Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1895 — A Desperate Shooting Affair at Shelby. [ARTICLE]

A Desperate Shooting Affair at Shelby.

The little village of Shelby,* 20 miles north of Rensselaer, at the crossing of the Monon and Three I ■ railroads, wag the scene of a desperate j shooting affair, last Saturday night, [ the particulars of which are thus giveiy by a correspondent of The Republican: In a fight at a dance at Geo. Cole’s house, here Saturday night, five men jumped onto Frank Fuller and nearly beat him to death. He finally got away from them and took refuge in Tom Lattic’d house. They gave chase and when told by Mrs. Lattie that Fuller was not in There they drew a large butcher knife and threatened to kill her. In the meantime Geo. Cole had cut tbe screen in the window, and had got Fuller out, and was taking him home, when he was again set upon. He then drew a gun and shot Frank- Lattie in the right arm, and Walter Lattie in the right eye only causing a flesh wound. Frank Lattie will have to have his arm taken off. It is the result of an old grudge, caused by boxing halt sometime ago. Walter and Frank Fuller drove to Crown Point that <3s night. Frank Fuller giving himself up and getting out warrants for the arrest of the two Laities and a man by the name of Preston. The sheriff came down early Sunday morning and took the Latties and Preston to Crown Point where they were lodged in Jail. Young Fuller was released .