The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-30
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Ed. Newman, Que OF Tie principals
in the Edwards difficulty, All account
Of which appeared in yesterdays Herr
AID, has requested the publication Of
The folio wing sworn statement which
he gives as his version OF the affair.
lnasmuch as THE HERALD has pub
lished to the world Captain Edwards
history Of the difficulty, justice de-
mands that the public should know
Newman's side of the question, and
actuated by this sense Of fairness we
pint his statement. THE HERALD has
determined to take the part Of neither
party, but will leave the entire matter
in the hands of the proper authorities,
satisfied that the Courts of Dallas
county will mete out full and ample
Justice to all parties who have violated
and outraged the laws of the State,
Capt. Edwards, being public officer,
should, and we understand does, court
"A judicial investigation, and Is willing
for the other parties to commence inn
mediate proc, iings. THE HERALD
has been soil, tied TO publish c0mmu-
nications on tie matter by prominent
citizens, who have offered to father
their articles, but we have determined
not to lend the columns OF The HER
AID for n personal newspaper war, as
Justice cannot be done to either party
by this means.
TO the Editor of The Dallas Herald:
avail myself of your offer to pub
lish my statement of the fracas be-
tween myself and the City Attorney.
| am and have been a friend to Cap
tain Edwards, and had no desire to
make the matter public, and would
have dropped the whole thing, al
though he was nearly my murderer, II
he had not in the statement in yester-
days paper, stated that he thinks that
| wanted to "shell roadn and rob him.
/ will now prove by at least six wit
nesses the following statement, and
dare Captain Edwards to the issue. l
/ left Freeman's saloon about half-past
one that morning, with three passen-
gers in my hack, bound for Molly
Cross; had not proceeded over two
hundred yards when | was hailed 10y
Edwards who asked "How many have
YOU IN your hackm answered "three;n
III want to ride,n "Where do you
want to 40 to ~ III don't care where
in the hell ride to-" was
his reply; got down and open
oil the door and let him in;
arrived at Molly Cross all got out and
went in; Edwards had words with a
red.headed woman there, who told
him that he needn't draw pistol on
her; Edwards came ont with two
other men, and we went TO the Lady
Gay, the Others got out, but Edwards
remained inside; he said he was drunk
and wanted something to sober him;
he vOmited all over the side Of the
hack, and IA w0man's dress, who came
up TO speak to him; | brought him
glass Of soda; l then returned the
glass; Edwards got out of the hack,
and ord, red me to get on the box, as
he wanted to ride with me he had a
derringer in his left hand; ! said all
right, and asked the other men to get
inside; Edwards objected to that;
Coleman, one Of the passengers, said
he was going to ride anyhow Ed
wards called him u damn scoundrel,
and he Shouldn't ride, aud showed his
derringer into bis face, cutting his lip
Coleman showed 1t aside, and took II
ont of Edwards hand; Edwards then
clenched his fist and struck Coleman
In the face; stepped between them
Edwards then kicked Coleman, who
then struck Edwards twice some talk
ensued, and 1t ended 10y my taking
Coleman aud Peters down town; Ed
wards refused to go any farther at the
Lamar Hotel, Coleman and Peters got
out; Invent in and gave Edwards der
ringer to Frenchy, Croziers bar tender,
then drove to Drlm0nico restaurant
was talking to Hoiistadt and Johnny
Shea from the box, when another
hack driver came up and told me "A
party in his hack wanted to see me
asked him II il was Edwards II one
armed man; he said, "dont know
who he is :" | told him had load,
and If that party wanted TO see me, to
come where ] was, IA | had u load en-
gagged; then officer Hamel and Ar
mold stepped up, Hamcl asked me
where | had left Edwards; | replied
amt he in the other hack; Hamel AN
swered yes just then Edwards stepped
up, and said: ED. Newman, where
is my duringer," | replied "whh
Frenchy, down at Crozier's;" he
then brought his pistol down on
level with my head, and fired; he was
within five .eet of me at the time; the
powder entered my face and ear; |
WAS then arrested by Arnold, who took
me first to the calaho0se and then to
Major Barkle., who pat me under $3.50
bonds, for what, don't know. H,
This statement | will swear to and
give the names Of the following wit
nesses, who will corrob0rate Il: VIM.
Peters, Robt. Coleman, Emma Parker,
Hattie Post, Miss Idala, Harry Hay
wood, Rose Marks, Big Belle, and
Others. [Sigued.l ED. NEWMAN.
THE STATE or TExAs,l
County OF DALLAS.
Before the undersigned authority,
personally appeared Edward Newman,
who being duly sworn says, that the
! foregoing statement is n correct and
true version of the affair. III.
ED. NEWMAN.
] Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this the 10th day of October, 1878.
A. IL. srEAGALL N. r., ...
4 HTV Dallas County, Texas,
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