The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-15

Thurmond He'll on his len side on his walk
ing-stick, with his pistol in his right hand;
Thurmond made the first motion to draw,
but didnot get his pistol out first; Cowart
drew first.
Thurmond looked as though he vas very
angry when he first started and came rap
idly in the direction of Cowart, who was
then sitting III chair at the table; Thur
mond put his right back TO his hip-pocket
when he came through the gateway in the
railing; Cowart was then sitting quietly in
his chair. He (Thurmondl
AGAIN PrT MS HAND BACK
to his hip-pocket, when Nearby attempted to
stop him, and said; "lf you are going to
shooting will get out OF the way" was
what kearby said when he did get aside
}. c. KEARBY,
sworn, says: 1t was somewhere in neigh
boThOod of one and half o'clock; went
10 the court room with Mr.. Cowart to dis
pose OF case of State vs.. Blenken; we went
into district court; | left Cowart there and
went into county court and sat down; my
attention vas attracted bya
LOUD TONE OF VOICE
in middle ROOM ! looked and saw Judge
Thurmond and Cowart; recognizing the
men rs did, | watched them; soon they
came walking side by side to thedoor into
art waItad 10 aast oround 10 har and Thur.
mond antarcd middle oslo,
Siter his hnard Thprmond saw.
You haven't got the nerve to do. 1t,
and you know it," this was while
Cowart was walking inside the
bar before he sat down; Cowart made
no reply; soon after this Thurmond again
and Won know il ,vbsn vnu cnmmence m
toll shot-auns ~ mo yo,; bafe strnck tho
wrnrg mar / am ai,vays raaS,. vou have
slandereJ mo and NV t,,m;lv,' Cowart
savs' ~ have moi slon3.rsd Van tan,i,,, );
/ was watcbing Thnrmond his. an
nearance attracted NV attention. his face
was livid. | had NV hand on Thnrmond,s
shoulders and was islIina him ba mnst NOT
Gght there. Thmrmonde had his hand in
and while I was Standing with INV hands on
his shoulders he saia N Tow,rt. '1God
damn Won draw n
Az pr,py ron yo,-u
This occurred after Tbnrmond had said.
| "Nov is AZ good n time In settle il ms any;
while in This nosition'I heard the clicking of
pistols and eot ont of the wav. CoWart
fired and Thnrmond fell with his pistol in
his rirht hand
(Sipnedl &c. KEADBy.
THE VERDICT
Stote ofTexas comfy of Dallas An in.
ouest held in the county court room of the
conntv nf Dolias In INC c;tv Of dallas stats
| of Teyas held nv and hefore w NJ Ed
wards i p acting coroner unon the dead
bodv nj / N TbnTmond unon the oaths al
| I p Roberts Theo Reinecke ! Spbar
II Hardin n Uanson and lanes WRIGHT
GOOD and Lawful jurors Of said county whh
being first dulv sworn. upon view of the
body of said Thurmond, saw that the said
I NJ Thurmond came 70 6is death aboui
five minutes before o'clock n m of the
Nth day of March. 1852, in the county Of
Dallas in the court-honse of said co,intv
and from the efIects of pistol shot fired bv
the hand of r.. Il. Cowart' and we furthe,
find that he 0owart0 acted in selfde,
Tense. and that mt the time he fred ]. Nj
Thurmond had his pistol drawn
and was in the act of shooting
Cowart and that the killing 81
| !. NJ, Tburmond was absolutely necessary
in order for Cowart to save his own life
In Testimony whereof as well the said
coroner as the said inrors have hereuntr
SET their own hands. this The 18th day o.
March. 1SS2,
| iSigned1 HARDIN.
| JAcon s. SpuAR.
THEo. REISECKr. Jury
| ]. p. RopEpTs.
+. HANSON.
w. NJ. EDWARDS, j. 2.
JUDGMENT.
Ii is therefore ordered and adiudged that
r.. n. Cowart who is in custody. charged
with the killing, enter into bond with secu.
ritv in the sum of
rwo HUNDRED DOLLARS
for his appearance before the district court
of Dallas county, Texas, now In session.
Given under my hand, this March lith