The Iola register., 1902-07-11
TWO MEN shot AI LAHARPE
Dick Kellender and Joe Sheehan Re-
sisted Arrest and were Dangerous
ly Wounded by an Officer

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The most serious injury reported
for the 4th occurred at La Harpe that
day when the town marshal shot
and dangerously wounded Dick Kel-
lender and Joe Sheehan whom he says
resisted arrest. The wounded men
are lying at the lola hospital and 1t
will be some days before it will be
known whether they will live or not,
Many and conflicting stories of how
the shooting occurred and why have
gained circulation. From those early
on the scene the REGISTERhas secured
the following report
Kellender and Sheehan work together
at the rolling mill and started out to
celebrate the fourth together They
had been drinking some during the
morning and at the time the trouble
occurred were in one of the joints at
La Harpe. The men are not consider
ed trouble-makers but were probably
somewhat noisy. At any rate the town
marshal ordered them to keep quiet
and afterwards put Sheehan under ar
rest. There was resistance by Shee-
han during which the officer used his
club freely, welts on Sheehan's head
and a possibly-fractured shoulder
bone testifying to the strength of the
blows. Kellender thought that Shee-
han was getting the worst Of it and
started to help. The marshal, whose
name is Cannon, called for help,
declaring that both men we're under
arrest While there were number Of
men looking on, none offered to help
the officer and when he saw that be
had large row on his hands with
two men he drew his gun, a 38-calibre
revolver and shot twice, wounding
both men.
Kellender was shot between the sew
enth and eighth ribs on his right side,
the bullet being located by the doctor
beneath the skin under the shoulder
blade. The wound is serious but not
necessarily fatal and the doctors eX-
pect him TO rapidly recover.
Sheehau's injury is more serious,
although it is not known yet whether
the bullet pentrated any vital yarts.
The shot entered his right side in
front of his liver. rhe doctors have
been unable to locate the dullet and
agree that il the bullet struck rib
aud ranged TO one side the hurt may
not be serious, but if the bullet went
straight through as it started and pen
etrated his liver the injury may prove
fatal.
The shooting occurred about II
o'clock Friday morning and there
was an immediate h, rry-up call for
doctors. DR.. Parks office was i'm.
mediately across the street and he
was one OF the first on the ground
DR.. Richards arriving a short time
later They made careful examina'
tioH and dressed the wounds as well
as could be then done. About
O'Clock the injured men we're carried
? to the depot aud brought to the lola
Hospital and turned over to Dr. Cotf
: man, the surgeon in charge. As
j stated above, it will be some days be
fore the doctors will feel like stating
, positively whether the men will re
= = cover.
The injured men have only lived il
= LaHarpe since spring, coming there
to work in the rolling mill, it is sale
from Illinois. Kellender is y years
= old and Sheehan %, and neither /.
S married While both are known to
S drink occasionally, they are not con
: sidered toughs nor trouble makers
+ The stories of the shooting vary from
k the one which declares the men were