The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-11
THE HICKMAN HOMICIDE.
FRANK JONES' DYING STATEMENT
The Statements of the Living Actors in
the Tragedy Biographical Notes
The Causes-Jones' DEATH
The Prisoners Views.

yesterdays HERALD, were all three
hack drivers. The parties shot were
driving for Wheat's livery stable, and
Land for Atwater Il Hodges. From
what could be cleaned from the
various reports in circulation, it
appears that there was trouble existing
between Land and Perkins, and that
they have not been on good terms for a
month past. Perkins WAS removed to a
room in the ST. George hotel and John
Sheers to room over the Brunswick
saloon, corner of Main and Martin
streets, where he died at 5.45 D. M.
They were each attended by Drs. Ham
llton and Veal. The ball. which was
fired from q Colts Al double action re-
volyer, entered two inches below and one
and one-half inches to the let Of the
ambitious, Perkins was shot through
the right wrist, the bones OF which were
shattered, and through the left middle
arm, infiicting painful though not dan
gerous wounds. Soon after Sheers was
shot he began to sink to all appearances
and he asked DR.. Hamilton. ado you
think III get over this, doctor?" 'Ns,
you Will not" was the reply. cali
ne mad anything to say that he had
better impart 1t, as he could
not live long, he made the following:
DYING STATEMENT:
state OF Texas, County of Dallas, Jan.
10, 1885.
My name is Frank Jones, | am "A
years OF age the 2lst day of this month.
Have been in Dallas, Texas, year ago
last August, and am from Aurora, Indi-
ana ana. l realize that am in dying con
dltion; feel that l will die from the
effects OF this shot. Windy Bob, as i
was coming out of 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 II 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 a
rev words ten or fifteen minutes before
that. lie went Off after the words that
passed between us. FRANK JONES.
he said that he had two sisters liy-
ing IN Aurora, Indiana, and that it
was his wish that they be sent for.
lie SAID he desired to see them.
BOD Perkins says that Land had
quarrel with Sheers about
horse that was in the habit of biting
people, and he said that he put in, when
Land reminded HIM that it was not his
say, and they quarreled. Afterwards.
the street, Land stepped out few doors
west OF the st. George. and without a
Wofd OF warming, shot Sheers down, and
tnen shot him. After the shooting. and
Went 10 his home on Jackson street and
teulng his wife what he had done.
awaited the coming of the officers,
Oincer Sheehan arrested him and landed
nun IN Jail. Land asked them to guard
MN instead OF locking him up, but he
WaE cOmmiIign Ia -.I . H. ~
Perkins had been bounding him, maxi
ing threats that he would run him ont
OF town, and had made slanderons re-
marks about his wife, and tainted him
upon every occasion. He said that thew
had drawn knives on him, and that he
bad acted i'll self defense. When ar
rested Land said that he felt that he had
acted right in the matter, and that if the
law hung him for it he was ready to
hang, 10 use his own words, "on gallows
as nigh as the jay-birds. build their
nests"
On his way to Jail to sec the prisoner,
the reporter dropped i'm TO see Mrs.
Land. She stated that her husband, nf-
ter the shooting, came home and told
her oil what he had done. Land, she
said, was quarrelseme at times.
ana mad now and then slapped her
face, but IL all ended in her suikinp for
t'ht was llut0 Interested all
the while in her six-months. old baby.
She did not think her husband a bad
man.
LANDS STATEMENT
A HERALD reporter called at the iail
and had an interview with the prisoner.
In appearance, he is slender, clean
shaved and does not look like a vicious
man.
In reply to questions asked, he said
- horn In nNpu Ia
have been driving hack nearly an my
lie; was married IN Dallas about two
years ago, and have n son three or four
months old. They live on jackson
street east of Market street. "Bob Per.
kins has had il In for mo for a month on
morei and never let an opportunity pass
without showing it. Whenever ! wa,
in crowd and said anything, he would
insult me. The way the thing came mn
was like this; Last night Sheers. h
speaking of one Of Harry Hodges hors
es, said IL would bite. / said yes, n
would, that | used to hate to put il ur
at night on that account, and
that 1t came very near numbering me
one night Perkins, who stepped up
then, said II is pity il did not bite your
Id head off. Red then said the horse
would not bite anybody, and that was
too fly anyway, and that he would dC
L
down the street In front q
the st. George hotel. The lire alarm
had sounded, and was making for my
hack, which was standing out In III,
street. Perkins followed me, saving be
had been wanting TO do me up for !
month, and he believed that was a good
time to do 1t. Sheors said, NOW Won
have him, give IL TO him. called 10 4
hack'drver named Drew to keer
Ihnn off nf ~.
pulled his coat OIL of him in doing 80.
got on the box and he stood on the side.
walk and abused me. / drove IN TO tho
corner of Main and Austin streets and
told Harry Hodges about how hag
been treated. In about twenty minute,
| drove down 20 near the corner of Mar
and Poydras streets, where
hitehed and went into res.
taurant. saw Perkins peer
through the window aud / wen
out 10 see what no had done to m,
team, as he was IN the habit of turning
il loose whenever he got a chance;
saw Perkins aud Sheors going up III,
street toward the Sc. George. sheer.
had something in his hand, which
took to be a knife; shortly aiterward
saw hack drive rapidly away
nom the 81, George, aud thinking
they had gone, | started down
TO the lunch stand, one door east OF thu
81. George hotel. On my way, George
colored hack driver, told me | hat
better look out, saying, Those fellow,
are after you, and say they are going &
do you up AS | came In front of IA,
lunch stand, Perkins and Sheers cam,
out, and Perkins made at me SAYING n,
was going 20 do me up right there
Sheers urged him on and | drew m,
pistol and told them to come no further
Perkins continued 10 follow mn nm
cursing me, and finally he made a lung,
and struck nc me with something.
don't know what. II shone in the ligh
and may have been brass knucks or
knife. then fired four shots at Perkins
None Of them were intended for Sheers
and he must have come between m,
aud Perkins. After the shooting CAV,
my pistol TO Harry Hodges, and thei
went home and told my wife. Sooi