The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-12
LOCAL MATTERS.
THE FRANK JONES INQUEST
Testimony of Witnesses on the Haze
Drivers Shooting Tragedy-Thea-
trical Notes, Social Gossip
aud Personal Mention.

quire into the death OF John Sheers, who
died from pistol shot wound Satur-
day evening, which was inflicted by
Bob Land, met yesterday morning az
ter viewing the body, and heard the tes-
timony of witnesses. The name of the
deceased was known to the witnesses
as Frank Jones, instead of Sheers, and
they speak of him by that name. Mr..
II. Il. Cowart, attorney for the defense,
waived an examining trial.
W. WOODS,
the first witness sworn, testified as fol-
lows: l did not see the shooting, but
was there minute after; l saw the
party who did the shooting few min
utes before; said: "Hello, Bob and
he said: "Hello, Billy;" l heard Drew,
away from here" and Bob said: "No,
I'll be d--n if I'll let any low-down
hack driver run oyer me;" Drew said:
"Come on, there will be more fussing
between you fellows" and Bob said:
"No, l don't care" or something of
that kind, when passed on;
Bob was looking in the window
and | went to my room; just as | got in
| it L heard the FIRST shot; when | got
down the last shot had been fired, ana
three hacks were going away, two run
/
the two men that were shot were lying
in my door; ran across for Dir. Veal;
my door is the door Of the st. George
SAIGON.
jim M'CAULEsS,
sworn, says: was with Frank Jones
about o'clock in the restaurant east OF
the st. Georges; came out with Perkins
and Frank Jones; saw the shots fired |;
one hit Frank Jones; can't say how far
apart the men were when the shooting
took place; heard no conversation be-
tween the men who were shot and the
man who did the shooting; Jones and
Perkins were both drunk; neither man
had pistol out; l saw no knife in the
hands of either man; the shooting took
place on Main street, in the city Of Dali
las and state of Texas, about O'clock in
the morning.
Il. r.. WILLIAMS,
sworn says: l did not see the shooting;
ran out minute afterward; saw Land
about an hour before the shooting; he
was quarrelling out there; he passed by
the saloon and said, l am going out there
to get Il stick or q stone to hit those
sons of BIS with if they don't let me
alone; as he came back l said, did you
find anything; no, he said, didn't find
anything; if they don't let me alone |
viii shoot the - out of them; they had
the biggest quarrel before that; Red was
pretty drunk.
NJ. HARRINGTON,
sworn, says: | vote in New York; am
, in Texas about ten months in the year
did not see the shooting; the first shot
| heard was In the Joker restaurant:
ran out on the street then.
p. Il. MILLER
, sworn: | was sent to see deceased by
County Attorney Clint; went to his
room over brunswick saloon; found
him conscious, and asked him if he
had any. statement 90 make
in reply no said Windy Bob
had shot bin in cold blood
that they had no conversation prior IL
the shooting; that Perkins was shot
twice; that the first snoJ hit him, and he
believed he was in dying condition.
p. AEFEE
testified: / am policeman; did not
SEQ the shooting; / was one OF the OIL.
GERS that arrested Bob Land; we found
him az his house; he tod us IA
take things cool; ! wanted Il
search him for pistol, ana he
said lie had thrown 10 into Little
Harry's hack. Officer Schluminger
said ne had the pistol. Bob said lac shot
, them and was not sorry for it, in self
defence. The pistol was 4l-Cal.
Colts double-action. -Four chambers
were empty.
II. II. DREW,
sworn, says: Isaw all the parties about
i've minutes before the shooting; two OF
them, Red and Bob Perkins, were in the
eating saloon; Bob Land was on the
pavement opposite the st. George
door. | told Bob Perkins to come
on ana go to the lower
stand that the boys were drinking and
not to raise a row with them; he said
, ''No, | am going to make play at them;
they can't run over me-" then told
him l was going away; he said he would
stay and drove OF; he had his hand In
his overcoat pocket; from what went be-
pocket; he said about twenty minutes
before, "if you don't come and take Bob
Perkins away / will kill
him;" l went out with Ed.
Allen and brought Perkins away;
Land appeared TO be sober; Perkins was
drinking considerably; 80 was Jones
saw neither Jones or Perkins with q
weapon; know Jones was shot; he Is
dead now; he died In room . over the
Brunswick saloon, on Main street; No.
So was driven by Perkins; / was gone
about four minutes.
1T. BARNETT,
sworn, says; | drive hack for Ed.
Randall; when tho shooting took place
| was in Williams Bros saloon; Windy
Bob, Bob Perkins and Red were quar-
leling; this was about twenty minutes
before the shooting they were cursing
each other; Windy Bob had been Quoted
down; he was sitting on his hack out
in the street; | heard some remarks
0 pass between Windy Bob aud Frank
jones; Bob cursed Frank Jones and
M "a Ia aNNa a a.
no man; he would not fight like man
he referred to his pistol, and that was
all he could do" lie says, "if you get
down Off your hack, or take me when |
am sober, will whip you the best day
you ever saw I'm Dallas" At that time
Bob Land or Windy Bob, drove oil NJ
the street on HIS hack; | went into
Nemeyer's lunch stand; when / came
/, out walked towards tho st. George;
Bob Land was standing up near the
door with his hand in his oVercoat
pocket; Bob Perkins was in front OF the
saloon door at tho time; | went from
there TO the corner saloon; there found
Jones; l tried to get him TO 90 to bed
he said he was going TO stay up all
night; l came back to Nemey.
er's lunch stand and Jones came
In after me; he tried To borrow knife
from me In there; told him | hsd
none, and he went out; went back Ia
the corner; | followed; he came out
soon after went In, aud saw nothin .
more of him till after he was shot; | saw
some one peep into the window OF Nee
meyers while Red was in there.
GEORGE M'LANR.
drive hack; Bob Land stopped me
about l:05 o'clock Friday night In
front OF the st. George; he said
"George, Red and Bob Perkins are
going TO jump on me; will you keep on,
of meY" l told him | couldn't do any,
thing like that, but If two jumped on
him | would pull one OF; "well, don't
want TO hurt Red or Bob, but II two
jump on me, am going TO do one oI
them ups" at that moment Bob Perkins
stepped out ri the lunch stand; no said,
"Red come on" and shut the door,with
himself on tho insidei Mt that time
\ ntU Him pfannaA mud nnh gutI