Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-22
ANOTHER TERRY KILLED.
Shot Down by a Man whose Brother He
had Murdered,

rible tragedy was enacted at the Court house
here to- day in which Kyle Terry, nephew
of the late Judge David S. Terry, was in
stautly killed and two men badly wounded
The killing was the outcome of the troubles
which resulted some time ago in bloody
battle between citizens Of Richmond.
Some months ago, Terry, who was Tax
Assessor for Fort Bend county, and a mem
Der of what is known as the "Woodpeckar
Party" had difficulty with the three Glib
son boys, all members of the Jay Bird
party"
Five weeks later Terry met one of the
Gibson brothers in Wharton and killed
him. When the case came up for trial
Terry got change Of venue to Galveston
county. Judge Parker indicted him for
murder in Fort Bend county He also Sc
cured change of venue to this county and
the cases were set down for to-day, and
the Witnesses for both the prosecution and
aefense brought to this city large number
lof the adherents of the "Jay Bird" and
"Woodpecker" factions.
About 10 A. NJ. Kyle Terry and his
brother. Captain David Terry, of California,
Judge Parker, Judge Weston. DR.. Gale and
some others entered the front door of the
Court house. Terry turned to the left,
towards the stairway, and had just reached
the second step when shot was fired. 1t
struck him under the right arm and came
out of the left breast, and literally tore his
heart to pieces.
There was a moments pause, and then
four or five shots were fred from different
directions. One passed through the arm of
Judge Weston, of Fort Bend county, an
other through the leg of Henry Little, a
Galvestonian.
Eye witnesses say three men were shoot
ing, naming them as Val. Gibson, who
killed Terry, and whose brother Terry had
killed in Wharton Dan Ragsdale and
Young Mitchell, all from Fort Bend county
and all gay birds"
Immediately after the shooting six ar
rests were mare. The principal one is
Val. Gibson, who fired the first and only
fatal shot. He is a young man about 25
years old, and treats the matter coolly.
Gibson was the Oldest man in the attack
ing party, four of the others being under
81 years of age.
1t was evident the intention was to kill
Weston and Parker as well as Terry.
Judge Parker is member of the State
Legislature from Fort Bend county, and is
charged with having been the cause of the
late riot in Richmond. His trial for muir
der comes up tomorrow. He is charged
with the killing Of negro woman during
the Richmond riot.
Could Not Raise the Money.
New YORK, January 21st.-George F. Da-
mon, the New York agent of Western
land and real estate company, whose offices
/ are at Caldwell, Kas., committed suicide to-
day by shooting himself. He lived with
his wife in a handsome residence at PoIt
Chester, n. Y. He had been missing for
the last two days. Damon has been stay
| ing at the Martin House in this city, where
he received a telegram from Secretary
Blaine, of the land compay at Caldwell,
notifying him that the sum of $24, 900
should be paid on December 18th, when it
was due for the purchase of some land. 1t
| is believed Damon was unable TO pay the
money on account of financial troubles,
which is supposed to have led to the sui
eide.
Killed His Brother-in-Law.
ROME (Ga.), January 21st-DeForrest
| Allgood, President of the Trion Factory,
one of the wealthiest institutions of North
ern Georgia, was shot and instantly killed
! by DR.. !. B. S. Holmes, his brother. in-law,
I-snd one OF the most prominent and popu
tIar OF Georgia's physicians. 1t is alleged
I that Allgood had long cherished an ill-will
/ toward Holmes for some business matters
| between them, and had frequently threat
ened his life. Holmes had avoided him,
bat yesterday Allgood came 10 town and
went TO Holmes office, where the doctor
was in company with two friends. ALI
good advanced with drawn pistol, when
Holmes shot him dead.
Three to Five on Bly,.
| New YORK, January 21st.-Interest in
creases in the race between Nellie BLY, and
Miss Bisland around the world. Betting
at the clubs to-day was five to three in fa-
vor of BLY,. Two offers within four hours
have been received from the Western bet
| ting syndicate to contribute literally to-
ward sending out fast steamship to inter-
cept the slow steamship on which Bisland
is embarked, the idea being to take her to
Halifax and bring her here by special train.
The offers aggregate S. 900, one being from
Denver and one from Kansas City. The
scheme is thought to be impracticable.
Blood Poisoning.
ST. PAUL, January 21st.-Miss Helen
Luyerne died Monday of blood poisoning,
caused by d kid glove. Recently she no
ticed the smallest kind of a pimple or ex-
crescence on her chin while visiting a
downtown dentists Office, and raised her
gloved hand to feel of it. Two days later
her chin and throat had swollen to twice
the natural size. In week her whole
system was affected. and she died after sus
fering the most intense agony. The ply
sicians attending found that the kid gloves
which she had been wearing were dyed
with poisonous chemicals, and rubbing the
pimple on her chm, the poison had been
transmitted.
Accidentally Killed.
DENVER. January 2lst.-Peter n. Oglesby,
nephew of Ex-Governor Oglesby, OF
Illinois, accidentally shot and killed him
self yesterday While out hunting, five
miles from this city, he had laid his gun
on the ground and when he picked it up
took it by the muzze, and in pulling 1t
towards him the hammer caught in the
grass, causing the gun to explode.
John Chinaman Goes East -Explosior.
PrrTsBURG, January 21st-Twenty-fiye
Chinaman en- route from California to
work here were in the city to-day. 1t is
the intention to put them to work as labor
ers in the place of Italians and lrishmen.
Fifty others are now on their way from
San Francisco.
By an explosion of natural gas from the
main at Sewickley, Pa, last night, Mrs.
George Gibbs was fatally burned and her
daughter seriously injured.
Gripped Indians.
WINNIPEG, January 21st.-A band Of
about 800 Indians on st. Peters reserve is
severely affected with la grippe and are
rapidly dying. Six hundred are down with
| tendance.
Perished in the Flames.
KNOXVILLE (Mo.), January 21st. L.
McCalmont's residence was burned yester-
day, and his aged mother and two young
girls perished in the flames. The origin of
| the fire is unknown.
Indians Drowned.
HELENA {Mont.). January 2lst-News
has beeu received from Flathead lake stat
| ing that thirteen Indians tried to cross the
ice on ponies, when they broke through
and five of the Indians were drowned.
| The Father of Waters Raging.
| MEMPHIS (Tenn) January 21st-The
river here is within feet of the flood OF
1882, when the gauge registered Sc 5 feet
| the highest water ever known. The over
flow of the bottoms south of here is iney-
! table.
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