Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-14
NOTES FROM SHERMAN.
Details Of the Shooting Of Dan Thomp
son by Jot Gunter-Thomp-
sons Funeral.
Two ehastly Gun Wounds and Two Bull
let Holes-Fomer Friendship
Of the Parties.
The Belief That Gunter Was Justified
in Committing the Act-The
Day in Court.
special to the eanftte.

last night at the hands Of Jot Gunter
has been the absorbing subject OF in
terest TO our people to-day. The his
tory Of these parties in their business
relations may be briefly reclted TO ex-
plain the cause Of enmity that led to
fatal results OF last night. For two
years past Capt. Gunter had been one
of the stanchest friends that Thomp-
son had In Sherman, until about the
firet Of May last, when II became
evident that Thompson was In embar-
raised circumstances, and Gunter de-
manded some security for the indebt-
edness due him. This Thompson re-
fused 10 give, when Gunter sued out
AN attachment, and closed and sold
out Thompson's saloons, both Ia Sher-
man and Dallas. Some hard feelings
and hard words were engendered by
this, but the matter had quieted down
until Thompson opened new estab-
llshment, when as president OF the
Sherman Driving park Mr.. Gunter
ordered the attorney Of the
association, Nat Gunter, Esq,
10 levy on II to satisfy debt of about
800 due said association. He notified
Thompson several days ago that this
would be done, and was then told by
Thompson that IL would result In
shooting scrape, TO which threat Gun
ter replied that he could begin thepro-
ceedlngs at any time that suited him.
On the afternoon following the above
interview Mr.. Gunier went to Gaines
vile, and during the evening
Thomson went two OF three
times 20 Gunter's office, asking
In rather excited way
where he could be found. Yesterday
after the saloon Yves closed Thompson
came to the front with n shotgun I'm
hand. loaded II In presence OF perhaps
twenty-five persons sitting in front of
the Binkley house opposite, and when
he mounted TO drive of, looked across
TO the crowd where Gunter sat aud
cursed him spitefully. Gunter made a
defiant reply. The buggy drove or
toward the courthouse and Gunter
went with friend down
TO his Office in the same direction.
During the afternoon several persons
communicated ~ Gunter that Thomp-
son had threatened TO kill him, and Mt
about 8 O'Clock at night Gunter wac In
formed that Thompson had got pistol
at the Crockford saloon on the north
side of the square and 40 waiting In
a stairway near by to waylay and kill
bin as he went home. On this iufor-
nation he got his own gun, and seeing
Thompson seated about 1880 O'clock
in front OF the Horse Shoe saloon,
nearly opposite the Binkley
house, walked over TO where
he sat and shot hi "A MS
stated IN last nights dispatch TO THE
GAZETTE.
The first shot fired entered the
breast about midway between the right
nipple and neck, tearing hole Rslarge
as a teacup. The second shot cut the
muscle of the right shoulder, but with
these wounds he raised up and stepped
to the post OF the awning at the edge
of the sidewalk. Two other shots from
"A pistol struck him, also, one through
the left arm below the elbow aud the
other In the rear OF the left shoulder.
lie stood q few seconds by the post and
sank to the ground. Bystanders rushed
up and carried him In the saloon
where after few spasmodiC gasps he
was dead. Guuter crossed the street
and surrendered to the first officer he
met.
me dead body was taken TO the
courthouse about II o'clock, where
Justice Bullock organized Jury Of
inquest, but the verdict was not rem
dered until thls morning IL is in ac-
cordance with the above facts.
While the whole community de-
plore the unfortunate killing and
great sympathy Is expressed for the
hereft wife and little children Of the
deceased, thegeneral expression is that
in view of the threats against his own
life Mr.. Gunter did what any ot,,.er
man who wished to maintain his own
seli-respect and the good opinion of
his neighbors would be forced TO do.
Mr.. Counter has never been regarded
as u mnu OfNinlence. aud has n good
record for peacefulness, while nc the
same time his best friends know him
To- be a man of too much spirit 10 skulk
from any impending danger. rhomp-
son was also a man not much given TO
strife, but has always been regarded AZ
a resolute aud brave man whose enmity
the most recklessindividual would not
dare to disregard.
The funeral took place at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon. All the saloons of the
city We're closed, that the owners and
NihRANJNo AbAktiN ANhtllt lApAAAi latil y
remains TO the grave.
The district court was mainly en-
gagged on divorce cases this mornlng
seven DEGREES were granted and four
dismissed ont OF thealeyen considered
VIM. liatmore Of the Chiekasaw
nation was brought to sherman iall
to-day by Deputy United States
Marshal j. A. Mckee and committed
10 jail by Commissioner Ricketts,
on charge Of murder He Will have
an examining trial on Friday.
John lsayburn, charged with horse
stealing, was discharged (rom Jail, the
grand Jury failing 60 find bill.
Oscar Aarne. held ON s charge Of
burglary, was disposed OF Ia the same
way.
n. M. Paris Of Fann6a county,
charged with eNunterfeititlg nickel
currency, ~as held in boa1 before
Commissioners Ricketts, in the sum OF
$1,000 TO answer at the next term of the
United Staihs court at Dallas.
H. L. Short, on the same charge,
was held on q $3.50 bail
Charles Davis, charged with theft OF
a horse from Dave Washburn OF Pink
Hill Ia this county, was recognized
yesterday by Geo. Oadneal as the
party who sold the stolen property 10
him. Davis, after spending eighteen
lttn1thn la Ifanaoa as.I ..Ian..I.n,.. -.