San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-03-13


II ia claimed that the shot which
wounded Foster was fired by hing
Fisher, though no one seemed 70
know positively who fired the fatal
shots which killed Thompson and
Fisher. Shortly after the shooting
Bill Thompson, tho brother OF Ben
entered the Vaudeville bar Just as
Sims came down stairs with pistol
in his hand, and some OF the sPecta
tors are of the opinion that Sims and
Policeman Mccoy did the killing OF
of both men, though that is not posi-
tive. Sims told Bill Thompson not
to 90 ND stairs or there would be more
bloodshed. City Marshal Shardein
searched Bill Thompson, and found
that he was not armed, and insisted
on him leaving the house, which he
did, saying that he was not armed
and wanted protection.
AS every one knows bad blood has
existed between Thompson and the
gaming fraternity here since the kill
ing of Jack Harris, and there were
none who did not believe it would
end in another tragedy. On all
hands could be heard last night the
expression sack Harris is fully
revenged.'
Both were desperate men, n terror
to the neighborhood in which each
resided, and if they are regretted at
all it will not be by the law-abiding
element of the State. Both have a
record of having taken the life-blood
of many men in their day, and both
were noted for their handsome ap-
pearance and gentlemanly DISPOSE
ton when sober. They have died
with their boots on, a death which is
considered eminently genteel by des-
perate men.
When Justice Anton Adam arrived
with coroner's jury, more critical
examination was made for the wounds.
Thompson was shot twice above the
left We, once near the left ear, once
in the left side, and once in the stom-
ach. Fisher was wounded once in
the left eye, once near or through the
heart, and once about three inches
above the left knee.
The walls and tho floor of the
room were covered with blood which
flowed so freely from the dead men
and also from the wounded leg OF
of Joe Foster. All about the house
seemed to be almost panic stricken,
even up to the time of the arrival OF
Justice Adam, men and women rush.
ing to and fro the latter dragging
their skirts in the gore in their
anxiety to get just one sight OF the
dead men.
After the examination by the jury,
the two bodies were hurriedly com
posed and removed by the undertak-
ers, Messrs. Carter and Mullaly, to
the bat cave, where they were temp,
orarily laid out.
1t was bloody nights work, and
a most remarkable fact it is that two
such desperate men, both dead centre
shots, could be so riddled with bullets
without having victim to add to
those whom they have already sent to
the happy hunting grounds.-[Not
very remarkable in view of the state
ment above that Thompson was dis.
armed just before.-ED. FREE Press !.
The coroncr's inquest will be com
pleted to-day.
Ben Thompson was q resident Of
Austin, where he has wife anC
children living. His numerous OK
PLOTS at the capital and elsewhere
are too well known to need repeti
ton.
King Fisher was deputy sheriff O
Uvalde county, about ~ or % years
old, and has wife and children liv
ing in Uvalde. He was at one tim
member of the notorious Bill Bru
ton gang of desperadoes, and man.
old citizens of Eagle Pass recollec'
the stormy days of that town. whel
King Fishers word was law, and hi
name was synonym of fear to thos
who were not his friends. He is sup
posed to have killed at least fifteel
Mexicans during his career.
Ben Thompsons score of dead mel
was at one time put down at twenty
one by the st. Louis Republican
though that is doubtless, a great ez
, aggeration.
, Up to 8 o'clock this morning Their
had been no arrest. There are al
many versions of the tragedy as PEG
pie who saw it, andnone tally, thougl
, the fact of the killing by those wht
had hand in it remains the same.
? THE finding of the jury was tina
, the deceased were killed by Fostel
Z and Coy, and that the act was justif
able.
Al He Got The Dime.