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THE BELL-GREENWOOD AFFRAY-1874

BELL, GREENWOOD, GILLESPIE

Posted By: CHERYL MOONEN (email)
Date: 7/4/2018 at 14:04:56

Dubuque Daily Times, Saturday, Nov 07, 1874, Dubuque, IA, Page: 4

THE BELL-GREENWOOD AFFRAY

Bell Arrested

It would seem as if one murder in a community, like a suicide, instigated another, and caused other men to harbor deadly thoughts, and rush to rash deeds, at any rate one murder and two murderous attempts have followed in quick succession in our county; the last attempt, most likely will prove fatal.

Yesterday morning we announced the probable murder of J. B. Greenwood in Farley, by a young man named Wm. Bell, in a saloon the night before. We have no other particulars. Greenwood was a saloon keeper in that town, and Bell and others were in that saloon. The crowd became quite under the influence of liquor and noisy. Someone from the outside threw a stone through the window, striking Bell in the arm, and he became enraged. He made so much noise that Greenwood ordered him to go out or stop making noise. Bell made an offensive reply, and Greenwood stepped out from behind his bar to put him down. A struggle ensued in which Bell was overpowered by Greenwood. Bell, while down, drew a single barreled pistol and shot Greenwood, the ball taking effect in his abdomen, and lodging in his groin. The combatants were then separated by the bystanders, and surgical aid was procured for Greenwood.

Constable Gillespie placed Bell under arrest and brought him to this city yesterday morning, lodging him in jail to await the result of Greenwood’s wound, for a preliminary examination.

Both Greenwood and Bell are young men. Bell is in his eighteenth year, and Greenwood not a great deal older. Greenwood formerly lived in this city, and was known as “Boston Jim”. He tended bar for some time in the Midway Saloon. Bell’s parents live in Farley.


 

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