The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-08
A V|N|TA BOY
SHOOTS FOUR
IN JOPLIN
Gunman Empties Weapon While Fore
ing His Way Through Throngs-
One Victim Hurt Seriously
Main Street the Scene.

Japlin, Mo, Nov. Firing promis-
cuously with a SS-calibre revolver in
an endeavor to kill Robert Nance. q
years old, whom he asserts ruined his
home, w. c. Chamberlain. 30 years
old, shortly after noon yesterday
wounded himself and three other per
sons, two seriously but not fatally
The shooting took place in the heart
of the business section while the
streets were thronged with people.
w. C. Chamberlain, 80 years old,
miner East Ninth street; wound in
left arm.
Robert Nance, q years old miner,
East Fourth street; wound in left arm.
Allie Warren, Is years old, No. 1919
Kentucky avenue; wound in right leg.
H. c. Wright, IS years old, farmer
of Anderson, Mo-; wound in left
breast
Fires in Crowd.
Chamberlain and Nance met near
the corner of Fourth and Main streets
at about 1890 o'clock Chamberlain
was standing on the sidewalk talking
with Nick Spawr, a former deputy con-
stable, when Nance approached. With
out speaking, Chamberlain removed a
revolver from his pocket and began
shooting Nance was about ten feet
from him at the time.
The first bullet fired penetrated
Chamberlain's left arm, two ines be-
low the elbom. In raising the revolver
| he accidently discharged it. The sec
ond bullet entered the right leg of
Warrent, 1S-year-old son of William
Warren, No. 1919 Kentucky avenue,
| just above the knee, shattering the
bone. Young Warren was standing in
front of the Joplin National bank, a
flew feet from where Nance stood when
Init.
Nance ran north past him, with
chamberlain in pursuit firing. The
THIRD bullet went wild, but the fourth
Tired after both men had crossed
Fourth street, hit Nance in the left
Iarm. causing a flesh wound.
Nance continued to run north as far
las the Hub saloon, No. S21 II Main
lstreet which he entered. closely fol
lowed by his pursuer. As Chamber
lain opened swinging door near the
lfront entrance he collided with an un
identified man. The man pushed
IChamberlains right arm above his
head and simultaneously Chamberlain
, fired. This was the fifth shot. Th'
bullet demolished chandelier ant
entered the ceiling.
Bullet Through Farmers Body.
Freeing himself fro mthe grasp 0
, the stranger, Chamberlain fired tn
, Hast time as Nance was preparing 7
leave the saloon through side doc
, Heading into East Fourth street. TIL
! bullet plowed its way through rea
! corner of bar and hit H. c. Wright
! farmer of Anderson. Mo, who form
lerly lived in Joplin. about four inehe
below his left collar bone, passin
/. through his body.
BY this time no less than thousan
persons We're congregated in front o
/ and near the side entrance to tn
saloon. Constable William B. PATIO
+ was standing on the sidewalk fifty fee
! south of Chamberlain when the frs
! shot was fired and Chief of Pole
Joseph H. Myers was standing on tn
east side of Main street, directly acros
Main street.
Both heard the first and subsequer
shots and started in pursuit of tn
fleeing men. Myers followed Chan
berlain into the saloon and Patio
9stopped at the side entrance, wher
I he met Nance coming out He place
him under arrest and led him back int
the saloon. Chamberlain came npo
the two after they were inside and,
: the command of Constable Patton, lai
!, his revolver. which contained 81
empty cartridges. upon the bar Chi'
Myers came up at this time and thru:
P revolver into Chamberlain's fac
2 Both Chamberlain and Nance the
IS we're taken to the police station b
Il Chief Myers and several 'patrolmen.
thousand men followed
q Fear Mob Violence.
e While the prisoners We're bein
{ questioned at headquarters the polio
n received word that Wright who W.
2 taken TO St Johns hospital after Il
: shooting, had died. Fearing the crow
of men outside would mob Chambe
d, lain If this information reached theT
y the police hurriedly planned to spir
ID their prisoner out OF town.
ar Justice Of the Peace S. F. Jones w
told Of the plan and aided in placir