The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-17
THE HOT spnINos SHOOTING

NJ. @. Harris, the Hot Springs shoolist,
who was formerly Ia the journalistic held
ga this city, has succeeded In creating quite
sensation IN that place, and his doFso
shoe appears b bring him anything but
good luck A tier received bore ,yesler'
Springs. states thAt the public Is greatly in
COZ ssd and that one hundred oiuz ore
undpr arms IN states further thst The citi'
5ens OF The place VII request Harris 70
leave tho town. Ia speaking OF the shoot
Ing, the telegram IN the Sc. Louis Rspuoit'
cgu OF the 18th, from Hot Springs, IN given
II reads:
ris, Associated Press agent aud editor OF toe
Horse Shoe commonly cslled The flynn or
gan, published ia his pa er on the III inst
nm article accusing Charles WGtson,n pronl
ncnt gambler ana keeper OF gambling
house, of being a member OF the Dornn
party and saying that he was under many
aliases and charging him with being amur-
derer perjurer and burglars guilty OF
many Other crimes. Last night at about II
o'c ock Harris stepped into the NATIONAL
billiard pailor 90 take drink with friend.
After drinking he turned TO leave the place.
yhsn ne was confronted by Watson ard
Thog. Shannon, proprietor OF the Owl
saloon, the place where II rs said the Doreh
crowd fired upon the Flynn brothers Ia the
hack. Harris, upon bttlhE NtiaNb on,
Shannon, pulled hts revolver. Watson soid
20 him, "Put up your gun Moses, (dariis
piyen namt), we oan settle thin mstier
without ,hooting.n Harr'p 81 i kept bis
pistol in his hend and retrpsted ward the
door without Wat.ou or Shannon maxine
any wnilk a demonstrations. SetreHtlng
out Of the sfloon Harris ran up he street
10 Walsh's mliuery store, where ~ met %
policenau. who eryt: "UaITis overlook me
AZ tn. corner of the street with pistol 10
his hand aud said: They are trying To-
kjli me- 1 ordered him t. put up O
weancu, but 10 refused TO doso and sein
he was going back TO the saloon. b.
started tack, and | saw some one IN the
middle OF tho sidewalk fire o. Harris IL
(Iarris) retresfed 40 the sldewa k ABOUT
hulf a block and fred tour shots down tne
sidewalk"
The proprietor of the billiard bal, who
witnessed the commencement OF the "lalf
makes the following a'atement:
Watson. Shipley. Shannon ard mysel'
had lust emerged from tho back room mo
,he bar when we came upon Harris an
| satisfied the meeting was SURPRISE, az leos
1, the gentlemen that accompanied mt
Harris pulled his pistol Just far enough
| from the inside of his vest t. mako the
weopon mott cable, hut did 40 more The en-
tire time he was IN my PLACE / belieVe
there were five shots fred"
A second policeman arrived upon
the scene Of the shooting mo-
ment after and upon examin'
ing their pistols found that mel her
Watson nor Shannon had fired shot, bur
az they would have had time to rel 'ad
there is no telling whether shot wa tireo
by them or not Opinions are greatly ~
variance rs TO who fired the first shot, gu
the prevailing belief seems 10 be that q,
Harris was the first to dra~ iire-etm II
was he who did the first shooting. as no
one was hit the who'll affair IS regarded ~
an a. / smpt to raise another sensation and
briug public sympathy over to the flynn
side.
AS TOLD by HARprs
Hot SPRINGS, ARK, Fab II "A shoot
Ing nffray occurred last night betwe,n nj
q. Harris aud Charles Wat on snd foni
Shannon, growing out OF the ns'ass,oa'ip.
| last Saturday. Harris is edit nj the
Morning Horse Shoe, and Utterly De
non uced the asssssinst on and ali connected
with IL. Watson was especially denounced
veste dav in the Horse Shoe, charging him
with being q fugitive from u tlcs from
Caslille, Pennsylvania. where he " uni-
Indictment for murder, srson and
burglary under bis night nam. omar.
Foulks Last night while Harris
in a saloon, Watson, accompanied nv Shsl
non, entered through back door. Harris.
drew his revolver and ordered them "a
throw 40 their hands, at the came tim.
backing toward the door. He passed oot
and started tor his Office He had gone bu'
a faw steps when Watson ri bed IN thu
middle OF the street and opened hre upoi
him. At the same tins Shsnnrn ran nhd
also fred. Harris began firing at shannon
who retreased into the saloon. Harri'
started to his Office nLd procured Win
CHESTER rifle, but before he could use ~ the
officers interierred and placed him uhdei
arrest.
The examination OF Dorsn, the two Pru,
tits. Allison, Lucas, Laning, Howell sto
Dale Is progressing before Crcui
Judge Wood Fivs witnesses vera ex m
ined. The SCRUTINY is ve,y damaging . t {
prisoners. Murphy ard Rsct,r preseni
the defense, while State Attorney H.uder'
son, DAVIES ami Ls'ta sc' Tor the psoIi
A general feeling of conf fence exirfs Tue
the examination will be impartialiy aLo
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