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bun day night was [the coldest since lustAvinter.. ) ■i 1 ; ' - r ? ? i 1Johti Jj). Wakefield; aecompuhied [the liryan special train khrough ’ Indiana, report ihti the trip for the Louisjiile Cuufiei-.fourhal. ?fflIVinIIw« A SALOON DipAnd in the Presence jol;; i ; • • ! •Thousands of People;i ; ; ‘Innocent B«( tndcrl.y Wounded. !BOTH MFN OPENED FIRE AT THE SAME TfME. • • iSlawson Shot Through 'tin-Shoulder -Tolliver:Lived Hut an Hour— t Gleasn'n^Malfs 1 lis Escape— • j His Partner .Jack Mas j•J 1sov. Arrested as ' an* * * fAccomplice. IN . ; I| Thomas /. Tj.dliver of this city was jjliot in front of the Arcade saloon about iklu Friday night and died 'from tjiewound about an hour afterwards. The*inan who fired !the fatal shot.is, believed to be Thomas Gleason, a St. Louis gnmjh-ior. Tolliver a gambler aud is well-known all overjiSouthern Indiana. .1 u^t as Tolliver was|shot he pulled his pistol And fired townrjd Gleason. The bull'pt• ^ . ai 4caught Gleason and they demandedthat Massey and Gleason give jup themoney they had won on the crooked dice. Massey, gave up his' money but Gleason refused, it is claimed that either Williams or Meredith knocked Glefison do wit and beat him up;, •) Williams is said to have ijeld Gleason bv the necli and Meredith by the amid iThcv therj compelled him to give upia’ll the money. Tolliver counted it and said there waU *10: short. -. Tom RilW. tin sa)or;ink*-i*per is said to ha-e riih up to Gieiisun -and kiceu him when an extra f policeman caught Kiley : *Gleason was a bloody sight; tie left the saloon at once ar.d was joined just; across tin* street by Massey. Thr^e other men soon got with; them and.They were engaged in earnest: conversation. Someone is said toi have heard them say that they would kill * * • •er got a pistpll and left , Riley s saloon. He walked up Main street to the. Arcade saloon and leaned against;: the pillar at the; east double door, his feet on the sideivulk.' Gleason-and Massey came in throughthe jcrowd . from behind Tolliver. Gleason entered through thd ; westdouble door and got just inside the saloon when he turned toward tin* siregt. Instantly he caught sight ofToilj'ver. who hold a pistol in his hand. Glenjon pulled: his pistol and fired at Tollijver. Tolliver bv that tiijie; liad | his pistol raised. Gleastpi's ball-'struck ; Tcilliyrr and the intense pain jtJiiul it I caused threw up Tolliver's arnVjustas he p’ulhd the| trigger, Tolliver’s- ball ’ went.out of tin* intended range hind . struck doe S!au‘son who was leaningugaiijst the irons at the west Window.• . • » %lt;• ; •Tolliver and {Blnwhom fell at the Same time .showing that Gleason and Tojliver must:have find 'almbsL simultaneously. Slawson was an innocent bystander. He htid not long to do with the frojiblc:crooked dice at two other places but the game keepers soon caught on and stopped jthvnp' They ntv considered slick citizen.*). - I jPublic. c.f.J iiion is i divided ns to the justification for thesjiooting' ISonui say thnpGleuson Was foljowcd by; Tolliver. Others holipye it was!the other!way.; bo ther£ it Is. Some ne\y evidence! may In* brought; oy.t.at the Coroner's irujiieHt.. 'i oli]\'vt;.;hus lived here for many vlt;jurs. ile lias favn a ynmbli*r must of his llif-*. Hu has ji wife and a bright li;»|.* c-jiiM.K v : . - ’• * I ! *■ 1 .• ‘ t ■— It V;.‘ Tci Stop it Cold. j JAf.te;r exposure or Hvhen yob fetjl a uoidicomiiig on, take.-a dos«* of; Foley’s Honey ami Tar. It hever failj to stbp a colddf;takcn;i.n time. ’Smith A Win ton’s.ax ' j ■ I ■Kc?hmi Harr.of this] city was awarded all itins’ premiumis offered by the fair committee! for fancy! apples. [Mr. yfhjrij is;a menjber of the State •H6rf[itajlt(inij; Association aajl jup to dfitf- fruit growUi* - ' . ‘ ■ [ToIjiviT and J^lawson \\vrt* carrictl to Dr. inton’s lt;ijlien and given inedica] nssistnnci*. In; half an hour both incn - -------- linn mi mnu UUlil ;im*nmisled its aim jmd struck Joe SlawsojiJ witi- jtaknn u\ th^ir - homes. Tollivnr an innocant liystandcr :in the rig^tJhvt-il uhnut on^ihour. t\v was shot in|i Dir: (;r.v;/j*.'trK is under ohligiitions tu [Robert lliarr. for a Sack of very fine apples; j.Tiie:apple w^-re raised in Mr. [Harr’s prehurd at Mnysville ninl were jthe mien tjiat took tin; preiniunj at the Street, I’a'ir.. ;fllr. Uaijr took evj*ry jirt tnium ofrered on ajippkI i • * ; .. .i I * ' j. A3 on day; waskhe tliirty-eiyht aimivei-(jury of thtj battle of Iferryville,j Ky^ in j.vhicji thejHUth infantry Volunteers and [ieveral ^the^ Indiana' regiments took j)art.Alany of these !veterans 1 live inthis City, i • ; I. * * r . • i* j *The. October term' of the IDaviess
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Washington Gazette
Washington, Indiana, US
Fri, Oct 12, 1900
Page 3
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Clipped by
Robert M.
USA 06 Apr 2018
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