The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-15
OLD TINE FEUD
Has Developed on North
Washington Avenue.
CASE TRIED YESTERDAY
Shooting Scrape To Be Tried
Tomorrow.

Mr.. W. u EeTSQDerSeE ana getting DIcN-
en- almost to death as = result and the
trial Of Mr. William Reeder in police
court for whipping Mr.. George Jones.
Mr.. Reeder was fined 800 by Judge Stan
ley for assault. The case as tried yes
terday was very interesting. Il showed
how some people talk about their neigh
boris and then DENY it when called 10 &C
count for it. It seems that this fued has
been brewing in the fourth block on
North Washington for the past year or
two. How it really started no one seems
to know but every little while something
turns up that serves to keep the bad feel
ing alive. Several times within the last
year the row has been getting worse and
worse A few days ago it was reported
TO the ears of William Reeder that NJ.
Jones had called him a coward and other
names that We're not becoming TO him and
hurt his reputation. Then Mr.. Reeder
went 10 visit his brother-in-law, Mr.
Herbert Young on Tuesday. and while
there overheard Mr.. Jones mention his
name to Mr.. Hershberger who lives close
to the Young home and that when his
name was mentioned it was not with very
complimentary words. Mr.. Jones was at
the house Of W. c. Hershberger in re-
Spouse to letter from that man asking
him to call and straighten out some other
things that had come UP during the pro-
gress of the fued. When he left the
house Mr.. TTershberger accompanied him
down the walk for several yards and
after they had gone by the house of
Herbert Young, Win Reeder left the
house and went down the street and pass
ed the men. Mr. Reeder acknowledged
that he spoke 20 Mr.. Hershberger, but
not to Mr. Jones. When the men got
near the corner of Thiro and Washington
avenue. Mr.. Jones bid Mr.. Hershberger
good night and started across the street
to his own home. When about the mid
die of the street he was called back by
VIII Reeder, and when he came up Mr..
Reeder said that he understood that Mr..
Jones had been talking about him IN an
uncomplimentary manner and that he had
called him coward and other rude
name. Mr.. Jones told him that all these
things were lies. but said something
about Reeder's abuse Of Mrs. Jones. II
is alleged that Mr.. Jones told the man
that if he had been around when Mr..
Reeder said something's TO his wife he
would have licked him good and hard.
Mr. Reeder then told him that this was a
good time to do it and~immediately pulled
off his coat.
A great amount of the time Of the trial
yesterday was taken up in finding out
who struck the first blow. It appears
from the testimony that Mr.. Jones was
standing on the sidewalk and Mr.. Reeder
on the ground a few feet away.
Mr. Jones was called to the stand first
and said that Mr.. Reeder pulled on his
coat and then hit him in the face and
knocked him down. The blow dazed
him and he did not get no for few mo-
ments. When he got up his opponent hit
him again and knocked him down. He
got up and went TO the ground the third
time and when he started TO get up the
man began choking him. He finally got
I'D and then was knocked down the
fourth time and then the fight ended.
Some time during the fight Mr.. Jones
tried to hit his opponent but was unsuc-
cessful in landing a good lick and does
not know whether or not he hit him at
all. Anyhow George Jones has very
badly bruised and cut face and the man
he was fighting with did not get a scratch
except on one finger which he claims was
done by Mr.. Jones biting him when they
were clinched.
Mr.. Hamburger was the next witness
for the prosecution and when he came
up said that he found Mr.. Reeder chok-
ing the man or the ground, and that he
said TO him. ITO not choke man when he
is down. Mr.. Lamberser was positive
that Mr.. Reeder struck the first blow.
Mrs. Iamberger. Miss Howard and Mr..
Rogers were called, but the story Of the
prosecution had been told by three wit
nesses and they could only corroborate
the Testimony.
Mrs. Jones was called and said that
when she was sitting on AIr. Lamberger's
porch when the first blow was struck
bv Ar-. Feeder and she ran % her hus-
hand and that she did not know whether
he was hit once or q dozen times she was
50 excited: that she could not tell any
thing about the case after the first blow
ives struck
7I- Reeder was the first witness called
for the defense end he stated that when
he asked for an explanation az the thing
~lle1e5 10 have been said about him and
his sister. that Nlr. Jones threatened him
and told him 70 come on and pulled or
his coat. lie said that 1fr. Jones struck
~ him but missed and he Immediately
knocked hin down lie knocked him down
e,,r times and between the third and
fourth downs tho two men clinched and
.i,.rinr the tine the men were Struggling
- Jones cot his singer in his mouth ard
hit &C. 3Ir. Reeder had q pretty sore
SINGER Mt H6rshberger was very ex-
plicit about the way The whole ching y zs
done. ana showed the ir1igc and audience
how the men stood ard bow they vent az
each other.
Edward Young was next called. but he
-oalG ter very little about The matter.
his brother. Herbert. waS next called
ara when ne Get started talking Re dil
not stop u-tn the whole tale was tod
and when be was through the attorney
cau7a get nothing further out ~ him
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word 30.
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