The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-27
Trimmings: Killed Outright, One Nor.
tally Wounded, Two Severely
Shot, Two.

Special Correspondent TO the Herald.
FoRr GsIFFIy. January Is, 1877.
Life is uncertain, and that is render
ed more so by living in a frontier set
Element, will be shown by the follow
ing:
On the night of the 18th inst, the
citizens OF Fort Griffin witnessed q
tragedy at Messrs. Donnelly Il Carolps
varieties, which. when described, yon
will say must have satisfied the most
sanguine lover of the horrible. 1t APP
pears that two cowboys, full of old rye
and the devil, proceeded to what is
called in frontier parlanee, ito run
the town." after firing several shots
from their Colts to let people know
they We're in town, they entered Dom
nelly x Carollis saloon for the purpose
of breaking up what was then going
On, social dance. In spite of the
entreaties of the proprietors, they
persisted in drawing their revolvers
and fourishins them to the danger
1hc VI bht drScul y.
Their racket" however, was sudden
ly stopped by the appearance of
Mr.. Crozier, the deputy Sheriff
and Mr.. Jetiries, the county attorney,
who, as officers of the law, ordered
them to quit. The order seemed to be
the signal, tor the bali then closed to
open in different way. About ten
shots were fired in rapid succession,
with unfortunately more injury to in
nocent spectators than to the guilty
parties A gentleman by the name of
Myers, lawyer ny profession, was
shot through the back and died in
about two hours afterwards
and regretted by all who knew him.
A young man named Barrow, who
had lately been married, was shot in
the centre of the forehead and died
instantly. Mr.. Jeffries, the county at
above the heart, and now lies in pre-.
earious state. One of the cowboys
named Bland was shot about four
inches above the navel, the ball pass
ing out through the small of his back.
Deputy Sheriff Cruger received slight
wound. He is entitled to great praise
for the cool manner ia which he ell
deavored to uphold the majesty of the
law, though directly in front
of too cooked pistols. Altogether
the affair was uncalled toI
and unlucky, rendered more SC
| from the fact that the other cowboy
named Reed, after emptyiug his pistol
one shot of which, as was proved by
his position, must have killed the
Joung man Barrow, got away and /.
still at liberty. Though too late tc
witness the shooting, fact by nc
means to be regretted, was in time
to see Mr.. Jetfries led away; Barrow or
the ground, with his brain oozinl
through the hole in his forehead; Law
yer Myers dying, reclining on his side
and Bland rolling on his back IL
agony. All from the effects of .
drunken spree and the useless habit o.
packing a six shooter. Now that tn,
law is touched in the person of Mr.
Jeifries, the wild aud woolly cow boy
no doubt will be compelled to lay asid,
their weapons on entering the town
ship in order that the more peaceabl,
and respectable members of the com
munity may have show for thei
lives. The excuse that Fort Griffin i
u frontier town and that Indians ar,
dangerous, is now getting "too thin
to justify men necessarily carryin,
weapons, which, as matter of conse
quence, they use, when frontier whisk,
makes them feel like il.
CoMANCHE jim.