Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-14
MONEY OR BLOOD
Is What George Hargrove De-
manded Of Harvey Spear.
THAT'S YESTERDAYS EVIDENCE
installation Of A. 0. U. w. Officers Some
Cotton Belt immigrants Talk Of Their
Woes Forl Worth Bank Dlrec-
tors and officers Elected
HARGROvNs iIABEUs CORPUS.

HARGROVES HABEUS CORPUS
Yesterday the examination Uf the Wit
nrsses IN the habcas corpus proceedings
IN the Walker Harmoye case were re-
sumcdat l.l0p. M.
The first witness was a. y. Williams
who measured the distances from Whore
he supposed the tight began TO the plnccI
whore the bodies lay. lie was not surc
Of the starting point, aud his measure.
mcnte being based ON this were not mae
tcrinl
John Barton. who was ON tho train
that left here al $40 %. m Dee %.
the dav OF the Killing, next gave lig
evidence. He went down in the smoker
mud he stepped ont on The platform at
the train stopped at Arlington, to get
OIL He snw Spear walking down to gel
on the train aud nlsu snw Hnrgruvc.
men. aud be- stopped on Tie steps for fear
OF u row. Spenr next % the depot piss
81 old man iiurgrOvp, who was nearer
the ears, and was just getting ON tgt
steps when lLugrovc partly turned hnck
toward and stared hard ut Spcar and
raised hts arm in way the witness
construed 10 moan an attempt 90 draw
pistol Snpu was just getting ON the
steps, ur had hold of ihr railing md
when Hurgruyc turned tow ard am hr
thrust his hnnd Doc under his vest and
threw his hand ut towards ilargr0yp
TIC MllW'Na w NNiN no iuUEtIs llUh NNI
out ~ ne WHY. for Nc was uourly ON q
line of fire, and Just as he scrambled
back into the smoker hU heard pistol
shot. aud from this De- knew Spear had
drawn q pistol, though hp did not ecp
one IN his hand Two SLOTS cumc right
close together and q third our almost
immediately N WIS all very quick work
Did not see ilurgrovc with pistol ir
lis hand. Saw mo- ono draw or Try 10
draw pistol except Spear, except aa
noted above. when llgrEruyc turned hnCl
and made tho demonstration described
by me witness. lie nest saw old man
liargrovc on tho south side Of the train
trying Ia get up. Made two az thrro
Efforts. Witness stnid iu The smoker
until the rapid firing nr.t-cd. Tie then
looked out again. There was one shot
from thc south side. seemingly under
the car, one from The north side Az
this sounded, Spe ir went down aud hr
noticed the legs of n man ultcrWuris
found 20 le young George ilnrgrotoh
shot was given Spear he WIS leaning.
hand outstretchcd aud fncc downward.
against the depot platform. some ono
shot and he fell on hR back dcnd When
Spear staggered hnoh hc and George
seemed 10 have just separated. Whom
The shooting began there was only eight
or ten feet between Spear aud llnr
grove Then came
L. II. WALLACE,
who lives at johnson station. IIc WINS
va Arlington On Dec 1G. on the ground
betwcon the platform of the depot aud
the cars. He saw llurgroyc get OF ihp
train. pass Spear, who WAS Just getting
pu the train. when the trouble bpghn
They seemed 10 recognize ono another
as they pissed, about six feet apart At
ter they had pusscd llnrgroyc turned
Ia al
motion il his west with his hand Sppnr
stepped back ON the gr1uud Ids hand
cune right up with pistol iu ii aud he
shot ut llurgrONc. Witness did not see
him draw. Spear shot twice very mcl,.
did not lowe, his baud lie Shot old
Hnrrrovc They We're right close tu.
rctler aud ihp witness WIS between
them, 80 he climbed upon the depot plat
FORM and was out OF sight ia an instant.
Tho first three shpta camr ulmod Inc
stnntly Two from SPEARS side aud ono
from the Hnrgelyo's That's an hc snN.
saw 1911 Smith hctuV The SHOOTING
Witness WIS talking to Speur WHOM tho
lr1in came in. saw q man hC took Loo
De bll smith working with % gun
might have been q Winchester: did not
Ne him shoot
JOHN DITTO
ueAt saw, his cridcu,.. Tie was near
Wv f'.INAiI fttH WIN nv NiNiM lIif NNNnlr
Ing wps afraid 60 80 10 thc depot He
was friend ot llurcruvc and talked 10
llm after ihr shooting. aud tn lim Har.
grove snid Walker lid not Wnuf him 10
come Go Arlington; that Spear had tried
tn wayiny him ip town and would nam
hmm; tnt lh' camc to rct u note HNcd
ma etc, aud thcu Mr. Ditto gave the
general reputation VI AR, Su,ur us leing
ae had ~ 10 could he; be- hring % violent.
dangerous desperate man, who vnuld
carry ont any THREATS hc nmtlc Smith
iritd 20 he Tad mau, bu the Witness
Thought thi1 WIS somewhat nut GA. and
he was not ns hrtrr u man ua Il0igp
Spear
Captain Stevens evidence was immc-
tcral AMI
WILLIAM ELMOlT
WAS PAL un the sinud He gave a long
history uf ihe uuuhlr hCt Nuen Spear and
lhrgfOSr, nud said DE latter was vii
hug to eetir abe trouble Tor $3.50 ANA
leave The state, liui Slirsr said be- enuld
hive them nil kiNtd fnr loss than tltpt
and have sniuo len. lic was Not ssrc
hc over heard old mAu liarevu, SAY he
was going Go blll Spo1r aod hc also gave
Spear the W"irt OF regulations for tnrhu
lrte" q very dangcrous mun, and Al