Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-12
CITY COURT.
TrIaI Of Jaek FIInt iOr an Alrray.

Tucker some days ago, an account of
which was published in Wednesdays
issue. Rowan and Bony Tucker sub
mitted their cases the day following
the difficulty and were fined by the
recorder. Yesterday morning the
case Of Jack Flint was called, a jury
empaneled, and the following testi-
mony given
w. L. Maddox, who was first called
to the stand, testified in substance to
the same facts given in his published
statement. Inquiries by Judge Cum
mings for the defense which had a
tendency to open up the original cause
of the difficulty between Flint and
Tucker were objected to by the prose-
cution. Judge Cummings stated
| that his object was TO show dereliction
of duty as an officer on the part of Mr..
| Tucker, and that the difficulty re-
suited from criticism by Mr.. Flint
of his official action. The court, how
ever, sustained the objection and ruled
the case TO the facts Immediately con-
nected with the difficulty.
Mr.. Caps was next called and stated
| that he was in conversation
with Sheriff Maddox across the
street from the Tennessee sa-
loon just before the difficulty
occurred, and that Sebe Maddox came
up and told Sheriff Maddox that Jas k
| Flint and Rowan Tucker We're going
TO have trouble; that Rowan said Flint
| had talked about his family and that
they were both then in the saloon.
| Sheriff Maddox said he wanted no diff
| ficulty and | proposed or he asked
/ me, | don't remember which, to go
and tell Rowan that Maddox wanted
him; said Maddox did not want 10 60.
! Before he got across the street
! Tucker and Flint came out, and when
/ he reached the door both men engaged
In rough talking and seemed mad
Tucker said IF any man said so ami
/ 81 be was a Cd ID lier;n Flint
said he was a good man and u brother
in-law of his aud he could whip any
man who calls him n id rascal;
! Tucker said "whip me.n ! told Tucker
to come away, and about that time
both struck or pushed; Flint stopped
and stepped back and !
thought was going to draw
a pistol; Tucker then drew his
pistol and attempted TO strike Flint
and l knocked 1t out of his hand.
Did not think the pistol hit Mr.. Flint;
If it did hit him it was only the end of
the barrel as it was being knocked
from fuckers hand. Did not think
the hole in Flint's hat was made by q
pistol. Saw them pass some blows
after the pistol was knocked from
fuckers hand. Did not know who
struck the first lick. His object in
going over to the saloon was TO pre-
vent difficulty. Had Domore friend
ship for one than the other.
In reply to the question by Judge
Cummings: "Conld Tucker have hit
Flint with the pistol and you not
know it?p Mr.. Capps said "he could
not; l saw him draw it from the scab.
bard and knocked it out of his hand
before he struck; IL the pistol hit him
at all it was the end Of the barrel, as /
knocked 1t out of his hand" said he
had no prejudice against Mr.. Flint;
was positive Mr.. Flint ma lie motion
as If to draw a weapon.
Rowan Tucker was next introduced
whose testimony was in substance 6
repetition of the published statement
in Wednesdays issue Said he did not
hit Mr. Flint with the pistol. That
pistol was not within eighteen inches
of him when 1t was knocked from hi.
hand. Didn't believe a pistol could
cut the hole in MIR. Flint's hat. Sew
eTal licks We're struck after the plsto
was knocked out of his
hand Don't know who
jerked me back. Sheriff Maddox
arrested me and turned me over to Joe
Witcher.p
When asked by Judge Cumming
''if he could have hit Mr.. Flint witt
the pistol and not know it, he re
piled, mo, l could not, for | was no
excited
Seaborn Maddox was next placed OF
the stand, and his testimony was al
most a repetition of his published
= statement as appeared in THE GA.
| zETIE. Said he knew Tucker did no
hit Flint. Pulled Shanklir
away because he thought ht
was encouraging the fight; was stand
: ing in front of the middle door to tn,
. saloon and saw Flint strike at Tuoke
, three or four times over Walter Mad
dox's shoulder; knew nothing of tn
hole in Flint's bat.
2 r.. X. Stephens testified that h.
. owned the Tennessee saloon was il
the house when the difficulty occurred
; heard Flint and Tucker talking loud
I Tucker gave the damn lie and said b.
, Flint said he is brother
, in-law OF mine, and any man " h
talks that way about him has me I
] Whip FLINT stepped back an
a Tucker drew his six,shoOter and rais-
Z it, but | did not see him strike. Whe
= Tucker drew his pistol jumped out {
the way" Did not know who wa
e next to Tucker; did not know VIII
v knocked the pistol out of Tucker
4 hand; saw the scuffie over the pistol o
= the floor; said there was small hol
y in the wire screen near where th
E tight occurred, but did not know HOY
IL come there.
Mr.. Shanklin was the next witnes
and testified in substance 10 the sam
as other witnesses till the time THcke
dfew his pistol. At this stage of th
proceedings he said he attempted I
e interfere, and some one caught hiI
= and pulled him away; said he tried [
, catc1 the pistol, but was pulle
' straight back by some one; said h