by Darren McMannis | Jan 23, 2006 | Anger Among Friends, Murder
Blanchette Guilty of Schrag Murder The man accused of beating 23-year-old Matthew Schrag to death with a baseball bat said little Monday afternoon after he pleaded guilty to the Jan. 23 murder. Robert Blanchette, 26, stood next to defense attorney Sarah McKinnon as...
by Darren McMannis | Oct 25, 1878 | Anger Among Friends, Murder
Serious Affray A cutting affray took place at Seaman’s Livery Stable in this city, last Saturday night. James Wilson, a farm hand, living north of town, cutting Benjamin Ball, an employee in the livery stable, in the pit of the stomach and also on the neck and...
by Darren McMannis | Feb 27, 1873 | Anger Among Friends, Roadside Remains
James Shay, keeper of a dance house at Newton, was shot at that place last Sunday evening. He was killed on a street corner, and was fired at five times, all of the shots taking effect, killing him instantly. It is not known who committed the deed. Shay was a...
by Darren McMannis | Jan 29, 1872 | Anger Among Friends, Roadside Remains
A Kansas Tragedy About five o’clock, on Thursday evening, a row occurred in a Saloon at Sedgwick, Kan., between two men named Taylor and Keener, who have been stopping about that town for a few weeks. The parties were separated and left the house. A short time...
