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Greene county was disgraced by what promises to be. Another mur der, we eighth within a year, early saturday morning. The scene of the disgraceful shooting affray that the y will result fatally was near Ja sonville, in Wright township, with in four miles of Midland, the scene of the murderer: William Watson by Laijis Shulley, wh‘is still at large the a morning. , This time it was an officer of the ign shot down While trying to en force his duty by the keeper of an immoral resort, a “road house, one at the most pernicious places In Greeny county, according to the ad vices from Linton, ‘Constable Eman uel Spiders, elected to that office at the repeat election, is the victim. The keeper of the ' road house ’ is Geored Phipps. Phipps is under arrest. He has made IP confession and a charge of manslaughter has been placed against him. Comhradhe Souders is at death's door In St. Anthonys hos pital,Terre Haute. Death is ex pected] any hour. Advices from fon ton say that as soon as the offcer breathes his last,a charge of murder in the first degree will be placed against his slayer. Story of the Crime. Frank Phipps, ae brother of the world murderer, came to Jason ville about 4:2 o'clock this morn ing and notified Marshal Benham that the men, Marvin City and Charley Briley of Clay county, bad characters, were at his brother's re sort. Which is one mile east of Ja sonville, creating a disturbance by flourishing their gunr,, threatening to coe up things, and otherwise raising ao rougby house. Marshal Benham sent Phipps to Night Po- Nceman C. B. Chandler with his story. Chandler wass told that the men were armed and had characters so he decided to take assistance with him to quell the disturbance. He sent for Constable Sanders and both omen sent to the resort, which is both a saloon and a house of Hi faine. When they reached the dive the Hehts were out and everything appeared to be quiet. The officers demanded admission. There was no response to repeated demands of a similar nature. Finally the officers decided to force an entrance. This they accomplished with a pole, pry ing the door open. Constable Souders was the first to enter, followed closely by Chan dler. When Souders had fairly got into the door Phipps fired, the shot as effect.Chandler rushed to his assistance.As he did so Phipps fired again. Chandler supported Souder to the door. As the two men were on their way to the exit a third shot was fired by Phipps, and it, too, took effect. Phipps did not
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Washington Gazette
Washington, Indiana, US
Sat, Dec 08, 1906
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