The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-10
A SHOTGUN SOlREE.
A Terrible Tragedy At Hot sprisgs-
Wholesale Assassination.
Bystandcrs ~ Usual Share With TIE
Sinful.
Gamblers Who Crowded Each 0iher
too Much.
An Imported T,xas aug was ths
Ring Leader.
A Plan Coolly Calculated and De-
liberately Executed.
The Sort Of Sports that shame the
Springs.
The Citizens are InteuseIy Excited,
Bystandcrs ~ Usual Share with TIE
sinful.
Gamblers Who Crowded Each Oiher
tOs Much.
In Imported T,xas aug was Ne
Ring Leader.
A Plan Coolly Calculated and Do.
liberately Executed.
The Sort Of Sports that shame the
Springs.
The Citizens are Intensely Rxsitsd.

Hor SPRINGS, AK, Feb. "a terrible
tragedy was enacted on Main street this
morning about II o'clock. Three bro,hers,
Frank, Jack aud William Flynn, we're pro-
ceeding home ~ a hack, when a party Of
seven men, ermed vita double barrel shot
guns and Winchesters, stepped out from
the door OF saloon aud opeaed lire. rho
fivnrs were armed, bu' the attack was
tot ,lly unexpected Jack Flynn WAS shot
through the forehead by u ba from Win
chester and died In few min
utss. William FL nn was shot
through the breaa, with , Winchester,
probably fatally. Frank Flvnn received .
shot through the haud, intlicting aieht
wound. Frank Hal the driver of he
hack was shot through the back of The
neck, and died an hour altc'wtfd. Robert
Hargreave, n bystunder. WAS snot through
the breast aud will probably die. J. N.
Craig a prominent luuoer man, received q
charge Of bucssho, through the back. His
condition In con n,iiored prfcirious. The
difficulty originated some weeks ago on
account OF Frank Fiynn endeav-
ring to prevent Doran from
opening gambling house IL
eliminated AZ the time in D)ran making q
eowarsiy atiemp' q sssassinate, falling in
whicn he fed the city. ii. returned se-
cretly few nights ago, aud Flynn was un-
aware OF his presence in the city until the
fatal afrfay opened on him. Intense excite
Eient prevails ana strong throsls OF mob
hing are made. Seven men were arrestea
and are now In jsil-S, A poran, tne Two
Pnintt brothers. Howell and three others.
CitEsns are loud ia tneir condemnation OF
the murderous and cowardly act.
AruLLER ACCOUNT.
Hor SrKIEa,, ARK Feb. 0.-Some two
years ago Frank Flynn, James Lane,
Charles Wat on and LIu Goodman were
engaged ~ pGrtne In gambling house.
Dissentions arose and toe hrm was dssoiv
ed. Lane continued tle bnsines', whfis
Flynn and Goodman opened rival house.
Lane, jealous of its growing popular
mors affecting It's character. Flynn
demonstrated VITA him aud threatened 70
break him up ucla:s be closed. Lane,
howt yer, continued to circulate his reportr
uniii Flynn and Goodman closed their
houses. Flynn then took steps to close
Lanes house aud succeeded 81 well as 70
tiIanci, lily ruin him. Lane len
the civ ald went TO New
York. still retaining his interests here
Aoout SIX months ago he returned Anu
,penLy boasted that he would coon hav9 Q
m at here who woul open his house or
nave Flynn's bl Ioi. II VS. SOFA discover
ed that this msa was one s. Alex. Dsxan,
a man whose record h IS been one OF bPod
and crime In Tennessee, Texas and @se-
where, Tis said ha mas murdered mem In
eel blood aud through pure wait Lt)nes&
hyena, who fed upon gore, he was nefer
% heppy as when imbruing his hands in
the bod of his I'LL lwmen. D,rsn arrived
here some three months ago, penniless. IL
vas known u rIyna that he was desperate
Doran with the two bro hers Pru Il at once
opened u gamtliul hpus'. Flynn, through
legal means, eutsavured . suppress IT, a
lew days afterw,rd, D0ran met Flynn, and
without ,ri, d. " his pistol and began
o shoot Flynn's right srm crippled, and
h retreated 20 u reis boring store, Drawing
his pistol, he advanced on Doran
Who in turn retreaied. Oticers interiered
aud both ptit'es wrr" arrested. Suose-
auently Finn waq ; .crd under peace
bond OF So 600. D1raH lc't the city, but
rt turned surrept't.oUaly Tuesday, accom-
psnied by Two or three companions. His
ore sence until tn i,til vo.ley was fired
was unknown. AS soon ~ t'e hack was
fired iato Frank 2sd W Lam Flynn
Jumped from the vphic and opened fire on
a'lsnta, DuJ witi0utt IL. O.. Tho names
# me prisoners nov fined In all are:
u ivid anr Robert Ptuitt Henry Lsunery,
n ! HOW'LL J. Lu,ins, 2ud John Alison.
The exc -ment Is s Il Il t+nsc. Hsll is noe
dead. as AZ first rep rteh, though ne innot
live, aud viii am Fl nn's condition is crit
ic.l ], as wall ss Haigruve's. Craig's wounds
are not clusidered dat gerous.