The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-01

! Col' u, l., Chandler before he died, and that
Il led TO biz lllell's) divorce from her, BELL
said also that Hawkins had been down day
or two before and got some cotton ties
from him lBolD 10 put around boxes OF
household goods he was about 10 send 10
Mi@ourli | inferred from this that
Hawkins and Bell were ON good terms on
Saturday morning last was about once quar-.
ter OF n mile fro n the KIN where Bell was
working, going TO tho gin with load of
wood two men In n buggy drove up 10 my
wagons have since learned they wero Haw-
kins aud X A. Bell, the son Of h, NJ. llcl'i
Hawkins asked ms IL know whore mnn
named Sawyer liyedi | said nv name VIE
Sawyer and ! was tho only man by that
name In the noghbOrhaod; Hawkins said !;
"lou told old man Bell that married my
wife out ola house prostitution, and we've
started out 10 investigate the NATTER aud
Cd d--n you, I'm going 10 Kill you %
Hawkins drew pistol and pointed II 1T me,
about three ioet from my body; told him
did not know him or his wife either; thcn
asked him his name, ho said his name was
Hawkins; | told him | did not know Hawkins
from anybody else; then he said "You told
old man Bell that YOU knew man
named Chandler, in Springfield Missouri
| told him did; he asked me 10 describe
that mani described him and told him ho
was called "Uncle Daniel" Hawkins said IL
could not BIO bis falher-in law rs that was
not his name and that he did not live IN
Springfield, Missouri, In 80 or 20, but did
In 0si he told mo then 10 come on; that old
man Bell was down ut the gin; we will inves.
tigato this matter; some man or men must
suffer- young Boil said nothing, but kept
nudglng lla kins with his elbow, MS II 10
urge him on told him would 90 H. the
gin; that he needn't doubt; we drove on aud
| went directly TO the gin and Hawkins stop
ped v few minutes at Alexandcrs store, and
then,came IN TO the gin; old man Bell was
in the mill house; Hawkins snd 10 him:
"Come out, Mr. Bell; wo want to investigate
this matter" Mr.. Bell came out, and said;
"Wha! what! what's the mattsrS' Hawkins
told me To state over what had told Old
man Bell commenced repeating II, but hal
only started TO talk when Old
man Bell and Hawkins commenced having
angry words, Hawkins beginning the quar-
rel Bell told him il WINS no time 10 be going
round strengthening out any thing thnt old
man Chandler had done, Ms he was dead and
gone Bell appear, not TO want to quarrel;
Bell said that Chandler WAS u grand cll
william and -; that the divorced Mr..
Bell WAS prostitute; that he (Bell) Ind
proved it and could prove it again; that he
had the papers in his pocket; that be Haw-
kins) had taken her into the house with him
and his family. and he (lI4wkins) was no
better than she was Bell said not word
against Hawkins wife Bell and Hawkins
"a n,lv r.,, fna, n,l In
stood behind Hawkins about three feet, with
both hands in his pockets, and said nothing;
they quarreled for some time probably live
minutes--and il began - look as 1t they
would have M trouble; tho ie passed be-
tween them number of times, Hawkins
calling the liar first, and Bell responding
with, you're another; Bell used
no proiane language; finally uaw-
kins drew his pistol and fired ;
Bell was going towards the engine, his
left side towards Hawkins; The first shot did
not take eject, but passed through his pants
in front and lodged in his pocket; Hawkins
then pointed his pistol toward me, but seeing
that Bell was still on his feet, he turned and
fred the second shot at him, which took
effect below the left nipple and crossed to
about the centre Of his breast, lodging be-
tween tho akin and breast bone; Hawkins
again pointed his pistol at me; Bell stepped to
the engine room door, leaned partly IN and
rot an iron rod, and Ms he turned Hawkins
changed his pistol of Of me and fired tho
third shot, hitting Bell under the left Shout
der blade, in the back; Bell staggered and
fell on his left side; Hawkins, followed by
young Bell, went up to Alexander's store and
drove of.
This is the extent of pro ecdings and my
Investigations to-day. will post you fully
on Fridays developments.