Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03
PRELIMINARY TRIAL.
Sam Fields, a Colored Witness, Tells a
New Story About the Galloway
Killing.
Evidence That Seeks to Involve Both
Of the Rushings aud Joe Witoher.


yesterday morning by several hundred
persons, who had assembled to heal
the testimony In the case Of the State
vs.. James and Bill Rushing and jos
Witcher, charged with killing John
Galloway In the Santa Fe saloon.
Henry Furman, Of the firm Of Fur.
man, Steadman d Capps, and Messrs.
Chapman and Swayne appeared for
the defense. County Attorney w. s.
Pendleton aud Messrs. Bowlin d
Bowlin appeared for the prosecution.
The first witness sworn was Sam
Fields. a colored man, who testified for
the prosecution.
Mr.. Furman, ny counsel for the de-
tense. said they had no statement to
make.
FIELDS TESTIMONY.
"My name IL Sam Fields. have
been In Fort Worth since last March.
Am cook by occupation. Was in the
Third ward, cooking mt the Mansion
hotel, when the killing occurred. /
knew Galloway when saw him
was called on the stand at the cor
oner's Jury. The night of The killing
saw cluster ofmen at the Santa Fe "a
loon. Next morning after the shooting
some gentleman said: There IL darby
that was here. he knows. The other
said. II he does he had better not say
anything or he'll get his dose too. a
man IN gray clothes stopped me and
asked my name. This was rs | came
back. He told me he wanted
me to go To the court
a, Ill n.
want to go. lie asked why? and
told him was afraid would be hurt
but promised him ! would come, and |
went up to Mr.. Xinn's Office. / was
sworn there In the coroner's trial. /
was afraid to speak the truth there be-
cause had heard Of some remarks
which had been made, TO the Eject
that anyone who testified would yet
his dose. Mr.. Witcher was there with
his siX-shooter on and | was afraid to
tell all knew about the case. I was
not Interested In the killing. | now
wish to tell the truth. A little yellow
fellow named Charley Brown who
was n waiter at thu Pickwick hotel
owed me 81 80. got after him at MIR.
Bill Loves for the money. He ask ed
me to 70 with him to get some change
Santa Fe saloon. He said he wanted
To 30 To Sherman, but would pay me
some Of the money. | stopped aud
walked to the side door. The two Mr..
Rushings and Mr.Witcher came 10y the
Cow Boy saloon going toward the
Santa Fo saloon. There IL side door
Oh the north side OF the saloon and
the men went In the side door. don't
know how far this door Is from the
front entrance. | was on the east side
of the door, about eight feet from IL.
They all went in the side door One
of them said: There amt many In
there now They went in the
saloon. | noticed they had arms.
one Of the gentlemen had n white
handled pistol in his hand. | followed
them n the house and stopped by the
water barrel. They. got To talking with
Mr.. Galloway, who WAS behind the
bar. Mr.. Jim Rushing was standing
near the east end of the counter.
Mr.. Wttcher was near the screen and
Mr.. Biii flushing was In the center.
they were standing IN front of the bar.
The bar In ca the south side of the
building. ! heard one of them say,
WIFI you take that back - | heard
some one curse, and Galloway cursed
back. Galloway cursed ana said he
would die and 20 To h first They
then commenced to shoot. There were
three shots fired. ] don't know who
shot first, but them three men shot
| don't know whether Mr.. Witcher
shot or not, but he had II pistol In his
hand when he came la the house,
MIR. Pendleton here severely
asked witnessi II we didn't say to him
in his office yesterday that Mr.. Witch
or did shoot aud fired the first shot.
The witness said he had So stated, but
poiued 10 one officer and said he was
afraid of him.
Returning his testimony he said:
FThe one-armed man cursed at Gallo.
way and Galloway cursed back, and
one Of them said, You have got 10
take IL back. Galloway said "Ill 20 10
hell tlrst.' When lie said this Mr..
Whether shot first across the bar. Mr..
Bill Rushing fired the second shot aud
Mr. jim Rushing fired the third shot.
The shots went bang, bang. bang,
then Mr.. Whether said, Lets go, boys
Galloway was making some lem.
onnde FOR colored man named Joe
Charles. He had the Ice pick In his
right hand lie reached To got some
'h''S anu NltIltu lD turn
around when the shooting cont
menced. lie had glass in
his left hand. He had no pistol In his
hand. There was a pistol lying up
behind him. II lac had taken hold Of
the pistol could have seen him. /
came here from Sedalla. Mo-, last
March, and have been in Colorado and
Kansas. once belonged to Capt.
Julian Field In this county. Tho ilrst
shot fired by Mr.. Witcher struck Gal
loway In the head, the second shot by
MI Bin Rushing was fred down over
the counter.
Mr. jim Rushing fired a shot, but |
don't know how his shot went, but
think 1t hit Galloway In the leg,
The men came out of the side door,
but don'tknow which way they went.
went up Ia zee the body. There
We're three or four other men I'm the sa-
loon. A white man called Black Jack
tJack McDonald) was in the saloon
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