Jefferson County KS Archives News.....An Assault and A Shooting--GIBBS, FAIRCHILD October 14, 1876
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Jim Laird jlaird@bellsouth.net December 29, 2009, 11:35 am

The Oskaloosa Independent, Jefferson County, Saturday, October 14, 1876 October 14, 1876
On last Saturday, Pink GIBBS came up behind W.S. FAIRCHILD, while he was sitting
on the south steps of the court house and struck him twice with a stone, once on
the arm, and once on the back of the head and neck. Seth sprang up, a little
bewildered by the last blow--and drew his pistol. Pink started to run. Seth
fired and Pink fell as though he had been shot, but scrambled up and run like a
trooper. Seth cocked his pistol to fire again; but reflected a moment and did
not. Pink's brother came threateningly towards Seth, but when the pistol was
presented, prudently desisted from any hostile act. Pink and Seth were each
fined a dollar and cost. The difficulty grew out of something that occured at
the ball in the court house Thursday evening--whisky, we guess.












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