Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1877 — Shooting Affray in Carpenter Township. [ARTICLE]

Shooting Affray in Carpenter Township.

A Uniom reporter writes that a shooting affray ot Considerable magnitude occurred last Saturday night, four miles west of Remington. A Mr. McMannus recently married the Widow Gray’s daughter, and this was the occasion for the boys qf the neighborhood to “bell’’ them. Seven youngsters, sons of Mr. May, Mr. [name illegible], Mr. Rank and a hired hand employed by Mr. L. Rich repaired to Mrs. Gray’s house, for this purpose, but no sooner put iii an appearance than McMannus emptied the contents of a revolver into their midst, one shot taking effect in one of the May’s, lodging in his groin. At this juncture the boys made some resistance, whereupon McMannus fired his double-barreled shot-gun at the crowd, the shot taking effect tn front and renr of the charivari party. Mr. Ricii’s man retired home en leave of absence to mine the lead out of his shin gbone, and Dr. Hood, of Remington, was sent for to commence mining operations in the corpuses of other parties. No one is thought to be dangerously wounded, unless it is the young man that is wounded in the groin. All the boys except one were mwaer less peppered with •hot, and he came away wiser if not better. As yet no arrests have been made. It is reported that McMannus is willing to settle doctor bills and pay the boys for lost time while recovering from their hurts; but the young bloods are implacable and propose to put him through for interfering with their sport. So it goes. Boys will be boys. Goose shot will stick. And game is game, wild or tame. , P. S.—Later accounts slate that the boy who was shot in the groin is in a critical condition and his recovery is considered doubtful.