Something Like a Row.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 220, 27 January 1874, Page 7

Something Like a Row.

One of those unhappy differences which occasionally occur in certain districts of the United States led. recently to the death of a father, and it is to be feared of his son also, the latter oniy thirteen years old, bnt a child of no prdinarv promise. Tt seems that about noon on. Sunday, the 31st tire,, at Independence, in Missouri, a gentleman known as "Jim Crow Chiles" made himself very disagreeable in the. streets of that citv, and among other eccentrici hies of conduct slapned the face of Deputy-Marshal Peacock. . The result of this slap is, briefly stated, as follows :—" Peacock drew his cane and struck 'Chiles a blow which staggered him back, and the two men clenched awl engaged in a desperate struggle. During this struggle Chiles's revolver fell to the ground, and about the ■same time young Chiles fired a shot, which took effect unon Density-Marshal Peacock'; .then voting Peacock drew a' revolver and shot .Tim Crow Chiles in the back ; young Chiles shot voiing Peacock in the le? ; young Pear •cock shot young Chiles in the breast, and the wider' Peacock shot, Jim Crow Chiles through the head,' the ball entering the cheek, crushing through the brain, and coming out at the back of'tli'e head, killing him almost instantly. Another shot, bv whom fired is not known, wounded Marshal Farrow in the breast." The scene which followed all this tiring, savs the New York Herald, "almost becgan description." Young Peacock mounted a horse •jwl rode rapidlv awav, while his father and Chiles - and voting Chiles " wore wallowing in each other's gore." Then Mrs Chiles and tM the rest of the family came and "knelt T)v«r the prostrate bodies of the husband and father, son and brother," rending the air with their cries. Jim Crow Chiles, as before stated, was dead. Young Chiles was shot through the lungs, and no hone is entertained of his recovery. Deputy-Marshal Peacock was shot in the spine, and if he lives, which is doubtful, will be disabled for life. Young Peacock was shot in the leg, and after riding a short distance fell from his horse through loss of blood, and Marshal Farrow has a bulletin his breast, and is in an uncomfortable condition. Poor Chiles, although he has 'killed several men at different times, was sincerely lamented, for when excited, he was ft "whole-souled gentleman," and it is feared his manvfriends will never rest, until they have •avenged his death. Young Chiles, it is said, partook of his father's fearless nature, and his words to his brother, as he fell mortally wounded, were, " Sollie, take care of mother and the horses if we both die." The event lias, for the moment, cast quite a gloom over society in Independence.