Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-04-12
Bloody Anra, In Galveston.

From the Galveston News Of Tuesda.
we gather the following particulars Of tn
stabbing of four men and the killing o
another by desperate named Helm, {
report of which we gave in our dispatches
Of the Sih;
| On Friday morning last, n rather res
peclablc looking man, some twcniy.eigbi
! years Of age, claiming to be q, native OF
Floyd county, Virginia, and to have rel
atives in Collin county in this State. Civ
| ing his name as John B. Helm, arrived in
this city. lie took up his quarters al the
| Chicago House, on the Strand, and soon
after having been shown TO his room made
such an outcry so as TO attract the atten-
tion Of the landlord, who Immediately went
to his ssistance.
The landlord found Helm had locked
himself on his room, and when interroga-
ted, said he had been robbed in New Or
leans aud that The parties who robbed
him had followed and attempted to kill
him Mr.. Shields, the landlord, endeavor-
ed to pacify the excited man, and indnced
him TO accompany him into the street, with
view of delivering him to IN officer.
When near the stairway going up to
the police office, Helm slipped off, and IT
appears, went TO the corner of Strand and
Centre streets, where he approached the
officers on duty and insisted upon being
taken in charge for protection, asserting
that parties were attempting to kill him.
The officers complied with his request and
took him in charge, but afterward, his ex-
citement subsding, allowed him to 90.
The next we hear of Helm was st about |
10 o'clock Sunday night, when. he ap-
preached two or three persons who were |
at one of the coifee-salls in the south end |
of the market. without any ceremony
whatever he plunged knife into the side
of Mr. Dan Mahan, and severely cut Mr..
George Clements.
He then started down the market and
out near the corner of Mechanic, where he
met Mr.. Burns, who attempted TO stop
him. He instantly cut Burns across the
abdomen, inhicting severe aud probably
fatal wound, though he was not consider
cd hopeless at last accounts.
Passing OF Mechanic street, Helm ap-
preached two or three men who were walk
ing in the direction of Nineteenth street
he instantly stabbed Peter Myers in tho
back, nhicting q severe but not dangerous
wound. - -
AT the corner of Mechanic and Seven.
teenth streets, Mr.. Benson attempted to
stop him, but failed. Just at this moment
policeman John Ferguson approached and
attempted 10 make an arrest, but Helm
was too quick fer the officer, inhicting
three wounds in the immediate region ofl
tto nf sab nhoh hipr nnfr
ted that region. After stabbng the po.
liceman, Helm turned on Mr.. Benson, who
was still endeayoring to effect his arrest,
and inflicted a very serious, but it is hoped
not a fatal wound
AT this time officer Donovan came up,
and Helm, seeing he was in danger of be-
iIg shot if he made further res istance, al
lowed himself to be arrested and taken to
police headquarters.
Policeman Ferguson was removed to
house close by, where he expired in about
twenty minutes after the stabs were givenss
The other wounded men we're properly
cared for, and it is hoped that all will re-
cover, though it was rumored during the
morning that both Burns and Benson
were dead.
The knife used by Helm was common
black handled, two bladed pocket knife,
the large blade of which is some three
inches long, and made as sharp as il pre-
pared for the occasion.
Helm, since his incarceration, appears
perfectly cool and collected; has perfect
of all that he did, and gives o
much more connected account ofhis traas-
actions Than any one else can. He says
ie was robbed in New Orleans, and he
vas trying to getev here.
1t is charitable to believe the desperate
nan was laboring under fit of insanity, {
out that point can only be determined by
/ careful examination. The grand jury /,
S now in session, and il is probable thai
he. case will b. espeedily disposed of one
way or the other.
At last accounts Mr. Burns, who is in
he hospital, was resting easy, and hopes
IRE entertained for his recovery. Mr..
Benson was also regarded as exhibiting
more encouraging symptoms, though his
woun DIS are very serious.