The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-14
THE INQUEST.
ALL THE LIGHT TO BE HAD.
Testimony of Witnesses Bearing on Anti
cedents, Chiehy-The Gloomy Effect
ON the Citizens - Biograph-
ical-Last Sad Offices.

tne enIlre coiiiniuhiVJ' ~ '" 40 Vhe 'oPi0
in every quarter, and none but kind and /
affectionate words were spoken of the
.,nsOst,,nato nortic;nonts in tbo deadly
duel. OF all the young men in Dallas,
none were more highly regarded Tor true
manliness and worth.
BloGRAPHioAL: 49,,
John Bowie Magruder strange ana
William Hubbard Beale nau grown up
from boyhood together; attended tne
same school ana When, some HVe n or SIX
years ago Bowie Strange CAME 10 Dallas,
Hubbard Beale soon followed, ana ever
since then he ana Strange nave roomed
toBetner ana nave peen inc CLOSEST Vi
friends. Ana yet III momeht Oh anger,
engendered by quarrel, the true cause
OF when may forever ne unknown, they |
have sent each other 10 eternity
COME II . AND FACTS.
Various conJectures have been
made as 10 the cause
One iact Is assured, Una! Tor several NM
utcs before the shooting commenced,
there was ~ deadly strGSsle D9tWeoll
the men Inc CONDITION Oh tle lurhllure
and bed-clothing seems to sustain the
theory, that the struggl e COM
lnenced ON lhe beu, Doth
rolling, OIL on the moor between
the ped ana tne front WlhdoW, where
there was table with number OF BOOKS
on III rms taDle was upset ana Ine
BOOKS scattered on tne noor' Inc
comDatants theh eVldently rC,leu
ana struggled on inc moor
until the opposite SIDE OF
the bed was reached, when in some
manner they gained their revolverS ana
the firing commenced.
NOISE or THE CoMBAT.
While the scllllle was gong on, par
ties in adjacent rooms say that theN
heard strong language used, but neither
was heard to speak alter the ilrSt SHOTS
were fired, The brothers OF Strange
and MAJ. Scruggs, ms employer, were
immediately notified, as wei us inc
friends oil Beale. Beverly ana
Temple Strange, brothers OF the
deceased, were soon upon the scene, ana
their GRIEF over the loss OF thelr DelONeu
brother was truly affecting. 70 their
great credit be IL sald tlat LOT MN by
whose hands their brother hau been
slain they had only words OF compassion
and regret Beverly strange sald that
he nau always regarded huppard boale
with as mucn affection as MS own
brother; and they showed ms ms
remains every attention thai
they bestowed upon their brother
BOTH Vt"HINiANS.
The father OF strange was Brlgadler
General Ill the Confederate army IRON
Virginia, and was killed in battle. HC
was second cousin of Gen. John Bauk
head Magrudcr, after whom, in part
Bowie Strange was named. Hubbard
&, beale was native Oh EoruonsViile' ir
II gina, AT when place ms parents reside
p Like Strange, he came rom one OF IN
best families OF that state In
first COUSIN Jnhh ates Beaie
was IN the confederate SerNlc
u. ana lhaue uarlhS Htlellp1 u
w Detroit 10 capture u Federal GuhDo!'
n but was unsuccessful ana was cangh
+. and executed as spy. MS uncle Gen
II Il: L.. l. Beaie, represented the Fredel
lcksOurg, virginia district III Cohgres
AFTER the war;
LAST OFFICES
inc remains We're prepared ior nurli
ny unuertaker Snlllh' anu the lunernt
Mr.. strange took place RON st; Nh
thew OathgurHI ~ r. ~ 10 IIdilil
cemetery, Kew M 'olilSsoil oUici'
lng' Altcr tlo services nv the churcn ti
body was followed TO lts l'Nt iestlll
Rlace ny larse c'lrp'.ISS VI lIiv ~
Inc caskel WAS covered VITA nora! tri'
utes rom rilehuS coupe vi ran
hoWers' me P9i p'"tTlS W.
MessTs. ~ -. AinrlIst' i'qSn I'M, NO
row. Irvine llu'iulyS, TUE anu lholl'
t wore lliiPicsslNH I'u l'"nN tVul
sylhphshy Mus Suvu upon ti'' grave
me uhlortulla'e YOUNG l"1l' III,
me reniai1 us oi w. ~, b N.i WIN
shlPPou " NV'u"'''N' 'p'' '"S'"'"'
dNy LOT purlal'
the lSHV EST
testimony taken ~ inc lnlueSt w
over thS p9ules ot 'Ouh ~ otr'1ge al
W. H. beoie on lne i',ll vi july lN'i'
NJ IL.
u MlthoSs, peluS sworn, SlyS' la
night about nan ailer - O'Clock, ~
alter ! had retired ! heard the voices
MI Strange ana Mr. l5eale coming
the STAIRS ana guesseu, from inc e
culnsVahce, theN were urlhNlhg' An
they reached their room | hearu IN,
puhrellhs: Soui1 oliiN near Wuat y
StrenEo saiu' rs MI hoalo wus III
ueM | coulu not uhusrstah1 nun,
ar Strange spoke LOUD; hhaliy, neN
Mr., Strange say; III you wont
MUD, OF III You uoI tv3' uuo'l won't
~. | no not Know winch was ~
rrStty soon heard them Struggll,
anu thoh TWO reports OF plstol III qu
sucoeSSl9ll, ana IN very snort tl'l9 ~,
nioIo SINUS hlulust t"So'ugl,
were renting rooms rom my SISTER,
hau peeh ior lour years. anu hau o'
fooininB toSether curing inc tlihei
hau ielt the mousse togetllor Mtor
g9ou iriSnus, one waltiny ior inc OIL
t hnu oiteh nearu MT; Strange say
nc W2uiu not room WIN any othor |
soh tiah Mr. beaie'
., iANbs BRookS, ia,
inc sI ,iu witness sworni 'esl,iiei'
| was sleePinE on INC TOOL III rear ot
roonl occuPLcu ny Messrs. strange
Beale, anu hau gone 70 sleopi tho u
ing aroIseu ny anu i went 10 ,he
Nh uow allu io0h ON III saw tnGih ylni
IN tno 400, n,uo W Suoi nearu
Strhhse taiAllls Wy 'puu' vu' uouiu
near Wnas wss saiu uy MI. beale
rectly ! saw MI Strahse raso MN
on ms olDoW, anu pre'sy 500
heatu tn9 report u two pl