Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-22
COLTS
forfy-flve Calibre Does Its Bloody Work
Negro Man Shot Through the
Shoulder by Chas. Campbell.

Shoulder by Chas. Campbell.
Last night about II O'Clock shoot
ing took place at the Horse Head sa
loon on Main street, that may prove {
serious affair for the principals. Al
most immediately after the occurrence
q GAZETTE reporter appeared upon til,
scene and succeeded in gathering the
| following particulars: 1t appears
| mat q negro named VIM,
Randolph employed as porter
Horse Head. entered the latter saloon
and asked for some drinks. In some
inexplicable manner Randolph and
Jim Grilin, the bar-keeper. became in
VOWED in difficulty. The negro
started To- leave the saloon and Griffin
ran out from behind the bar and
struck mt him just as he reached the
side door down in the front part of the
saloon leading to the staircase. lust
then a shot was heard and the negro
ran up stairs and fell ut the
head of the stairs, The reporter in.
| terviewed Griffin whe0 the latter
! stated the aboTe substantially. but
said that he did not see who fired the
shot, and that it was rs much n sur
prise to him as to anyone else. AS
soon rs the shot was fired officers ran
to the spot and in few minutes, Chas.
Campbell. better known ms "Bonie. y
was arrested and placed in the county
jail charged with the shooting. He
was visited at the Jail by a GAZETrE
reporter, and was found to be very
much under the influence of LIQUOR
10 all the questions put to him, he
only replied that he did
not know anything about the
shooting, did not hear the shot and
ala not know where he was when IL
was iired, or where he was when ar
rtsted lie was thoroughly non.
committal.
Inc reporter next interviewed ON
Ger James Thomson, who said that
about eleven O'clock he was standiny
on the sidewalk, directly across the
street from the Horse Head saloon
when he saw two men STRUGGLING i'm
the 'front.' part of the saloon and sun-
posing that a fight was in progress
ran Immediately over. Just
as he reached the pntter
In front Of the saloon
he heard pistol shot and n second
after saw the negro VIM. Randolph dart
through the door and up stairs. He
followed, noticing !. as he ran Bonie
Campbell pass rapidly through the
saloon and out OF the back door. ON
Ger Thomson says that upon reaching
the head OF the stairs Randolph fell
down and rs he came up exclaimed
let me die in peace. Bonie Campbell |
has killed me.n He thereupon turned |
and ran down stairs and ACCOMPANIED |
by Deputy United States Marshal Jim
COPYRIGHT he entered the small room in |
.,ie rear OF the Cattle Exchange and |
.uere iouud Campbell and negro en-
pa,s W ~ tne saloon rs porter in the |
straw. Deputy Sheriff James Maddox
az 'iiis moment and Campbell /
was u COTS improved forty-live cali
pre-, ana upon examination 1t was
found that one chamber had been re.
cently emptied. Reports We're current
seen Campbell do the shooting. md the
gotten himself into a very had Nv
Randolph swears that Cainphell did [
the shooting, He was carried IA N $,
Broiies' office, but the doctor vases. Is
~ home, and, although seyereician st
'ehgers were sent out, no 81 put i'm aS
could tee found He was iesidence at &C
carriage and taken to Eighth street vs
ne corner OF Jones , attended hy DR. III
where he was at entered the rich, sh
Fields. The inflicted VAR,
Tho flow ~
Ugly v*iy slow, and from tl.is Il, -.
'locd vssed that he was bleeding IN s'al
faS .. lie Is IN very critical con- ~
(, III ~, although he may recover az
' I'm was released on bond mud o ~.
'"'ise OF assault lodged against s Sen
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