Year: 1873

1t appears that on FRIDAY morning
between and o'clock, a closed
carriage stopped before one OF the
gllded dens on Shawnee street,
where men are wont 10 congregate
ana light the tiger" and from it
was born the senseless form of pro-
prietor, Colonel G.. r. Jennison, his
head tightly bound with a handker-
chief and his clothes covered with
Elood, which triekled down from
tace mangled almost beyond recog-
nition. The stupefied attendants of
the house knew not what had betall-
en- the unfnrtunate man, but the rel.
son of his being in this condition be.
came known soon afterwards. 1t
seems that on Thursday morning a
man by the name of Manning, an
employee CD the Chicago and Rock
Island road, visited the establishment
OF Jennison, as was his custom sat at
the card table until his money was
all gone, and he left, with nothing to
show for his nights work but empty
pockets and feyerish brain.


After seeing some $50 or $50, the
amount OF over month swages, dis
appear IN the insaliate NAV of the
tiger, M aiming signfied his inability
or unwilllngness to play any more,
and an account of stock was taken ID
see how both parties stood, When
the chips were counted out, 1t was
found that Manning was in debt to
the establishment to the amount of
sl.50 beyond his pile, this Jennison
demanded. Manning replied that
being "0ead broke he could not
pay the trifie of Indebtedness, bat if
Jennison would come down to the
depot he would get it for him. This
did not seem to be satisfactory to the
enraged proprietor, and after some
pretty lively talk, Manning left for
the depot, tne time for the train to
start out for Chicago having nearly
arrived.


After some momeHts had elapsed
Jennison concluded to follow the
man and make him square accounts
as he had agreed to do. He walked
rapidly down Main street, crossed
the levee, and apprehending some
trouble, threw off his coat at McCrys-
tal's saloon, and remarking that he
had small debt To collect crossed
over to the depot, where he met
Manning. Here both men entered
one OF the front cars of the waiting
train. Manning having borrowed
the dollar and half of the conduc-
tor, handed it to Jennison with these
words "For some time past l have
visited your establishment and spent
every dollar of my hard earned
wages. And now after swindling
me out OF over seventy dollars, you,
like the dog that you are, hound me
around the streets for the paltry sum
OF one dollar and fifty cents" Jen-
nison retorted to this speech in most
abusive language, but before he had
finished speaking powerful blow
from the fist of his victim laid him
PROSTATE IN the aisle. Manning then
jumped upon Jennison and jammed
his face in horrible manner with
the heel of his boot, and then picking
him up bodily, threw him from the
car steps on the depot platform, just
as the train started out.


A friend who had followed Jenni-
son shortly after he had left the sa-
loon found the bruised and bleeding
man wildly cropping about the de-
pot, vainly endeavoring to find the
door and get TO the street. A car
rage was at once secured and he
was taken to his gambling house on
Shawnee street and his wounds
dressed. The doctor summoned,
thought the wounded man would die,
but there is a chance that he will re-
cover On his head there are four
or five terrible cuts, the lower Jaw
is badly jammed, and his eyes, nose
and mouth are terribly swollen, pre-
senting most shocking aud disgust
ing sight.


1t is rumored that Jennison was
armed when the encounter took
place, and would have used his
weapon had not Manning struck so
quick.