The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
THE SHOOTING AFFRAY
At the Avenue HOteI--Capt. VIM
and His Wife Both Shot, One
Through the Arm and the Other
in, the Handful Particulars
Statement of Both Sides.

through The Arm anu Tie OGner
in the Handful Particulars
Statement of Both Sides.
On the heels of the excitement, SO
to speak, Of the raid of the highway !
man, came another quite as startling,
in the shooting of Capt. Winn and
his wife. Yesterday, at the Avenue
Hotel. 1t occurred about half past
10 o'clock in the morning, and no
sooner were the shots heard than
large crowd thronged to the hotel
Office and on the stairs Lead
ing thereto, to learn the particu-
lars of the tragic affair. A repor-
ter for the STATESMAN happened
to be near the spot at the time of the
shooting and at once pushed his way
through the mass of people and was
admitted to the rooms where the
wounded man and woman lay. In an
interview with
CAPT. VIM
He said that j. G. Terrell came to his
hotel several days ago in very de-
plorable condition, having been on
drunken spree for several weeks Ito
all appearance, and asked to be adj
mitted - guest, saying he would
like t0 ain a few -'@Seeeeks, untilhe
could sober up and entirely recover
from the debauch he had
been on. The captain says he
told him that he was stranger and
he could not take him unless he paid
in advance. He referred the captain
to Col. Murphy whom, he said, well
knew him and who would vouch for
his responsibility. The captain re-
fused to permit him to become a
guest of the hotel unless paid in adj
vance, stating that he had not time
to look up Col. Murphy. The man
then told him he would pay him $40
on his bill and when he had boarded
that out he would get more money
to pay him further. The captain
says he told him this would be all
right and gave him room; the man
giving him the 500. The captain
says ne asked him how long he would
want the room and he replied about
twenty days. "Very well, then," said
the captain, 81 will take this money
and use it" to which the man replied,
"All right, do with it as you like, for l
shall stay with you more than long
enough to use it up" Upon this
statement Capt. Winn says he took
the money and used it as his own.
The man was shown to his room
and every attention paid him.
Thus matters went on until day be-
fore yesterday, when Mr.. Terrell con-
cluded to leave Austin and told Capt.
VIM that he would like to
settle with him. The cap
tain said all right, but | have
used the money and L have not
enough to-day to pay the balance
coming to you, but will collect it in a
short time. They settled, and there
was balance due Terrell of $14.50.
A Mr.. Cune was owing about that
amount, and he gave the man an
order on that gentleman for the
amount due to Terrell. The latter
took the order to Cune, but
Cune did not pay it and he brough t
it back. Captain VIM then gave
him a note for the amount, and the
man went out to negotiate the due
bill. The captain says he tried to sell
the due bill and collect the money on
the order too, and so when he came in
demanded the papers from him.
He did not stay that night at the ho-
tel. but went away with the under
stumbling that he would come in yes
terd;ly morning and get his money.
yesterday morning he came back, but
Captain VIM says Cune had
not paid him yet and he
did not have the money for him. He
-sked to go to his room and the clerk
gave him the key, and when he came
back he claimed to have lost it. Then
he demanded of Capt. Winn shirts
and coat which he claimed he had
left with the hotel proprietor. Capt
VIM says he told him he did not
leave any coat and shirts with him
Terrell claimed that he did, and some
hot words followed. After the man
had said considerable the captain
made the remark, so he says, that the
man was so drunk he did not know
what he had been doing, Judging
from the fact he had lost the key to
his room and a cused him Capt
Winn) of having his coat and shirt
when he did not have them all
This made Terrell very angry, and he
replied: "You think / am so drunk ]
don't know what | did with the coat
| and shirts ~ "Yes, that is my
opinion, replied the captain. "Nell,
, said the man, Il will do this, then.
and as he said it he took out his re
volver and pointed it at the captain
Then he walked back without shoot
/ ing, and Capt. VIM stepped into the
hail. Terrell followed him and said,
THAT is your opinion. is it ?" to which
, the captain again replied: ut is" a
) will do this-there," responded T T
: rell, and fired: the ball entering Capt
, Winn's arm just about midway be
tween the elbow and wrist, lodgins
! against the bone. Mrs. Winn ant
, her nephew then seized Terrell an,
tripping him threw him to the fool
: When he fell Mrs. Winn went dow
i with him. falling on top. As he la,
r there he deliberately, she says, put tn
r pistol to her breast to shoot. and a
he did that she seized it with her lef
hand, the palm of the hand closin
over the muzzle. While she hel
k the pistol in that positio
:. Terrell fired it, and tn
S charge went through the center G
S her hand. Such is the statement {
: Capt. VIM and his wife. A reporte
Tor THE STATESMAN interviewed