The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-12
TEXAS VENGEANCE
Waited Upon Two lad Proplc-Assassina
tlOu of Il Murilarnr nnl lila aIlatraaa

'ion OF oluruerer and Ills Mistress.
TEMPLE, TEX, August 1.-THE people
Temple were greatly excited this morn
Ing by tho record OF last nights work
Three shooting scrapes occurred, two o
them OF minor Importance, in which d
gambler was slightly wounded and boy
accidentally perforated, but the third
was a case OF horror and ghastlincss such
as is ever seen. The victims were Pick
Wiseman, local, sport, and Cora Nc.
Mahan, courtesan OF State notoriety,
The causes leading to this double
killing and tho circumstances are sub
stantially rs follows: Pick Wiseman
WIS once tho handsomcst man in Dcll
county, and one OF the most dangerous,
His wonderful physical development,
and loose ways Of life made him prev
to the designing woman, McMahan, the
Keeper OF IL notorious dive in this city.
His record previous to coming to TEN.
pic Is that OF bad man, and several vic.
tins Of his ambush shots are this day
avenged. The last man he killed was
Bob Hawkes., deputy marshal OF Temple.
He killed Hawkes.
WITHOUT WARNING,
Shooting him down in cold blood one
night at the door OF restaurant.
Wiseman did this at the ins.iga,ion OF
the woman, whom Hawkes., in his ca.
pacity as an officer, had threatened TO
arrest for not paying fine the Mayors
court had assessed against her. For this
W!iseman was arrested, but admitted to
bail, after which he returned to Temple,
de had been here but short time
when he again showed his nature BY at-
tempting to shoot n fellowganlbler, fir
ing at him from under table, IIis
bondsman surrendered him, and his
trial Tor the killing OF Hawkes. took
place in Bolton last week. Although
every witness Wiseman presented was
impeached, yet, to the surprise and in.
dignation OF all the county, the prisouer
was declared not guilty.
FEELING AGAINST wIsEMAN.
Was very high in Temple, and many of
the best citizens here considered that il
Wiseman returned, there would be more
bloodshed. Such was the feeling that it
was talked openly that il Wiseman put
In M appearance he would be shot down
like n dog, and that there would be no
bills against the one doing the shooting.
Events transpired as had been pre-.
dicted.
Wiseman returned to Temple, and for
week Kept close to the dive OF the
woman. Last night the two procured 4 |
buggy and went to Belton. This morn
ing, Just at the edge OF town, the buggy
was found with the horse tied to the
fence in narrow lane, with Wiseman
and Cora McAIahnn in it,
STONE DEAD.
Wiseman's body was leaning forward
across the woman's lap, with charges OF |
buckshot in his shoulder, breast aud |
face. The woman's corpse embraced the
body OF her paramour, and her powder.
burned face was rendered more ghastly |
still by the horrible appearance of the
top OF her head, which was literally torn
in two. The skull, all but a little place,
was raised off the brain. The bodies |
were brought into town and M inquest
held. Nothing could be learned as to
who did the shooting. Temple breathes
easier now that two OF the most danger.
ous characters ia the country have been
removed. The people took Justice into
their own hands. and Bob Hawkins and
| long line OF Wiseman's victims are
avenged.