The Winfield Daily Free Press from Winfield, Kansas • Page 1

1 -). i I 1 1 YESTERDAY'S Cowley County IFeiir September 8 to 11, IQ03 Unsettled with probably local showers tonight and Saturday. Warmer south portion tonight. Maximum, 87. Minimum, 64.

VOLUME II. WINFIELD, KANSAS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1903 NUMBER 71 7 SUA It Takes Lots of Shirts Streets of the City Flow With the blood of His Many Victims to be able to give every man just the one he wants. One man will want a soft shirt with collar attached, others will wantjthem without collars, some want plain collars and others like fancy ones. Then some men wear size 14 and others take iSj, and some want a good shirt for 50c while others will pay several dollars if they get their money's worth. But We've Get 'Em 6 DEAD AND SCORE INJURED Gilbert Twigg Pours a Deadly Fire of Bullets Into the Crowded Streets then Ends His Own Life VENGEANCE WAS HIS CRY andean suit everybody in style, pattern, size and price, From 50c to $3.00 In the Famous "Cluett" and "Noxair Brands The $3 00 shirt is the new Mohair with soft collarsf the swell thing: for summer.

here but a few months. His father and sister live near Wilmot. Roy C. Davis, son of B. F.

Davis of the St. James Ilotel, was shot down in the middle of the street. Eight bullets perforated his bowels, and one entered his neck. He was taken to the Winfield Hospital but only lived about half an hour. He practically bled td death.

He was 16 years of age. THE WOUNDED Re Oliver is dangerously wounded. He was on the band stand where Jt seems Twigg aimed his first shots. After the first shot had startled the crowd Oliver cried, "I'm shot, boys," and fell from hisi chair. He was carried away by the band boys, who abandoned the seats and hurried away, taking him to Drs.

Emerson Jacobus's office, where his wounds wer dressed. He was shot through the shoulder and abdomen. The intestines were not punctured. He was later taken to the Winfield hospital where an operation was performed. He Btood the operation well and his pulse is now steady.

There are hopes for his recovery. Claude Waggoner another member and his condition is critical, ne was shot through the side and bowels, and through the right arm. He is at the Winfield hospital. Clarkson is a member of the Clarkson Bros. Milling company.

Clyde Reed, son of the painter Reed, who has a shop on east Eighth was shot through the kidneys and is dangerously wounded. He is about 20 years of age. J. B. Storey of Wathen's grocery was shot in the left side and The wounds are not serious.

Mrs. Florence Gregg living on east Eleventh was shot in the band and neck and is seriously injured. Two bullets were extracted from her neck thismorning. Mrs. Brooks who was with her was slightly wounded in the arm.

Wm. Moore of East Tenth streets dangerously He is shot through the left thigh and shoulder-He Is at Mrs. Brown 'son South Harley Bourdette received a few flesh wounds. Mrs. John R.

Ballard was one of the first to fall. She and her husband were sitting on a dry goods box south of Craig's book store. She was shot through the neck at the base of the skull Wound is serious. Wm. Couchman was shot in the shoulder but not 'y Chas.

Beard, wounded in neck and scalp but not serious. lIL Miller, an employe of the Baden Mills, had skull torn by bullet and wrist fractured. Serious. I Otis clrter, son of parter, tha (Continued on page 2.) The Most Terrible Shooting Affray in the History of the State LATEST KEPORT. Two o'clock Elmer Farnsworth can Brady.

Bros. Go. THE BEAD. PORT SMITH. STERLING RACE, Winfield.

DAWSON BILLITER, Winfield. Wm. BOWMAN, Oxford. ROY C. DAVIS, Winfield.

GILBERT TWIGG, Winfield, not live. The physicians have given up hope. Port Smith died at 2:30. at the ITolcomb Boyle hospital. Otis Carter is still alive but cannot recover.

Chas. Thomas is resting well and may recover. Ke Oliver and Jim Clarkson both have fighting chances for life. Clyde Reed is more seriously injured, than at first reported. Adyaace Showing 2f lot the band was struck when" Oliver A bullet entered his back, bat he is not thought to seriously wounded.

The other "band boys escaped injury. Jim Clarkson was seriously Injurde Wool Dress Goods Six people dead, fifteen fatally or seriously wounded and a score of others injured, partly tells the awful story of the most terrible tragedy in the history of Winfield and one almost without paralled. Gilbert Twigg, a Three Items Of Interest murderer. SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. Jim Clarkson.

Re Clyde Reed. Elmer Farnsworth. Everett Ridgeway. J. B.

Storey. Miss Florence Gregg. Couchman. Chas. Beard.

H. Miller. Arthur Hansford, Troy W. Virginia. Chas.

Thomas. Otis Carter. NOT SERIOUSLY. Claude Waggoner. Will Wilkins.

J. W. Paris. Mrs. Brooks.

Harley Bourdette. John Armstrong. Al Shoup. Ben Cochran. Artie Cutler.

Jake Simpson. H. E. Williams. E.

Urie. Will Moore. demented nian.flred astorm of bullets into a large crowd of people on the Streets last night with terrible re To FOR EARLY BUYERS Many Handsome and Exclusive Patterns We have just received an advance shipment of Wool Dress Goods, and it is one of the finest showings ever made in the city. i The new Zibilines, in navy blue ground and green flecked, dark green ground with red flecks, red ground with black and white striped effects, green ground with black and white 6triped effect. Exclusive patterns novelty Zybilines.

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We have a part of one case of Ladies' Drop Stitched Hosiery left from onr July Clearance Sale. These were excellent values for 25c, but if taken at once can be had for Iv streets were jammed with men, women and children. During the intermis weathr sion, between the third and fourth selections, a shot without warning came from the alley on Ninth and a half block west of Main street. Before Brady Bros. Co.

THE DEAD Sterling Race who was standing on the south side of Craig's book store fell at the first shot. He was shot through the navel and bowels, six Suffers the people who were gathered on the shots entering the body, ne was tak en to Dr. Bull's office but lived only corners and in the streets could realize what had happened another shot followed, and bullets whistled through the crowd. Men were seen to stagger mm and fall, and then the crowd began to fifteen minutes after getting there. His mother and sister Miss Etta Race arriyed a few minutes before he died.

Sterling was a well known young man who was living with his mother and J. B. LYNN. realize something of the truth and fled terror stricken, seeking shelter in the I GROCERIES Fresh I Salt Meats Fresh and Fine stairways, getting as far away from the scene as possible. The fusilade of death dealing bullets continued for fully five minutes.

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Bowman, a farmer from near Oxford, was almost instantly killed by the second shot fired. He fell near the steps of the Winfield National bank, and was dead before the crowd recovered from the panic. His body was riddled with bullets. Dawson Billiter, a young man about 23 years of age, was killed on the Craig corner. It is thought he fell at the first shot.

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wounded were left alone where they had fallen. Women and children bad fainted and strong men turned from the scene paralyzed. The two west corners of Main and Ninth were found to be lakes of blood. One man was lying dead, three others dying, and a score of others wouoded. The people were so terror stricken that but little thought was given to the perpatrator of the deed, but ran to the forms dying on the street fearing to see the face of a relative or friend.

The ofticers started orm search for the murderer and hewas found lying in a pool of blood in the alley near where he fired into the crowd. THE OLD RELIABLE Ninth Avenue Restaurant Good Meals and Good Service MEALS 20 CENTS MEAL D. F. BRENIZER, Proprietor. lost consciousness, and died in about a half hour.

A physician attended him but saw that it was useless to remove him from the street. lie was shot through the neck and Billiter was a barber of iiie firm of Billiter and Waggoner and had been.