The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-16


l. NJ, Thurmond came TO his death about
five minutes before 2 o'clock y. III. OF the
18th day of March, 1889, In the county OF
Dallas, in the courthouse Of said county,
and from the effects Of pistol shot fired by
the hand OF Il. T.. Cowart, and we further
find that he Coward acted Ia selfde-
Tense, and that at the time he fired }. NJ.
Thurmond had his pistol drawn,
and was in the act Of shooting
]. NJ. Thurmond was absolutely necessary
in order for Cowart TO save his own life.
In testimony whereof as well the said
coroner us the said jnrors have hereunto
set their own hands, this the nth day OF
March, 1852.
ISigned) A. II. HARDIN.
JACOB s. SPHAR.
THEo. REIYECKE. ! Jury.
j. =. ROBERTS.
f. HANSON.
w. NJ. EDWARDS, J. p.
JUDGMENT.
1t is therefore ordered and adjudged that
Il. T.. Cowart, who is in custody, charged
with the killing, enter into bond with secu-
rity in the sum of
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
for his appearance before the district court
of Dallas county, Texas, now in session.
Given under my hand, this March l4th,
1882.
MS cIiI,,;,c 10 +i,a urittnn statement of
NIX. W. II. IhMIhhm, +,,o oo,,r+
deputy county clerh' NM . HIH but yvho
room at the tilhe VI Wy NalrnS, gs,V inv, NV
was not eAaiiiiieu ny 'ho 'oioi''' J"''
The first l saw ofthe parties they had Just
separated near lue la uUT, ot tSn ontar
door into the bar and taking Il seat at the
table; as he coward passed uiounui LUZ
mond saiu 10 hlhi IN q la.Lsr IVY eHue
on nave slanHereu me anu ny ia c'ih,,,,
Cowart uehleu having slaluereu hiS ,airmy,
several harsh relnarks phs aS. III, U ,ood
them, whicn 90 hoI [ tb h ond Tnwart
being on the outsiue u .ii1 uu, tha ;,,Jmas
still sittlng al the LADY, neui 're U.s. Is
stand; Ihufm0nu haLue soiie ie y snr, w.
ms eHeGt;; gu smai v" os woe abnnt
thliie uiu nv uliuG. 'h r "o rot nayina
commencing my "orh anu was n aftar tbs
close aSsention, very ,oS Ioo oron ND rathap
remark lnulnoiiu " tn,euds 81 Gnmart With
hastily lhslue lne par eowai ha y,iGdIn " and
when ne started 'irlA th !, oas - the en-.
hand, aver plssihS bo enI wasi s;da of the
trance 10 the pa, on rne WIZ fbe stove Mr.
court room apouC oPpqSn'e oto ;uo' Trhmr
Nearby, VINO Wa heai oy' nv, NV, ,,,st not
mona anu s h " :, h VI. words Of that mr.
nave d hsh' Aei'' Va "'
port. Uoorhu oboo,,ed Tbnrmond n mo.
M IN ine sn md about This time Cowart
lroae from f. his seat drew pistol from his
bin iUse nocket as he rose, and fred Thur
r m,p f elI and exnired: I could not see all
mo m ,erl anu Hoven,onts os Mr. Keorbv
Wr Towart and the stove were between ME
and him (ThurmOndO
ana mn, or tnu raached the co,rt room the
sc anu. Of if The tragedy. about ten minutes af
ier The sLnotinS' The dead body of Judge
T nj, law where it fell, presenting a
~ cHssTI,y APPEARANCES.
IT., .os l5u;nn ON his left side rather. his
ne ne WIS ah ittS Font his left arm and hand
MA RIM the left hand grasping his cane
He hot was still on his head and his cigar,
h LII i smo led IN in his mouth. His right
hand was LAYING ont somewhat from his
h ,odiv ond held in its grasp n small pistol
P PIoS ar" and brain were oozing from pistol
baiI wonnd in the right upper corner of his
f Fore, lust below the edge of the hair,
iitu u', nnd3le had formed when our
ramnr+e or reached the spot. He was
avRiSantlv Killed Instantly. as there
u,as not the SLIGHTEST evidence
was s nuv aItbongH Inv an involun-
20 ar any oact;a5 of the stomach he had retched
sanS ,hrowp mn a mart of the dinner he had
a a,;dontIy eatan bnt a little while before.
evidently eaten 1 yur PISTOL issdT "n'i' '''O
,,>aii ra,nlvnr clyel.nlated
ne nao was sniaii revoiSoi, hio nj parr; cd
OF the Hopklns hlen i Haae' ,h anu cv1;nder
| pail Vi thlrIy-eisns oaio a, W ';nnGos
ana parrel were ho'.eAceeuins i'o '"'ns'
IN iength, II so ionH. NJ. couor. r,o1,,ed
AFTER the sno0s,hs MI O9" al mdl 49,
down 10 the sheriii oiiioe anu 'uiieiNeieu
nih fsar tho Investigation bef,re the coroner
AieeF the lINestisatioI oeioiS .no Soio liz
was ehueu anu MI MI y; Iva" war s wa,
required 10 give pan III Ine sun li
OF TWO huhdreu uolars, nc lll.ui,
ately tound pon1snlen III tne persors VI
Coionel w; u, Orawi1ru anu MI. l. p;
Miller, anu was lortnTitn teieas s; anu
then repaired lmineola'eiy W Ills resiuehce'
snort sKetcn OF
JUDGE THuRMoNps cAkEEh, A..
IN view OF tne lact Oh ms pronlnehce ~ t tha
CITY ana ms reputation tnr11lsnol' .ne
state, Will haroly NC coils'uereu MOI,
apropos here. lie was Dorm III
Davis county, hehtucky, some iorty-
five years ago, ana was Ieareu III
owensooro, IN tnat couny.a Mnale ne was he
was fairly well cultured ana haa aVlgorouis,
robust intellect, mina wen auapteu 70 I hie
pracllce OF cfluilnal Jaw, tne piaiioh VI nis
profession in which he was, perhaps, most
proficient, and OF when ne certainly was
fondest.
During the late war ne was LOT the union
and perhaps pore arms y shorS tiiile
before the close OF the war IN
! hehah OF the union chuse' Dlrecuy
after the war, pelng Inen a young
llwyer, ne went 70 ldaho terrltory'M mere ne
practiced his profession snort WIlile, When
ne went 70 Montana, anu hrsI pecaIie
known 10 the puDllc there as an auVoSte
on the musings IN congresslonal cam
paign in behalf oil the democratic candl-
date. -, =.
After this he got into trouble WIN the
/ vigilance committee, anu was lorc1u ny tlls
committee to nee from Montana Inc cause
of his trouble with the vigilance committee
was his persistent attempt TO defend, In the
course OF his profession, the ROAD agents.
These road agents had become 50 outrage