The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-17
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
FhrAl ourt ~ rHt DARK
two oI malta I'H1liR i"urg Nru
Hluni iurh Uihri tu he Death
,iahu u.wip ttrIuur und "
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John i'twiH HtiIuur Hnu W
", Heal ih" Nictims,
~uudu, morning, NJ l2;li o'clnuh, the
sharp report uf lwo pistol shots rang uut
from the uclghhurhood uf Elm aud In.
mar streets, and in u few seconds were
followed hy three more shots. \ crowd
quickly gathered, The Sccno of the
shooting was located NJ il3 Elm street, In
The house al MR., \, Brooks, and an re-
pairing To- rthir, story of the building,
in the room fronting on Elan street
the bodies of ", H., Bcul and
John Bowie Strange were found
living upon The i,oor In pools of blood,
both dead. The sight presented was hOr-
ride In The extreme. The body of Mr.,
strange laid next lon division wire door
leading into AN adjoining room. \
pislol laid between his legs.
The body of Mr.. heal lay
not more thun foot from Strange, al
most touching, and both with their faces
To the east, \ pistol also laid ~ The feet
of Bcnl. The bedding showed evidence
of n struggle, and the clothing of one
was scattered over II. Bcal had dis
III.
drawers and socks, while Strange was
dressed with the exception Ola coat ana
shoes, As far rs the wounds could bo
usccrtnimcd. without disturbing the
bodies, il appears that iical was slI Il in
the left breast Just above thc heart
and N the right leg, and
strange received similar shot III the
breast and also II shot IN lac right tom
plc, Tic "ls wnS burning brightly In
n pst
shots were tiicd II number of perSonS
ran To- the locality of the shoot
ing, aud AFTER the suhc-
uucnt saots were heard, ii was evil
ucnt that something serious was trans
hiring. Those assembled, sent up lnSty
Shouls for the police and messengers
were sCut for them, but II was
fully ,Erec quarters of an hour
before am officer appeared. In
The meantime large crowd had col
lccted, hut as the position in the build
ing where ;nc shooting occurred could
NOT lie located and no light could he OBJ
taipcd, il was some time before any one
entered. The first person To reach the
room was Mr.. W, |. Dial.
Some of those who saw the premises
advanced the theory that they were
both murdered, and n rumor was ailoat
To the effect IGat lwo men were seen to
jump iI'lH Wv ""h'',S
AN adjoining NtoTc anu run
down the street. The position
OF the bodies. and three shots todnd in
the wall Of the room. leave but littlc
doubt bat that they killed each other.
Night Waterman DcmpSy heard thehl
talking on their way tolhen room, about
II O'Clock, and they appeared To he
angry. Gehry Friend, VINO roomed
across the hall from them, heard them
quarreling several minutes before the
shooting, ana b4ih anpcarea To ne very
angry with each other. shortly aitei-
wards he heard pistol shots.
Mrs. Cobb, lao resides on the second
floor, heard them as thcy went up
stairs to their room. she says beni was
trying to coax strange to bed. she heard
them after theV reached their room
as though they were scuiiling. Ihen
four or five shots followed, one OF when
went thu ough the shyiiSht' she lho"ght,
over her room.
Mr.. Jas. BROOKS says ne was Sleeping
on the roof ana heard thepi quarfctihg.
He saw no one leave thclr room.
Constable Milie',Irrlvlng on tne scene;
took charge OF the nodics ana eNcluueu
the morbid crowd which was iisl aather-
ing: on an examination OF tne p,stois'
without revolving the barrels, 1t an
peared that four shots, TWO from each'
were gone.
Thistcr 'ible tragedy, SO sudden III lts
nature, IL "ci' caicuia'en 10 throw pan
upon our con'i , no. 10y ,,,u,
were Wen ana Wluei" knoW, ana were
considered the pest OF lrleiiaS anu nave
for long ,iihc pceh lo3il,lilntes.
the cause OF me dispute when i ioaa 70
!he pi9.tii'S out VI 'hcii Ho"iiS i've, ~
Is haIu " CONCEIVE. Ciis i'M MN.
llcs pciore me IhraHtuA .ncH Muiu syn
together upon Ihe slrec'S, hPpareI'tiv III
the pest OF nnilsoI. i,o'ii VI I fh,i
were "tout INC n".'c ~. o"'tt
lowe Nl'ahS" WIS I'"'lho VI
Virginia ana az inc llii'e ., ms
dealh was chlei no2 ;,Et,,i ~, n,'on
Gil ScruE&S, aS'ic'Ii' VA i'iiPie''t III
uriierS, ' ~ mas Nv" p'n'ne , ~ M t,'is
city' W ',tt"tar, az ~ ~ nii t",n
bar, ana H. u, CaiiG", ca'iiler Vi NhNer
h" HfigGS' bankers h1!u. e,,..,,,,,
.H.Bell was u liatlNcoi Onio,"iiu WIS
OF tht NAMING uenart-
ment OF sanger i'"oS. an inquest VIII pe
held on the bodies ny justice hehdaii
this morning, 70 the Diothers ana
of the community goes out III This hour
of their aliiiction. e. ~,
When the news OF the e-beale
killing, became generally kiloWm
t ,roughout the cry SUNDAY
morning., a leeling OF sac
ness and gloom seemed to nerVadc
the entire community. 1T was tne ioplc
in every quarter, ana none put klna ana
atfectionate words were spoken OF thc
unior$unnte par.:clnants III the aeadly
duel. Oi al the young men IN Dallas,
none were more highly regarded 10Y true
manlincSs AMI worth.
BICGRAPlT'C Il,
John Bowie Magruder Strange and
Willinm Hubbard Benlc had grown up
from boyhood together; attended the
sumo school, and when, some five or six
years ago Bowie Strange came to Dallas,
Hubbard Beale soon followed, and ever