The clipping from the Junction City Weekly Union raised questions about this story. The dead bodies, firmly locked in each other’s embrace.” According to the article, “McCluskey lived a minute longer than his antagonist. The latter, who had raised himself to a sitting position saw the movement and prepared to meet it.”īoth men proceeded to hack at each other until the end. “ McCluskey, summoning by a supreme effort his remaining strength, drew his knife and began to crawl feebly in the direction of his antagonist. Soon both men were mortally wounded and out of bullets. At Harding’s Trading Post, Art McCluskey challenged Hugh Anderson to a duel with “revolvers and bowie-knives.” The two met at the agreed upon place along with “at least seventy spectators.” McCluskey was the first to fire, hitting Anderson across the cheek. He claimed to be an eyewitness to the event.Īccording to his account, Art McCluskey, the reported brother of Mike McCluskey, who was killed in Newton by Anderson, arrived in Medicine Lodge, Indian Territory in July 1873 with revenge on his mind. according to ‘Allegro:’ A Short SummaryĪllegro submitted the story entitled “Meeting of the Desperadoes Hugh Anderson, of Texas and Arthur McCluskey of Kansas,” which was printed July 22, 1873. who was “utterly unworthy of confidence or countenance” and belonged in the penitentiary. Late in 1873, the New York World cut ties with the correspondent identified as “Allegro.” According to the New York World he was “ a shyster named E.J. He was finally “bounced because he took up too much space puffing the saloons where he got his drinks.” From there, Allegro went on to write “lurid sketches of frontier life for the New York World.” One of those “lurid sketches’ was the story of the duel between Hugh Anderson and Arthur McCluskey in 1873 that the Junction City Weekly Union called a lie. In a letter to the editor, a “Citizen” reflected on the “old Commonwealth crowd” of editors and reporters mentioning “ Allegro who wrote those blood-curdling letters from Newton” and “ who ought not be forgotten.”Īccording to the letter, Allegro was a “mild-mannered, gentlemanly fellow, but a beat of the first water.” During the summer of 1871, Allegro spent time as a fiddler in one of the Newton dance halls, in addition to serving as a correspondent for the Topeka Commonwealth. This small article led to all sorts of interesting discoveries, some that gave clues to who Allegro might be and also what really happened to one of the main players of Newton’s Bloody Sunday. 1)Ĭlipping from the Junction City Weekly Union, 16 August 1873, p. Then we knew that “Allegro” was alive, and that the story of the Medicine Lodge duel was a lie.” ( Junction City Weekly Union, 16 August 1873, p. We had lost sight of him entirely till we saw, the other day, in a New York paper an account of a duel at “Medicine Lodge,” between two men named McClusky and Anderson. “ Many of our readers will remember the literary deadbeat “Allegro” who wrote gory letters for the Commonwealth from Newton two summers ago, during the killing season. The Junction City Weekly Union paper reported in August 1873: He signed his work as “Allegro” and was a correspondent for the Topeka newspaper, The Commonwealth. Recently, I stumbled on some newspaper articles that shed a light on the mysterious reporter, Allegro, and the eventual fate of Hugh Anderson. One reporter, in particular, was quite descriptive and detailed, but I could not find out more about him. While researching the actual gunfight, I became interested in the men that reported on the event. We just passed the 144th anniversary of Newton’s famous gun fight and there are still interesting pieces of fact and fiction that surround the event. Valenti (Javier Bardem), to show the world that family can come from the most unexpected places and there's nothing wrong with a big singing crocodile with an even bigger personality.By Kristine Schmucker, HCHM Curator For more about Hugh Anderson in part 2. Grumps (Brett Gelman), the Primm's must band together with Lyle's charismatic owner, Hector P. The two become fast friends, but when Lyle's existence is threatened by evil neighbor Mr. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle - a singing crocodile (Shawn Mendes) who loves baths, caviar and great music-living in the attic of his new home. Plot Summary: When the Primm family (Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy, Winslow Fegley) moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. MPAA Rating: Rated PG for mild peril and thematic elements Starring: Javier Bardem, Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Director: Will Speck, Josh Gordon

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