The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-29
DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED
Ex-sHERIFF HORNsBY SHOT THROUGH
TIE BREAST BY A MEXICAN.
The Wound Received While Attempting to
Quell Disturbance Down at Hornsby's
Bend-His Oldest Son, Make, Also
Painfully Cut on the Hand.

Mr.. smith Hornsby rode into the city
at break neck speed and reported to
Sheriff White that just before he had
lett his home at Hornsby's Bend
about ten miles down the river that
his eldest brother ex-Sheriff Hornsby,
had been shot through the breast
and that his nephew Make Hornsby
Jr., had been cut in the hand by two
Mexicans. 1t took Mr.. White very
short time to make his arrangements,
and in few minutes, with Deputy
Sheriff Thorp, he was driv-
ing for the Bend with his blood hounds
in the buggy.
All during the morning, and for
some time into the afternoon no def
mite particulars of the shooting could
be learned in the city, and as natur-
al result the most startling rumors'
were soon afloat, causing many people
to go down to the scene. Towards
evening they began to return, and the
following details were gathered:
Mr.. Hornsby had been in the city
ho"iiJ OIL u"y o"uuIu"y, ouu was dO
the court house that night until about
IL o'clock, when he started for home.
He was on horseback and reached
there about midnight. In that
section of the country there
are a great many Mexicans
and on Saturday night it is their Gus
tom to congregate and pass the time
in gambling, filling up on booze and
dancing the fandango. Such agath-
ering was on hand when Mr.. Hornsby
reached home, and hearing the noise
with his Oldest son, familiarity known
as "Little Make" he proceeded to the
scene of their festivities, which was
some distance from his home. In the
crowd were three strange Mexicans,
who were endeavoring to run things
to suit themselves, and to bluff and
hurrah the home people in every way
conceivable. Finally they became so
obnoxious that some of the men en-
ployed by Mr.. Hornsby went to him
and asked him to interfere in their
behalf. At that time the three men
were in one of the tents, and going to
the door Mr.. Hornsby entered with
the remark, "You men can't run over
my Mexicans." AS he finished
speaking the biggest one of the
intruders,a long, tall rawboned fellow,
drew pistol and before Mr.. Hornsby
could ward off the blow hit him q
whack over the head with the butt of
the weapon. The latter then grabbed
q chair and swinging it around
brought his assailant to the floor, but
in an instant almost he raised him
self and fired, the bullet taking effect
in Mr.. Hornsby's right breast. He
didn't fall however, but continued to
WELD the chair, hitting the Mexican
continually over the head as he
crawled towards the door, the Next
can firing two more shots as he went,
neither of which took effect. In the
meantime "Little Make" was having
a pretty hard time of it. AS soon as
the first Mexican fell one of his COM
ex-sheriff with murderous looking
knife in his hand. Seeing the double
danger his father was in, the son
sprang for and grappled with the Sec
ond assailant and in the scuffle that
ensued had his hand terribly cut,
the Mexican making good his escape,
as did his tall companion. The third
man was caught by the other Next
cans and held, and is now in the
hands of the officers.
A LATER ACCOUNT.
Sheriff White returned to the city
about Z O'Clock last evening, bringing
with him the Mexican who did the
shooting. He was seen by the re-
porter soon after his arrival and made
the following statement of the shoot
ing, which differs from the above only
as to the minor details:
The two stray Mexicans who caused
all the trouble have been in the
only about week. A
few days ago in card game they lost
$40 between them, since which time
they have been making all manner of
threats and causing considerable strife.
The fandango Saturday night was
given by Mexican who has been
for Mr.. Hornsby for number
Of years and to which an invitation
was extended to him and his son,
which they accepted His having
been summoned to quell the disturb
ance is correct, as above stated, but il
was the big man who made tive first
break, starting towards him with the
knife, and who was stopped by young
Make. The little Mexican then got in
mis- work with the pistol and was re-
peatedly telied by the chair in Mr..
hands. Both of them sue
,eeded in getting away, avoiding in
some way the numerous shots that
were sent after them by the Mexican
friends of the Hornsbys.
THE CHASE.
Mr.. White reached the scene with
mis- dogs about 5 o'clock and gave
chase, the dogs working splendily.
The whole country had been alarmed
and owing to the great popularity of
Mr.. Hornsby men and boys were
warming in from all sections, and
an organized search was
the Mexicans joining in
with all the fervor and earnestness of
heir excitable nature. No trace was
seen of the fugitfves until about 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
both were sighted and one captured.
At that time Mr.. White with quite a
arge posse was in Randerson's pas
lure, the thoroughly exhausted dogs
painting along doubled trail. The