The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-18
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pegpetEstei IA ttits c;tFr which has de-
yeI1ped some curious poin;s, and are
well worthy Of pHolic perusai. Near
he lumber yard, on the south side Of
The branch near Kreig's mill, stands
two tents facing each other, and about
thirty feet apart. One Of these was
occupied by a iuau usmed Louis Bel
ueri, ~ German, about FIFTY years OF
age, aud his wife I3synell was en-
ployed at the L4msr hctel rs a dish
Not iseiing well yesterday,
he went home, and preparing some
Irish potatoes for a meal, placed
them on u e0k-stove outside of the
tent. While he was standing at the
stove cooking. shot wss cred aud he
fell 10 the ground. Ills wlie, who had
been lying In the tent, ran oat And
picked him up, put his head ia heF
Tap. ald held him til he explred,
which was Ia about two minutes. He
did not speak inteiligi0iy after he was
shot. For a time there Was great con-
fusion. Parties who heard the shot
hastened to the spot, and two little
boys, Eddie Tenniaon and Frank Cooh-
ran, who were near by, were seen to
run away. Somehow the impression
got abroad that the boys lid the shoot
ing, and che wife Of the deceased went
so far as 10 point out q boy named
Stages az the one who fired the shot
Subsequent developments, as win be
shown, proved that no boy had any.
thing 70 do with Il. by this time,
the police and others were on the
ground, and it was found that man
named Chambliss, who lived in the
tent opposite, and who was not on the
best terms with the deceased and his
wife, had been seen leaving rather
hurriedly, and had been seen short
time previous TO the firing with two
guns in his hand. His tent was found
closed up. officer Dunn found him
near the Tidal Wave saloon, arrested
him and placed him In Jail.
THE CoRoNER's JURY
Deputy sheriff Spencer, summoned
jury and the body was viewed aud
the jury then adjourned til afternoon,
to meet at Colonel McLure's Office.
After dinner Doctors Nevsom aad
Morton made post norton exGmir-
alton. The wound was in the left
breast, and plainly ehowed that the
shot must have been fred from the
direction OF Chsmhlixs' tent, a. the
left side Of the deceased was toward il
The bullet hole WAS not large and
there was but little external hemmor-
rhage from the little round hole in his
treast. The examination showed that
the ball entered four and half inches
from the medal line, and three and .
half inches above the left nipple,
ranging downward aud backward,
ffacturlng the foaTth rib two and 4
half inches from the sternal cartilage,
ana continuing the same course, passed
through the lower lobe of the left lung
and the vertebral column, between
the eighth and ninth ribs, and lodging
beneath the cellular Tissue on the right
side. Search was made IN Chamhliss'
tent, and two guns were found, one OF
them rifle, which had recently been
discharged. These were taken charge
of BY the authorities.
A VISIT TO TIE JAIL.
Our reporter, as soon as he heard
that Cbambliss hSd been arrested,
went to tina jail to see him. He had
been called on before by other parties,
and had refused TO say anything.
Our reporter, however, got him into a
conversation, and he told the following
story: He said he had no statement to
make till he got into ooaEt; that be
came here sometime ago, from Geas-
gia; that he had had a white wosnau
with her boy living with him, but he
was not married to her; that q celoreSi
woman aud her boy bad been living
with him, the white woman having
left his tent some three or four months
ego, and did not speak to him any
more. When they first came here
they had presented their letters 70 the
Baptist church, and applied for nsem-
bership. tut Ind been refused, aud
they took their lettors back The col.
ored boy, with kim. be had raised, and
he loved him better than anything
else on earth, and IL ID were not for
him, he didn't care how soon he was
dead.
BEFORE AND AFTER THE MURDER.
Our reporter questioned him more
closely about his proceedings yester.
day. He said he was alone In his tent,
the colored boy who had been living
with him having gone TO his mother a
few nights before on account Of a bad
cough. Yesterday morning he got up
about San hour to sum- came dow n
town, bringing his two guns with him
he tried to sell to guBsuith on Elm
street, bat the gunsrrith refused 10 buy
them on account Of chinch bugs about
them. He took thsm bscis 10 his tent,
but does not know what iiaie II was
exactly. He came back down town,
and went up into the bible meeting
aud sat behind Mr. Clark. They were
singing when he went 10. After thai
was over he went 20 Mr.. Rogers housss,
the minister, and Asksd Tor him bu.
he was not at home. Eie came down
town again, went 10 his washer
womAn's, came back to the postollice,
and went from there to the Tidal
Wave saloon aud asked for . drink OF
water, and after drinking Il was ar
rested By Officer Durn- Hecrmpiain.
ed ut the crowded condition OF the Jail,
aud wished 70 be more peiyate. He
spoke much about religion and indis-
ference to death. As our reporter took
his leave. he said ho bad hot heard OF
the mans death sill some one met
him on the street and told him of Il
THE INQUEST
was held In the afternoon. The frat
witness called was The deceasea's " lie.
She testified TO having seen the two
boys run oil and heard the shot.
Amanda Lovct, or Isoviek, thejwhfte
woman who used 70 live with Cbata.