The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-30
FEUDISTS HAD CLASH
Several Revolver Shots Were
Fired During MeIeeS,
CURSING AND RUNNING
Caused Great Excitement in
Two NeighborhoOds.

Last evening two sections OF the CITY
were considerably excited because OF
some promiscious shooting. swearing.
running and riding about of a crowd OF
men. Every indication points to a feud
brewing between people of the city and
last night the participants got together
at two points and had a shooting affray
coupled with a good deal Of cursing ana
running The neighborhood on West
Douglas avenue near the crossing of the
Missouri Pacific tracks was aroused
shortly before 10 o clock by man riding
east as fast as his horse could carry him.
In a few minutes ne returned and an
other man followed, walking.
Suddenly there began a yelling near
I. e railroad tracks, and four revolver
shots rang out in rapid succession. The
yelling continued for several minutes
and then the crowd moved eastward
along the avenue
Miss Grace O'Brien. living at 142i West
Douglas avenue, stated to the Eagle that
the rnen-there seemed to be about ten
Or twelve OF them, some mounted and
some walking-were talking very loud
and using considerabl bad language as
they passed her home. She heard one
man exclaim that He could never be
taken alive" and that it would require
q good-sized crowd to handle him. These
statements Were made as the crowd pass
ed down the street and il was not pos
sible TO distinguish more of the words IN
the loud talking of the men.
Several other people living along or
close to the avenue heard the shots and
saw the crowd The people were consid-
erabIy aroused and thought a pitched
battle must be raging between gangs OF
men.
About 1890 Yesterday evening, as the
xchonenberger brothers were coming
,ast on Maple street and were nearing
,lhe west approach of the Maple street
bridge in their automobile. they were
startled by the flashes and reports of five
shots fired in rapid succession by persons
al the east approach of the bridge.
The flashes could be plainly seen from
the west side of the bridge and two OF
them appeared TO be from the south side
of Maple street and three from the north
side. After the shooting things We're
quiet for short time and not wishing
10 have trouble. the boys decided to go
back the way they came. but finally pro-
PEELED their auto across the bridge
When they reached the east side Of the
bridge a crowd Of neighbOrs had gathered
there and were searching for an explain
alton Of the shooting. None Of those
who are supposed to have done the
shooting We're on the spot. but when
the crowd of excited people first gather
ed they saw two crowds Of men, each
crowd going in a different direction One
crowd which consisted of four or five
persons. were seen walking rapidly north
in the jungle along the river and the
other crowd went east on Maple street.
Both crowds were cursing and growing
among themselves and in fact conduct
ing themselves in a very peculiar man
ner. No attempt was made to follow
either party. but as they were not seen
afterward in a crowd it is thought that
they separated when they reached the
well lighted streets.
The police have been unable to solve
the mystery that surrounds the two
shooting ARRAYS and it was claimed that
It was Just bunch of men out having
n good time. but the people in the two
neighb0rhoods do not believe the police
theory a little bit. IN both instances
the men seemed very angry at some one
Many Of the people on the, West Side
believe that two crowds had a fight near
the Missouri Pacific tracks. one Of the
men located the other crowd and told
his fellows. who went To the scene and
scattered out in twos and threes and
then returned together after putting
their opponents to rout and that the two
crowds or a part Of them came together
again at the Maple street bridge.
It is believed that a crowd from one
part OF town with a grGdge against an
other crowd started out to wipe the
others off the earth and the two came
together first on the West Side and later
at the bridge.
Beth neighborhoods were aroused over
the shooting and several persons started
out 10 investigate the matter. but have
so far failed TO solve the mystery.