The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-03-07
Arrest and Bond
statements On Both sides.

Statements On Both Sides.
In reference to the shooting of Mr..
Whit Smith at Shoo-Fly by Mr.. P.
Gallagher, last Saturday morning,
parties at that place furnish us a
synopsis of the affair which is sub |
stantially the same as that published IN |
the Sunday morning Examiner. They |
state that the difficulty primarily origin
ated in d dispute over a settlement IN
which words came to blows and Anon |
Smith whipped Gallagher. Since that
time up to the morning of the shooting
Gallagher, when they passed the store
on their way to their farm, would abuse
them. On Saturday morning Whit
Smith went into the store to ask for his
mail, and pr. sently Anon Smith came
up and asked Gallagher what about the
abuse he understood he was going to
give him every time he passed.
Gallagher then jumped from the
counter, and as he lit on the floor
was struck by Whit Smith and had a
considerable tussle, and no one being
permitted to interfere they after time
quit. Gallagher then got his pistol and
shot Whit Smith through the left side,
near the kidney. Anon Smith and Gal
laghor then fired several shots at each
other, but neither was hit. Smiths
wound is thought to be very serious.
From those statements, it seems that
the Smiths came upon Gallagher's
premises and opened the controversy,
and also that ANON was armed. Sheriff
Hall brought Gallagher TO town on Sun
day morning and placed him i'll jail.
Yesterday evening his bond was placed
at one thousand dollars, which be gave.
After release ho had Il conversation with
an EXAMINER reporter and mad some
statements which put different light on
the recent affair, admitting them to be
true. Mr.. Gallagher states that
in last September or October the Smith
brothers opened an account with HIM.
At the time they were cutting cedar
poles and rafting them to Waco. They
promised to pay when they Id the
poles. The account was about 81.
After the poles were sold Mr.. Gallagher
waited until they sold cotton and then
they did not settle, and subsequently,
when Mr.. q. had to make payment on
some land, he asked them to return
the accommodation, saying he would
need it in two weeks. They prom
iScd to do so, but when he called they
sad they did not have the money. Mat
tiers went on thus for awhile, until at
last SO was paid on the account, some
time after Gallagher had learned they
got money III Waco. At the time it was
paid he asked for their note for the bal
auce, and was told that it was no use to
give it, as they would pay it in few
days. They did not do so, and some
time afterward Mrs. Smith was at Gal
| lagher's house. and he told her
he would like to have their note,
III order to straighten up his books
After this something more was paid on
the account by transfer of credits in
! which another party bad some interest
and some five CT six dollars remained.
One of the Smiths, A mon, was again
| asked to make note / order to settle
up the old years business, and said he
did not want to pay interest, and after
some conversation said he would pay
the account when he pleased as too
much had already been aid about it.
This led to the difficulty between
himself and Gallagher at which
time the latter said he called
a neighbor from the field, hoping
to prevent disturbance, and it passed of
with words only, but subsequently,
Smith came to the store and jumped on
Gallagher. After that, Gallagher states
that Smith would rid" by, stop at the
store, and ask him if he wanted any
thing" and Gallagher told him to go his
way, or he would make it cost him, AS
he had already caused trouble enough
About the Saturday morning affair.
he says w. w. Smith came in
after his mail and Anon stood
outside and told him if he wanted any
thing to come out. They had four
other men with them, and not wanting
Il difficulty Gallagher told HIM to 90
home. About this time he SAYS w. ".
Smith struck him on the back
of the head, and he called to q man
across the street to come over. When
he came they were fighting, and he called
several times to pull Smith off, when
Anon pulled out his six-shooter and or.
dered that no one interfere, at the
same time calling to his brother to
give it to him good. After tussleing for
awhile, he saw Anon Smith have mis-
tOl in his hand, and thinking he was 90
ing to shoot, he picked up his own, and
both fired at the same time, after which |
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head in and fired again, which was re- |
turned. He then stuck his hand in and |
fired at random, and a return shot was |
given by Gallagher He says he |
never shot at the Smith with whom
he was fighting, and for some time
thought he had been shot by his own
brother. The above includes the main !
statements by both sides. We give them
for what they are worth. Either or both
may be cOntradicted on trial, and the
statements are presented only as news
matter for the benefit of our readers,
The proper tribunal will sift the eyi.
dence and say who is and who is not
guilty. " NV
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