William Titus Stabbed by Charles Monroe

Article taken from The Portsmouth Times, October 21, 1876

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Intelligence comes to us of a serious stabbing affray occuring near Harrisonville, last Sunday evening, whereby the life of the wounded man is endangered.  the particulars as reported to us are, that Win.  Titus was escorting a lady home from singing at the "New Church," when Charles Monroe came along and grossly insulted the lady.  Titus, after listening to the opprobious epithets, finally resented and they clinched and fell, Titus falling on Monroe.  Monroe drew his knife and stabbed Titus in six places, breaking his knife.  One wound was on a rib, on in the thigh, and two or three of the dangerous wounds were in the abdomen.  Dr. Ray was called to attend young Titus, but feels the case is almost hopeless.  Monroe has fled the country.

  CHARLES MONROE, who fatally stabbed Wm. Titus, near Harrisonville in October last, and fled the State, was arrested in Champaign county, Illinois, last Wednesday, and lodged in the Champaign jail to await a requisition from the Governor of this State.  Sheriff Reiniger left Thursday evening for Champaign to bring the prisoner to this county for trial.

  The particulars of the stabbing are in brief as follows:  Titus was escorting a young lady from a singing school on a Sabbath evening, when Monroe coming up, began a tirade of opprobious and insulting epithelia to the lady.  Titus resented them and the two clinched and fell, Monroe stabbing Titus in six places with such malignity that his knife was broken.  Titus lingered in great agony until the following Saturday night, when he died, Monroe having previously fled the country.