The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-06-27
Enacted at the "katy" Depot
this Afternoon.
Clint Smith Shot and Instantly Killed
"|im" Jarrett.

Jim Jarrett was shot and killed
at the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
passenger depot about 1890 this
afternoon by Clint Smith, young
man about ) years Of age, who h as
been employed at the Katy restau.
rant.
There were so many different
stories told by people who claimed
to be eye-witnesses both to the
actual killing and what transpired
before and the statements were so
conflicting that the NEWS reporter
could not ascertain the actual facts.
1t appears that jarrett and Clint
Smith had d fllculty about 10
o'clock this morning IN the neigh
borhood of the depot and that both
were put under appearance bonds
Later on, some witnesses stated,
Jarrett appeared in the neighbor-
hood of the shooting with shot
gun and said that he had been rob
bed of $50 and that he was looking
for the man who robbed him. 1t is
stated that he had reference to MIR.
Mark Smith, of Taylor who came
in this morning and stopped at the
Katy hotel at the depot.
He threatened to kill Marx
Smith, who was outside, leaning
against telegraph pole, but De-
putty Sheriff Abe Russell persuaded
him to keep quiet and jarrett went
into the hotel and put his gun under
the counter.
About this time the Katy train
from the north came in and Mark
Smith got on board to return to
Taylor. Jarrett, it is claimed,
went on the platform by the side of
the train and continued to abuse
Mark Smith, and several witnesses
claim that he threatened to kill
him.
Mr. Clint Smith overheard the
remark and went on the train
to tell his brother goodbye. lie
stated at the jail this afternoon that
Jarrett tried to pull pistol on his
brother when he (Ulint Smith) shot
him the first time, both being on the
car platform at the time. Further
than this Clint Smith would say
nothing, save that he shot jarrett
in self defense.
Bystanders stated that two shots
were fired on or in the rear of the
train, when Jarrett ran toward the
hotel, Clint Smith firing again and
striking the fugitive, who continued
to run into the back part of the
hotel, falling in the kitchen, from
ing room, where he breathed his
last.
The body was taken to the I'M
dertaking establishment of Fall Il
Pickett and examined by Drs.
Caldwell and Smith, who found
that one ball had entered the right
shoulder, the other was in the tleshy
part of the arm and one in the mid
die of the back.
JusticA Harrison viewed the body
and will hold an inquest tomorrow
morning. The remains lay on the
floor, the body lying on its back
and was surrounded by tremen.
dous crowd of excited people.
After the shooting Max Smith
got off the train but he could not be
found.
Clint Smith, who is a young
man about twenty-five years old,
with red hair and a tall, slight
frame, was locked up in Jail. He
was not communicative and refused
to say more thar what is related
above.
1t was said in the crowd at the
depot that Jarret claimed that he
gave $50 to Mart Smith in Taylor
about month ago and that Smith
had never returned it.
Jarretts home was in Taylor, but
he was in Waco most of the time.
Many passengers on the train saw
the shooting and there was great
excitement around the depot all the
afternoon. Owing to both parties
having many friends few of them
could be induced to tell anything