The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-02-24

|rOfher, 70 cattle man, shot
Killed Last Night ~ the
xas a. PsciHc Depot

ght about O'clock, what Is TO ali
ices ono OF tho foulest aud most mys-
"a murders ever committed In this city,
,eurrtd. At the hour mentioned four pistol
shots were heard near the rear of the south
side of the Texas Sc Pacific depot, three OF
which were fred in rapid succession aud the
fourta one after an interval of several seconds.
The shots we're followed by the groans of
man. which were distinctly heard
by parties in the Dsilas
g. Wichita Exchange saloon, and directly
afterward four more shots were heard, ons
further cast, up the railroad track, and the
othere on Patterson street. On GO
ing to the place where the shooting
was done they found man lying
stretched out on the sand sidewalk with his
head to the east nnd feet t, the west. The
bio, was oozing from toe pistol wounds in
the right side Of the head, all within an inch
of each other, about tho ear ard one through
the heart. An empty four-bsrreei derrln-
ger lay on the ground some five feet to the
west Of the body. The pockets Of his pants
wern turned wrong side out, and the indica-
tiols went to show that he had
been assassina.ed for his money, though, on
his being searched, draft in favor OF A. r.
Strother' 4 cattle man OF Enuis, for $2t 0 and
SAB in currency and silver watch were
found on his psrson DR.. Field took charge
of the effects and turned them over ~ Sheriff
Jones BY this time large crowd had
gathered around the dead form, and
n number Of persons recognized the
hodv as that of o. Is. Roxley,
and several Of his friends present shed tears
over his fate, though they proved to he in
error for afterwsrd Boxey was found 10 the
flesh and he, who is well acquainted with the
deceased, recognized him IS A. K. Strother, u
prominent cattle man of Ennis. They Es1
sembled one another very much, and
have frequently been taken for each other.
TIE weapon that ushered him into eternity
was held SO close to his face by toe murder
Gus hand that his face was powder burned
and bis hsir and eyebrows singed. There is
not the slightest clew &c to VINO his slayers
are. There is scarcely possibility that he
committed suicide, which idea has been
advanced by some, IS the tour
shots fred on the railroad and
Patterson avenue cannot be explained and
besides man could not well shoot himself
so many tiInes III bie piacoo 10 Wns ehos'
The deceased had been in the city tor the
past two days, and It is supposed that he came
here from Ennis. the deceased looked to be
about 30 years old.
Justice Edwards, acting coroner, empan-
eed the following jury Of inquest: ]. M.
McGinly, p. B. Yearean, j. f. Kendall.
S. Caruthers, w. N. Nash, w. j. Pollard
After viewing the remains they were taken
to the county Jail for safe keeping, and the
jury adjourned to mest at that place this
j. morning At 8 O'Clock. The deceased leaves
In aged mother to mourn him, who
lives three miles from Enns.
Bheriff Jones sent telegrnm to his friends
At Ennis to know what disposition to make
Of the remsins. This is indeed - sad chap
tkr in the history of the city, and the CHI.
gems look to the officers to clear up this dark
mystery and bring the guilty to justice.