Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-30
THE TRAGEDY.
!, acre Again Brought Con-
,l -" Before the People
oi Fort WORTH
,d Mortaily wounds An
ho.w."',,,ard--Both Negroes
r. ,''.. shooting Accidental

n, been killed III wv ,Vo"
n ,,it Acre" A reporter OF
.r,r was informed OF the fact
~ na,ely fastened to the spot
had been told the murder was
l1 Arriving at Main and
,.,o,s he saw large crowd OF
+, neoulc standing in front OF a di-
same building, known in that
the John Nixon boarding
\ .,,nated on Twelfth, between
vusk streets, in the very center
node of corruption-"llclfs
a IN the front room OF the
,,.ntioned house Il young
was living on the bed, sur
i'i hs several women welding fans.
imam. - Of the cot was breathing
.,Iy and evidently suffering in
a Inv He was lying on his back,
INNER portion of his body was
nude. Near the left nipple
A secn A small cash where a bullet
\ rcd The only facts that could
fned from the women were that the
'nsme was Andrew Woodward and
had been shot by George Howard,
colorcd man. A few moments
4 reeor,er arrived at the house
4 nnringer and Cooper entered
IAN dressing the sufferers wound,
frohed for the ball and found that 1t
sered cnteriolly one inch to the left
3clt nipple, passing directly through
4 inns. and was extracted Just be-
n scapula. DR.. Duringcr said
H. was dangerously wounded
icnuld not possibly recover.
\ the physicians were probing for
Y the sufferer several times spoke
4 "put me to sleep, please. Jesus
. Int me to sleep. | am suffering
1hch." The patient was given by
M Injections of morphine, and in a
bonds afterwards was fast asleep.
THE SHOOTING.
q Lewis, colored woman living in
.iIse where the man was lying, said
a GAzETTE reporter; 81 saw the
was sitting in II chair in front
n house when Howard arrived and
ior aroom. Andrew showed him
In and they both left the house
r. They went to Mayweathcr's
4 on the corner, they came out of
Mon and walked in the middle of
let when the shot was fired. That
know about the affair"
BODY present had Il different opinion
Hess in regard to the tragedy; some
ID It was n case of assassination,
4 said Woodard shot himself, while
xMerc Of the opinion that twas Il
b accidental killing. The reporter
ii the saloon where Lucy Lewis said
Hi and Howard had gone, and
Nncd McBain, one of the propric-
Milo said, "lIoward entered the
i alOne, and while in there broke Il
b glass In the front window, which
landed twenty-five cents for. He
n saloon and in few seconds |
x the shot"
M sURRENDERS HIMSELF.
3cdiatcly after the shooting Howard
|swn Rusk street and surrendered
III TO the authorities. Several
N were securing that portion
h city and were somewhat surprised
Elcy saw him coming down Twelfth
tslih officer Tucker, going in the
Apn the wounded man was lying
Y sOner seemed to be very excited
Hlnested the officers to take him to
4 I'm, as he wished to prove that the
~ was done accidentally.
EXoNERATES HOWARD.
Wing at the bedside of Woodland, the
n permitted Howard to speak tC
.9twe good friendS?" shouted How
. replied Woodland.
Hsn't we playing when the pisto
Mr.
y were. don't think you went Il
hoarsely replied the wounded
we have any fuss in our livcsY
y shouted the prisoner.
we didn't; the pistol went of
said Woodard.
1.-THE same old pistol we hat
70 went fishing the other day, ant
10y It wouldn't snap them"
tits the same pistol" murmurec
Hfiercr.
ns ue conversation Howard APP.
II very much concerned, and whcl
uesllons were satisfactorily an
sad, addressing the officers
tell you so :" The officers cs,
neprisoner to the calaboosc, whcr,
locked up to await further devcl
u rhsoNERS STATEMENT.
\ ~ night the reporter visited How
81 Y cell at the calabooSe, and from
IN Incd the following statement.
a9'ne is at Marshall. / have beer
< aere off and on for some time
NV Andrew about Z O'Clock TO
we were talking about the cir
was going to take out W,
aiways good friends, and die
a'e any trouble at any time
X y we We're Yin the street foolin!
n; !, pid pistol. ! had snapped sevcra
. lately, ! pulled trigger and IN
IA upped when II went off"
"a you Know that you had shot you
"a asked asked the emlssary.
"a mc.n $500 ""'" '
u'u you run after the shot wa
aousht | would be arrested 70
4 M an pistol; that is why go
early hour this morning IN
I,c,, man was still living but no hop
n bo, ,'aed Tor his recovery. How
. opsl twenty-onc wears of are an
4 Ma not more than twenty-tiv