The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-12-12
BLOODY uOMICIDE
"Details 81 the shocking shoot
ing fray al West station.

That was shocking tragedy which
oc ufrei at West stat on on Saturday, %
brief account II which was given IN our
tel gr ph columns of Sunday morning,
aud one 10 which young man WAS hur
Rcd INTO eternity by the han 4 Of a once
school fellow aud coustHn friend
judge Davis Was no Vi by telegram Du
Saturday ey nug, and went no on tue
evening tram aud the inquest was heit
Saturday night. From the testimony
ndduccd a the inquest We select tina N
Nh frat witness who Was an Oy witness
II Tia tragedy aud which gives vivid
account Of the affair. j. a. u d..
NEWPORT being duly sworn sHys.
81 am "a co izeu VI this county aud live
about four aud u half or five miles fr N
here. I was acquainted with Tom Cat
len, and lac lived about nalf ollie FROM
the station. He is now dctd-ui dead
body lies before the jury. lie was XII lei
som where bctWecu 10 and II O'Clock
thi- day December the 9th, at Wost. !
rode one to West TINS mprmuR, ON
nor cbark. first went to Vests eture
uud then tJ that Of Carr, Davis ~ Mar
tins. As ! walked up ON the porch NJ
the store 3 saw two m on the other
cui " the porch talking, but not loudly,
aud parcrtly not in an angry mnuuor.
] walked into the store, leAyl the door
p cu,aul soon they began talking louder
and stepped back to tine door. heard
drcrHaci, Tom Callou, say to the
other man, "Ihcu you call
m, % ID aud that yuu WI
cat M, heart ont The other muu then
stepped of the porch IA ont ten STE ON
tie ground iu the direction oi the drug
store aud commenced ca sing Cdlleu in
loud, angry aud threatening manner
using the words - and other Ian
ugc which ! cannot pcut, he + lked
very fl-t. The ar. Calcu made rush
towards him, when be got within four
or five steps of him tie other man drew
hls rcvo' erfud presented 1t at Cnlleu
and az this point Callcu made nm effort
To- turn ni,hulIori, "DDu't,' and rock
ON u. left side ag cred him and Jus
about that time the pistol was tired 10y
the other man. Cullru having turned
round, ran 10 the door Of the
same store and Just us he
reached the porch he, Callen, cri
"dou't ,uln and the pl tul fired again
and Cullru fell II was all over m "A few
-tcpui- Calleu fell dead and did not
move OF speak. / d not 10 "a Cal en-,
but went out NJ the store at back door
and u- ! went ont ! saw the man who
ii the shooting pass the back door on
hi4 horse, hc turned his face towards me
and H- he did 40 | recognized HIM as
Jrr Davis and know that hc is tue nlau
who hid the shooting. Callen h Il got
about tNo steps from the porch when he
fril. Other illnesses were examined
aud the jury brought in verdict that
rom allen had come to- hl. death from
two shots of pistol, the one in the
left side AMI the thor in TIA back of
h- hrud fired 10y Jcn
Davis with intent to kill
Immediately uf cr the shooting Davis
left ON hls horse, which is sa Il ru .e
very fast, aud hulgh posse, headed by
th" Mr. a j. Park. d.puty sheriff and
ou stable elect, made dlllgc tspurrh pu
Sun iuy, no trnrc of uim could he found
Davis and Ca lem had been school fpl.
lows together were near ucighborH and
friends. Tine cause which led TO the
fatal quar- el is SAID to have been 10
friendly sculllr which occurred between
them the as ulug before at the same
store Davis is a brother Of Mr.. Davis,
Of ti. firm of Carr Mahlrr ~ Davis 1t
is "a soulu-luw @ Capt Bill Recd,o Falls
county. The affair is deeply regretted
hy all, and 3 the people Of West station
especially