The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-30
SHOOTING AT DENISON.
DR.. Y0wELL AN ELECTRIC SPECIALIST
KILLED ON MAIN STREET.
Slandered the Good Name Of a Wife
and Paid the Penalty With Death.
Particulars Of the Terrible
Crime.

Special to The Statesman
DENIsoN, Tex, June 2S.-Dr. j. X.
Yowell was shot and almost instantly
killed at IL O'Clock this morning at
the corner of Main street and Austin
avenue, one of the most frequented
spots in the city, by E. w. Harris,
editor and proprietor of the Green
vile Herald. DR.. Yowell is a we'll
known electric specialist, who
has been located at Greenville
most of the time for the past 8
years. He came to Texas from
Tennessee and about six weeks ago,
came to Denison, secured suite of
rooms in the National commercial COL
lege building and fitted them up in
fine style. He had just begun busi-
ness under the name of Vowel Elec-
trio Medico. The doctor. his wife and
two little ones lived in rooms connect
ing with the operating rooms. This
morning Yowell went down the street
to do some errands, and while coming
up Main street near Austin avenue
stopped to speak to colored man.
While there bystanders observed two
men drive up in buggy. One of the
men cried out, "Yowell!" !" The Doctor
not seeming to hear the other man re-
newed the cry, "Yowell, Yowell p
AT almost the came instant one man
jumped from the buggy with Win
chester and fired at Vowel. The
latter, who was on the sidewalk,
threw up his hands and started
toward Detective Davis, who was
near. Davis saw that Yowell
bled profusely and that the man was
about to shoot again. He pushed
Yowell to one side, whereupon the
latter started to run up Austin ave-
nue., and the man fired again and
again, and though not thought tt
have hit Vowel again, he was seen tC
fall at the entrance to the alley neal
1 Main street. All this was done in ;
= moment. The man who did tn,
l. shooting then got in the buggy anC
- the two were about to drive off wheI
:, Policeman Preston rushed up and dis
armed both and placed them unde
Q arrest. A great crowd gathered
= and there was intense excitement
+ Yowell was found to be dead, the bal
# having entered the right shoulde
near the blade and passed through t
the other shoulder cutting the top
of both lungs. Only one ball had en-
l. tered his body. The men were put II
v a carriage and hurried to Jail, follow
/. ed by the angry and excited crowo
8 They proved to be e. w. Harris
g editor of the Greenville Herald
|. and his brother Dick Harris, edito
d of the Rusk County News. Th
g remains of Yowell were removed t
Lindsay's undertaking rooms, follow
y ed by Mrs. Yowell and her 11-yeal
r old son, whose cries were heartrend
: ing. The body was prepared TO
o burial and tomorrow morning will b
9 taken to Era, Cook county to be In
: tered by the side of Mrs. Yowell'
i mother. Mrs. Yowell was Miss Gis
Q and her father j. N. Grist is q stocl
Q raiser residing at Era, near Gaines
Q vile. DR.. Yowell was 3S years oil
r and fine appearing man. He hat
!, few acquaintances, being a new come
|. here.
s In an interview at the city jail
# Editor Harris, who was laborinl
:
n under great mental excitement, justi
i fled the killing on the grounds tina
y Yowell had systematically slandere'
his wife and exhausted every conceiv
able means to break up his home. III
said to O STATESMAN reporter: ="
n accuse him land all charges will
: be duly proved) with spending
l., years of his life in
l. villainous, cunning, two-faced way t
/, ALLEVIATE the affections Of my wife ant
:, ruin her good name and destroy on
,f domestic happiness, over which nc
even q shadow had been cast. He /
l. a perfect DR.. Jekyll if eve
IS such monstrosity lived. Abou
o the 18th of last February enough {
g slanderous attempts to injure m
wife and myself had become know