Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-26
i VEAL KILLED.
sely Sensational Shoot
ARRAY in Dallas
4 WORKMAN KILLED
Nan Who Says he Avenged
i his wifes Honor
Ia, Occurs al The Confederate
S,rl,n-O Deceased 10 be Buried
4 Military HOrcrs Whai Tho
Slayer Jones Says.
WORKMAN KILLED

TEX, Oct. 2o.-l9peo'u,i
most sensational as well as
1llIpg tragedies that has ever
h Texas. was enacted here
inr and sent Il thrill Of horror
Ia breasts Of the thousands OF
n who had assembled here
-o.union and to welcome the
.nd grandson Of the immortal
Ud The late Confederacy'
,otr Of $3.50 at the gem
ooarters Of Camp Sterling
NJ third floor Of tho CASTOR
Irap,sin W. G. Veal, Of Fort
as shot through the brain by
Tones, Of This city. Captain
seated ut a table engaged in
series Of resolutions to be
Al the business meeting OF
.|Donlederatos to-day. Death
taptaneous. Tho soldierly
lyerod, tho hand dropped
the head fell on the
great streams Of blood
om the brain and trickled
tOn the table to the floor.
i a great hole over the left
M the leadeu bullet had
Is way through "the palace
soul,H and the scene was
behold. Men who. had
through bells Of shot and
8thered around their fallen
grief stricken and many in
Gen. Cabell was almost pros
byer the terrible affair, and
bin quietly receiving orders
ie officers Of his command,
bro no outward demonstrations
q u. Those present had not re-
from the shock when THE
b representative arrived. A
honor composed Of twenty-five
\ was detailed by Gen. w. L.
p keep vigil over the remains.
ker Smith was summoned and
Il mortal Of Capt W. G. Veal
pared for the somb. He died
hiforn, Confederate gray, and
embrace Of death his features
calm as on the morn Of many a
view, A great crowd Of promi-
loniederates were in thebuild-
stlme.
FHy nE WAS KILLED.
Vorthy was in one of the rooms
p a desk when tho shooting
He was facing the open door
~ Inc quarters OF Capt. Veal
all that TRANSFERRED. He gave
wing version to a GAZETTE
Dr. Jones enter the room and
attention to him, as I was set
n Capt Horton for some
| heard the sharp report of a
q looked up. With a smols-
pistol in his hand DIR.
vas backing out of Capt.
'Om' Several parties were sur
4, Nun endeayorlng to get po-
! MS pistol. / said to him:
, ! what have you done - He
Ahaye killed that s-n of n
y my wife and this
:, opportunity / have ever had
! MN He handed me his re-
Y gave himself up, SAYING.
I 70 tho sheriff as wish 10
.Nl into his custody We
~, w STAIRS and proceeded to
w Lamar and Commerce.
y inc sheriff coming to the
i handed him the pistol
y terminated the career Of
> ana Dr. Jones was taken to
r, Mendez said: 81 was on.
!, writing at the table In an
ons auu mad answered a thous-
0 y. ana was rather snappish.
,. y, uired, rs that Veal In the
y, answered rather grufly.
~ M. rs yeal.h' Hooked up and
walked into the room ana nm
,aFr / heard tho re,,ort "a a
4 bush was seated at the
NJ N ''4Isersing with Capt. Veal
/. natal shot was fired
most deplorable affair
iP NJ reward for all the
d'n union one long to be re-
a VISIT TO THE JAIL.
, l1,tt 1 representative hurried
'o ,,,e lsu and was admitted IN
W. lie was not alone, Robe,,t
a. engaged in Conversation
VAN i, Low guarded tones. After
ra'., Win the lawyer termin-
I,e ~ introduced bims IN
Ia AZ A "a interview. DR.. ZONES
-,as, , ossaok under FIRE. Upon
OWN \, wore the badge Of
.o,si < tnat he was an evsCon
IpS si.'e and a member az ~ Cam ANU,
Tsls =, lie said: u lamp
,ii N Sa'scnss the cause which lea
,l,5iiag OF Veal. ii conca, rea
N, sl.., e too delicate a rnatter t ~
ny 10y OF appear in Srint y
,,,s ~, ~ what j dld. / killed
-g ny. Of my wife. Si'i'u
4 r,is, H. for a more detailed
q, 's s,.., causes which led 10 tSs
l 4, sarmly refused to he in, sne
NJ On that point. Al ire
u az oo, ne said, all the facts in the
\. !. loom, 9o@e to the surface y =" p Il,e
! to oo,iy man Of medium height
il n Y, ,leAlvn. He will weIgh
IT more, and his fac e's e