The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-03-22


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The particulars N The killing n Hen
Thompson and Ming Fisher, lbg iwu most
nuisd de#psrsdaea thms Texas haa ever
known. are aa foll0uai ThUmpaan and
Fishsf arrived hefe on the eight O,inch
train ffesa Austin. They had lesa ~ W..
iflshdif terms Tor aoms time, bnl had
made friends, nol drunk and eame here h
take IN The town, acting In lolslefous
manner on thu train Arrived hete they
went 10 M entertainment a Turner Hall,
where they Displayed ihelr pistols con.
siicuousIy, but committed no art VI vip
lencn oihef than forcing their way In with
out paying admission. just before the
close of the play they LEFT the opera hail
and drove 10 the Vaudeville Theatcr This
place will be- remembered M who're
Thompson's last victim, Jack IlairIs, fell q
little over year ago. They took drink
At the bar aud sauntcfcd upstairs aud into
the gallery, where Joe Foster and Bllly
Slmms, the present proprietor of the Van
dcvilie, and who were In partnership with
Jack Harris when he was killed, were seat.
ed. They spoke TO aud shook hands with
simms. and Thompson ordered the drinks.
Owing 10 the insulting remarks Of Thomp,
son 10 Foster a quarrel ensued almost lin.
medlatcly, and all parties jumped TO their
feet. Special Policeman Jake Coy inter.
fercd and ordered them TO quiet down.
Thompson addressed Foster with op.
probrous epithets, called him a thief,
aud then changed his tone and asked
Foster 10 shake hands with him.
The latter reused, whcreupon Thomp
son struck Foster with his cooked pistol,
cutting his lip; at the same time Officer
Coy struck Thompson's pistol hand and
the pistol went or, taking effect In Fosters
leg below the knee. Rapid firing from all
ensued. King Fisher fell at the first fire,
with one ball through his head Just above
the loft eye, one through the heart, aud one
through the knee. His own pistol was not
discharged. Thompson received one sho,
In the LETT eye, one In the temple and one
through tie abdomen. They fell side by
side. Thompson continued to shoot as he
fell. OF the theatre party, Foster, as be.
fore stated. had his left leg shattered be.
low the knee. Officer Coy received a ilcsh
wound In the calf OF tho leg aud slmms
slight wound.
Inc greatest confusion prevailed IN and
about the theatre. Several parties jumped
ouo o. Tue secohu's'ory WINDOW,
Officers took charge OF the place an : re-
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Tbomnson,. body was .h,nnsd % A,.,l,
and Fishers 10 Uyalde. Joseph Fo.te,
had his leg amputated and Il is though,
he cannot live. The public knows Thomp
sons history. King Fisher "a ereditet
with having killed not less than twenty
Ave men. Both have held high civil Of
fees at different times, and despite theiI
fame, or possibly In consequence Of It,
they have many, very many, friends.
---n.
y. ~. sharP' convicted oi ou'ragint
two girls at Gainesville, Tex, has beci
sentenced 10 hang.
Chas. Lippincott, who married col
ored girl In Louisiana about a year ago
was arrested In Denison, Tex, recently
with his wife on charge Of misccgena
tion.
An AGED couple at Monroe, La.
named Rodgers, were murdered n few
nights ago by two men 10 whom they ex
tended hospitality. The murdercrs faile,
To secure the cid mans money. which wa
concealed In mattress.
The Galveston (Tex.) Cotton Ex
chanpe recently passed resoIutions urvin
Texas Congressman 10 opposc the furtbe
coinage Of silver dollars upon tho pre.en
basis Of valuation.
In the United States Circuit Court 4,
Louisville. Ky.. the trial of a notable dan
ave suit was recently inagurated. Tn
plaintiff was Thomas Rutford. a negro. IN
defendants DIR. N, w, johnson. John Want
ers, d. jenkins. J. @. stelson, DR.. Bus
and y. Adocock. All are white men. Tn
plaintiff made oath that on the night o
July u. issS, the defendants went TO hi
house a. En siish' near Turner station NY
and after getting him out OF bed, carrie
him to branch near by, wherethey point
ed pistols at his head aud threatened .
kill him unless he turned over TO them