The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-20
WORLD Of MYSTERY
In the Latest Shooting Out in
Woods County.
NOW TOLD
In Which Attempted Kidnap-
ping Is Alleged.
MOTHER STORY NOW TOLD

Guthrie. 0. T. Jan 19.-Thsre is 4 world
OF mystery about TIE shooting near BY
ron. Woods county and TWO entirely dlf-
ferent stories are being told IN add ecn
70 the matter published "a yesterlar's
Easls. the Manchester Journal gives ihis
report which is different in vital points
from the story printed at Ava The
Journal says. 1.-THE vicinity OF Byron.
Woods county. wss thrown into excite
msnt early Sunday morning. when it was
learned that about o'clock Saturday
night Barney PITT, man about IS seers
OF age, living one mile west and two a.
three-fourths miles south of Byron. haf
shot and fatally wounded 3 youug man
named Kephart from near sharon. Bar
Der county. Kansas, while the latter Was
peeklng through Mr. Pitzs window afte-
the family had retired Tor ghe night
when last heard from Kephart was sd'l
alive with but very little chance az re-
covery while Barney PitE Was IN custody
OF the sheriff at Alva- TIE e.rcumstanc-
as which led 20 the shooting ara out of
the ordinary and as best we can learn ara
substantially az follows; Bert Truett
a son-in-law o. Barney Piz.( and -
man Kephart, who was shot and Trustt
are warm friends. About The middle lf
December Trueu left his wife ana
child with her father. Barney Pitz aea
ran away with Minnie Pitz. the IS ye
old daughter 81 Barney Pilz and sister o.
TrueJts wife. This raised the ire of Ell
man Pitz. and he offered 500 reward sar
the apprehension of hts sen a. law Who
had eloped with his younger daurhtsr.
but up TO the present writing the where
ab3uts u the couple IS not known Os
Saturday last Aeh2rt went 90 Mr. Pi,z
place and offered % accompany BIN oa
a search for his % year oid dauehter
Minnie They let 10 buggy and sHsr
going three or four miles Pitz became
suspicious. and. stopping az a farm use
secured the farmer 70 take nim nc
home. The Pitz family retired az the
usual hour Saturday night and uot long
after they had gone 90 bed ar. PitE saw
some one pcex'ng through the window o.
his room. Without warning b. picked p
a A-calibre Smith & Wesson revoivc- al
hred- lie then ran out OF the house al
saw another man leaving The premsf
on a run. lie demanded him 20 hsE uf.a
the threat % shooting i ne did not ard
the man stopped He went up ana ss
covered the mar 70 be Or Butts ~ Drift
wood. who had Accompanied Kophart 20
Pltz' place IN d buggy The Wounded
man was found 10 be Mr. KoDhart and
he was taken into the house. and Or
Butts dressed his wound after VIII p
Butts left From the information gath.
cred it appears tina. Truett wanted T. e.
his chHd from sts mother and grandoar.
ents. and tho theory has been advanced
that ke9hart being a warm personal
friend 81 Truett. was decoying the Ola
man from home with tho view ~ giving
some one an opportunity % secure th-
child. Failing 10 this. Kephert retnFnet
at night accompanied by Dr Rutfs anf
met with the tragedy which followed
Barney Pitz IS said 90 be a man veil Hk-
cd IN the community where BE- ras.aes
and n The facts as stated 70 us are trse.
the probabilities are The old man vii b.
released upon preliminary hearing