San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-09
A COWARDLY SHOT.
The Attempted Assassination of
Banker LockWood--NO Assign
able Cause for the
Deed.

DEED.
The unprovoked and unexplained attempt
to assassinate Mr.. J. s. Lockwood of the Lock
wood National Bank last night continues to be
the theme of general comment. The bare
facts are all that can be given at this time,
though some light may be thrown upon the
mysterious occurrence later in the day.
AT $50 last evening John Delsite, hackman,
was hailed while on stand at the Menger hotel
nv a Young man who desired his services.
This man is described as about 20 years OF age,
slight build, five feet nine or ten inches in
height waVy brown hair, slight mOuStache
somewhat darker than hair and large lumin-
GUS ewes of deep blue. He was well attired
in a black diagonal cutaway suit. the pants
being of some dark striped material, linen i'm
macuIate, shoes polished and stylish, his hat
soft felt and his vest Ornamented with gold
chain. The hackman w3s ordered to drive to
Mr.. Lockwood's residence on Dgnowlty Hill.
Arriving there he gave the hackman dollar,
refusing the change, and instructed him to
call at 10 O. clock as he would then be ready to
return. The hour was near = and the hack
man drove away.
TTDOn entering the house the stranger pre-
sented what appeared to be a letter from H.
". BrOwder, manager of the Menger hotel, in
Producing the bearer Charles hickman, OF
ROstOn who, 1t stated was DESTROYS OF seeing
Mr. Lockwood upon important bus nesS. 1t is
hardly necessary to say that the letter was
forgery.
few common place remarks the stranger
first insisted, and then perSistently urged Mr..
Lockwood to accompany him to the Menger in
a hack, stating that he, with his two brothers
who were there were detectives and had i'm
portant business with him. To all his urgent
entreaties Mr.. Lockwood returned positive
denial but finally agreed to walk with the
,strange:visitOr to the gate. On the way thither
the man stopped to admire the roses, and Mr..
Lockwood was in the act of STOPPING 10 gather
some for him when the assassin fired at the
distance of a few feet, the ball striking "a little
above the ear and passing around TO point
near the temple, grazed the skull and plOwed
furrOw on the scalp. me wound Is not oau'
gerOus but the call was Il very close one.
Prevented from firing second shot by Mr.
LOckwOOd's motion as if to fire his own pistol,
the young man turned and ran from the
premises and the wounded banker was as
sisted into the house. The wOuld-be muir
derer was seen by three persons in the vicin
ty as he hurried down blackberry street to-
ward the stv. since which time no sight OF
tidings of him have been secured.
Speculation and comment is rife upon the
streets today and many wild assertions are
made. One citizen stated to lay that he knew
of a similar attempt that hat been made on
MIR. LOckwOOd's life fourteen years ago. An
other citizen thought the pistol of such a
small CalIbre that man would never think OF
using it.
1t is known that Mr.. Lockwood has beer
threatened with injury several times, or a
least expected ii, as he often wanted to sci
his fine residence in the suburbs and move
into the city. Mr.. BrOwder. of the Menger
and his clerks do rot remember to have seen
wOuld-be assassin, though it is possible any
one could come in and sit at a table and Writ
letter on the Menger letter heads wthOu
any attention being paid to him.
Some gent cmen sitting in front of ithe Men
ger last night remember to have seen maj
of this d SCriptiOn asking OF the haC Hmar
where certain hackmen we're and he seemed
to be pretty well acquainted with the names o
the hackmen, They assert he was the SAM
man whom Dellsite carried in the hack.
ThismOrning young man answering thu
description in every particular with the eN
ceptiOn that his mus ache was very short, pre-
scented himself at Military headquarters an
wanted to enlist as a soldier He said his nam
was Jordan and he carried a gold headed cane
He appeared suspicious and he officers wer
telephOned for and Marshal Shardein and Al
sistant Henessey repaired to the hill. Hacl
man Delsite accompanied them, and on til
man being taken to Mr.. Lockwood for identit
cation, neither he nor Dellsite could identit
him and he was released. The officers hay
worked all night on the case, 1but as yet HAY
found no clue.