The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-28
FOR { WOR I'll LOCAL NEWS
PROBABLY a FATAL FIGHT
Ashoeslsker and n Carpenter Indulge
In "a Scrap, with Pistol and knife Ae-
compartments, in Which the
latter 10 Badly Hurt.
Other Fort Worthisms.

ms morning, about o'clock, the
neighkorhood OF fifteenth and Hous.
ton streets was startled by the report
OF four pistol shots in rapid succession.
Officers Cocker aud Thomson, who
wero ia the neignborhood. hastened TO
tho spot, whore they found man sit
ting on this sidewalk, who gRvs his
name as J. A. aead. he said ha Ind
neen shot by John McEarlaud. Officer
Coke entered the shoe shop OF Me-
Farlano, - few doors below, wherD hn
found John Mcfarland, who
was bleeding proiusely from WOUNDS
IN the back tho head ara reck and
| shoulders. mcfarland walked IA FAR
as the Grand Central with tho officers,
where ho was put iutu Il hack and
driven to tho county jail. His wounds
wero dressed by Dfs. Eroyles ard
Grammer. The wOsnd on the back OF
tine head extends alnust from oar 10
ear and clear to tho sku!l. Tha wound
on the neck Ia al ugly one and looks al
| II ii was mado by dehcepdi6g
blow. pho wounds ON tho shoulders
aro siight. Twas reported that the
woGpQ ON the neck wna mxuo nv "A
pistol ball, but the doctors say Inst
tho wound IL nob from y pistol. but
oyidontly made with knife or some
sharp Instrument. Your rspoytsr
visited Mcfarland this morning ~
the cOunty isll anu found him sut-
ieriug great aenl from his wounds,
aud very weak from loss of blood
30 slated 10 your reporter that
no Wsa hnoeiuakor by trade, and was
uOtnE business 80 No. 1908 Houston
stfeetj mat siX weeks ave, John A,
hesu ha1 struck him on the head
tshowlnS lne reporter the soar with u
slung"shob, snd had nearly killed him,
saa lAat nlEuI, ON going home, Just
before reaehlDg bis store, ha noticed
two mou, John A. Head and n lave.
stout mbn following him, When
about So enter his door bc
turned snd asked tho men whv thew
were following nim, when thov ip,ne-
eisie y aGsau ted him with G. piunrshoi
ora tlcnt instrument. and that ke fiI I'D
iour shots in hei defense, When asked
aoOCg any previous or old Sil'cuitv
prlol 20 thc ono 81 weeks ago, "A,
would p1t tnsver. Mcfarland hos the
repGlsuOn OF ptinC good, industrious
@sp, b,t i sen ma temper whor
under the INF uancc OF liuuur
be "a IA nan VINO ~ Vefy lOuad o
children, aud always stoss no Mr.
Wells drug store when pAssiur AN,
plays aith his little 3-yesr-old child
ana has often fold tina. gentleman thsl
he has uaygr been the same man sinol
no LOST hia little ooe Of about the same
aee. He 10 vegy liberal with children
oiton spending ss mnch as $40 az !
lime buying them candles and loys
Jonn a, Head Is 3 ysung and fla,
LOCKING msu OF about % years OF axe
. carpenter by trade, and halls from
ATLANTIS, GoGi gia, and has keen ii
teAas anon. three years. The onl,
htstomont lac hao MADE, so far ns cou {
90 learned, is hat ho and MCFARLAND
hsd diihoulty six weeks AGO, whei
no struok mcfarland with rock, ant
Inst ne was passing tho shoe stort
anout l O'Clock th!s morniu,
when mcfarland asked him II no wa
LOOKING Tor MN and that no told hin
no; Wherenpon Mcfarland called hin
mar ana drew dis revolver and com
inencvd hreinR. He tried to defenC
hii0seiI tno bss' Wpy ho could with
ssAli hniie, ous becoming exhausted
on account " his wounds he feil. III.
was carried into = restaurant uear h,
end Dr., DurinEer was called IN, Has,
10 wounded Ia tho Abdomsn lust below
ths navel, which wound, in ".
probability, viii provo fatal, TIL,
other Ia only flesh wound In the arm
fhe dootor considors him In danger
bat cannot give decided answer be-
lore ~ hours have elapsed. Ex.polici
oihcar Bsker says that tho mon ha,
difficulty at tho election lnst wear
and were repeatedly having littlo tilt,
Whenever they met. Head has beer
out OF town for tho last three weeks
building house ~ tho country, npt
haa only returned last evening. III,
rented q room near tho place uher,
the shooting occurred, and had pail
Tor II. Ho alao paid In advance To-
breakfast and dinner to-day, intend
ing 10 leave tho city this evening,
Mr.. l.. II. Golden, OF Galveston, ar
r.ved tonight and IN coapany will
Mr. j., &. Martin, OF this city, Jeff foI
~ anilton, Ontario, where there gu N
STATE representative TO the genera
assembly OF tho international body o
xvi lights OF Labor, which convened II
taat city on October 8, 1856. Thes,
Hentlemon were the appoin.ees OF tn,
! late state assembly which conyeuet
~ me city OF ID alas IN August.
inc concert n. tho pavilion, for In,
benefit or tho stranded opera troupe
WAX very well attended.