The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-21

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THE HOT sPIsiSGs SHOOTING.
NJ. @. Harris, tina Hot Springs shooilst,
who Was formerly In the journalistic field
In this city, has succeeded III creating ute
q eensation In that place. and his Horse
Shoe appears TO bring him any thing bui
good luck. A letter received here .yesler-
day be- q gentleman from . friend at the
Springs, states thht the public IL greatly in
csussd aud that one hundred citizens are
uuder arms. IL states further that the ciu
gems OF the place Will request Harris to
ing, the tells gram Ia the St. Louis Rspubi
can OF the 18Th, from Hot Springs, 10 given.
II reads:
Hor sPsIsos, Ark, Feb. I'm. q Har
ris, Associated Press sgent aud editor OF the
Horse Shoe, commonly called the Flynn or
gan, published In his paper on the 18th inst.
an srticle accusing Charles Watson.a promi
nent gambler and keeper OF gambling
house, Of being . member OF the Dorsn
party and saying that he was under many
siiases and cnareing him with being muir
derer perjursr and burglar, and guilty OF
many other crimes. Last night at about IL
o'c ock Harris stepped into the National
billiard parlor TO take drink with q friend.
After drinking 10 turned to leave the place.
when he was confronted by Wltson aud
Thos. Shannon, proprietor OF the Owl
saloon, the place where It is said the Doran |
crowd fired upon the Flynn brothers in the
bach. Harris, upon seeing Watson and |
Shannon, pulled his revolver. Watson said |
10 him: "Put up your gun moses, (Harris' |
given name), We cav settle this matter |
without shooting" Harris stl kept his I
pistol in his hand and reireaied toward The
door without Watson or Shannon making |
anv wa,like demonstrations. 4siresti,g
ont Of the saloon, Harris ran mp the g rect |
20 Walsh's millinery store, where he me; :
policeman, who says: Harris cv,.taok ms |
At the corner of the street will pisio ~ |
his hand and said: They ar trying 20
sill me- ordered him to put up the
weapon, but he refused to do so and said
no was going back 10 the saloon. j.
started back, and saw some ore 10 the
middle OF thu sidewalk fire at Ha RS. He
Harris retreated mp the sidewalk about
oelf block and dred four shots down the
sidewalk
The proprietor OF the billiard hall, who
the commencement OF The affair,
makes Inc tOllOWluB bt6temeut.
Watson, Shipley, Shannon and myself |
hed lust emerged from the back room into |
the bar when we came upon Harris. ] am |
satisfied the meeting was q surprise, at lees,
to ths gentlemen that mpanied me |
Harris pulled his pistol just far enough
from the inside Of his vest to make the
weapon noticeable, but did no more the en-.
lire time he was 10 my Place. believe
. ooNOnd nOliNonnan arrival nnnp
he scene Of the shooting a mo-
|ng their pistols found that neither
Watson nor Shannon had fred Q shot, but
- they would have had time to reload
here Is no telling whether shot was fired
ny them or not. Opinious are greatly at
variance as to who fired the fret shot, but
he prevailing belief seems to be that as
Harris was the first to draw fire-arm II
vas he who did the first shooting. Az no
inc was hit the whola affair is regarded as
IN attempt to raise another SENSATION and
,ripg public sympathy over to the Flynn !
tide.
AS TOLD BY HARRIS.
Hor SPRINGS, ARK Feb. IA "A shoot
ng ARRAY occurred last night between M.
2. II arris and Charles Watson and Tom
growing out of the assassination
ast Saturday. Harris is editor OF tie
Morning Horse Shoe, and bitterly de
the assassination and all connected
sitl IL. Watson was especially denounced
,este day in the Horse Shoe, charging hinil
With being fugstiye from Justice from |
Indictment for murder, arson and
under his right name. Charles
Touiks, Last night while Harris was
n saloon, Watson, accompanied by Shan
ION, entered through back door. Harris.
rev bis revolver and ordered them. to