The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1873-06-10 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

UNRESTRAINE,L EXISTENCE IN AMERICA.  Thooe who are sick of the conventionalities of society in this country and pine for • more unrestrained asthma cannot do better than go to Sargent Station, Kansas, in the Visited States, where to judge by the account given in the NMI York Herald of • little incident which has just occurred there, life must lie anythini; hut monotonous. It poems that the other day six gentlemen Messrs. 11cLeland, Wright, Stutzman, Griffin, Clark. and Colorado-- canse to the conclusion that it was their duty to kill another gem tleman, by name Gilson. They soil that Gilson had killed " one of their boys," and that they would hare revenge— the truth being that poor Gilson had only killed a man named Claybum, on the 15th of November last, who " wanted to murder a fellow for his money, and because Gilson stopped him he turned loose at Gilson with a sit. shooter, and Gilson killed him with a shot-gun." The party accordingly proceeded to Gilson's house, and asked him to take a walk. This he declined to do, but on being premed got his pistol and shot-fun and maid, "Boys, I azn ready to walk out with you no.. 'He then started across the railroad hack, and taking up his quarters in • car stayed there all night, remarking. "You fellows will have to fight me to-morrow." The party then gut their needle-guns and pistols (two each). and whiled away the night by entering every house ill the town, breaking stems, smashing doors and window', and uttering disagreeable yells and imprecations. About four o'clock in the morning (Aeon, annoyed by the disturbance. requested 3 friend named l'ete to tell "the boys" to keep sway from his neighbourhood, to which message they returned the reply that they would ''kill him or burst, and would afterwards run the town.' At six o'clock the six boys appeared it Gilson's house with their rifles and siz-shooters to carry out their intention of removing him from this troublesome world. Gilson, however, was prepared for them, and emerged from his door with two silshooters and • shot-gun in his hands, greeting them with the courteous observation, "Open the ball, or I will." Then commenced business. "Jack Stutzman drew a bead and fired, but mimed. Gilson fired and killed Sam Wright; fired again, and killed Thomas M'Leland. Stutsruan's shot, however, came .at Gil•on's head, when he said, 'Close call, boys' and firiNl with a six-shooter, killing Jack Stutznian. The balance then ran. and Gthion fired after them, shooting Joe (lark's arm off." The result of the battle was three killed and one wounded, Gilson being left master of the position. The citizens were so pleases' with Gilson's conduct that they met together and returned him a vote of thanks for the peal he had done his country and himself. The general superintendent of the Atcheson, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad also presented him with • for one year, and the citizens further gave rzl: a 150-dollar shot gun. Gilson made good use of these gifts, for he started by railroad to Dodge city, taking with him the gun, and stirring up the citizens, lest them against the desperadoes of that place. Over two hundred shots were tired " inside of ten minutes," and two unpleasant ptiwous known as Texas an.l Williams were "The balance of cot throats ran for life." Gilson, wh.. has is brother " c..nuected with the Brvollym Eagle," is represented as being an industrious man, and one who has always "behaved himself as • perfect gentleman."