The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-21
THE DEADLY GUN.
Faint Family Fcud-AnoIhcr Horrible
Homicide.

] Authi ihhhilN icUu -Anuihcr Horrible
Homicide.
VuE HERALD is public journal and
one of It's duties, however unpleasant,
is To iuthmlly chronicle the events oi
the day. lHr HERALD is aware that
In the multiIArlous items which 20 to
make up an aggregate fer the mental
pabulum ola daily Journal, much up
pears that it would be better, both for
the moral and social well-being Of the
community, that should be suppressed
The lmperluus necessity OF sUrprrssiug
that spirit Of lawlessncss aud crime
which 10 too rampant in our midst,
and which au inefficient or important
state administration has thus far failed
10 employ any adequate remedy, has
heretofore been pointed out ana com.
mcut,d upon 10y THE HERALD. The
evil ELECTS uf the non-Uommiltal poll
~ Of the State administration have
too often shown their results in blood
shed and violence in our midst, aud
this morning The HERALD IL called
upon to record another deed OF blood
which has brought weeping and wall.
Ing to the hearts of a large family; cut
oh Que in the hey.'lay or his life; aud
left the brand OF Cain upon u br@ther's
brow.
About fifteen miles from this city,
in what Is termed the Duck Creek set
tlement, resides widow lady named
Howard, the mother of son and
daughter. Some fifteen or eighteen
months ago, Duff llammett, an indus
trjous, wcll.to.do farmer, saught the
huud O: the daughter in marsiage. His
suit wns looked upon with favor and
shortly arterwGrd the pair were united
In marriage. a child was born unto
them, ani their lives passed happily
and mryentplly. a short time ago
he demon discord entered the happy
household from whence forever fled
peace. What the causes, the reporter
knows not. SutlIoe it TO say, that the
trouble eliminated, on Monday, by
HammeIt striking his wife, whom he
left carrying with him the infant.
In the afternoon Alfred Howard, the
brother, went to the house ut which
Hammett was stopping, and called him
to 1.-THE door llammett appeared, with
IA douhle-harrpl shot.gun In his hand,
and demanded Of Howard his mission,
The reply was that he had come TO
talk, when Hammett remarked that il
lac (ioward) desired to say anything
to come TO the door and say ii. How
ard made some reply to the effect that
he would not advance ~ long AZ he
(lEammctQ held the gun pointed at
| him, uud concluded with the express
sion that he (Hammett) was id
coward, or he would put down his gun
and come out and talk like II man
Angry words ensucd, when HNmmet
raised the gun and fired, but withou
effect Howard started to run, whel
Hammett drew pistol and fired, the
ball striking him in the back, ant
passing entirely through his body. BY
almost superhumnn efforts he man.
aged to reach home, where, after en-
during untold agony, he expired the
nextnftern0on.
llammett made no effort to escape
at the time, but remained at the scene
OF the homicide until next day, when
he left aud came to this city. Intelli-
genCe OF the crime was received by our
officers, and n lookout kept for him,
which was rewarded this morning by
his capture, Marshal Morton and OIL
GERS Duncan and Arnold affecting the
arrest. lie was turned over to Sheriff
Moon, who placed him in Jail to await
prelin mary examination, pending
which The HERALD forbears further
comment.