The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-22
A Deadly Failure OF Nationals to Paint
the Town Red.
TWO MEN KILLED. TWO WOUNDED
Synopsis of the Gunter Case Testi-
mony-Two Murdersrs Hung
Paris 4 Inoendiaries.
THE DAYS GRIMES GENERALLY.


court room is again crowded this morn
ing to hear the evidence in the Gunter
trial. The principal evidence was from
DR.. Steever, who has been a physician
and surgeon for twelve years. He testi-
fled that he examined the body of de-
ceased some five or ten minutes after
death, and that the wound in the breast
was large enough to place four fingers
in, and was from gun shot loaded with
buck-shot from its appearance, and that
ordinarily death would be instantane-
Gus; that If the wound was received
when deceased was sitting down the
probabilities were that he would not
get up-yet he might: that
II received while standing, the proba-
bilitios We're that ii would knock him
down backwards. The witness said he
did not believe he walked at all after re-
| ceiying it; but that if he did walk, that
then the probabilities were that he re
ceived tho wound while standing or
while walking forward.
Officers Kelly and Hamilton both test
flied that they saw Gunter fire the first
shot, but did not then soc Thompson;
that when Guntor fired the second shot
Thompson was on the sidewalk walking
towards Gunter, and after the second
shot was still continuing towards Gun
ter, and stopped and held on
the telephone pole; that they
did not see Thompson fall as they took
hold of Gunter, and that Gunter fired
one shot from his pistol after they got
hold of him; that five or six shots were
bred In all, but by whom they could
not tell.
The defense opened by showing
threats made by Thompson as far back
as May of killing Gunter and of threats
from September 3, to within fewhours
before the killing, and of these being
communicated to Gunter. Also of an
attempt on Thompson's part to shoot
Gunter with shotgun n few hours be-
fore the killing, and of his being pre-.
vented by Lum Sappington catching
hold of the gun and whipping the horse
attached to the buggy they
were in at the time
Also o'Thompson's being a,,ned on the
evening OF September 3, and looking Tor
Gunter. and going to Gunter's Office
three times the same evening, and each
time entering the Office with his right
hand In his pocket, and that he had a re.
volver in his right hand pocket when he
went to Gunter's Office that Gunter was
at Gainesville at the time, and was in
formed of 1t three days afterwards when
he returned. Also statements made by
thompson as to what would have Oc-
Cured had he found Gunter in his office
which were, that If Gunter had been
there, and he (Gunter) was killed, that
ne CFhompson) would be hung, but that
II he (Thompson) was killed, that ther
there would be nothing of it. The cause
OF the animosity of Thompson's
part towards Gunter, waI
shown to be that Gunter had
been, Thompson surety for about 5000
which he paid and that after Thomson
had transferred his saloon in lDalla,
that Gunter had attached ii and lclosed
1t up and that Thompson desiring to
re-engage in business believed Guntel
would again close him up. The closing
up OF Thompson's saloon on the evening
OF the killing was on an execution oui
OF the county court in favor OF tn,
sherman Fair Ground association and
not in the suit by Gunter.
The balance OF the evidence of the de
Tense was as to threats by Thompson ex
tending up to within half an hour o
the killing; also of his procuring pisto
about half an hour or an hour befor
the killing, and secretlng him
self in the stairway on the nortl
side OF the square, where tiunter passet
on his way home and being heard Il
tell some man In straw hat to go away
he would soon be along. The threat
and also the fact of his being in thi
stairway were communicated to Gun
tor. As to the killing there was SOM
: slight conflict as TO who fired tn
: first shot, but the ones wb
. were in the best situation b
see say the first shot was not from Gun
ter, and one witness testified he hear,
: the ball from the first shot strike tn
l sidewalk south of the Binkley hotel
, That both parties fired, Is testified to b
several witnesses. One witness test
ned that he passed Thompson ten mir
utes before the shooting and that he ha
: apistol lying on his lap. That he re
D ceived his death wound afte
getting up from the chair
unquestioneble, as he walked twelv
feet from where he was when the shoe
ing first occurred, and full pistol tn.
0 he borrowed an hour before was ioun
4 in the street, some two or three feet froI
h where he fell. Two parties who wen
- on the gallery of the Binskle
L hotel SAY they heard the frl
: shot, and looking to where il came iron
A they saw Gunter fire twice from o sho
n gun, then go TO the shooting with pi
a tol, and that the other PARTY shot on,
q after they looked. The case was sul
4 mitted without argument at s M, an
/ the jury rendered verdict OF not quill
i i'll about five minutes.