Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-13
TWIN TERR0RS OF TEXAS
How Ben Thompson and King Fisher
Bit the DIST Of San Antonio.
The Arbiters of Others Fate Confront
an AyCngtr Last.
Scenes and Incidents at Tho Theater on
the Night OF the killing.
Personal characteristics Review OF the
Lives OF the Two Men.

SFecini 10 the GhSctte.
San Antonio, March l2.-Ben
Thompson and King Fisher came over
from Austin last night. both much in
toxicated, and about IL o'clock visited
the Vaudeville theater, the proprietor
Of which at this place was killed about
n wear ago by Ben Thompson, the as
sassination being IN cold blood,
JACK HARRIS,
the proprietor, Being shot when stand
ing under an electric lixht. while
Thompson stood In the dark in the
street when he fired the fatal shot.
Thompson was acquitted Mt cost To
his friends Of about $50 600 some of
which ia alleged to have been used 10
BRIBR rlIE suRY,
Tho ;urv xvhinh acnni,t.a hin, WAR,
uninn,vnt 70 tha ras,ie,tshl. tax.na,S
,nr, ,,eo,,I., ~ ,his cnnntv I, ~, a'
enid, bIooded assas.ination of n man
who would have 40 freely met
Thompson as man IA he
took his breath of free air. Joe Foster
and Billy Simms succeeded Harris In
the management OF the Vaudeville
theater, and Thompson
TIME AND AGAIN THREATENED
10 VIII, tl,an, ard 90. WIN, sort az .,,ty
| ,hn,, No., rn.da Of ia enta,,,d ,ha
thester Win Eisher last niyht made N
"John Branchp play md was disarmed.
Afterwards he went up stairs and
made other demonstrations, when he
was confronted by Officer Coy OF the
police force and Foster and Simms.
HE DREW MS PISTOL, 8
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eeiNeu wv -, nu n,,', ao'Ns a"T '.,o I,Ss,
o ,l'a n. 9 w., T., ~ st,l, ~
1,u1 enu oue y, s' ,,,i.,s ,,i,t,
Roth men $3.50 ~
FELL SIDE ny SIDE
MIR, u,o;r hon,sn am ,rot no ,bov bo,o
s m'n , , oon,s li,n e,ernitv ,Tbsv
s s5 .nieh va ~ ,i,n,l.s S
s,l's ,m VIZ '" ,,ie -, ny ,aI i, ~ anu
iro' uiasseu ''''' COSTLY sh'ia ="
TUE GORE OF TWO SAVAGE MEN
humble in death alone. The shots the
men received were all central, show
ing nerve, absence OF fear and no
tremulousness. The faces of the dead
men are badly powder-burned. They
i, were removed 10 police headquarters
N,nd cotlined, where hundreds visited
Mem this morning. There Is great ex-
ciVihe'i' ""' ''"o'e " w
NboRE BLOOD SPILLED TODAY,
but Nhe San Antonians are armed and
soliA, An effort was made to get u
eann&n to fire on The public square.
10 FoSter, who was wounded In the
leg, my have that member amputa'
ted. Nisher has wife aud children in
II ,yhara ha Nua ,tpnnt NJ
sheriff, \and Ben Th0mpson's home
will be removed for burial.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
BY Associat,\l Press.
San Antonio. March 12.-Thompson
and Fisher\ had been drinking to-
gether ana eiNered IN 1ne Ineater 81 ia eat IL
others coinphNy. neS ihee n,'s' 49, ~,
tue uress o'rclN nnu so,',u mo,"a ~
eNcnangen, pfN,g'ng apohu iIieiee,
uurihs mn,on iN snA.l un So
were Killed, hhu osId, '"oa'y ,i ihJ,
AMY Wousueu' ~ e,i't. VOC pu'iin5
cleared ny i.s nctuk"a.s l" h ia IL
tne pArqlst.e peios nv en,~us' NJ, NJ
sue "Ihuo"s in' ~ .n aroa ,I,' a.,
ohe seen'h W. hn"m NJ 49,. .,,.a,,od An IL,
shoo, or noW many NJ, ~
tue shoo'i'is' A',e' "''"e'
THoMpsoNs BkoTHEh
mt I'm an appearance, but was
promptly arrested. TAe remains Of
| he two Victims were tal\en charge of
by host of friends, AND obsequies
have been ordered on we gIahnesl
80 har,, tha a tI,av o,.,,,,r\e,i wss me
CIV, -, 80. ~ ~ \,iII;nw la,
T,,,',,,,'aon ~ Inch Harris \thrn nro
1891 81 ths mace FAher md
Thnn,,,snr y.re nrobahly Mic two
~ lJnn,,ar'ta nd ,J'I,X Ennw,,
,n"s' il, a 49, and haze lilieA n G,l,u.
i,',,, nm Lar Of their fellow citizens.
'"un - ,,,. ,,t.a,,a
'roN'"' " '''e r...,,
iHH iH3oh9t'
| LATTER Following IL the evidence
to-day before the coroner's in&ue.t
| held upon the dead bodies OF Wen
THOMPSON aud j. X Fisher at bnn
Antonio March IL, 1854;
n. Casinoras being duly sworn eAid:
~ am constable of precinct number
four. Bexar county. T.xas. | WAS at
ting on the left hand side OF the Vaudt-
Vile theater Inside, about II o':lock
on the alght of March llth, aud Bon
Thompson, King Fisher and u mani
whom didn't know were sitting aboIt\
six leet west of the entrance 10 the
dress.circle when the shooting occur
red. After they Ind been there few
minutes naw Billy Simms go up 10
Ben Thompson.
THEY sTUOK UKT1-s.
.,d mn, tooI, a sent an IN. t.ft ~ Rem