Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28


1t, as he did not wake up until the
whole thing was over. This statement
was corroborated by parties who en-
tered inst after the shooting. The case
of Albert Is worthy of the attention OF
the scientists of the country. But
there are said to be other parties who
were also asleep during the affair.
j. c. JACOBS
said he was on Throckmorton street
when the shooting occurred, about
twenty feet from the rear side gate.
He heard the shots, and ran, meeting
Hittson going out the gate on slow
walk. He was running his pistol IN
his pocket. He went around the
cornei.
OTHER PARTIES
saw that Hittson went to Petty Il Free
mans stable, where he usually puts
up his horse, and asked for his horse,
but did not get him, rs he had for
once put him up at n stable near the
scene of the shooting.
Hittson went out east by Cum
ninghani's, and continued out by
County Attorney Ptndleton's. He
was followed by Sheriff Maddox, Dep
uties Jim Maddox and John Thomp-
son, Marshal Rea, and Policemen Gar
rettson, Thomson and Nicely. After
going out about three miles all but the
sheriff and marshal came back. They
tracked him that far when they lost
his trail and struck over towards his
home, thinking he would go there,
when they found John Willy had pre-
coded them, telling everybody. Know
ing that now all their efforts were
banled, as Hittson has many friends
up that way. after going eight miles
they returned to the city at III O'Clock
last night.
Foley was taken on litter to the
Plaza mouse, where DR.. Moore exam
ined his wounds very carefully. one
was in his neck. The ball entered on
the left side and ranged downward
and out. The other passed between his
eighth and ninth rib downward and
backward, lodging near the spine and
Just under the skin. 1t was removed
by DR.. Moore. Roth he and DR.
Beall said that Foley would probably
not live through the night. a report
or was at the Plaza house last night ut
II o'clock and found Foley waited on
by two young men. He was sleeping
well, though his mind was wandering
some, rs he was talking every
little while. The older of
the two young men gave
his name as Thos. Benton, saying he
had recently applied to the city for
special work. THE application re-
ferred to was signed by 4. b. Hart. }
He said he had received a statement
from Foley which he could not tell, as
ii was sacred trust, and ii he gave it
before the trial the other side would
Lave chance to have their witnesses
talk 80 as to contradict it. He had al
ways been kind to reporters, had given
thousands of items To Cincinnati .r-
porters, where he ussI to do this kind
of work, but could not. as much ms he
loved reporters and the GAZETTE, tell
this thing now. He would at the
trial, and he smiled a sad smile
that may have been anything, sorrow,
sadness, mirth or gloom, or all. He
said he didn't know Foley before this
difficulty, but he had told him that his
step father lived at Texarkana and
cursed him and said he did not want
him telegraphed. Foley was regu-
lar gambling house capI er this Is cor
roborated by other parliesl and the
best pool-player in the country. The
report er left.
Hittson, the man who did the shoot
ing, lives near Hanley where he has n
wife and two children. He
has never been in any serious trouble
before but was regarded as danger.
Gus man. He will doubtless be caught,
as he Is well marked. He is five feet
nine or ten inches high, weighs about
100 pounds, has sandy complexion,
light gray eyes, large mouth and ugly
teeth, deformed lip, thin in center and
thick mt sides.
Messrs. q. p. & II. l.. James explain
that the shooting occurred in the
back part ofthe house run by them,
and that this part of the building is
rented to other parties, they having
nothing TO do with it, and that their
premises were closed up and neither
of them there.