The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-02
PISTOL DUEL
IN THE STREETS
OF HOBART
Billy Wolf Killed by Bert
Mclean, Both Actors.
ONESUCCEEDED EOTHER
As Manager of the Phoenix
Opera House.

Guthrie, o. T., Jan. 1.-THE Hobart
Republican gives the following account
of a pistol duel on the streets Of Ho-
bart, in which one man was killed:
Last night between the hours of IL
and u several shots rang out to disturb
the peacefulness of South Main street.
Investigation showed that Bert Nc
Lean and Billy Wolf had engaged in a
pistol duel in front of the English
Kitchen and that Wolf had been shot
twice, one bullet taking effect and frac-
turing the bone just above the knee and
the other in the bowels, the bullet rang
ing upward toward the heart, from the
effects Of which he died at noon today.
Mclean was shot through the buttocks
and is likely to recover.
THE particulars, as near as we can
learn, are about as follows:
"Wolf and Mclean are actors and were
attaches of the Phoenix theater. They
had always been the best of friends, and
in fact were so at the time and after
manner after both had been shot
informed Mclean that his services as
manager of the theater were no longer
desired. but that he could go on and do
his turn as had been his custom hereto
fore. Billy Wolf was placed in as man
ager, but Mclean refused to work un-
der Wolf, probably because of jealousy.
Wolf was doing his turn the stage
and is said to have been twitted by Nc
Leans friends. This angered Wolf and
he sought Mclean, and Mclean was also
looking for Wolf.
''They met in front of the English
Kitchen on South Main street. all alone,
and the words that passed, if there were
any, are not known. At all events, the
shooting began and each claimed that
the other was the first to shoot.
THE first shot from McIean's gun. "a
IS double-action Smith & Wesson. shat
tered VOLTS leg and he fell to the side
walk, after which Wolf fired three shots
from single action 81. one shot taking
effect in NcLeans body. as above stated.
"An eye witness of the shooting. who
wishes his name withheld, states that
after Wolf was down Mclean shot him
in the stomach, holding "A lantern in his
left hand, and then paradad around Wolf
and said: We'll. Billy, l guess I've got
you, haven't -
I guess you have, Bert. said Wolf.
IF | haven't, here's another for you,'
Mclean responded.
"'Well, Bert, if you're game, give it
to me- replied Wolf
AT this moment Neil Morrison, night
police. arrived on the scene and dis
armed both parties. taking Mclean to
jail Wolf was taken to the city hall
and Drs. Morgan and Lloyd were called,
but they refused TO take charge of the
wounded man on account of his weak
condition. and, thinking that every
breath would be his last. This morning
the fast dying man was removed to
room in the Phoenix theater, where he
died a few hours later.
Cold sweat dropped from McLean's
brow when seen at the county Jail this
morning and the prisoner expressed deep
regret at the tragedy.
Wolf was about 80 years of age; Nc
Lean is about 50. 1t is a remarkable
coincident that during their engagement
inn the theater here they were co-actors
in a scene during which Mclean shoots
Wolf and that the mimicry of the stage
was transformed to a real tragedy on the
sidewalk. with the same men the imper-
senators in both the mimic and the real
THE dead man has a father living in
ST. Louis. a wife in Galveston and sis
ter-Miss Carl Deidrich-at Warren and
Tenth streets, st. Louis, who have been
notified in the meantime. the body IS
IN, the hands OF an undertaken.