Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-04
TERRY-GIBSON.
The Prosecution at Wharton Finishes its
Examination of Witnesses.
Introduction of Evidence for the Defense Be-
gun-The Three Difficulties Told in De-
tail by an Officer.
Special to the Gazette.

had its usual shower TO-DAY, but very
light. Yesterday court adjourned at al
early hour. by request of Judge Halves
for the prosecution, his last witness-T
o. Davidson, conductor on the Southern
Pacific-not yet having made his appear
anee. To-day at o'clock the court
again opened and proceeded to business
II. o. Davidson, for the state, testified
as follows: Am conductor on the South
ern Pacific railway. On the day of the
shooting Kyle Terry got on my train al
Walker Station at 1856 a. M, going as
far as East Bernard, where he got off at
5p. m On entering the car he and
Tom Smith went out on the platform OF
the rear coach and talked together about
long enough to exchange fifteen OF
twenty words. Terry then entered
the water closet on the Coach
asked Smith what the matter
was. He replied, ''Terry don't want
the Richmond folks to know he is on the
train - Terry and had no conversa-
ton. did not see him come out of the
closet. He might have been in the emf
grant car ahead. When he got off the
train he had in his hand gun wrapped
in paper; don't know what kind of a
gun. 1 saw nothing else. The last 1
saw he was standing on the platform at
East Bernard.
The state next introduced as evidence
the affidavit for warrant for arrest and
subpoena in the case of State VS.. Fitz-
gerald for theft of cattle.
w. F. LINN, recalled for the state,
testified that to the best of his belief
Fitzgerald came to him at his office on
the 18th day of June and asked him to
let him see the papers in his case.
The warrant on its back contained
the names of witnesses to appear in
that case. Fitzgerald took a list of
the names, two of them being Ned and
Volney Gibson. This was before the
killing.
This closed the evidence for the state,
which has occupied every day since last
Tuesday.
Henry Mason, deputy sheriff of Fort
Bend county, for the defense, testified
as follows: Have known Kyle Terry and
the GIbsons for many years. The origin
of the trouble between them arose from
the following facts: The Democrats of
Fort Bend county have been divided into
two factions. Some time ago the CIeye-
land and Thurman Democratic club, of
which Kyle Terry was member, gave a
and ball at Richmond, extend
ing invitations outside of their own fac
ton to great many of the families of
the other faction. Some Of t4lese=iavita-
tiohs were re-directed and sent to num-
Der of negroes, one that I know of to
Dick Lacy, a worthless man be-
low the average low negro. On the night
Of the ball some ladies who had come from
Eagle Lake to attend the ball did not at
tend. Mr.. Sorrel also came dowu and
remained at the hotel. The ladies were
persuaded to stay away.
The first difficulty occurred tEe5 morn
ing after the ball. I did not personally
see it but heard Terry say it was some-
thing about the Gibsons going around
the young ladies not to go to
The dance and addressing invitations to
l was then told Vol Gibson
and Terry were going down to the rail-
'oad bridge to have q fight with Win
,hesters. went down town and saw
FERRY and Vol Gibson walking together
md turn the corner of Winston9s store.
They separated, Terry got a VIM
chester and Mr.. Garyey took it away
rom him, asking him to come
llong with us to the courthouse. He
managed to elude us. l ran down and
net Terry alone at the bridge with a
Nichester. 1 asked him for the gun,
which he at first refused to give me.
DIR. Garvey then came up and took it.
Gibson and his friends in quite a crowd,
bout dozen, some with and some with
nut guns were about one hundred yards |
rom there at Mr.. Grost s saloon Terry |
lad no one with him, never has had any
ne, only his Winchester rifle. 1t is a |
act that Terry, who is assessor of Fort |
Send county, has not made his assess
nents this year, employing others to do |
for him, he having been advised by |
is friends that some of the Gibsons |
yould kill him.
1 witnessed the next difficulty |
1 this manner: Being Informed as
n officer that danger was brewing at |
)yer & MOol's bank / went there to
eep Terry from being killed. As I meth
errY at McGhee's saloon he asked me-
hat was the trouble. 1 told him he had |
etter watch out for himself Sheriff I
aryey, who had come up, told Terry TO
o out the back way and up to the court !
ouse. Terry said: mo, will go out of /
he front door. When he got in front
the saloon Jim Gibson came out of Nc
ay & Dimard s drug store opposite.
aw Vol Gibson pass the door in inside and
o to where there was window. Mr..
arnell passing, looked inside IN that dR-
9ction and exclaimed, ''Vol, Vol -
on t know what else he said. Mr.. Gar
ey then asked us to go to the courts
ouse and we all three started.
After this trouble, about five or six
unday ago, don t exactly remember, L
let Terry at barber shop where he had
cen getting shaved. He was standing
the door with Mr.. Matthews. l heard
errY remark that he wanted to go to
ickerson IS to get a PAIR of shoes.
atthews said he would go with him.
hey had been gone fifteen or twenty
inutes when my youngest son came up
Id told me there was likely TO be
ouble down on Railroad street where
ickerson S store is, saying Terry is in
r. DickerSon IS store and the Gibson
,ys had gone down there. I saw Jim |
Ibson across the street and called my
n S attention to the fact. He replied
at the other two Gibsons were down
lere and if / did not hurry l would be
o late. [ did not even know Volney
bison was IN town. 1 walked across
e street as quickly as possible, and
ent INTO the hotel, put q pistol on and