The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-12

About two years go the horse editor
cut out and sent i'm as copy short
article about Cleopatra The paper had
scarcely gone to press when the colonel
came i'm to demand an apology. History
was all wrong about Cleopatra. and he
proposed TO set it right or shoot some
BODY The colonel drew~a gun OH Us
md had some hot words with the ed
itcr but the matter was settled ny an
apliogy to his liking
Six months since there was another
scene. The Kicker had published (.
BRIEF article about Cain, who is pOpu
lariy supposed to have killed his brother
a bel According to Colonel Thompson
IL was a malicious SANDER on Cain and
he didn't propose to stand by and sea
Ep3a mans memory smirched. After
some discussion. in which pistols were
G. avn, the Kicker agreed to apologize.
lowing.
An Apology-Iu the hurry of going
20 press last week we inadvertently adj
mitted an article rejecting on the char
acter Of Cain, Of Biblical memory. W.
exceedingly regret that the Kicker
@noillG nave given circulation to the re-
port that Cain killed his brother Abel
and trust that neither of them viii suf-
Ier any inconvenience from the puDli-
cation
The apology did not entirely satisfy
tolCnel thompson, but he had to make
the rest of it and wait for another OPP
uornIrlty
That opportunity came last Wednes-
day on that day the Kicker unfinished
an article that Diogenes. the phil5s.
ophe1, didn't pay his debts Two hours
dLtef the paper was mailed Colonel
THOMPSON came storming i'm to crainl
that lac was direct descendant of Ti0g-
ones. and that the article was a sross
SANDER
The horse editor was in the editorial
Senc1d'n TO borrow s.. and saw and
Mr.. Heliso evnrasse5 ,~s,~-.+ 4,,,4 -
nag injured the reputation of anybody
ana promised that the usual apology
should appear the next week He
added, however. his desire fo sao,,,s !,
list Of Biblical and historical things OH
Jected 10 by the colonel in order to pre-
vent future mistakes. and the colonel
oi69n't take it as joke.
On the contrary. he emphatically de-
nounced Mr. HellsO as a slanderer of tho
4eau- ana man who ought to have hsea
brought TO book long ago. Several re-
marks were made I'm an effort 10 soften
MIN, but he would not accept the olive
DIancn- lie was about to leave the office
when he was asked if the Kicker could
publish anything about Jonah and the
Wnaie without being forced to apologize
The remark was made in the greatest
Booa nature. and was accompanied by a
lauBh but Colonel Thompson uttered an
pam ana pulled gun and began shoot
ms horse editor at once laid fiat down
on the floor. The horse editor. it NAV he
remarked knows his gait.
Colonel Thompson had fired three shots
-.e19Ie MT 1ellso reached for his gun an5
i-piieu- indeed he was already wounded
AZ ms hIst fire the colonel fell. and he
never spoke again
The horse editor notified Tho ,,~1f,o 49,
we coroner, and got drav to take Wr
l,,'dss 80 lne hospital The coroner's in
tne ealtor Of any blame whatever
IN lenqerlng their verdict the jury add
S;. We also ind that the man (horse
lilac" 7" Neat Vi 8
Cqlqnel thompson was buried i'm the ee.
-5oll14 sIaFeyfrd yesterday in as good {
snape as possible, and Mr.. Heliso deeply
regretted his inability to be present. ms
morse editor had fun charge of things sns
they went Off without a hitch. All blI,
VIII oe promptly paid by the kicker vheI
presented.
11r Hellso desires It to be understood,
that he deeply deplores the misfortune
that mas come so early in the new year
Dut the AFFAIR was forced upon him am
he had to shoot in self-defense. The sym
pathy Of the public IS with him and IA