The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-30

the action of his heart had ceased and
that he was dead man, killed by his
own hand.
THE ROOM
in which the shots were fired was a
little box eight by ten feet, and in it
were the cooking stove and table on
which the MONDAY meal was spread.
From this point it would be best to
tell the tale in the words of the
ONLY WITNESS,
young man named Jess Wilson. He
said: ~ was sitting down talking to
Maggie, who was eating dinner when
Buffalo Bill" come in. Bill was ex-
tremely Jealous of her and on last
Sunday he drew his pistol and
threatened her because he had seen
her talking with young man named
Aaron Jones. There also seemed to
be some trouble over a ring that he
given her, and when he came to the
door he said: Maggie where is that
r'ng?' She answered him BY saying
that she had it and that it would be
all right; No sooner had she spoken
than Bill drew his pistol and fired;
she jumped and ran out of the room
to the front room with blood running
from her face. Bill then turned the
pistol towards his head and fired; at
the first shot his hat fell to the floor;
he then placed the pistol close to the
back of his head and fired the fatal
shot; had no idea that he was going
to shoot; I only thought he was bluff
ing and was so taken by surprise that
couldn't realize what had been done
until it was all over. think there
were only three shots fired"
Although Wilson says there were
only three shots, indications point to
there having been four. The pistol
which was found by Bills had only
four cartridges in it and all were emp
ty. In addition to this bullet hole
was found over the place where Bill
stood, in the ceiling, which was evil
IDENTIFY, caused by the bullet that
knocked off his hat. The last shot
he fired was the one with the pistol
held close to his head. DR.. Graves,
who made the examination, stated that
the ball never came out but lodged in
the brain. There was also a hole in
the partition behind the chair in
which the woman sat while eating.
On passing through the wood this
ball took an upward course and was
cnt out of the ceiling by Officer Platt.
This accounts for three shots which
Wilson said was fired, but then the
ball that was cut from the woman's
neck proves that there must have been
another, making four in all.
THE DEAD MAN.
VIM. Dornwell, who is called
Buffalo Bill" by nearly every one
who knows him, is we'll known
figure about Austin. He was born
and raised near Giddings, Lee county,
and his father is living there now,
his mother having died about two
years ago. He served in the ranger
service for some years, and during the
exciting times in this city at Christ
mas of 1885 he was sworn in az a
special officer. 1t was in the early
part of 1886 that he was put on the
regular police force, where he remained
until the present administration came
in. After going off the force he opened
chill stand on East Pecan street
near the Driskill, which he has been
running until the present time. He
was a member of two benevolent
societies-the A. o. U. w. and the
Sons of Hermann-in the first OF
which he had $1,000 and in the other
$1,000, which amounts will go to his
wife and four little children, who sur
vive him.
THE WOUNDED WOMAN.
Maggie Mule, the woman who was
shot, was from Blanco county, he1
maiden name being Maggie James
Some years ago with her husband,
Mule, and his partner Jack Crutchfll
she went over to Mexico, where all
hands went into the mining business.
a dispute arose over some trivial
matter, and Mule was killed by his
partner. Maggie then drifted back to
Texas and finally to Austin, where
Dornwell met her. He then left his
wife and went to live with her. Last
night she was doing about as well as
could be expected under the circum-
stances, and the doctors express a
hope for her recovery.