Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-14
A KILLING AT LeNGvIEW.
Two Sports Engage in a Shooting Bee, and One
Puts Bullet Through the other-TwO
Different Tales Told.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
LoNGvIEw, TEX. Dec. 13.-Last night
| at II 40 several shots were heard IN rapid
succession in tie Daisy saloon and Ed
Rice was seen TO stagger TO the front door
and fall. He was shot in the back. The
ball passed through his bowels, emerging
near the naval, causing death in two
hours. Inside the saloon was VIII
Breazeale with his forty-fye cali
bre revolver, with "a bruised and
bleeding face and two balls in his
hat. He remained there till arrested and
acknowledged the killing. The cause of
the row is somewhat obscure, but oc-
CURED about as follows: viii Breazeale
and friend stepped into the Daisy
saloon after Eli Perkins show wa over,
and had taken drink and were standing
before the stove, when Ed Rice, i'll COM
pany with his partner, Ode Nance,
entered the saloon, and leaning
against the bar exchanged few
words with BreaZeale when Mr.. Nance
stepped into the billiard hall and Rice
approached the stove where BreaZeRle
stood, when short scuffle took place and
a shot was fired. Nance ran out of the
rear door and Rice toward the front
When near the door BreaZeale shot at
Rice with the above result THE GAZETTE
reporter visited the saloon bit only found
a small spot of blood to mark the dying
place of Rice. No bullet holes could be
found anywhere in the saloon. The
body of Ed Rice was found up
stairs in the Falcon house. He
was young man of progressing appear
ance, about twenty-five years Old, and
but lately started out rs a sporting man,
previous to which time he bore the very
best name and had filed some very re-
sponsible positions. He had resided here
only a few months, but was only known
TO the sporting community.
VIII Breazeale is known here among
the sports, but is well known in Mar
shall, where he was raised. He is a very
nice looking man and seems quite popular
with the sporting community, who gen.
orally think he shot in self-defense.
He was seen by The GAZETTE reporter at
the jail this morning, and talked freely
and seemed to tell IL straightforward stO-
~ about as follows: He had met the two
men, Rice and Nance, during the day,
the latter being on Il spree, and he
(Breazeale) had endeavored TO quiet
Nance and get him to go home, but
Nance seemed to mistrust him "ud drew
his pistol, saying he wanted no nonsense
from BreaZeale. As Nance was drinking
he thought nothing of it, and so passed
the matter off. He says Rice struck him
in the face with pistol or brass llnucks
and that the two holes he showed the
reporter and the wound in the face were
the cause of his killing Rice. Breazeale
ate no breakfast and was very anxious to
have his examining trial and be released
on bond which he hopes will not be long.
Mr.. ode Nance was seen in the custody
of the sheriff aud $ emed to be very
fair man. He said to TIE GAZETTE re-
porter that he was sober and had not the
least idea of getting into a row
with Mr.. BreaZeale or anyone else
and the shooting was surprise to him.
He said he had known Breazeale only
few weeks, but had not the slightest
grudge against him, nor did he know OF
any trouble between Mr.. Rice and Mr..
Breazeale. He said they walked into the
saloon and were standing cOnversing
when all mt once RreaZeale said with an
oath: "NOw, I've got YOU and be-
gan firing at him and Rice. He said he
could not account for the shooting III any
way unless it was pure wantonuess.