Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-14

|dy o. Saturday Morning Still
~ General Theme.
In1k6n and the Verdict of the
ofoner's Jury.
/ ~ Unfortunate Young Men
[mprbssive Services.
The Dallasites Come Out Vic
fous Splendid Playing.

ninns1n which John Bowie
W Yilliam Herbert Beale
TO death in their Sleep
tP has been the subject
M establishment to-day,
vith oincere. regret. Acting
Kendall this morning held an
sor the remains and elected
ling
TIlf0NY AND VERDICT
my taken at the inquest held
,odfee Of John b. Strange and
hale on the 18th day of July,
MRA NARY f. CORR,
being duly sworn, says that last
ut hSlfpast twelve O'Clock, and
rs1irod.i heard the voices OF Mr..
n M. Beale. They were coming
n. and I guessed from The cifcum.
~ woro drinking. After they
cir room heard them qusrrellng
y hony What Mr.. Strange s aid, as
~ a Iitile deal. and could not hear
Ar, Gttnpge spoke loud. Finally |
SfFnnRe ray, "lf you won't go,
liz Won don't go, Hub, ! won't do
IL know which was said. Pretty
I'd them Struggling aud then two
d ptstol IN quick succession
ery abort time two more shots
Bther. They were renting rooms
lster and had been for four years.
been rooming together during the
mad left the house together after
Ffends, one waiting for the other.
In heard Mr.. Strange say he
] room with any other person Than
Mrs MARY T.. IoBB.
JAMS BRooKs,
beinE hworn, saws: was sleeping
fiu the rear o. the rooms occupied
anxe and Mr.. Beale. had gone u
ihe Rlking aroused me.
their window, looked in
Nom lying on the floor size by side
strange talking very loud, but
q hoar what WAS said hy Mr.
Focfly 1 saw Mr.. Strange raise him
elbow, aud pretty soon ] heard the
wo pistol shots IN quick succession
10 window, feaiiag they might
DOT ~ me. supposed they were
but before got bask In bed heard
shots. heard both ng more aftel
hots then wsnt down stairs tc
terss Ms Cobb'sl room, and OF
met Judge West going up, anC
return.d he said they were
VI. The shooting did not occul
back 70 my cot the second time.
his
JAMEsX BROOKS.
marx.
II. ]. 4. Keudail, ]. p.
!. q. M'NEALus
Urn says: Last night about fifteei
ot o'clock left the Grand Windso
started home. when near tn
bf Trade saloon l hear,
shot on Elm street
. and In sbou. ten or fifts err second
b more shots In rapid succession
n soon another. ran to Elm stree
\ the ladies IN the entrance o tn
hotel. very much excited. There
I. Dial. The ladies said the troubl
kir1 on sthe third floor In the cas-
lent up with MIR. Dial aud found tn
<ed. We broke in the hall door an
kY. Beale and Mr.. Strange were lyin
Ioor very near each other; Nj
as breathing heavily and
ne Or ten minutes ate
there before he expired
: dim gas-light In the room, sun
tocognjze the parties by Judg
he Oh noon after, but " hen Dial b,
on mis- pistol to give he alarm h
In btaire. Mr.. Slrange's body wa
hr the screen door between tn
NJ a his feet 10 the east, hi
Me 8est, and his body slight.
~ the Eouto. His right hand wa
hts right thigh, ana pistol wa
tween his legs. AIR. Beale was lynn
and parallel with Mr.. Strange. III
down by his side, and
near the east wall, broken loos
hook In his vest.
J. c. McNAELus.
DIR. :. EAGAS
worn, says: was called I
y bodies OF the two youn
Ecribed by last witness abo'
lex this morning. found
ID Mr.. Beale's body about two inch'
middle line and two inches abv,
Ripple. Tie bullet had entered bt
e Lnit d and ,urth ribs, coming OF
1.-The same level To the leiG of u
This was all the wound | discoyeit
,dy OF Mr.. Beale. Mr.. Strange M
nds; the first three inches 10 the lie
ddle Ice and three inches above u
he, and the other an inch or w
ID one, There were no wounds
he body of Strange. The sho0tir
10 have been done at short rang
nWder burns were noticed on u
THESE Wounds may have been u
! the PARTIES, the one upon the otl
lnot say AS 10 who firsd the FIR
y. EAGAN, NJ. ID.
HENRY NJ. FRIEND,
orn, says: i occupy rooms acros
N 6lfnpge. About O'Clock W
81 The noise made by them In col
When they had been In the roo
e minute heard loud talking as
} Wnn quarreliug In The room. al
m the noise as OF the breaking
Id tnbles, and right afterward the
Wo pibtols in quick succession, al
h tan oeconds after that two 9th
eveEything was quiet In the room
. uilnn' en-, and ] heard the WON
Alfs 1cream and call the poli'
M. UoEealus voice In the hail Al
b ono With him. " no pointed n pisl
- oGN4d who / was answered hi
oIut00 his pistol out of the windt
tbyoo times. HESRY NJ. FRIEND
TIE VERDICT
fe Jury summoned toinquire into I
time, cause and circumsta ices
hs OF y u. Strange and w. ii. Bea
be opinion that they came 10 th'
aDm the effects of pistol shots FIR
l4odsof eacn other.
X II. JENkINs,
CHAs RAMSEY,
w. q. WILLIS.
GFoRGE IL. MCKENZIE
sa CAMILLE DEDIES,
.I|rtI4FA IN ArlnDNtHL