The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-19

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REPORT or JURY OF INQUEST
On the HcDonough KilliDG--Doi gs IN
tho Various CoaFts-A Burglar's
Bold Work = Re2l Estate
Trausfers--Other Matters
of n Local Nature.
Inquest Over :. j. areponou Oh.

Yesterday Justice Kendall, acting
asa coroner, hold mn Inquest over the
bodg OF I. ]. McDonoush, Of whose
killing full and accurate account ap
peareJ In yesterdays RnRALD. The
testimony of tho two Witnesses, Mrs.
Scott and Mrs. McDonough, did nos
differ from tho HERALD's account, but
as Ii ig now matter OF judicial record,
which tbs accused nusb confront If nc
is captured, It Ia givon vpr0atime.
The first witneas Was
MSS. II A M'DoNoUau,
who being sworn, said: | i've ON the
corner Of Market anc Jackson strests,
in tho clsy ~ Daiias, pug wss tho wife
Off. j. MDDoaougn, de99ssei, ard tns
mother OF Srs S}ott; about 6 u'cl OK
yesterdsy eyapiNR James SCOTT came
to my house from the jail and cs,itd
his vile, Mho vas there; tho deeeesed
and Mrs Sco.5 weAt out into the vard,
when Mr SaplD asked her for his piss
toll gDd S6g' q Der To g0e hGme with
him, To Thiea she repli7d that ale
would not 10, ~ he mad abused her;
no then asksd his wife If she hao
made Clargo against him; she
told him ahe had; no then
said he would make charge
against hcr; the deceased thon spoke
up ard said ~ Jsmss SCOT: "Yon ars
an officer and armed; do not want to
have any trouble about The matter,
but ] will SO with you, Scott, 10 ihe
court hOnee sod fix the msttar up;P
with this he turned toward the gaze,
when Scott fred with shot-gu the
load taking ,fset in mia back; tAeie
was @ solid plank lencs bBtwsen Scott
and winners, snd [ neYr say the gun
until about tho time hs fired wneo the |
gun fred diseased fell aud Scott then |
threw down the gun and ran off to- |
ver' the court house.
MRS. HATTIH SCOTT,
AZ life OF the murderer ava the stop- |
daughter OF tho murdered man, was |
then placed ON tho witness stand, |
and dspnned: My name Ia Mattio |
Scott; l live ON Camp street in Dallas, |
and am the wifeof James Scott; nipnt |
before last Scott came home drinking
ana drove me out Of the house: he |
locked the door aud kept me out SOW
eral hours; he finally opened the door
and lot me 10; yesterday morning he |
slapped my 1~e, and started for my |
mothers house; he told mo | |
should not 20, aud that he had
at In" for me and McD0nough,
and that no would fix us;" / then
went To tho deoonsed'a nouss, and abnus
o O'clock yesterday oyoning Scott
came down theirs and called me; Mrs.
McDOnough told har husband that
Scott was thore, and no walked out
and csms back ia a few moments and
told me- that Scott was ont thore and |
wanted me; We : out, and tho de-
ceased walked out in tho back yard |
few feet from where Scptt was--just |
over the fsucr; Scott then askod m TO
90 home; told aim that ha had abused |
me and that would not live with him |
any more; tie then asked mo for hla
"gun," meaning his pletol, which had |
been there since last summer; [ |
handed him the pistol; Scots then
asked mo If had made an affidavit |
against him, aud | told him I had;
he theu sgii that no would make a
complaint against me and that would |
have no friends and no place TO 10 In
Dallas; then asked what no meant
to charge mo With, 70 which he said
that was his own oneineas; tina de-
ceased then said he would 40 up To
the court house and fix Is up, nv he did
not wish to heyo eny trouble about IL
and turned toward the gate, whom
the load taking eR CT in hls back; he |
thou ssid:"I Will Tx you uaxt," TO mo
he then throw down the Ran aud ran |
on toward Jetiors Il street; l hsd made |
an eilid ,vit OF aggravated assault aud |
battery against SCOTT; As my request |
the deceased went with nde TO the |
court house, and advised mo 10 con-
alder we'll bsfOr0 mgkiug such a
charge; the deceased aud Scott had no, |
been friendly 70 ward each other since |
last April, though SCOTT has visited his
house; did not SEQ tho gun until |
about the time 10 fred.
TIKI VERDICT.
We, the jury rummDned 10 ineuba |
Into the cause, manner and tirno Of the
dcath OF II. .. McD6nough, are of the
opinion that no camo 10 ais desth from
tho effects Of guu shot wound in.
hictod by Jamos Scott.
Par. O'KEErE,
II. b. FouKr,
II. J. HrNpRRsos,
VI. $. ERvAY,
=. .. TAYLOR,
o. a. MEYER.
THE BURIAL.
Yesterday evening air. AcDonough's
remains were uttered Ia Trinity O. A.
etery, being fDllosoi to Tho grave by
his family aud good number OF his
brother hickmen, VINO generously
paid tho funeral EXPENSES, tho decessad
having lett his family In an almost
destitute condition..
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