The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-01-09
tUCKLIN BREE-ES.

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What seems to have been cold blood
4 ed murder was committed In our usually
peaceable town on last Sunday afternoon
IL appears that Clint Pope, an employe
In Britenstine's pool room was con-
siderably under the influence Of booze, 80
much so that he did not seem to be able
70 climb The rather steep stairs. Roscoe
Williams and Luther Bradshaw assisted
HIM up the stairs and into room No. II,
over the pool room where they tried to
get b III to 90 to bed which he declined
to DO. There seems to have been In the
room at this time, Clint Pope, John
Stump, h. M. Williams and Ed Ruddy.
After talking with the others in the
room for few minutes Pope went out
and went down the stairs and into Brad
shaw's restaurant where he got gun.
While Pope was out j. w. Dellinger
went up and into the room, almost i'm
mediately after Dellinger had entered
the room Eope came up the stairs, with
out help this time; hut Luther Brad.
shaw, learning that he had a gun
followed close after him, as soon as Pope
reached the head OF the stairs he stepped
into the door of Room No. IL, with the
gun, a 45 revolver, in his hand, and with
out saying word to any one, fired the
fatal ssot The snot took effect in the |
body of John Stumpb, the bullet enter
ing the body just TO the left of and
about three inches above the naval. Mr..
Stump was dead before doctor could
each him. AS soon as it was realized
by those present what had been done
Pope was disarmed and taken down
stairs into the pool room where he SEEM
ed to collapse. He was laid on a lounge
there apparently In helpless condition
and in the excitement he was left alone
and when they looked for him few
minutes later he was gone, however lie
was captured again before he got out Of
town and Deputy Sheriff Bert Bogart
and Constable H. Ii. Hall took him to o
Dodge City where he was locked up In s
The Jail. Before leaving Bucklin the o
prisoner became 60 unruly that it was :,
necessary to put the irons on him. John
stump, the victim, was brakeman on
he train running between Bucklin and
Dodge City and so far as can be learned
vas a sober, peaeesble citizen. He was
single man and has brother in Pratt
7ho came here and had the body pre- Il
AIRED for and shipped to Crestline, a
'hio, for burial at the old home. This
rime is the Legitimate offspring Of the S
andling and use on intoxicating drinks,
Fe caresnot what name they are called Z,
y, whether Two Percent or Aliens
onio or any other name, the effect is
IL same. They intoxicate and they Y
reed crime. u'
We see by that great truth teller, the
ally press, that we are liable to have to NJ
ay for an extra session of the "
gislature. IL Is to be called for the
lrpose of passing some laws to regu- By
te some things that do not need regu- ds
ting, things that ii would be far better TO
II the whole people Of the state II they
ere let alone, left to regula thu NJ
Ives. Now if the legislature would "
ally needed by tue people it would be AZ
fferent but they will not do il because so
ere is no politics In them. For in
.nce on last Monday morning big ha
sky, two hundred pound hobo called Dc
the residence of Que Of our citizens we
d demanded something to eat. The
oman being there alone, became
ghtened locked the door in his face
d Tau cut at another door and called
leighbor man to come aud make the
imp leave lie was inclined to be u gr'
tie ugly about the matter OF leaving ~
t a little persuasion with black jack
iuced him to leave and promise to las
I've the town, but later the husband of
q woman having learned Of the oc- | =