The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-10
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Pays 500 for Spreading the
Report that Yellow Fever
of Mild Type
Existed In that Town DIR. Swearingen
will Return Overland, us the
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BastrOp.

Bastrop.
Special to the Herald.
BAsrRor, August GA tragedy took
place about O'Clock yesterday evening six
miles above Bastrop, on the Morris extern
sion, in which Mace Morris, aged Is years,
son of n. A. Morris, tax collector of Bas-
trop county shot and instantly killed John
Evans colored. The deceased was a trouble
some negro and has spent most of the
last four years in iail or working out fines
and at the time of his death was hired by
Mr.. Morris from the county, Morris be-
coming responsible to the county for the
amount of his fine. The cause of the cir
cnmstance of the killing are as follows.
Yesterday. at noon. Mace Morris and
John Evans had an altercatjon
about dinner; Morris was the
only white person on the place: Evans
being a powerful man, weighing about 22
pounds, and Morris being only boy.
| Evans abused Morris with language unit
topublish, and lirally chased him out of
the yard with knife, telling him he would
cut his throat, and remarking that he would
XIII boy as quick AS man: Evans wen. to
the held and did not return until night:
lhiilips, colored, was the only witness who
saw the shooting, and swore In substance
that Morris ate no supper except drinking
a glass of milk leaving the table
he went out of the room. willis
witness and deceased were at supper, Nor.
ris again appeared at the door with shot
gun. witness says II any words passed he
did not hear them says that Morris fired
from the doors, sixteen buckshot taking Of
iect in the breast OF deceased witness could
not swear whether deceased was adyancinc
towards Morris or not, but saw demonstra
: tons made by deceased Just before Tho
shooting; the position in which the bod,
was lying would indicate that deceased wa,
on his feet; All open knife was found ON hi,
person. After the fatal shot Morris gave tn,
gun up To witness, and in n shor
time started for his fathers house in Bas
trop ana surrendered TO the officers sool
after reaching Bastrop This morning Jus
, llce Johns summoned Messrs. Z, Il. Iinvne
I A. y. Erhari, NJ j.. Anderson. w l.
Gibson, John s. Wilson and W. A. Good
. man jury OF inquest. and aooOnpnnict
ny the county attorney TO represent III,
state, and j, p. Fowler and &. ID. Orgnin
for the defendant, left for the scene of IN,
killing. The following was the verdict O
l, the jury at the coruncr's inquest: 1--WE
: the Jury, find deceased John Evans, cam,
TO MS death from II gun.shot woun,
, lltet from gun in the hands q
n, A. Morris, III BGstrop, Texas, on the Stl
ot August, 1852" Justice Johns fixed hi,
nond at 900, which was promptly given
n. A, Morris has the reputation of beinl
one OF the qnietest and most peaceable o
boys, This is the first trouble of his life
anu there Is much sympathy for him.