Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-15

Commerce, Tex. Nov. 13.-Great ex-
element was created this morning by
the report of several pistol shots near
the postofIice on Main street.
This excitement was caused by City
Marshal Musgrove trying to arrest one
j. NJ. Williams, for whom he had a
warrant from Dallas county charging
Williams with theft of buggy and
team at that place. Williams came
into town early this morning, driving
a gray and a bay horse to a buggy,
said to have been hired at Greenville.
and stopped in front of the postohice.
when Marshal Musgrove saw him, and
knowing him to be the man, ordered
him to surrender, to which request
Williams only laughed and began
walking up the street. Musgrove
caught hold of him and again de-
manded his surrender. when OF a sud-
den Williams started to running up
the street. Musgrove fired his pistol
at the ground. ordering Williams to
stop. AT this Juncture Williams drew
ms pistol ana began firing at Mus
grove, and each In turn shot, emptylng
their pistols at each other, Williams
running, followed by Musgroye. About
tnis time George Angiin, deputy mar
shal, arrived, and as Williams turned
the corner OF brick house he cried
out, You have Killed me-" and Anglln
shot at him, when Williams returned
the fire ana kept going. followed by
poth ollcers, continued the firing on
both sides. As Williams passed down
fark street going south he met Mr.
William Mora, VINO was just in the
act or getting on his horse, and de-
manded his surrender OF the horse OF
he would kin him, at the same time
bringing his pistol to a level which
was caught by Mors, and In the short
seuiile the officers came in sight and
MliiiAins lerked loose from Mors and
ran again. The officers, with several
eltizons, some on foot, others on
horseback, continued in hot pursuit
when near enough shooting at Wu-
mama, VINO in turn did the same nj
MS pursuers, until he reached a cotton
neld IN which was thicket. and INTO
TINS Williams plunged, closely fol-
iowed by his pursuers. When fully
out or sight Williams laid down. hay-
ING become very weak from a wound
received IN his leg early in the battle
-. - - N4Aia 'gAlhAAlbU until one of
his pursuers, Mr.. w. b. Moore saw
MN and ordered him to throw nm his
hands, which was refused, when Moor
shot him again. and Williams laid
down his gun and surrendered. lie
was Drought to town, and on examine.
tion was found to have received thrse
painful wounds one IN the leg. ON
IN the side and one In the LEFT arr,
near the elbow, his physlclans saw
neither OF which is necessarily fatoi
~ seems that Williams hired tSvo
teams at as many livery stables In
Dallas and sold them; also toot n
team from Honey Grove and sold II
IN ms place about ten days ago. He
gave several names after his arrest
ome as above, one as Saith. and How.
eH. lie appears to be about ~ or "a
years old, slender made, black evee
una about 1--WE feet six inches hlph
several parties living near this niace
i hhSw MIN. He picked cotton et Mr.
heileys' east of here, last month AM
mothing can be learned of where be
!Nea or came from to this place A.
mis- ynls writing he IS in room at the
a mehi size urug store, suffering consld- |
erADly from his wounds. but refuses
ill., say anything leading to his iden-