The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-23

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as to the cause of the shooting are conflict
ing. Ration, in his statement, asserts that he
shot in self.defense, and this is in a manner
borne out by the statement Of Robnson's
companion, who claims to have
been with Ration when he visited
Robinson's room. Robinson states that he
did not recollect clearly what had transpired,
as he was und the influence of liquor at the
time, and that while he might have threat
ened or attempted to strike Ration, he WAS
positive he had nothing in his hands, aud did
not touch him before or after he was shot.
After the shooting, Ration claims to have
wet the end of sheet and with it attempted
to stanch the flow Of blood from the
wound He then started for physician, and
on the way up Market street he left his re-
volver at Jim Henderson's saloon, then
called at Tarrant & Schott's drug store in
quest Of physician. Not finding one, he
came to the police station, stated what he had
done and gave himself up. Captain Atkins
at once dispatched Officers Cesar and Rovey
to the scene of the shooting, but found
Robinson at the corner of Market and TWEEN
ty'ninth streets, near the place where.the
shooting took place, just as he was in the act
Of being assisted aboard the street-car. The
officers had fundamentally conveyed to the
hospital, where he was examined and found
to be shot in the eft-breast, the ball enter
ing about half an inch above the nipple The
wound was probed, but the lesden missile
could not be found. His condition is consid-
cred critical. He is an Englishmsn by birth,
twenty-eight years of age, his father and
mother residing in Nottingham, England
Mike Ration is of slender build, and has
never been regarded as dangerous man. He
was charged With assault with intent to muir
der, and in default of bond Of $4,000, he was
sent to Jail. Huckstaed, Robinson's
companion was picked up some hours after
the shooting lying dead drunk in the street
by officer Boyd and conveyed to the city
prison to sleep off the effects Of his debauch.
He will be held as witness. Clara, Jessey
and Sadie Bronson affirm that they did not
hear the shot fred, and knew nothing of 1t
until informed by Ration. Jealousy was
evidently the cause of the bloody encounter.
The woman Jessey being the mistress OF
Ration, and he finding Robinson in her room,
became enraged, and in all probability pro-
voked the difficulty, thinking that Robinson
was too drunk to help himself, he would
punish him for invading his special domain,
but finding himself over matched, and likely
TO receive a we'll meritsd punishment, cow
ard. like, drew his revolver and fred, sending
a bullet into the lung of Robinson.--This
city was visited Sunday by six carloads of
excursionists from Houston, and jolly time
they had of it-Thomas Hume, thesuper-
intendent of the cotton-seed oil works in
course of construction, had narrow escape
from death last Saturday by the falling of a
rafter that was being placed in position. His
injuries, however, we're slight. quar-
antine officer at the station here has been au-
thorized to employ tug in the performance
of his duties. Telephone communications
are also to be established between the health
ofice.snd the quarantine station on Pelican
island.-Several cars of railroad iron for
the extension of the International railway
from Austin left here Monday morning.
The cars will be soon running to
San Marcos, thirty-fve miles from Austin
on this extension. board of health
held an informal meeting Sunday morning
to confer with DR.. Rutherford, state health
officer, who passed through the city en- route
for New Orleans, for the purpose of investi-
eating the recent cases of the fever in that
CITY. Nothing, however, was done, except
an interchange Of opinions concerning. quar-
antine.-Five car loads of people left
Brenham Yesterday morning for the purpose
Of attending the sale of lots in the new town
of Caldwell, laid out by the G.. @. 3. F. K.
R. But few wen: from here.---Monday
night double wedding took place at St.
Msry's cathedral. d. @. Fordom, ehiel
Of the fire department, and Mr.. William
Stans6eld, were married to the Misses Moor
two sister. Shortly after 9 o'clock the fire
department, headed by band, marched to
the residence Of their chief and gave him Q
scramble. The house was thrown open tc
the Are laddies and they were elegantly en-
tertained by their popular ohisf.-A regu,
lar meeting Of the city council was held Mon
day evening, but no business of special inn
portance came up for consideration.--..-JulJ
Eastward meetings were held in all the
wards last night and the ring politicians
from the character Of the delegates to thu
county convention, which 10 to elect dele.
gates to the state and congressional
convention, had things their OWE
way. Considerable dissatisfaction il
expressed therest. picnic of the Lone
Star Rifles, in consequence Of the ward cleo
tons, was slimly attended. Lieutenant
Governor Sayres made pithy little speech
to the company on the ground, and an
nounced that he would speak on politics
issues in front Of the fremont house to
night. Ex-Governor Hubbard and Sett
Sheppard failed to put in an appearance
although the former was expected, the lattel
stating that press of business prevented hin
from accepting the invitation. -Colone
Thomas NJ. Jack, who would have been q
strong candidate for congress from the aftf
district, peremptorily refuses to become {
candidate and announces his preferences fol
Seth Sheppard, of Washington. Interring
from the conversation of a prominent youns
attorney Of Brszoria, who is q strong Sbep
hard man and delegate to the convention
that if he (Shephard) is nominated he will b.
defeated BY Hon. Wash Jones, the presen
member, he stated that Jones, in conse
quence OF his securing appropriations for tn
Improvement of the mouth of the Brazos, b
was solid with the yeomanry of Brazo
ria, Matagorda, Fort Bend, Colorado an
other southern counties in his district, tina
whites and blacks would vote for him to
man. Asto Galveston, in consequence 9
the position Of Shephard's adherents in tn
convention at BRENNAN two years ago agains
Hancock, Galveston's candidate, Shephar
will be able to carry this county
Some of the shrewdest men of the party loo
upon Shephsrd's nomination with alarm
and boldly predict that Jones will defes
him by a larger majority than he did Har
cock two years ago.-Mondsy, draymal
by the name of Worther, supposed to be sur
struck. was picked up on Market street "a