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SHOOTING SCRAPE AT METZ.
Ed Melton Received a
Bullet From Hogan’s Revolver
Not Seriously Wounded.
Correspondence southwest mail.
Metz
Mo, Dec. 20—At a public
dance at the hall in Metz Wednesday night, whiskey was the ruling
spirit. An altercation occurred in the hall in which Ed Melton struck
Frank Hogan and received a bullet in his right side from Hogan’s
revolver. Trouble had been predicted and Constable Penrod sent for. He
was present and made an effort to prevent a fight, but the general rush
interfered. As soon as Hogan fired he made a rush for the door. The
Constable followed and doubtless would have brought Hogan to halt had
not Arch Falore caught and tripped him which gave the fleeting culprit
good time to make his escape in the dark.
Falore was arrested and
disarmed and released on bond to appear before Justice Hudson, charged
with interfering with an officer and carrying concealed weapons.
Dr. Hornbeck removed
the bullet from Melton’s side and pronounced it only a flesh wound, but
dangerously near the abdominal cavity. Melton resides in the South part
of Metz township and Hogan lives near Amos in Henry township. He is
said to be a ready man with weapons having once years ago been
implicated in the cutting of one Meeks in Henry township.
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Squire Hudson of Metz
in a letter to Prosecuting Attorney J. R. Moss says that Melton is not
seriously hurt although the bullet from Hogan’s revolver passed clear
through his side. He also states that the officer who attempted to
arrest Hogan was caught and held, allowing Hogan to escape.
The
Nevada Daily Mail,
Nevada, Vernon Co., MO. December 21, 1900.
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