The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13
MISSED THE MARK.
Five Leaden Missiles Sent After
Mr.. Nj. v. Shean From
q Revolver.
Mr.. David Hunter Empties His
Pistol at an Intruder upon
BIS Premises.

Five pistol shots last night about $3.50
o'clock near the corner of West Pecan and
Lsvaoa streets caused considerable excite
ment and oommotion in that locality. Or
6cers Montgomer and Platt we're among
the first to reach the scene of the affair,
and when they arrived they saw David
Hunter in his yard with a pistol in his
hand, and down the street a shorHdistancs
they found NJ. Y. SheRn, the other party
to the affair. The circumstances of the
shooting are best CLEANED from interviews
with the parties to the affair. 1t appears
that the two men had not been on good
terms for some time. This predatory is
necessary in order to understand what fol-
lows. Mr.. Hunter talked very freely about
the matter to STATESMAN reporter, and
concerning the immediate cause of the
trouble he said: 81 was called here few
days ago from my business in Hot
Springs by the
DANGEROUS ILLNESS
of one of my children.
While at supper tonight
some one knocked at the door. My wife
went out, and when she returned she said
Mr.. Shean wanted to see me. This man
has doubly wronged me Che used more en-
phatio language than this), and 1 was
naturally angered that he should invade
my premises where was sick myself and
nursing a sick child. l ordered him away
from my door, but at first he didn't go
and commenced to swear and curse vio-
lently. went back into the house to get
my pistol, but my wife had hidden it
and for some time refused to give it
to me. In the meantime this man
had come around the house to the window
and poked his arm in as if to shoot-as /
thought. He left then and went out by
the gate, and heard several out there call
to me not to come out unarmed as the
man Shean was armed and would kill me.
got my pistol and went to neighbours
and telephoned to the
POLICE STATION
for an officer. When l came back found
that tails man had re-entered
my premises and was standing in
my door cursing me and abusing my fam
sly and l fired at him."
M. V. Shean was seen at the police sta
ton and made the following statement:
81 have been away from the city for some
time, and when l came back yesterday l
heard that Hunter had made certain state
ments that were damaging to me in ref
erenoe to a suit which have in the courts
and tonight went to his house to ask him
about the matter. l did not go for fuss
and was not armed. Mrs. Hunter came
to the door and soon after Mr.. Hunter
came and 1 told him my business. He re-
fused to talk to me and ordered me away.
l attempted to reason with him but he
would not listen to me. / went out of
the gate, but concluded that 1 would
make another attempt to have talk with
him. went back and knocked again and
he again refused to talk with me. / went out
of the gate, and when 1 had gotten
about twenty steps up Pecan heard
SHOT FIRED
and saw a person shooting at me. l
may be mistaken, but l do not think it
was Hunter shooting at me-"
Both men were taken up to the police
station. A charge of disturbing the
peace was preferred against Shean and
he was locked up. Mr.. Hunter was re-
leased, no charge having
been preferred against him.
1t seems that the. two men had not
been on good terms for some time. Some
months ago Hunter owned the "Gold
Room" a saloon on the Avenue, and, upon
going to Hot Springs to embark in bust
ness, he placed Shean in charge of the
saloon. Business and other complications
arose, and hence the trouble.
Five shots were fired at Shean, but none
of them touched him.