The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-15
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'FaANK JoNts' DYING STATEMENT
tn. Statements 81 the Living Actors IN
the 1rnHtdy iorraphieni Noies-
The 'ausSs- James Death
The Prisoners Views,

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Bob Land, better known a. "Windy
Bob" report OF which was given In
yesterday HERALD, were all three
hack drivers. Tho parties shot were
driving for WhcAts livery stable, and
Land tor Atwattr Is Hodges. From
what could bo CLEANED from the
various reports in circulation, II
appears that there was trouble existing
belwotu Land and Perkins, and that
they have not been ON good terms for a
month lHst. Perkins WAS removed toa
room In the ~. George hotel and John
Gheers To a room over the Brunswick
saloon, corner Of Main and Martin
streets, whore he died nj 5;i5 J., M.
They were each attended 10y Drs. Ham
iltoii and Veal. The ball, which WAS
nred from 4 Colts II double action re-
yolyer, entered two inches below and one
and on, half inches To the LETT of tho
umbilicus. Perkins was shot through
the right wrist, the bones of which Were
shattered, and through the left middle
arm, infliciing painful though not dan
gerous Mounds. Soon after Sheers was
shot he began 10 sink 10 all appearances
and he asked DR.. Hamilton, "do You
think I'll get over this, doctor?' "No,
you will not" was the reply. "All
right, them" said Sheers. When told II
he bad anything 10 say that he had
better impart It,, ms he could
not live long, he made the following:
\ DYING STATEMENTS:
State of Texas, County OF Dallas, jan
LILO, 1885.
Aiy name Is Frank Jones, / am "a
yeais uf age the 2lst day Of this month.
Have been in Dallas, Texas, year ago
last August, and am irom Aurora, lndi-
ana. realize that am IN a dying con
dition; | i,el that | will die from tho
effects OF This shot. Windy Bob, as
was coming ont the variety show last
night about II o'clock, shot me in cold
blood. | believe IL WAS out of Red
Williams room | was coming. He
gave IL to Bob Perkins twice. The first
shot that WAS fired shot me. There had
not been word passed when he com
menced shooting. There had been =
few words ten or iliteen minutes before
that. lie went OF after the words that
passed between us. FRANK JoNBS.
He said that he had two sisters liv-
ing in Aurora, Indiana, and that Is
was his wish that they be sent for.
He said he desired to see them.
Bob Perkins says that Land had
q quarrel with Sheers about
. horse that was in the habit of biting
people, and he said that he put in, when
Land reminded hlm that IL was not his
say, and they quarreled. Afterwards,
while he and Sheers were walking up
the street, Land stepped out a few doors
west Of the ST. George, and without y
word of warning, shot Sheers down, and
the n shot him. After the hcoting, Land
went to his home on jackson street and
telling his wife what he had done,
awaited the coming of the officers.
Officer Sheehau arrested him and landed
him IN Jail. Land asked them to guard
him instead OF locking him up, but he
was committed. lie told the officer that
Perkins had been bounding him, max
ing threats that he would run him out
OF town, and had made slanderouS re-
marks about his vile, and tainted him
upon every occasion. He said that they
had drawn knives ON HIM, and that lie
had acted III self defense. When ar
rested Land said that he felt that he had
acted rienI in the matter, ana that ii the
law hnIl him for it he was ready to
hang, te use his own words, "ou galloWs
a high rs the jay-blrds build their
rests"
the reporter dropped in t. sea Mrs.
Land. She stated that her hus b8nd, af-
Ter the shooting, came home and told
her OI what he had done. Land, sho
said, was quarrelscme AT times,
and had now and then slapped her
face, but il all ended in her sulking for
a tinie. She was much Interested all
the while in her six months old baby.
She Old not think her husband bad
nan.
LANDS STATEMENT.
A HERALD reporter called at the Jail
and hud all interview with the prisoner.
In appearance, he is slender, clean
shaved and does not look like vicious
man.
In reply to questions asked, he said:
A Int, nt,L
have been driving hack nearly all my
life; was married III Dallas about two
wears ago, and have son three or four
months old. They live on jackson
street east of Market street. "Bob Per
kins has had IL in for me for month or
more, and never let an opportunity pass
without showing it. Whenever L was
in crowd and said anything, he would
insult me. The way the thing came up
was like this: Last night Sheers, in
speaking OF one OF Harry Hodges hOrs-
es, said il would bite. l said yes, it
would, that / used to hate to put it up,
Al night on that account, and
that it came very near numbering me
one night. Perkins, who stepped up
ID head off. Red then said the horse
would not bite anybody, and that | was
too tly anyway, and that he would do
me no. We quarrelled, and l walked
down the street in front ct1
the st. George hotel. The fire alarm
had sounded, and 1 was making for nay
hack, which was standing out in the
street. Perkins followed me, saying no
had been wanting to do me up for q,
mouth, and he believed that was good
time to do it. sheers SAID, now you
have him, give it to him. | called 10 a
back-driver named Drew to keep
them off of me, and Drew
pulled his coat off of him in doing SO. II
got on The box and he stood on the side
wall, and abused Inc. drOVe up to the
corner of Main and Austin streets and
told Harry Hodges about how L hal
been treated. In about twenty minutes
/ drove down 10 near the corner OF Maln
and Poydras streets, where
hitched and went into res
taurapt. / saw Perkins peep
through the window and 1 went
out 10 see what he had done to my
team, as he was in the habit OF turning
IL loose whenever he got chance; II
saw Perkins and Sheers going up the
street toward the st. George. Sheers
had something i'll his hand, which l
took TO be knife; shortly afterward l
saw hack drive rapidly away
thew had gone, I started down
to the lunch Stand, one door east of the
st. George hotel. On my. way, George,
. colored hack driver, told me l had
better look out, saying, Those fellows
are after you, and say they are going to
do YOU up.' As came in front of the
lunch stand, Perkins and Sheers came
out, and Perkins made at me saying ne
was going to do me up right there.
Sheers urged him on and l drew my
pistol and told them to come no further.
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