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ANOTHER JN'RDEK.H. T. McCarty Cowardly Ai-sassinated-TilK m itURBED MAN'S OWN PlrtTOL TRK UKAIH.V WEAPON.H. r. MeCarti. a well-knoen citizen of I Dodge City. wu shot this inorotog about 4 o’clock, ml the Lou* Branch aklton. TIi#- , • hot took effect id the right groin. i •eveHog the frnnoral artery; and' the unfortunate mao after profusely | bleeding for about an boar. expired-The rirrnmuaniM of the abootin* are aliout tan follow*: A party of »pn|wan ridiculing one of their number, one ■ Thomas Roach, a half-witted. rattle-1 brained nod «juarrelt«m»e wretch, who. J brooming itonml at thejihte and jeer» of the crowd. ruabsd to where McCarty atood 01 the bar. and drawing McCartyV pistol from the Uttar's side, flourished it ooce or twice and fired one shot, which took •fleet u we here stated- McCarty was qairtiy standing at the bar drinking, and ws in no manner connected with the kila/ioua crowd. A pistol abet was fired at the murderer. Tom Roach, which | graced him. though be fell to the floor. ] protendiog to be dead, which prevent'd a ( bystander from repealing the shot upon being informed that the murderer ef Mo * Cany wan already deed-McCarty was removed to the house of Cbaa. Rooaa. where in aboet an bear bo died, having bled to death. 11m mar* derer waa arraatad and placed in jail-A coroner a inquest waa bald this morn * ing and tbs facte were elicited aboet as we bars slated-There is a good deal of indignation manifested ever thin brutal, an warranted murder; and while it may appear ia the prsesnt, temper of a large slam of people Chat law's1 delays and oueartatatme are dangerous to' I he peace, life end protection ef the com | mnauy, we hope the sober, second. I bought will prerail and justice take ita 'Limping Tom. the pn*-orer. as be it u-miliarlj known, was a oook id the caoip of tthlhpr Bros. He was oooe led out ef town last night and bid bit wav to camp, the party knowing Tom's querulou* nature when under the influence of liquor, lie ha- beeo living in this motion of Kan. •as since last fall, end is generally no-kuown.The deceased. H. T. McCarty, was an old resident of tbe border and for several years sresident of Dodge Cur- He was well-known in this section of Kansas.He held tbe office of Bunreror of Ford ; county for two year*, and followed tbe 1 •Kcapmiou of surveying amJ painting. Hie deceased was a man of warm. genial I nature, and though he mads strong friend* be had bitter enemies. He was a man of I excellent attainment*, though of rode culture; u forcible writer, asd au artist and psinier of no mean merit. While ptiMeisua* virtec* be had fee|H; hut the kindber nature take* bold of ibeso people asihessul of the deoeswul ii wafted to another sphere. Hh fault* are buried with ihe body. and th«' virtue* only bold 1 in il»e affections and sympathy of the kind and gvncrou* t*-op!o ol Dodge Citv.Tbe fanera! pf tho dcclt;*a*eu McCartv (takoe place thi* afternoon at 4 o’clock under the autpto* of the Dodge City Fire Cumpauy. of which company the deceased
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Dodge City Times
Dodge City, Kansas, US
Sat, Jul 13, 1878
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