The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-27
SHOT IN THE SIDE.
Fred. Pandley Dies at the Hands of James
Carroll.


at the U. S. arsenal on Flores street about half
past O'Clock last evening. Both were civilians
in the government employ. Carroll is an Irish
man by BIRTH is unmarried and is AZ years of
age. He came to this country in 1865. Both he
and Pandley were once enlisted men in the
regular army, and stationed in this city: Pand-
ley was about B years old, was married, and
had child of five months of age.
A short time ago Capt. Kress, commandment of
the arsenal, changed the duties of the two men,
making Carroll, who had been a cOachman,
night-watchman, and Pandley, the former
night watchman, cOachman. This seems to
have been the principal cause of the homicide,
was Jealous and suspected that his wife f and
Carol were too intimate. When the shooting
was done Carroll was on duty. He was armed
with a heavy Colts revolver. He was at II
arsenal buildings and near Pandlcys house,
when the two men met. Pandley, too, was
armed. He had been keeping a breach loading
hand. Just what occurred when the two men
saw each other is not known. There are many
out evSenfe to any
His friends claim that Pandley accused Carroll
of being too intimate with Mrs. Pandley. and
that when Carol made a denial Pand!ey shot
Seeh him ee They Say fSGe also that raaSy had
for the sole purpose Of killing Carroll. His
wife tells another story. The gun, she says,
was used for killing hawks, which had for some
boring pOultry-yards The real cause Of the
trouble, she asserts, was the accusation that her
husband had some clothing from Carroll. This
is commonly believed to be the real immediate
cause, though other circumstances may have
given rise to ill-feeling. The fact that Mrs.
Pandley was in the employ of Capt. Kress, at
his house, as domestic, and that she went
home every evening with her husbend, is con-
sidcred ample proof that there was no fragrant
violation of the marital vows.
Four shots were fired in ALL three by Carroll
and one by Pandley. The first two were close
together; then there was a pause, and finally
two reports were heard almost simultaneously
Mrs. Pandley, who was in her house, little
frame cottage, at the time. ran screaming to-
ward the spot. When she arrived there Car
roll was walking away lesurcly with "A smoking
revolver in his hand and Pandley lay on the
ground with gaping wound in his side. Sew
eral other persons arrived soon, including three
policemen, and Carroll was taken into custody
He was going toward Capt. Kresss office when
the policemen met him. He said in reply to
question that he had intended to surrender to
his commanding officer. He declared that
Pandley had fired the first shot and had threat
ened to kill him. He was taken to the Jail and
assigned cell
cursed Carroll several times and swOrc that she
would kill him. Once her husband heard her
rawlings and said, Don't curse him; he wasn't
to blame" Some MINUTES mute, elapsed before any
Mengcr and Chew. They did all they could for
the suffering man but an hour and a half after
the shooting occurred he died in intense agony.
Before he died the physicians in attendance de-
clarcd that he could not live yet law officers
were so ignorant, lazy or careless that they
made no effort to obtain an ante-mOrtem
statement. The ball which effected the de-
cease was of 45 calibre and was fired from a six
shooting Colts revolver, such as is generally
used in the army. 1t entered the left side on
line with the navel and passed through the
The body of PandIey lay In the wash-house at
the arsenal tO-day. 1t was swollen and of
hideous yellow color. The man was of ordn
pcb anu tnd"at er hiS WIN ma
burial will occur late this afternoon.
~, Carroll was approached in the city jailto-day.
This is what he said:
'Fve known Pandley for over a year. Both
OF us were once enlisted men but were now
civilians in the government service. My
position was night watchman; his coachman.
Waterman for about eight months and was a
cOachman. Capt. kress one day made me
and he coachman. l don't know
what the change was made for: He seemed to
the grounds, designated by the commanding
officer, Capt. Kress, while he had to live out
side the grounds. He came to me one day,
soon after the change was made, and said You
ought not stay SO close to your work; if the
captain sees you always about here in the day
time he will think you are not able to do your
work at night and will discharge you. On the
24th of July last all my clothing was taken out
of my quarters. In the morning some of it
was found strewn along the road towards
Pandley's house. Judging from appearances
sseT THIS 'S %acture an nprepossessiag ndi
yidual with an exceedingly large mouth thick
lips and big feet stepped Up and, without
Anderson, who shambled in, decorated the
lOor with halls quart or so of tobacco juice
and drawled;
Don, Don't give away anything before the
His client obeyed. 1t looked rather queer.
Carroll was calm and perfectly aware OF
his position. Had he been let talk he
70 apparent that his $lC0 feed lawyer might not
nave ben necessary, Anderson himself, it is
said, had not heard Il detailed account of the
,ffair,
Carroll Is slender, prepossessing man of
rood address. He is courteous and has the
bearing of a gentleman. He wears small
and his hair is tinged with gray, He
s held subject to the orders of U, S. Marshal
Hal GOsling and, us the homicide was commit |
ed on land owned by the United States, will be |
ried by the U. 5. circuit court. An inquest
Will he made by Justice Shields and q jury late
his afternoon.
pr. Menger's testimony is us follows,
YESTERDAY evening before . o'clock p. m.
leard, whilst at my house, four shots fired in
lfter these shots l was summoned by
officer Zenk to examine wounded
nan. | found the man in dying
ouultloIl, suffering from an internal aDuOnll1l-
Il shot wound and helnOrrhage. About five |
minutes later DR.. Chew arrived and the patient |
lied a short time after our examination.
This InOrning, in Company with Drs Chew
nd Watts. made post norton examination |
If the corpse. There were two wounds on |
10Th sides of the upper abdomen, caused by |
me bullet; the bullet entering i'm the left side |
nd escaping on the right side. There was no |
'Owderburn and no other sign of injuries The |
Juliet entered about two inches below the |
margin Of the ribs ana two and a half inches |
upwards OF the nable on the left side, taking |
Is course in an ablique direction between the |
over cIIrNeture of the AfOmach and tranNerS-