The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-05
Sad END.
AN UNKNOWN WHITE MAN
KILLED IN A BAGINO.
AN OFFICER WOUNDED IN
THE MELEE.
FULL STATEMENT OF THE
TRAGIC AFFAIR

Last night at about half past 10 n'r 'oc&
II was reported on the streets that man
had been killed down in the first ward,
at the house of ill-fame kept by Sal!ic
Daggett. A reporter of the STATESMAN
was there in few minutes, and found
the report to be true also that police
man John Watts had been wounded.
The young man killed was an entire
stranger, not one of the immense ihrong
that visited the scene of the killing recog-
nizing him. He was
Acow BOY,
about twenty years of age, aud dressed
in the usual garb worn by that class.
Dr. Cummings, the city physician, was
summoned by the marshal, but when he
arrived the man was about drawing his
expiring breath. He was shot near and
IN THE HEART,
and lived only about half an hour after
being struck by the fatal bullet. The
ball was from large-sized policeman's
pistol, and delivered at close range
THE PARTICULARS
of the shooting, as near as they could be
gathered, are about as follows In the
early part Of the night colored man
named Ike johnson was on his way
home from church in a wagon with his
wife. When out near the north limits of
the city, two white men on horseback
rode up, one on either side, and COM
menced to whip his horses. He remon-
strated with them, whereupou they drew
their six-shooters and threatened to kill
him. Afterwards the colored man came
to the city and reported the case to Off
Ger John Watts, of the police force,
who went in search of the men.
They were traced to the house of
ill-fame kept by Sallie Daggett, in
the first ward. Their horses were found
fastened in front of the house, and the
officer, ascertaining that the men were
upon the inside, went in TO arrest them,
summoning Mr.. William Mcclellan to
assist him. The men were in the
WINE ROOM,
10 reach which IL is necessary to pass
out at the rear hall door and across a
small portico When the officer started
in he met the two.men on this portico,
and LAYING hand upon either one told
them they were under arrest. Without
a word both men
DREW THEIR PISTOLS.
The officer knocked one off the gal
lery and clinched with the other. The one
in the grasp of the officer fired one, or
may be two shots, one of the balls strik
ing Mr.. Watts in the side, intlicting a
slight wound. The other man, who was
knocked off the gallery, had in the mean
time recovered himself and was in the
act of shooting at the officer, when the
latter directed Mr.. Mcclellan, who was
unarmed, to take his (the officer'sl
PISTOL AND SHOOT HIM.
Mcclellan took the pistol as directed
and fired twice, the second ball taking
effect as described above The other
man, whose name is jeff AXE, was
finally overpowered and carried to the
police station. He was afterwards de-
livered to Sheriff Creary and placed in
Jail.
AJURY OF INQUEST
was formed by Justice Gregg, who had
been notified. The jury examined the
body, but the taking of testimony was
deferred until to-day. No one seemed to
recognize the dead man. He had upon
his person, besides some other tritiing
articles, such as tobacco, a pocket-book
with no money in it, etc., letter dated
ut Austin and directed to Clark & Cheno-
weth and signed
j. A. McPHAIL.
The letter was not enclosed in
an envelope, and contained no evil
dence of the locality of the
parties to whom addressed. 1t
Is presumed the name signed to the
letter is that of the dead man, but this
of course is not certain. The letter
asked for legal advice, and evidently the
writer was charged with some crime
somewhere and was either a fugitive
from justice or was at liberty upon abail
bond.
JEFF AXE
is we'll known in this community,
being somewhat notorious chaac.
ter He was hardened out of the
penitentiary some time during the
summer by the governor, having been
sent there, we believe, for horse stealing.
A reporter of the STATESMAN visited AXE
at the police station, but he refused to give
the name Of his dead companion. The
clothes of each of the men were thor
oughly wet, and both drunk.