San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-31
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Hostile Invasion of an EDITORS Office
and What Came Of 1t.

Hostile Invasion OF an EdltOrs Omc
and What Came Of It.
With single exception, so far as w
can learn, Christmas day passed OF
quietly at this place, As we wer'
involved in this exception, though
entirely involuntarily on our part, il
will naturally be expected that w
should say something on the subject
, while the same fact would seem .tc
render appropriate only q brief genera
statement, inasmuch as the matter
awaits a judicial Investigation.
About IL o'clock as the senior and
junior of the FREE PRESS were sitting
quietly in their Office in the Wood
building, G. M. Hull, editor of the
San Marcos Cresset, came in and
made complaint concerning m edi-
torial paragraph in our last to which
he took exception. It was suggested
to him that said paragraph was not
more Objectionable than the editori-
oil in the Cresset to which it referred,
that we hsd no disposition to devote
much space to him or his paper, but
when we deemed fit to do so, we
should JUICE for ourselves as to what
WAS proper to be said, but never in
tending to go beyond legitimate re
tort This did not satisfy him, and
he proceeded with his talk in very
abusive and threatening style. He
was ordered out, but refused to go,
and made an assault on the propri
etor. The junior then summarily
elected him from the room and
hall. At the top of the stairs Hull
drew his six-shooter, and as they
hurriedly descended, both fell at the
foot of the stairs, when he fired at
the junior, apparently aiming at his
head. The junior fred shot from
a derringer, which he happened to
have upon his person at the assailant.
Meanwhile the senior had come down
stairs within few steps of the bot
tom, and while standing there was
twice fired at h. Hull from The side
walk. He fired five shots in all. The
only injuries resulting from the shoot
ing were a slight Craze of Victor Ju-
liam on the hip and Hull was grazed
on the wrist. The case came up
next morning before Justice Cock.
Hull plead guilty to carrying pistol
waived an examination and was re-
cognized in the sum of $500 to ap-
pear at the March term of the dis
trict court.
Such is summary of the princi-
pal facts in the case, the statement of
which we feel is due to our friends
both at home and abroad, more es-
pecially as reporters for the daily pa
pers here singularly enough ignored
the whole matter. 1t cannot be thus ig-
nOred. For the more complete en-
ightenment of our friends and the
public we will only add, that the
course of the FREE PRESS on the
temperance question and other SINH
lar reform measures probably had a
good deal to do with this affair, and
that there appears to be serious dan
ger that, owing to the almost crimi-
nal apathy of tho better class of our
people, the lawless class may vet in
ausurate a sort Of reign of terror in
our midst For the facts show that
this is no ordinary case Of mere ner-
sonal difference, but involving ,be
very Foundations Of civil society, IA
nan car With impanity, thus invade
tie premises Of another. and make
nm the target for a six-sboo,er.
t7e.s Is a. end to ciriIiz,tio, ana
q a 0'IiS-a and savzgery assume The