Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05
HY. HITTSON DEAD
One 'of the Bad Men Of the
County Slain.
TRIVIAL QUARREL AND A pEATH
Deadly Threats Made by Ono Of Turbulent
Reputation Led 10 Ms Killing by His
Threatened Adyorsap-Iho Scene
Of the Staying a Saloon.
TRIVIAL QUARREL AND A Deaf

The crack o. "a pistol and another fou
was hurried Into eternity yesterday after
The scene 81 the tragedy WAS nj tho
saloon VI Hay a 49, john, i2f South Mnu
street The victim VIVA Henry hlttsOu aud
rue slayer In James Ray enc OF the pro-
There were several witnesses Of the affair
but ut the sound Of the pistol nll LETT and
none could he found who would nUknowt.
odgo 90 their presence m the hurroum ut
the time of the killing rud hence II was
dimcult 10 get cAuct Information ~ the
occurrence.
From the mass Of rmors these arc
selected us giving the more probable a..
conni OF the tragic event und the autocp.
d,1it CAUSES
Kay hdt m reputation II being a man of
undouhtrd bravery, hui nlHO man OF puict
pcncefui ways anu habits.
llittsnn was one " the linrrfnVu crowd
ana had pcen Involved with them in many
or Their questionable "hursC trades" WAS
more than once indicted fcr horse ANA cptuc
stealing und az the litao ~ his death was
under indicimcnt for horse theft. ln Jnnu.
Hrl! lNl, he Killed q young man known as
billie the KID uftcr a very brief quarrel
about some dice throwing The lad only
said che killed mc without cause" aud died.
For ihls rrluo llitHuu was not punished.
Tor some Time pnst nm illtrCliug had rN-
listed between The Two men who mel ap
fatally yesterday ana one story iR HAT u
grew ont ui "a cow truunrtion, but the
moro probable one lR that some OF ihu
llnrgruvcs md HlttsOn some time ago
bought some WHISKY or RAY a 81 John
aul AFTER thc Arlington slaughter of lhe
Hnrguyrs Ray wanted llitt4Iu 10 pay for
49, This hC refused Two nights ago he
wont INTO Rays place aad a very Violent
quarrel was the result of Hay refusing Hltt.
NON further credit llittaou left, luylnR hp
was not fixed then. hul he would uN hiu.
self aud when Dee cimo back be- would do
Ray up.
Yesterday he cnmc 10 town ANA Mac 80.
john, lNys fahorin.iHw. tried his best
to dleFuni, HltiHun from entering tny' b
place, but he would NOT bee controlled aud
after standing ON The sidewalk talking Tor
quite d long time, lllttHOu pushed Mr. st.
john aside and entered the ruUu the firing
Of the pistol coming ag soon aa hc had
passed. the screen near the door,
The wound was la the right Side. near
the lower part Of ribs, going dlngUuuly |
through the body and making exit at the |
buck under the left shoulder blade
The wounded man MtA helped into a |
hack. driven hurrledly "a his home, surgical |
aid was given, but within the hour Ilitts0n |
WIS dead.
talk freely, and the fow Items OF actual |
Information he gave ARE embodied in thn |
stntemcnt ~ tho Staying given above.
His explanation uf the last quarrel A.
the one used, ana he said he knew what
Kind NJ man littsOn was and wna NOT
going tO take any chances. His principal
anNcty was 10 gel out OF jail, and he suid
he could give any amount uf bond asked
HittsOn was unarmed, or ut least ma pls-
tol was found on hiul. ana II would seem
thai his forcing his WHY Into the saloon was
Ia The spirit az hrnEgudO,ki.
Ray went 90 his home, near nt hand,
iust after the shooting nnd WIS preparing
IN gO up 10 the jan tO surrender when the
officers came mp and he at once gave hun
self up Ia them.
illttson said na hc was being tukon home
he was murdered without rauae Utmost
he same remark hls victim "lilUr the
Kid" made when ho wis murdered by
ino who has met The fate OF violence ma
ir has melted out 90 others,