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)lfSTEALING A BRIBE IApfi Defending, Je ,Cto with ... . Bn BeYoiver IreFather and Sori-m-Law Exchange. • ' ’ Shots 1lt; 1r.i -Mr. Edward White lives in Harrison towttslm)^ this county, .ant} has been icnoum'ffiimaay yenls as a man with-whom it would bo-extremely hazardous tq oprno in, angry contact! although in other respects he ki^MUBidored a good citizen. Mi*. White has a daughter, aged about fifteen years, named torino, to whom ono David Gonscr. baa for some time beon paying attention. This Whiteseriously objected to. However matters remained placid until the night of Wednesday, Nov. 18th, when Gonser engaged a livery rig at Middle bury and took thejpbjeet of his affection buggy riding. That lido culminated in a drive to’ 'Squire McGregor’s at Middlcbury, where the two were made one according to the law “in such cases made and provided.” Thus far the rmrotivo contains nothing but horaoly quiet facts. But, nlas* tjiecourse of true love never did runsmooth, and this “oourso was fated not to be an exception to tbo genera! rule. The happy pair passed tho night at the residence of Mr. Wiltse. i j In the morning they had an early visitor, the father of the brido and the father-in Jaw of the husband. He didn’t come to congratulate tho mar tied couplo upon their new relations j ( toward each other—no. not he ! Ho was there to demand the custody of insItdaughter. Gonscr stated briofly thnt;*3tho girl was now his wife, and give bar j up he would not. Hot words ensued, j Gonscr being on the inside of the house and White without White was armed and so was Gonscr, who know'ic • ti!nthe character of (he man with whom I *:tlolie had to deal. Who fired the first; shot wc arc not informed, but the father and son exchanged congratulations From the muzzles of their roved i ^ivers several times, White receiving a | ° wound in the ubdomcn and a bullet u grazing his side. On the othor hand : ^ one of White’s balls passed through the*; fr door of tho house and struck the dress •11 of his daughter. After these greetings |n: White retired and entered a complaint1 b against Gonscr who was arrested and a{ held by bail for trial. White’s wound si is not of n-very tjcrions naluro, he be- 01 ing about at this writing, with hopes Y' of his ultimate recovery. We have given the facts of this unfortunate affair as related to its, and as detailed by a correspondent olsowhcro in this paper.wCf
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Bowling Green Clay County Weekly Herald
Bowling Green, Indiana, US
Thu, Nov 26, 1874
Page 3
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