Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-11
Rev. SAM SMALL SHOT AT.


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VNcENNEs, IND, sept. IA scnsa.
tion was created here by the report that
Rev. Samuel A. Small was shot at Haa'
elton, Ind, fifteen miles south Of here,
whore he was holding u prohibition
meeting. small has been stamping tho
state the last two weeks under the aus
pieces otthe Prohibition state central
committee. Ho filled an appointmentat
Ha2elton yesterday afternoon and oven.
ing.
The audience last night was re-
spectacle one, but was much disturbed
hy gang OF hOodlums, mostly BOYS
ranging from 10 20 20 years. The
hoodUms seemed to take olfcnse at
Smalls efforts and tried in every way
TO disturb him. and after he had spoken
for an hour IN trying TO entertain his
audience, ne gave up In disgust and am
nounced that he could proceed no fur
ther. rs it was impossible to speak in-
tellipibly while he was being constantly
interrupted. Cries Of Harrison aud
Cleveland were frequently heard, loud
talk hisses and shouts Of all kinds, and
When Small made particularly eilec-
tive point the wells oil the hoodluus
were the most annoying. The meeting
was thorciOre dispersed and Small Went
to his room at the Whcelor house.
Just as he was preparing to rctiro
| Small said he felt singing sensation
IN his leg, and upon examination found
he had been shot NJ through tho win
| dow. The wound was nothing moro
than a slight abrasion OF the flesh, but
\ small picked up the ball as &c rolled on
4 the floor and carried IL away with him
as a trophy oi his experience in Gibson
county. This morning he went 70
| Boonvillc, Ind, to continue his work,
and his friends say he is very indignant
| az his treatment, and the Prohibition
lists are eNaggeating the AFFAIR." The
! report during the day was current That
Small was assassinnted and ismeetlug
! broken up. The facts are simply that
nc was ridlculed aud guyod disgrace
| fully, and shot al with q Flobert rifle
operated by II lot Of young hOodlums,
tic WAS not prosecuted for his politics
or his principles, for There was no such
iocliug 10 H. The good citizens Of
Hazlcton deplored the affair, and every
effort will be made 70 capture and PROS
ocute the offenders, aud u committee Of
citizens has been appointed iur that
purpose, although they declare tho
affair has been grossly exaggerated by
Small and his friends for political
clcct
Mr.. Small's version Of the affair is
substantially us follows, "Attor ! nd
iourned meeting won't 10 my room at
the hotel and was about to retire, aud
had partly disrobed, when heard a
noise outside Of my window, which WA
open. / looked out. but could not soc
any one. Whom ! turned my back to
tho window felt something strike my
leg. l thought L was a rock that had
boon hurled ut mo through the opor
window, and feeling sure ! was being
pursued by the ruillaus who tried u
break up amy meeting, l opcned NY
travelling bag, secured my revolver
and went 10 the window, whcr
saw two or three fellows skullo
ing around tho corners Of sheC
across the street. pulled my revolver
aud called TO thom that they had bot
tor not try that again. The fellow
disappeared In tho darkness, Ny com
pani0n then came back from an ndloin
Ing room and wanted 70 know what th'
disturbance was about, and told hin
that some hoodlums were throwing
rocks through the window but upol
p investigating further | discovered
G had been shot NJ, and found tho bulle
, on the floor 1 am not injured In Tn
A least but Il rulllan who would throw
rock or use a nnisoloss weapon for IN
, purpose Of Injury viii stab an adycrsar
In the back with dirk. / am not use
TO such treatment