The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-08-07

and told them that place (rcferring I,
the Cowboy was the worst rObblnt
hole In Texas. They get mon In ther,
and rob them and then they have ,
couple of fellows with siX-shootcrs, who
pull on them and make them get out
I'm not afraid of Bill and Jim Rushing
II they do wear siN-shooters."
In explanation of the abOyo IL seems
that the parties against whom Galloway
seemed 80 bitter are In some way con
nectod with the Cowboy, and he wa
jealous Of the business they are doing
At least this IL stated To he the ease by
members of the force. GallOway's re-
marks above quoted were interladcd
with many oaths which are omitted.
Just rs he was denouncing the Rush.
ings, William Rushing stepped into the
Santa Fe, Galloway said: "There's
Bill Rushing now," and made other re.
marks. Rushing stepped to the bar and
said: "John, shut up and don't max,
trouble. II you keep talking you will
| get up row and someone VIII get hurt
Let's have no trouble"
| Galloway replied: ed d-m you;
I'm not afraid of any man who wears Il
| six-shootcr. You can't bluif me-"
| At this juncture Jim Rushing came
| in. Whether said to William Rushing
"Bill, 90 out and don't have any fuss
here" and he commenced pushing him
toward the door, and while doing so had
his back toward Galloway, who was be-
heard Jim Rushing say: "Galloway
drop that pistol!' He whirled about and
saw Galloway with forty-fve calibre
pistol, holding it up in his hand, while
Jim Rushing had the drop on
him. Here Witcher remarked
"If it handn't been for Jim
Galloway would have shot Bill and
4 4 L lne -
the bar, which is wide one, l reached
over and caught Galloway by the left
arm and pulled him toward me, and
grabbed his right hand and got the pis.
tol from him. / then told Jim to put up
his pistol and he did so. Bill had come
up to my right. and Galloway then
stepped toward him and said: you
- and struck at Bill with his
list, and Bill warded the blow oil with
his left hand. Galloway then stepped
back and made reach for n pistol or
glass under the counter, and as he wa
STOPPING over, Bill fired three shots in
! rapid succession and Galloway fell.
| whirled and caught Bill ana pushed him
out, and Jim followed, and | told them
| to come with me to Marshal Rea, and
they did So"
Galloway is shot in the lief, temp
right breast above the nipple am
through the right arm. Rushing's pis.
tol, with which he did the shooting, is II
single action 10. Galloway never rose
u ter the first shot. Witcher thinks the
first shot struck him in the head. OH
GERS Buchanan, Milton, Thomson ana
Assistant Marshal Char ey Scott were
1T the scene of the shooting shortly
after it occurred and found the revolver
for which GALLOWAY was reaching when
shot. 1t is u long As.
Justice linn was called to the Santa
re about o'clock this morning, but
thought best not to select u jury from
the material present at the time, and
having secured the names of Il number
of witnesses adjourned further proceed
ings until 8 O'Clock this morning, when
\ jury was empannelled and the evil
ience taken.
Joseph Whether was the first witness
examined, and is substantially as above
stated, except that he stated that Jim
Rushing is a special police officer and
stationed in that part of the city, and
had been assisting an hour or so befor,
20 quell a threatened shooting scrape il
the Cowboy saloon; the three shots
we're fired so close to his ear that they
deafencd hiW: when galloway mad,
mis- last play Jim Rushing said: "He's
going to get another ones" at the door
Bill said, az Witcher had hold of his
right hand: "Turn me lOose;' and
Whether said: "No, I'm goingtao turn
YOU over to the Marshal;' Bill said:
"Don't take my pistol" and Witcher
said: "Well, put it ups" and they Went
% Marshal Rea's house, who took them
o the jail and left them there till
o'clock this morning.
Witcher does not feel sure that Rush
ing said anything as he did the shooting
but thinks he might have said, "He's
going to kill me-" When GALLOWAY
reached, Witcher says he didn't have
time to do anything before Rushing
fired.
Squire linn asked: allow came that
shot through the glass?"
81 do not know; l did not know there
was shot there"
"Were you in position to know
whether anyone else fired shot?"
81 don't think any one else shot. Did
not examine Jim Rushing's pistol to see
II 1t had been fired. AS TO bad feeling
petween Galloway and Rushing, only
know Galloway was always trying t.
bluff all of us. No one examined the
pistols at the Jail. Bill took out three
shells and put in three fresh cartridges
While on the way to the jail, Bill wa,
going to take out the shells and I toIu
him to let them stay"
Sam Fields, coiored: "Was sitting a,
the door OF the saloon when the dispute
commenced. Saw some colored men H.
the saloon / knew, and three or fon
white men. Jol Charles, Fatty Bell AN
fom, all colored, were there in the
house. There were three police came in
| could not tell how the shooting came
up. When the dispute started up l wen
toward the back door, and when the
commenced kept on out. ]
,iidn't hear hat was said only they
were Just rowin'', and / didn't want t.
get in it. Don't know who was disput
ing. Just heard white men talking.
went out till after the shooting, ant
then came in, ond some one said MAJ
was killed, believe. l looked behino
the bar and saw him lying there. Dom
know whether he was dead or not"
The Court ask d the jury whether
they had heard enough evidence to con
vince them as to how the deceased cam,
TO his death, ifs to retire and make NJ
their verdict.
The Coroner's jury included the fol
lowing gentlemen: w. n. Gray, w. &.
Turner, Sam Hatcher, John A. Wins,
&. r. Isbell and j. M. Robbins. Theft
verdict is as foil Tvs:
1--WE, the jury of inquest on the bod,
Of John Galloway, deceased, find that h
came to his death by two pistol sho
one entering his left tempt,
and coming out under his right jaw, anG
one wound entering high up on his LETT |
breast and the ball coming out abov,
mis- right hip. Said wounds were mad
by a pistol, said pistol being then hel,
N the hands OF WIN. Rushing"
j II, A. WIEN , Foreman.
Rushing is under nominal arrest an
held until he can have his preliminar' |
for which the time has no |
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