Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-09-27
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MURDER IN HoIslNeroN.

A moments blind passion, witt
time enough to grab a revolver an6
fire four shots Saturday night made
a murderer of VIM. Brown, of Hois
irgton, and he will probably get q
life sentence in the penitentiary as
a result of the crime.
He Is about twenty years of age
as was also Andrew Hamilton, his
victim. The two men belonged to a
gang Of negroes employed on the
railroad at Hoisiugton and were hv-
ing in one of the bunk cars furnish
ed them by the road and located in
the yards.
, Saturday night several of the men
from other bunk cars had gathered
) in the shack occupied by Brown, Har
iltOn and others and Brown was cut.
ting cantaloupe when Hamilton,
> who was sitting back in the corner
asked him if that was what he was
doing. Brown replied that he was
3aGd that it was none of Hamihon's
business and the few words led into
an altercation which resulted in a
B flst fight? Several ether men were
attracted to the car by the fight and
some of them FINALLY separated the
q combatsmts when Hamilton asked fer
help. During the course OF the fight
another of the negroes, Nose Dykus,
who had revolver on the bed be-
side him was told that he had bet
Ter hide that Smoke wagon" as it
was likely to cause severe truoble
He took the revolver from the bed
and reaching over to the table laid it
out of sight behind some packages he
had purchased. About the time he
. had done this the two men fighting
Swere separated and were being held
by the others i'm the shack. As
Brown was turned loose he jumped
to the etable and grabbing the re.
Volyer, TUNED and shot Hamilton
Tour, times, every shCt taking effect.
Hamilton died "a few minutes after
wards. Brown walked out and to an
other bunk car where he waited I'M
til the Hoisingtom officers had been
summoned and c&me after him. He
saye himself up without a fight ard
was held in the Hoisington jail until
O Sunday when after the inquest was
held there Sunday morning he YVES
brought to this city and placed in tn
county Jail to await trial in the dis.
trict court.
Tne cononer's jury, after hearing
the evidence, brought in a verdict
that the deceased had come to his
death from gun shot wounds at the
o hands Of VIM. Brown mad he was
held over. for trial.
The evidence offered to the coro-
ner's jury. was serious enough but
sboNered on the ludicrous when the
witnesses told Of the shooting and
how they got out of that vicinity.
There were two windows in the shack
and the revolver was, fired about as
Iast az the trigger could be pulled:
Between the first and last shot every
man in the car had either gone out
through the windows or the door and
was out of range. One negro who
gave evidence in regard to the shoot.
Ing was not only humorous but stut-
tered as well and his testimony
threatHed to break up the trial. At
the first shot fired one Of the by.
, ISLANDERS threw out his hand toward
B the revolver and the bullet nicked
his finger. He didn't try again
Brown offered no explanation of the
affair other than that he was mad
and thinking that Hamilton was 60
2 ing to attack him again had grabbed
the gun and commenced shooting to
save his life.
Three Of the witnesses to the shoot
Ing were brought to Great Bend Sun.
DAY and put under bond for appear
ance the the next term Of district
. cOurts Failing to give the same they
will be held in Jail in order to pno-
vide that they appear when needed
q Witnesses.