Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-20
WRIz!
FLEW TWO BULLETS ON MAIN
STREET, DALLAS.
Both Flew Wide of the Mark, But
One Man Shot His own Thumb on.
Bolanz and Kruegel the Principals.

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 19.-(Special)-
A rather sensational as well as ludi-
crous shooting scrape took place at noon
today between Charles +. Bolanz and
Herman Kruegel, the first junior mem
Der of the firm of Murphy & Bolanz,
recently failed, and the other well
known First-wArder, ex-carpenter, ex-
saloonkeeper. ex-policeman and hard
working and industrious fellow, whose
property was swept away, he claims,
by the failure.
The row started in front of the Muir
ply & Bolanz building, and Bolanz hid
behind an iron pillar, while Kruegler
planted himself in doorway and peered
out. Two shots were fired, when the
shooters were dsarmed by spectators.
Bolanz was shot through the right
thumb, and Kruger claimed that the
wound was due to his superior marks
manship.
Mr.. Bolanz said to The Gazette cor
respondent:
ut was over business matter con-
nec.ed with our failure. Kruegel came
into the Office today. He was greatly
excited and told me he wanted money.
| replied that we had made an assign
ment and turned over all our assets to
the assignee-that we had no more to do
with It, He retortel that we had not
turned over all of our assets. | again
stated We had turned over every dollar,
in fnct, that | hadn't sufficient money to
meet my monthly bills, as my grocer
and ice man would testify. He became
very in'olcnt and again intimated that
l had money and think | called him
o Liar. He turned and walked out the
door and walked into Tom Jones,
think. j had been warned that lie had
made threats against my life-that he
intended to wlylay me. ] had my right
hand on my gun, in my coat pocket and
walked out of the door, Just then Kruegel
rcappeared and shot at me twice.
pulled the trigger but the cartridge was
defective and 1t failed to explode, | did
not fire single shot. After shooting
twice ut me kruegel. when he saw that
| was armed, ran into the business house
next door. This covers all of the
Mr. Krucgel gave the following version
of the affair:
well, it is long story. and | will
make II as short as possible said the
prisoner. ~ had more than $1,000 OH de-
post with Murphy Il Bolnnz and had
made arrangements to build house. |
Hlu ShIptultIS Ut WOfk un0 SATURDAY
night came around. To pay the men their
wages, | went down town to draw the
money from Murphy a. Bolanz There l
found a check i had given lumber firm
in the hands of one of the lumber men,
and he. said: 'Kruegel, they refuse to
cash this check The young man at the
desk who had been accustomed to pay
ing my checks stood there. said to
him: You know I've money here. Why
don't you give this gentleman his money!
You must see Mr.. BolGnZ, said he, and
| went back and saw Mr.. Bolanz. He
told me that there had been u run ON
them and their cash WIS exhausted. |
told him | must have $50 10 pay my men
and finally, after n great deal of per-
suasion, | secured it. | told him / was
building and asked him. how much money
he could let me have on the next Satur-
day night. He agreed to let me have
500, and continued work on the build
ing He told me then the firm would
not assign. On Tuesday evening | read
in the paper that there had been
n general assignment, and then | was
forced to abandon work on my house.
Since then the men have been bounding
me for the little bills due them. Today a
carpenter named Maxwell asked me for
his money. We were on the sidewalk in
front of Murphy Il Bolanz's office |
told Maxwell | could not pay him and
he threatened to sue me Just then
i'NlhlAA Nub anu appthltl ~
TO say TO Maxwell that my money was
tied up. Bolanz had his hand In his
right side pocket then. He said he had
nothing TO do with my business: that /
was a DID liar; id rascal. ! knew he
had the drop on me and would kill me
ii resented it. My pistol was wrapped
up in pocket handkerchief and / Slip
ped around in the doorway and olsen
gagged my pistol. Then | stepped out and
he shot at me. He. was behind pillar
l could see his hand and also his hat. /
shot at his hand just as he pulled the
trigger the second time. i fired one shot.
the second; Bolanz fired the first"
The pistols taken from the men were
examined and the fact was disclosed
that one shot had been fred by each
man. Finally, It was ascertained thnt
Bolanz had shot himself in the thumb
while endeavoring to get the gun ont of
his pocket, and there is a broad smile
on the face Of every citizen Tonight.
when the execrable marlsmanship Of The
duellists is mentioned. Krnegel was re-
leased on $3.50 bond. and Bolans Is also
enjoying his liberty. Krueaei makes
ugly charges against Bolnnz, and The
chances are that the matter will not
rest here. The loss of the money has
Infatuated the man and he has MANY
sympathizers. A year ago Krnegel was
sent to the county farm for refusing To
pay occupation tax. He was pnrdoned
by Governor Hogg. Last spring be
made the race for alderman aeoinst
Pat O'keefe. and was badly defeated
by the French statesman.
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W. ha