San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-06
shot IN The HEART.
A NEGRO BURGLAR KILLED
BY N. B. FRINK.
Two Shots Fired, Both Taking Eff
fect-An Attempt To Burglsrlze
a Saloon Causes The Victims Life
The Burial And Inquest.


A negro, Cecelio Washington,
aged about twenty-five years was
shot through the heart by eX-
policeman \. b. Frink at 4:l5
o'clock this morning, and died a
few moments later. Frink was
placed under arrest by Officer G. A.
Gulwest.
Within the past ten days the
Blue Crane saloon, on the corner Of
Hack berry and Duval streets, own
ed by Jack Flaherty, has been
robbed three times of cigars,
cigarettes and liquors. Mr.. Flah-
erty reported the matter to Police
man Gulwest, and was advised by
the officer to station a Waterman
in the saloon, in order that the
thief might be detected.
n. b. Frink, an eX-pOliceman,
who resides with his mother and
sister on Burleson street, was en-
plOyGd to guard the saloon, having
been recommended by Mr.. Gull
west.
Frink spent several nights at the
place above mentioned, and was
not successful in getting the slight
est clue. However, last night he
again repaired to the saloon and
seated himself in the rear to await
the coming of the thief, who had
caused such inconvenience before.
About 4:l5 o'clock a noise was
heard and Frink picked up his re-
volver, a 44-calibre Colts. Present
ly the door was tried. Being locked
the visitor went to front window,
and after cutting two Stats, opened
the shutters. He then craWled
through hole where the glass was
broken.
"StOp ~ shouted Frink from the
rear as the negro placed his feet on
the floor inside the room. The
stranger dropped what was sup
posed to have been a large rock,
and, instead of hating, started
back through the broken win
dow. Frink warned him, but no
attention was paid to the call, and
as he was about to jump to the
ground Frink fired, the ball passing
through the left hand. This had
not the desired effect and Frink
ran to the window and fired the
second time, the bullet passing
through the body. Washington
ran distance of forty steps and
dropped dead.
Officer Gulwest, who at the time
was at the Sunset depot, heard the
shots, and as he had requested
Frink to fire twice as a sig
nal if in need of assistance,
he concluded that the thief had
been captured, and hurriedly re-
paired to the scene. He found the
negro lying on the ground, with
Frink by his side. The patrol wagon
was summoned, and soon arrived,
with Coroner f. Griff Jones, who,
after the body had been viewed,
ordered it removed to the county
poor house for burial. The body
was taken to the Central station
house, where it was placed in the
basement, and later removed to
the poor farm. Officer Gulwest
placed Frink under arrest, as a
matter Of form.
Coroner f. Griff Jones held tho
inquest this morning at 10. O'Clock,
and his verdict was death from a
bullet shot fired from a Al calibre
Colts revolver by n. B. Frink.
The negro Cecilio Washington,
is thought to be a cook on one of
the freight trains on the Southern
Pacific road, though nothing def
mite is known.
Frink was arraigned before
Justice f. Griff Jones this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, and his case was
referred to the grand jury, his
bond being fixed at 500 without.
any charge. His bondsmen are
Anton Schumacher and b. F
Johnson, of Johnson Bros Print
ing company.