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A Savage Shooting Affray

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Parent Issue
Day
3
Month
September
Year
1884
Copyright
Public Domain
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Information reachcs us thatonMondny evening last, at about dusk, a remarkuble case of shooting oceurred at the farm house of Thomas Kabbit, souicthree miles north of Dextcr. The house is situated about bO rods distant from the main road, and apparcntly well adaptad to a scene of the kind. At about dusk Mr. Habbit had just finished supper, seated hiuiself upon a lounge and commenced reading a paper to his mother- a lady 75 years old- who was still at the table. At this moment two men entered and covering him with their revolvers, denianded his money or bis Ufe. Mr. Rabbit grabbed up the tick of the lounge', which was under him, and doubliog the same held it up as a shield, and "made for" his assailants. They then commenced firing, and seut three balls through the tick, but none took effect. WitU nothtng but the tick for a weapon or shield Mr. Kabbit succeeded la kicking his assailants out doors, when they turned and fired at him again, one ball entering the lefl arm, another the left hip, and a third entering his body on the left side at the point of the shoulder. The assailants then fled, without attempting fuither mischief. When the Uring commeuced the old lady iuimediately escaped, and ihfl was the only other occupant of the house at the time. The hired man, ivlio was also quite well advanced In years, had gone to the barn, while two girls- sisters of Mr. Itabbit- were In the yard, but upon hearing the report of the revolvers, one fled to the neighbors and gave an alarm, while the other secreted herself to escape supposed danger. The robbers were young men who had been lurking about the place during the day. They were dressed in blue suits, one wore a new pair of boots, and when they came into the house, one of theni was masked by having a piece of cloth tied over his head with sheep twine. This mask, in which were holes for the eyes and mouth, was torn off in the scuftle, and is now in the hands of the offleers at Dexter, and is apparently the only clue to the discovery of the rascáis. Mr. Kabbit immediately sent to Dexter for a pliysician, and bas had two balls taken out- the one from the tlilgh being a 38 caliber, and from the arm a 32 caliber ball. The ball in the shoulder has not been extracted, but the doctor thinks none of the wouuds of a daugerous character, especially as the wounded man is powerfully built and very healthy. Mr. Rabbit says he liever suw auythiug look so bright and glistening in hit lile as did those revolvers, when they were flrst pointed at liim. And considering the factthat thcre were, at the least calculation eight shots iired at him, bis escape without further injury is almost a miníele. In ttie heat of the school election excitement, a circuliir n Gennaa was industriously clrculated u the second ward, whicli reflected on the honesty of the school board. A translation of it is : " Taxpayers, -elect men wlio will represent your in teres t8 honestly and administer the school funds riht. Charles H. Kichmond, John Burg and J.W. Keating are such men, and should be elected to the school board Honest, fiiithful men wil! they be when elected, and the school funds invested so that they will bring interest, by vvblcfa the taxes will be lessened. As the matter has been managod and is managed, the protits fall into tlie pockets of certain banks. The okl members of the school board will not o empty by this, - insteail of going to the school finid where it belongs, and by which the taxpayers in these hard times and with sucli. hih tiixes would have great benefit. All those who want reform in this resoect should vote the Independent ticket. Taxi'ayeh." ïo make such charges of dislionesty agalnst the school board was inexcusable and, indeed, libellous. The originators of the circular were well known, but as the course they adopted hint tliem more than those they defamed, they will not be prosecuted, as was urged bv some at first.

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Ann Arbor Courier
Old News