Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-31
DALLAS.
KNIGHT AND ALDEN ADMITTED
TO $3.50 BAIL EACH.
Further Particulars of the Shooting At
fray at Ryiie-Some Good Sized
Fines-GOne Abroad
Special to the Gazette.


Special 10 the gazette
DALLAS, TEX, July 3O.-Black, who was
shot in the row last night by Superluten-
dent Knight of the Oak Cliff elevated road,
is resting easy with hole through the lett
lung. His magnificent constitution and
splendid physique promise to pull him
through, yet the chances are against nm.
NJ G. Knight and his half-orother,
William NJ. Alden, who are charged with
doing the shooting, were admitted to bal III
the sum OF 500 each by Justice Ed Lauder
dale this evening. There are evidently
facts IN the case which have never come TO
the surface. Alden is cashier in the office
OF the Houston and Texas Central railroad
SHOOTING AT RYLIE.
The following facts have been obtained
by your correspondent with regard to the
tragedy at Ryhe yesterday afternoon:
A shooting Scrape occurred on the Won
derlich farm, one mile south OF Kyle, ABOUT
O'Clock yesterday, in which VIII Holman
was killed and Eli Gicrease was badly
wounded.
The HolmanS say that Eli was mailing up
the gate so they could not go in and out
from their house, and that they went out TO
ask him not TO nail II up, When Gllcrease
drew his pistol TO shoot.
Pleas Holman shot him IN self-defence.
Gilcrease's wife then handed him shotgun
and Pleas rau. Gllcrease then started after
VIII Holman, who being without any means
of defence, started to run but was shot In
the back and killed almost instantly.
Gilcrease says that he was nalilns up the
gate to keep the stock on or his crop when
he saw the Holman boys coming with guns,
and told his wife to bring him his gun from
tho wagon, which she proceeded to DO
Pleas Holman pointed ms gun at her ana
threatened to shoot her II she didn stop:
Failing to stop her he turned on Ell, VINO
SAID. 81 QDn Whit any lEUuDlt. lOH'
shoot me-"
Pleas answered: God d-m you, am
gong to XIII you.
Gilcrease then attempted 10 draw his pis-'
tol, but before he could get ready TO hre
Pleas fired, shattering ms nght arm, and
some of the shots entering his right side,
and then ran. Mrs. Gilcrease then handed
him the gun, and seeing WIZ Holman pc
mind tree trying 10 get a shot at nm, ne
got behind the fence, and went along the
fence till he got to a place where he could
shoot VIII. Holman started TO run and
GiLcrease shot him.
Gilcrease and wife then walked to Mr..
f. p. Hull's where they are at present.
The inquest will be held by Justice Fly to-
day.
Eli Gilcrease and Pleas Holman are both
under arrest. Constaole FRANK moore mas
charge of Holman and ). II. Cumby Is
watching over Gilcrease.
A message from Rylle, received at q p.
NJ, says that Giicrease will Gle. The coro-
uer's verdict will be n accordance with the
facts.
HEAVILY TINED.
Lem Ashley. general tough and pistol
tOter, was fined $500 and given thirty days
on the chain gang by Judge Force to-day
Anderson Kyle, negro, was given thirty
months in the peniLentiary in Judge Burke's
court for theft OF property from the person.
Dick Slavinton, negro, charged with
cutting his wifes throat, was arraigned for
trial in the same court. tie Will go over
the road.