The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-13
Rinrrnnricnl sketch.


San ANTONIO, M y ~ 90 special. J. 8ei
Thomson, who Wa sssassinated nigh. be
| fore last, and King Fisher, who sufsret
| the same fate at the same instant, haC
msny traits IN com mon. B1th possessed
the strange infatueiion for procuring Tho
| sudden death of others, always, however
| giving opponents iair play and always Sc
leciipR as opponents men OF their own ID
clinatlops. Either strictly a. hered to eys
TEN OF ethics and both preferred
death to a departure from pripciples al
| strictly honorable according TO their bsle
| as Ia the regular code IN The Unions ol
men who profess 1t. What cause tho'd
parri,s mad H. remove Fisher is not known
to this writer. The fsud between Fostei
and Sims OF the one part and THOMPSON OF
| the other 10 well known. a cold
| ness began between Sims and Thomson
| inst after Sims return u Austin, following
his scquitt.l of the charge OF murder at
Sherman, This Yves Ia the eum mtner oi
1878. During the summer OF l5sO. Thomp-
son Iost n heavy sum OF m-uey at faro,
pleyipg agsinst II ris and FIst~r's bank,
and this sum ha rec vered ut
the roint of his six-shooter. Ont oil this
affair grew the hatred that resulted III lar
ris' death in 1882. Sims was present Al that
homicide and ran away. Blth he and tos'
tor dreaded Thompson; looked upoD bis
death as their only hope Of lie. Perhaps
thew were right. The Mexican policeman
Gov. wss an intimate friend OF
Harris. and he Is clostley al
lied in bonds oi most itrToBL regard
Tor sims and Foster. Bosh nen are very
popular With tho Mexic,n c,izAns OF san
A ntonic, who dearly love gaming, rs class
and Sims and + s,er provided "mfls on
por,upi,ies OF ipnuging in uo oa tune.
Sims kept up set OF monte games eepecislly
for tho MeYiCaps
IL was in proof at the trial OF IT., m pson
that Sims had careful ly prepared Harris Tor
the work aud placed himself in position
20 intercept Thompson and expose him 10
the dou ole-har shot gun in inc
hands OF Harris. Thompson's counsel a.
of conspiracy on the p.rt OF Fost-r, Sims
and Harris and thereby obtained an ac-
ouiital. In the terrlbls figh, ht the CAN'T Il
'heatre at AustiS. during Chrstma9 week
1876 in which Thompson OF The one psrt
and Mark Wilson and Charlie Ma'hews
OF the other part, iought,
Thompson opposing the pair,
Wilson armed with a shotgun and Mat
,hsws with a Spcpcer carblne OF sixteen
shots. Wilson fired the fret sho' sud
barely missed Thompson's head. Mstthe"e
meanwhile, had wounded Thompson
slightly on the hip. Before Wilson could
fire the second shot Thompson tumblsd
him with bell through the brain.
md next, turning on Matthews,
hs shot him through the fscr
and cutting his tongue In hOlves, the ball
eI'rscted two Jaw teeth and passed ou' un.
der his enr. Mathews rec ,yeTed TO be killed
later Mt Hot Springs. Since Thompson's
scquittsl NJ the charge Of murder, alleged
in the Harris case. he has exhioited
signs OF insanity. Lsshed by some a.
tendant demon, he has been rettless
a. lost spirits are pair ted and IL was not
difficult to sllure him TO his death. He was
very fond OF a certain beautiful woman
here and Il was known that he in'euded
visiting her ia ( at the time BE- last arrived.
He came and be is TO more. II was herd TO
believe gazing on his @, Id. white face. that
his dauntiess heart would beat no more.
Properly situated, Thompson and King
Fisher would have done deeds that their
country would have rewarded with honofs.
Wrongly directed, even their irierds frd
drop Of comfort In their hitter taking cit.
King Fisher was regarded as refci imed
robher. He was chief for years. OF band
o, Rio Grsnde banditii ard his name In.
spired terror throughout all the s'e'se OF
Mexico. He wes several times tried on
CAPITAL charges 10 the sister repnblic, and
though not always scquitted, be
alwsvs procured release. The s,ories that
are told Of his adventures would fiiil Q look.
He is said 70 have strung n'ne pairs Of
Mexican ears on his bride reins and with
his hores neck cory WITH the hlooi of his
vicrms-sccordipg to the story-he gall
tSrSega SorSef town % yelling and firing
At every swsrthy face he could
GET his eve. on. He owned Thousands OF
head OF cattle. cad his neiehbors { Ia Gu.
rions stories OF the prolific nature Of
Fishers branding iron that brought him
csivse faster than . thousand COWS could
produce them. He vas arrested In
1878 bv M-ior John B. Jones and Csp
ssiu Lee Hal who, joistiy. attended
b Q strong force Of rangsrs, rounded ~