, 1879-04-15
CRIMINAL NEWS.
Particulars OF the Recent D]oo,.
Battle In Earth Coun-
ty, Tex.
Tho Affair Worthy Of q P1aco Au,.
the Proudost Of Texan
Annals.

HkEHeEa N ~. 1s1Het G!H5t+ Hft11srnt
sTRFnEsssittn, TEX, April 1D.--ThD ~.
t!culara, 10 nesr % can be a,ccrtainciI, NJ M ~.
Into shooting anu murder In this region a,,,4 '
to be as follows: This {Eratt) county +. s'a M. :,
the most recently settled III Texas. mn! /, nv,
regarded as oiio Of tic frontier coub.e. n.! fsI
OF tile Oldest residents Of the county II ~ y
Holloway, who has heretofore pa,.cd :. =
quiet, ordoriy citizen. his lamily con.Is,,nn !,
several sons nnd daughter. "
H. so happened that the county of,,c,o,. l.,
"papcrs for Rusk Holloway, ono of nil ,a' Nv
Hol!oway's kons. Previous to o.c,utiav t.A.A asa
however, Deputy. Sheriff ". Il. King ,lu,r 4t .ss
moned tt1rea s,ltzens, ". o. Robertson ! 1uss'
Ross, and Ell ke!t to asaIst in scryirc. T. r.: l.
y se eYS''mE nepaty hlng anil partr eI II:
miles to the residence Of oltl man llo],os9.S1e
whcra they. arrived In tho 1ntust of ns.H!.
meeting iii full blast. Ihu DEPUTY cnfa.., ,.1t
among the worslllpcrs and inquired for t,s! t|"si!
HOLLOWAY, who Was pointed oit to him, *: X.
Deputy thon, walking up 10 tic young mn
"1;usk, | have papcrs for you for un1,e,,,
carrying of pistol, but II Is {oo dark IN r.
theu, a'la will state to you tllvlr subslas"S,s* sS*
Hare 5ou nny armai" >'u'''
Yes, but uonc of your sort will get t1rn y
answcred Kusk HOLLOWAY, at illc sa,1n IT., H..
throwing back hts coat ni,l rctrcatins, iI's IL,
tw!ukliug the Deputy iFas surroumlcj T.! q 4 !
enemies, asul Joe Holloway, q brother ~ t. ~
rushed 10. seized one OF thc latter's u,,,1 has!
thu same t.lc drawing IT, The of}]rj,i ns,,As u
threw uu hts ha,l,.s a1,.l called for nesrc pIpt "
ing no attention to tho request R,,sk ilo1,n1!.
begun shooting. For few minutes II iI ~. ~
the first sk!tntsh Of s,nall battle. Xiv, .s ,,s
Ills friend, Robertson, run around the E,.;.t ~
Just n Ito tlisnrd the corner Il hutct tlrn,
lifn, and tho unfortunate man. Throwing up i;
at ,l,e sa,.e time trlclilIng ont ri sle D1u9 a,'
wound n,1i flowing down Ills cjothce -!
shot through, anil brcatlseL his Inst IN. W. !.
Deputy kng, under heavy ilso a,ni tfsc s.is 4
crack Of pistols, STOPPED down aIul askc hjn,:
he wns hurt. The light now amounted I'as ~.
Ilu voice of prayer vas 1uahcd In fin vht, :,
bullets, and the bang! bang! bang! Of cuni ii
plss2!s ae IN lie IT. meantime tilc enlHko Of ar,.
r,,r n.scon,,eI "" ~ ,ogothnE W an1 wotndcda1i
lin iI,ilsk of sllownr IT lu,Inta "r w. IVY.
the opposite sItio of ,he lsousc. just u4,. Y.
rcachou Email lroo Rosa tell, p!eFcc,! By laHL
hns, WIN as s'A.snootef SUI IN his hAnl, Et
ooue. sist'H .osc Io ,ias Kilees, ctutg 10 IT.
.'s "'to o''o A"'1t a"o tf'eu u snoot Wl:l l..
o1',ef; ,r...
~ thts no'nvmt olu inan noIioway aud BIZ
taauantel appentcu " Jug scono q carnage, tHl
a asaen 10 Mae1a lsosS 10y eiioEns 70 the t!cst
1o', Moan iipticu Ae n!iEnt nnse ~, pfoslued Ia
"9sra is 'cG 9.h tAke ous Ivy que Remaining IT,
Y .t"iEe. t. Moll9WaY nna hls aanghteF.-the e5ta
~ ~ .ne Elss iAth, ntia I9r long ha!f hoatl13o q
.i i.e aonsn Wlua Mnlt, p'eW away i!'e smoftei
the h9nt-tMcn sclAeu LUG pistol ot .flc wounati
h"} h} "r nnfah,ad W ,''d u. ta toac msenencu ifg Y
h,nn' hs' c1IesniJu t , 10 thsy Mcf9 Erougn 10y &