Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-29
DEADLY MISSILES.
4 Barroenl Row In Lsrfdo In which
TIVE Men are Hustled
Into Eternity.
On shs spot and Bartender Pf,h
ably Fatally wounded.

special 10 the 6aSette.
LAREDO, tEx., May 2s.- About 1,
O'Clock to day parties in the neighbor.
hood Of Market Pisa we're startled by ,
rapid exchange of shots, and the smoke
which poured out OF the open door OF The
Grand Central saloon, locsted that buid
ing as the place wnere the shots occurred
A reporter was on tie fcsne at once and
managed to work through the crowd
which blocked the street on both sides Of
the house, and secured Ambulance.
Upon the floor in front OF the bsr Lee
Hope, Of Fl. Ewell, LsSslle county, lsy
stretched full length, dead. crimson
stain On his white shirt JEST over the
region Of the heart showing
entered. In the room adjoining the
bsikeeper OF the house, ia Rosales,
lay il mortal sgonF with crowd around
HIM and physicians ministt ring to his
wounds. He had been shot In the bowels,
the osll entering In the front and coming
ous Of his back; aud also shot In the left
shoulder, which wss shattered in
HORRIBLE MANNER
A cot was procured and tue wounded
MAJ was conveyed 10 the house OF his
brother, Beniso Rosgles, where be now
lies 81 the point OF deatp, end is not ex-
pected to live until Tomorrow.
The body Of Lee Hope, deceased.
was taken charge Ct by Colonel
Fowzeer, the undertaken, and placed In e
refrigerator, aud will probahiy be ex.
pressed to LsSslle county for burial. His
wife was teleersphed to but cannot posi-
oily srrive il the city before tomorrow
night.
The evidence at the cornnoI's isquesl
elected the fact that Hope and three
Mexicsus hsd been drinking at the bar,
when the Mex'caDs who had invited Hope
to drink walked out before he had flushed
his lemonade, and R1ssles demanded
payment OF Hope, cursing him ard call
ing him hard names. Hope told him he
would whip him il he had two whole
arms. Hope was carrying his left arm in
6 sing at the time, having had it broken
8 few DAYS ago by being thro from a
horse. Rossles
AGAIN CURsKp BIN,
and, taking pistol down from the rear
OF the bar, replied that he could not do
1t, and lsid the pistol down IL front of
him under the bar. Hope went cut and
returned with something in his hand.
Shading in the north door both parties
INDUCED In hard wo de, the bnEkeeper
having pistol in his hand. Hope again
went away, but shortly returned and en-
tered the saloon, when the firing began.
Another witness testified ss follows {:
az heard the shots In the
Grand Central saloon;. ran in
and saw Lee Hope lying on the
floor In front of the bar with pistol Ia
mis- hand; asked him if he WAS killed H.
answered 'yes' l ssked him who old
it, and he replied, pointing toward the
bar: 'rbst man behind the bars /
asked Rossles II he did it. He nodded
'yes.' asked him II ne was hurt. He
replied Il am shot twice. While I was
speaking ne WAS partially STOPPING over,
aad
EANK DOWN
as be answered the last question.
picked him up sud carried him into On
adjoining TO n.y.
Some clsin Hope fred first, while 9TH
ers that the firing WAS simultaneous.
Hopes weapon was q short forty five
Colts six-shooter, single action. Resales
used Smith & Wsssen thirty-eigat, dou
bic action pistol. Hopes pistol shows
four empty chambers, while Rossles'
shows I've empty climbers. It js said
that Rossles was under the Influence
Of liquors but there is no evidence to that
eject. Hope was sober, as he never
drinks intoxicating liquor.