy have a warrant for MS
arrest and have been in search OF him,
but he has not vet been apDrehended. The
facts later developed indicate that the
situation is not as Dr. Ward led the man
TO believe 10 whom he handed the gun
The party on whom she assault was
made is Mrs. z. A. Gibson. a widow of
Naples She fled a complaint against
Dr. Ward in Commissioner Payne's court
this morning on charge Of assault with
deadly weapon.
Her story is to the effect that Dr. Ward
has attended her some and claimed she
owned him a doctor bill She says per
haps she owes him $3.50 DR. ward came
to her home and began 10 abuse her. The
doctors wife took him away. but he
finally got a gun and told his wife ne
was going after her. HIS wife tried to
keep him from going but he persisted ana
went. When a short distance from the
house he fired striking the house but in
juring nobody. The doctor evidently
thought he had hurt somebody and came
to Chickasha and turned his gun over
Mrs. Gibson lost her husbad about 8
years ago. She lives with her brother
who runs a small store in Naples
DR.. Ward formerly lived in Texas. but
has lived in Naples for several years. He
drinks considerably and is considered a
rattle headed fellow when sober When
drinking he loses SELF control.
At last reports the doctor IS still az
large and seems to be attempting to
eva9e arrest
Chickasha, I T. Dec. 25-since the
above article appeared in the Telegram
DIT Ward surrendered and was placed
under bond TO await the action Of the
grand Jury. His side Of the story. as re-
lated by himself is as follows:
''To begin with" said the doctor ga
year and a half ago. Mrs Gioson's /
brother and three children were very
sick waited on them the best 7 could
for five weeks calling from one to FIVE
times a day. 7 knew they were poor AID
charged them only St They have never +
paid a cent of the bin.
I'VE had a little debate at the school
house once and Mrs Gibson told q neigh (
Dor that she was offended at something T
said IN the debate. She told Mrs Ten F
nyson that she met me IN the road after /.
that and that I would not give her half
of it and that If she had had a gun
she would have shot me. I afterwards
did not go to see them for wanted 20
keep ont Of trouble so I wrote them a
kind note about six weeks ago to please
pay my bill They made no response. r .
wrote them again about ten DAYS ago
that unless they paid the bilI By the 18th
of this month I would have to resort to I
some other mean. had sued a man be-
fore Commissioner Pavne and expected .
to sue her when the first suit came OF.
On Monday the 18th. my wife and 7
went to Naples 70 purchase a pair Of +
shoes for an orphan child we are car
for. That is the day on which she claims I.
I shot at her. She followed 20 my wife .
that Il molested her she would But the
law to me. 7 understood that she had
said she was going to kin me Yes.
have carrie "a gun a great deal Of TIE
time since. I'm order to defend myself
Yes, I thought some Of surrenderinr
when I gave my gun 70 Mr. Clark 70
Chiclasha, but had done nothing"
Tn answer 70 several questions as to
why he thought Of surrenderiug IL ne had
done nothing. he stated that he heard
She expected to have him arrested on
some charge