Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-26
ABOUT A JACK POT.
1, ..Aiuife Rod Man Enters into q
es,,r Agreement TO Play Poker
with Two Brothers.
90. r,yo Men Sfortaiiy wounded
n. THIRD siightly-Particulars
Of the AFFAIR.

y TEX, Sept. Pa very serious
u. ssray occurred tonight Just at
which Dave Moore, proprietor
4, white Elephant saloon OF this
"a his brother Dick were both
IN, 70 be MORALLY wounded by l., f..
lightning-rod man from Sher-
u a n.rtIculars OF the whole thing can
~ Z tully learned at this time, but the
',,ur i about as near the facts MS
81 sscertained:
~ came to Paris yesterday about
wick and during the day he met
n Moore in front of his saloon. Moore
N pstree to 90 up stairs and Join ia
"a Of poker with him. Petree re-
#1athe time, saying he did not have
sSuey cf his own, it all belonged TO
enpsny. Moore then told him that
WmaId 20 and play with him, and il he
money that he would give
bsek TO him, and would
I'm with him also If he
Tnl won anything. Petree thought
M, SO agreed to Join in the game,
IN shen the game was ended Petree
at his money, and Dick Moore said
Eald divide nothing. Thus ended the
ame, but later on in the evening
agsgedIin another game under the
Nomise from Moore, that he was to
winnings with him, but before the
N was ended, so Petree says,
ecsme involved in a quarrel
ts5 Jackpot that was his, and
esaid; "You S. b. II you don't
he that money will kill you.n
10 left the hail." says Petree, "and
n met Dave and Dick both on the
I, md they began to abuse me and
al ae all sorts Of names, and Dave
A.me by the coat collar and began
BIKE, when a policeman came up and
hlm let go. Moore then went off
nd this will not be the last of It,"
snee then went TO Mr. + Aliens hard
. store and looked at some pistols and
d out Colts 45.caliber double ac-
4 and told the cleIk he would send
N Il some time before night, as he
lin the country, and left.
|lk evening he came up TO town and
told by man mined Wood that Dave
Ne had a gun and was going to XII
A ght. TINS put Petree on his guard.
ben went up to the White Elephant
net Dave, when the shooting com
bed
Is said by some that Petree asked
what he wanted to kill him for, and
DIS Dave answered: ~ will kill you,
I g. d. s. D." and struck at
With pistol, while others say Dave |
'lO pistol at all. When this was done
be opened fire and fred three shots,
|of which took effect, one entering
n two inches below the left nipple |
Passing Just under the heart through
pody and out at the back. The other |
Struck the left arm below the elbow,
above the elbow about six inches,
lodged in the body.
fer the third shot was fired, Dave
Re left the saloon, running about two
Is across the north side Of the square,
Petree right after him, shooting, and
.man Jim Shanklin in pursuit of |
h, firing two shots at him, one strik-
Is left leg just above the knee, max
lrly desh wound.
i've was picked up and carried back
/ saloon and laid out on a billiard
}. Doctors were called in, aud pro-
heed his wounds mortal. He was
taken TO his residence on South
street.
Hek Moore, 1t seems, was in an oyst' T
lon on Main street when the shooting
lnenced, but came running up about
time that Officer Shanklen arrest d
be, and commemorate Ike him, s J
uKili the S. - b." and during the |
ae somebody's pistol went off. Whose
rs nobody seemed to know, but the |
sook effect in Dicks left arm just be-
he shoulder, cutting an artery.
L was taken into Euress' drug store
before medical aid reached him he
Abltd Till life was almost gone. His
lnd was dressed and he was taken to
lss' residence.
hty have both been conscious but
|tnot talked any.
Isifee's leg was dressed and he was
Alaken to Jail for safe-keeping,
4 mas been known around here for
A or four years and was thought to be
|ie, quiet young man. He has good
|salance and is we'll dressed, rather
phgure, weighs about 1875 pounds,
n years of age, and says some of his
ne live in Paola, Kan, where he used
|le.