San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-11-27
ANOTHER MURDER.
HICKMAN JAMES DRAPER KILL
ED BY A STRANGER.

| James Draper, hackman employed
by Carter d Mullaly, was shot and
killed last night about Ills, in from
of the Menger Hotel, by III. H. Child
ers. of Austin, vino represents the
New York Mutual Life Insurance
company. After being shot, Draper
staggered into the hotel billiard room
and died a few minutes after. His
slayer ran down Blum street and
across lots to North street, pursued by
colored Deputy U. s. Marshal w. III
| Ellis. There he lost his man, who
was, however, arrested about s o'clock
this morning at Mrs. Dukes medical
ed bath establishment, back Of the
Menger hotel, corner Blum and Bon
ham streets. He is now locked in Jail.
The body Of Draper was removed first
to Carter & Mullaly's undertaking
rooms, and then taken to his home on
Nacogdoches street.
The circumstances leading to the
killing, are about as follows:
Childress and f. r. Cochran, the
latter of st. Louis, got into Jesse
Rudder's hack about 1880 o'clock and
were driven to the residence at the
corner of Hack berry and Hays
streets, where two ladies were taken
in and the party were driven to where
a party was in progress, on San Pedro
avenue, and after that stopped at
Schools garden. From there the
four separated and were driven in
separate hacks, Childress and one
lady being in Rudder's hack. They
drove home and Childress was taken
back to the Menger where he got out.
He was looking for Cochran, with
whom he had had a little dispute
while they were together. Rudder
wanted his money and the two men
went into the bar and took drink
together, and then Rudder went out
side rapidly and was followed By
Childress. An alteration occurred
between the two men and Jim Dra-
per, who was sitting on the box of
his hack by the sidewalk, leaped off
his hack and advanced toward Child
ress and declared himself ready to
take up Raiders quarrel.
Thereupon Childress drew Smith
& Wesson 3S-calibre double action
revolver and fired, the bali penetrat-
ing the left breast of Draper, infiict-,
ing mortal wound. After the
shooting Childress ran up Blum
street, across through an alley to
Commerce street and across lois into
North street. He fell into a ditch
and lost his hat, and his clothing,
when he was arrested this morning
by Capt. Shardein and Capt. Coy, as
sisted by Officers Setfel, Brown and
Ludwig, was not yet dry.
This morning a LIGHT reporter in |
Childress in jail. He found |
him in the cell last occupied by the |
late Jim Mccoy. In appearance he is
4 tall, rather well-built man, of 80 or
% years. His statement was secured
very readily. and is as follows:
my home is in Austin, although 1
have no relatives there. L was former
y in the law firm of Swain & Child
,ess. am a lawyer and have been
or ten years. 1 also represent the
New York Mutual Life Insurance
company. L knew these ladies' in
Austin, and Cochran and L went up
% see them, took them calling, and,
stopped into Scholz's gar
len for refreshments. / did not get
,ut of the hack, but one lady and
cochran separated from us, as we had
lad a little quarrel, but it did not
mount to much. [ went to tie lady's
lome, left her and came bac' to the
Ieuger about 1890. Rudue 2anted
lis money and, as CochrSl en-
ragged the hack and hired hi. d
ID him to wait until CoCll4... = ..
He said, no, he must have tho I,Jney
low. L invited him III to take drink
md he said he would take drink,
1ut he wanted his money.
II told him all right then, would
Try and get it of Mr.. Browder. He
became insulting and became angry
md told him with an oath that he
could not get it. He went outside
md / went too, and met Cochran
coming in, and spoke to him, coll
,erning the affair. He said he want
I'd to see me. While we were
,peaking, I referred to the hack
nan in some remark which can not
remember when the other man,
Draper / do not know his name,
umped off the hack and rushed TO-
ward me in the attitude of fighting
md said. "You are a G. d-n liar!
No c. d-n s. of q B. can
ak of friend of mine that way"
Then I fired at him. After the shoot
ng I walked off when some one (W
r. Ellis called out "stop." Then L
AN and he fired one shot. l did not
lraw the pistol on him. After stop
ped running [ came back to Mrs.
Dukes place. 1 knew her IN Austin
and had taken friend to have a
bath in her house, after I saw her
over here. She gave me room and
[ sent colored boy with a note to
Cochran. The officers followed the
boy back and that is how I was To-