Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-21
BLEW HIS HEART OUT
"lf He Kills Me, Gus, Shoot
Him" Said the Old Man.
THE BRAVE BOY OF SEVENTEEN
Got His Faithful Old Squire Gun and There
in the Dark
He Found the Eepro's Hear. and Sent a Full
Charge Right Through IA Fearful
Fight Ii the DARK With a Negro
Desperate Man Dead
The BRAVE BOY OF SEVENTEEN

Danss Tex, Dec, 20 Cspeciall
Meagor particulars of the tragedy AZ
ELAN Station, soyen miles from Dallas,
were wired The Gazette last night,
Deputy Sheriff Sloan Lewis returned
from ELAN Station this morning and
brought complete details Of lhe tragedy
which was far more blood-curiling than
at first reported. When the deputy
sheriGs arrived at the farm, about a
mile from ELAN station they discover
ed that Charles Kolaczkowsk was dead
He had been shot in the side by the ne
gro desperate and two hours later with
his weeping wife and boys surrounding
his bedside he passed away lie had
been shot once, aud that was fatal.
THE PARTICULARS.
Kolaczkowsh was renter, hard
working and industrious German and
had lived near ELAN Station three years
He was 20 years old and his family con-
sists OF his wife and four boys, Gus, the
oldest, Is II years old, aud he is the son
who avenged the cowardly murder Of
his father Last night after supper,
the farmer drew out the table and sat
down to play a game Of dominoes with
his boys. Just rs he was In the act OF
shutting the dominoes tie door was
pushed open, and a negro, with his face
partially masked by cotton mndker
chief, sprang into the room. Mr.. Kol
aczkowsld rose M and at once grappled
with the intruder, throwing him across
the bed in one corner Of the room, The
negro reached around and poked his pis
FOL against the right side Of the farmer
a NEW HORROR
10 add to the horrors of the situation
the light was cxtnguished aud the tw,
: men fought furiously in the dark. Three
=, shots were fred by the negro, and on
entered the body of the furiser.
II ne Kills me- Gus, shoot him. gaspe'
, the wounded man as lac continued On
+ battle against terrible odds, Gus ha
i been duck hunting that day and his gnl
=. stood against the wulh- lie CROPPED 10
I IL In the dark Cooking the weapon h
II advanced towards the bed, 4 rny o
! light from the window aided him to di'
= tinguish the negro ruilin from the forJ
:, of his father. lie iammOd the gu
= against the breast of the negro and pul
/, ed the trigger. There came loud n
i, port, a horrible imprccudon. and the ma
a. fell heavily TO the floor
HEART BLOWN OUT,
The lamp was r-lighted and a surye
of the room WIS made By the boy. N
charge Of shot had literally blown Il
=, henrt out Of the black sc0undrpl II
y father was lying on the floor with a mo
tai wound The neighboa were nrrousC
Two came to Dallas for the shcri
and another ran for doctu
,r lie died two hours aitcrward i
raised a large crop of cotton this scast
aud two days before paid $1,000 AK pm
of the purchase price of the farm u
joining He was q nnni well liked !
his ncighhors and the people deeply syt
n pathize with his unfortunate famil
il The funeral took place this afternoon.
h THE NEGRO RECOGNIZED,
IN The body Of the dead negro, who WI
"A n stranger 10 the people of lIlnm 81
~ tlou. WAS searched, but no evidence
II establish his identity was disclosed.
10 grensy pack Of cards and plug Of I
D, bacco. also il-calihtr pistol, was
n complete inventory of the negro's %
y. sessions The remains Of the despcra
10 were brought to this city this even
=. and taken to Janskie's undertaking
N Enlistment Toe Turner happened
VI aud identified the body as that Of III
is Fphriam. d barber. who quit work ID
ID Saturday evening snying; By God
m want 500 for Christmas money and
s. am going TO get It.