The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-28
THE BIBB CASE.
What a Resident Of satillo Writes.

From a private letter received by a
gentleman in this city from Satillo,
Mexico, dated the 18th. inst, we are
permitted to use the following, con-
corning the shooting of Mr.. Gray by
DIR. Bib:
The report of the shooting of Mr..
Willie Gray at this place on Sunday
night, December 3, as detailed in the
STATESMAN of the 9th, does DIR. Bib
great injustice, and from its tone am
forced to the conclusion that the
information upon which it was
based emanated from some one of
the filthy American 'pi la os" that in
fest this city, and who are every ready
and willing to distort and magnify
into mountain whatever small hill
of scandal that may chance to reach
their ears, more especially If this
scandal pertains to an American who
occupies a higher social sphere than
they have attained to. | say this,
humiliating as it may be, because it is
in accord with truth. If am to draw
an inference from the article
in the STATESMAN of the 9Th,
speaking of this unfortunate difficulty,
l must conclude that the information
upon which it is founded was furnish
ed by an inmate of the same house
ODE. Bibb's) who testified the next day
after the shooting to have known
nothing, absolutely nothing, about the
circumstances of the shooting or the
cause which led to it. The
facts in brief of the case as
developed at the trial are these:
Il leave out for reasons sufii-
GENTLY apparent to you, the name
of the third party) On Sunday, on
the Sd of December, in the afternoon,
DR.. Bibb intercepted a sort of love
letter written by an inmate of the
house to Mr.. Gray. which letter spoke
of others that had been written pre-
viously. This letter he showed to an
other inmate of his household, and
spoke of it to another; both of these
persons are or have been citizens of
Austin. With-these parties DIR. Bib
held consultation, but their ideas of
his duties under the circumstances con-
tiicting somewhat with his own, it was
decided that he should do or say moth
ing until he should find other evil
dences of misconduct on the part of
Mr. Gray and the third party. In this
way the matter rested, DR.. Bibb leav-
ing home to be absent until about IL
o'clock that night. While the doctor
was absent, the person to whom he
had shown the letter went to Mr.. Gray
and informed him that the letter was
in DR.. Bibb's hands. at the same time
entreating and advising Mr.. Gray to
leave the house at once, if he wished
to avoid trouble. This advice Mr..
Gray declined to take and remained in
the house. DIR. Bib returned home
about IL o'clock in company with the
party whom he had told of the letter,
and went directly to his room, while
his companion, instead of going to her
room, went Immediately to Mr.. Gray's
room, and beseached him upon her
knees to leave the house at once I'M
less he wished to be hurt, tell
ing Mr.. Gray that DR.. Bibb
was very indignant at his conduct
and that she was certain that serious
trouble was close at hand. This hap
pened about ten minutes before Mr..
Gray was shot. Upon arriving home
DR.. Bib discovered new evidences of
Mr.. Gray's misconduct, and he went
Immediately to the third party to
whom he spoke of it and who admitted
everything charged by DR.. Bib. The
doctor then took lamp and went to
Mr.. Gray's room. Mr.. Gray sprang
up in bed as the doctor entered,
holding his pistol which, was
cooked, in his right hand and pointed
at the doctor. DR.. Bib walked up
near Mr.. Gray, in five or six feet of
him, and charging him with having
desecrated the honor and sanctity of
his house, specifying in particular
some of his charges, and demanded of
Mr.. Gray an explanation, Mr.. Gray
replied acknowledging his guilt to the
charges as preferred and demanded of
DR.. Bibb to know what he CDR. Bibb)
proposed to do in the premises, Mr..
Gray at the same time raising
his pistol as if to shoot. Upon this
DR.. Bib drew his pistol and fired. at
the same time remarking, 81 intend to
blow you damned brains out" See
ing that he had shot Mr.. Gray through
the head, and believing he had killed
him, Dr. Bib walked down to the
house of the United States consul, dis
tant about half a mile, and gave him.
self up a prisoner, and he has re-
manned in the house of the consul ever
since, the authorities putting no guard
over him, only requiring promise
from DR.. Bib that he would not
go out upon the street unless sent for.
Mr.. Gray was shot in the outer corner
of the left eye, the ball. small one,
passing under the eyeball and coming
out almost directly in straight line,
in the back of the neck. 1t is claimed
that Mr.. Gray will not loose the use of
the eye and the physicians say he is
)ut of all danger. The matter is being
Investigated by the courts, and public
sentiment is strongly in the doctors
favor. There was a great deal of fuss
made by some of the American citizens
here, but am glad to tell You that
this was only among the rowdy, bar
room element, and those envious of
DR.. Bibb's social and professional po-
sition, because the doctor was not put
in Jail, but allowed to remain in the
house of the American consul.