Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-05
FEARFUL TRAGEDY.
A Negro Desperate Kills a
United States Marshal,
THEN is HIMSELF KILLED
By Brother Marshal Of the Murdered
Officer.
Acar on Train Of The Santa 70 The Scene.
Al First u Was Supposed the
Negro Was Commodore
Miller, Of Dallas.

Gainesville, Tex, Nov. 4.--(Speciall-
just a. the last coach OF last nights
north.bound Santa he rolled on OF Red
River bridge, Che half sleeping passen-
gers M the negro compartment were
aroused by two pistol shots la rapid sue
oessioh. STRENGTHENING IN, they saw ~
ing In the aisle the form OF u man, la
Whose head was q horrible. big hole.
From this big, shaggy wound blood
Hpurtcd out fountain like interrupted
now aud then by oosinr brains. Stand
lug over the PROSTATE form was nc-
gro, with u smoking revolver Ia his
hand half cynical smile stole over
his brownish countenencc az he looked
down heartlcssly at his victim, bus OF
an instant IL was changed.
The smile changed TO logged, dcs-
p'raie expression, his limp arm arose
quickly, the pistol flashed, another one
answered and the negro fell with his
feet almost touching the head Of hls
dying victim. The negro nude a motion
as II TO rise aud again, again, aud ugnin,
the pistol spoke, aud the negro, with u
CONFUSION Of hi1 body, tank for eternity.
To THIS tornble tragedy there wstt
four actors They were Tom Smi,hs
Dave Booker and Ingram. all OF whom
are deputy United States mnrshuls, and
II negro, who IL thought to have boen
the notorious Commodore Miller, who
so brutnly murdered a policeman in
Dallns several months ago. lie boarded
the traiu nt Fort Worth aud carried u
ticket naming Guthrie o. r., a. is des-
tnadon. The officers got on IN this city
and were en- route 20 Afdmore.
On boarding the train the negra took
his scat Ia u coach set apart for white
people. Conductor Domke ordered him
forward into the compartment sut
apart for negroes, but at hrst he, r.
fused ilatly. He. hnally rcconsidcrcd his
refusal aud went forward.
When the three marshnls boarded tho
train in this city they were sp0ttinE
man whom they suspected OF having
whisky with him. This man, whose
name has not been learned, went tors
ward into the negro compartments just
a. the train crossed the bridge aud was
on Indian soil, MarRhal Smith went for
ward, II "a thought, 20 arrest thc white
man Oh suspicion of having whisky
The negro aud the man for whom tho
marshal WAS looking, werc Htandini
near tho door conyesing, Just as tht
mnrshal pushed open the door aepnrab
ing the two compartments. the ncgre
looked up. and, without the slightest
warning, fired. Tho ball struck Smith
just over tho left eye and came out
Just over the base Of the brain. Smith
fell INSTANTLY and rs Bis body struck
the floor the negro fired again, the ball
striking finger of the left hand.
Booker and Ingram having heard the
ehots, rushed forward, pistol IA hand.
Ingram dropped between two seats.
The negro tired once ne Booker, the ball
just glazing he neck. Booker ,retqrncd
the Gre aud the negro dropped with a
bullet In his abdomen. hooker fired
three more times, each shot taking eff
feet IN the same locality.
Smith sank rapidly and just M tho
train whiNtlcd for Thackervillc, three
lie "a asaI 4.
The negro lived until the traiu reached
Marietta, fifteen miles from where tho
shooting occurred.
The bodies were taken 10 Ardmorr,
where the negroes remains will ba
buried, Smiths body win he taken TO
Paris,thc home Of his family, for Inter
ment
The Identity Of tile negro has not boon
definitely eetnblishedh lie. however,
bears u strong resemblance 10 the de.
scripiion Of Commodore Miller. which
~ ground for belief that he N that MUIR
deroua negro, The fuct he shot without
proyocatiou and AZ " IN anticipation Of
being arrested strengthens this belief.
Smith died Just as he has caused many
others 10 dle-with hie boots Oh He
WIS the lender 0f tho "Woodpeckes' fac
tion In the race war which prevailed soy-
crnl years ago Ia Fort Bend county.
IL " rrlntod Of him that la one OF those
battles he Killed aeYen mnn without re-
moving his Winchester from his shout
der. Later he WAS marshal Of Taylor,
where. II Is Hnid. he added two TO his
death liEt. lIo organized the expedition
Of Texas mnrshala who went to Wyom-
lng last spring TO participate IN the
"Rustler's' war, aud with those who
went with him. was thrown into prison.
He was released only short time ago
on his avn recogngancc.
Marshal Dickinson OF Paris passed.
through the city this evening on route
10 Afdmore 10 investigate the killing.