Allen County KS Archives News.....Some Shooting July 19, 1879
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The Humboldt Union (Humboldt, KS) Sat Jul 19, 1879 Pg 3 July 19, 1879

Some Shooting
   Last Saturday night, about half past 12, as D. O. Luse was
going home, he was fired at near Harry Gardner's butcher
shop, on Bridge street, by one of two men who met him
there. Three or four shots (the stories differ on this point)
were fired, when Luse started for home on the double quick,
and left his would-be annihilators. One shot took effect
in his left hip, making a sever but not dangerous flesh
wound.
   It is proper in this connection to say that Luse has for
a long time borne a very bad reputation in this community,
and is strongly suspected of belongingn to a gang of
horse thieves which has been committing extensive 
depredations in this neighborhood. Whether guilty or not,
there is little doubt that he owes this attak upon him to 
the suspicions which have been aroused against him.
There has been so much successfu horse stealing going on
around here lately that the people are greatly exasperated
and have determined that a stop must be put to this 
thieving. Of course, this state of affairs is to be 
strongly deprecated, and we hope that the sober second
thought of our people will show them that the best way
to do under all circumstances is to give every man a 
fair trial for his life, and discourage all attempts at
mob law.
    We expected to give Luse's version of this matter in
this week's paper.-- He requested us to publish a 
communication written by him, to which we assented, but
he left town on Wednesday evening without furnishing
us the article.
More Shooting
    Last Wednesday night, as Geary Neal was coming down
12th street, past C. H. Pratt's block, he was fired
upon by a man on horseback, from the road. Geary promptly
returned the fire, and the horseman rode off.-- 
As far as known, neither shot took effect--at any rate, 
Neal was uninjured.
    Geary Neal is a young man of good reputation, and the
only reason for his being shot at must be that he was
supposed to take a prominent part in working up a case
against the horse thieves. Another action of this sort
will exasperate the people of this section so that they
will turn out en masse and exterminate the whole gang
of thieves.


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