Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-25
SUNDAYS SHOOTING.
The Examination of the Defend
ant in Progress.
FTHE PRISONER WILL TESTIFY,
When the Court Reconvenes this Mornin g.
Strong Testimony Favorable TO the
Defendants ReputatIon-Inter-
est Continues Unabated

Interest in the shooting ARRAY OF Sunday
had not abated Yesterday, and the matter
was the general topic Of conversation on
the streets The preliminary examination
of Campbell was set for yesterday at ,
O'Clock, but before that time the
Office of Justice McClung, be-
fore whom the examination was
| to be conducted began to FL up, and 1t was
evident that the size OF the room was
inadequate to accommodate those who
wished 70 hear the testimony given IN the
examination. The room was packed. and
standing room even was not TO be had. The
defendant was conducted TO the court
room by Sheriff Richardson at about 3
O'Clock He was pale, and looked as if he
| had slept but little. the strain having told
on him considerably. He greeted such
friends as he knew, and seated himself near
his attorneys.
The state was represented by Prescott
ing Attorney Gillespie, Assistant Prescott
ing Attorney baltimore, assisted by Attor-
ncY Chapman Of the firm of Ross, Chapman
5yRoss. Mr.. Chapman was employed by
FRIENDS OF Allibone TO assist the state in
conducting the prosecution.
life defendant attorneys We're four in
pufl ber-Attorney GUthredge of Jefferson,
. brother-in-law Of Campbell; i. f. Al
bright, J. 7. AIoreland and L. W. Tempel of
this city.
{. W. Connery was the first witness
summoned lie was in the vicinity when
the shooting occurred, and related the cir
cumstanccs as they appeared to him.
He was unacqualnted with any
Of the circumstances that led
10 the elimination Of the tragedy. Before
his testimony was concluded both the pros
ccution and the defense requested that the
examination be finished in the district court
room, where better ventilation could be
had and the audience might be
better accommodated. Justice Me
Cluug granted the request and
ordered that the examination be dis
continued and the case be transferred to
the district court room. The examination
of Mr. COnuCry WAS continued here but
nothing new was developed. Other wit
Hcsscs who We're near when the shoot
ing occurred were examined ard
the same facts with few minor variations.
These witnesses were 4. w Taylor, Bart
CoTman, Pat Dugan, VIM. Hunter and VI.
4. Chambers. The attending physicians
Drs. Thompson and Broiles, were
examined aud testified IS 10
-rhc course Of the bullets and
the probable fatality of each
shot. From the examination of these gen
tlemen it was found that the wounds
were OF l much more serious nat
-ure than WAS II first supposed, one at
least, and probably two being sufficient
alone 10 cause death. It was at first
thought that the two balls which
Onward, one 10 the right, the
Other to the left, neither entering the
c. lily, but upon critical examination
af'cr death it was found that two of the
balls had entered the cavity, one entering
about two inches ard half below the
nipple TO the left OF the breast bone, pass
ing through the body and lodging
under the skin. The other entered |
below the arupit near the !
seventh rib, Clipped of pieces of the ribs |
in its passage through, and came out be- |
tween the eighth ana ninth ribs The |
other wound was only flesh wound, and of |
little consequence Both Drs. Thompson !
and Broiies gave it as their opinion that |
the first of these wounds was almost nee |
CSsarily fatal. and the second would |
PROBABLY have been. DR.. BrOiles testified |
that the shock 20 the nervous system OF the |
deceased had not a little TO do with his |
death. but that this was directly caused by |
the shots. lie also testified positively that |
the first mentioned wound was necessarily |
fatal
Z. W Taylor testified TO having known
the defendant for twenty-five or thirty |
years. aud during this time is reputation
as Il citizen was above reprOach and his in
tegrity unimpeachaDlc 50 far as he knew.
Nothing new Is to the cause Of the tYou-
DC IiiS DGtll tt-NE4C llldL II Is Sdlu
that Allibone had both verbally ana |
by letter slandercd Campbell to
different parties in New York, New Or
leans, St Louis and olher places, where
the defendant did business. Some Of these
letters were incloscd and returned TO the |
defendant with the information that he had |
an enemy, but he lost the business Of others
TO whom the letters were written. Mr.. |
Campbell became alarmed for his bust
ness interests and consulted friends
who advised him TO seek re
dress through the libel law. This he
says it was impossible TO do rs the deceased
had no tangible property Campbell says
there was no cause for the writing of the
letters except that Alibone was 4 friend of
his former partner, Howerton, and
may not have liked his disSolving
partnership with him He also says
that he tried TO dissuade Allibone
through mutual friends to discontinue these
attempts at inJuriug him, but that they
were mSulred by AllibOnc
The examination will be continued today |
at O'clock and will. ii IS
thought, consume the entire day. The most
Of the testimony for the defense Will be
rs 10 the good business stauding1
honesty and integrity OF the defendant. He
vii also be examined. ana viii probably
throw much additional light on the case
The remains of y. u. AlIibone have been
prepared for shipment and will be for
Ndrded to Philadelphia as soon as direc-
tons are received from L. ". Allibone of
Jersey City, the brother of the deceased.