Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-29
SHOOTING Az NAsu.
Young Man Wounded lily "a Weigh
bor--'rhe Particulars


Waxnhachle. Tex. Nov. 2S.-Last
night about o'clock a young man by
the name Of james Wheatley got into
a difficulty with another young man
by the name OF Royler who was pick.
ing cotton for him, Both parties live
In White League community. about
ten miles south Of waxahachle, near
The little town OF Nash Ravier is
shot through the head the bail enter.
ing Just above the left eye and coming
Out In the back part Of his head, near
ne crown and the left side Of his
mead Is also badly crushed from a
heaVy blow with a club or some blunt
weapon. WheaUey came to MaNa-
hachle some time during the night
and gave himself up TO Sherifr More
am and Is now behind the bars OF
the Ellis county jail awaiting develop.
ments while young ROvier IL lying In
an unconscious condition at the home
OF Mr.. r. o. Milan The place where
the difficulty occurred. Assistant
County Attorney Lee Hawkins went
down to the scene early this morning
aud at this hour has not returned
AZ the last account young Rovier was
sull alive hut Is not expected to live
through the day.
Mr. X. o. Milan, at whose house the
dllloulty occurred, was In NaXahachie
lo-day ana from him the Gazette re-
porter learned the following particu-
lars and facts. He said
James Wheatley the man who Is
charged with the shooting ia a young
man and made u cotton crop ON thu
same farm | live on He Is q first
cousin to my wife and has been board
Ing az my house An fan while pick
ing MS cotton crop young Royier has
also been boarding at my house and
picking cotton for young Wheatey
Young Whcatley came To WaNahachie
yesterday with cotton and came homo
lRtc ~ tho afternoon considerably
under the influence OF whisky About
$3.50 o'clock | left my house and went
over TO Mr. Mulray's. neighbor, to
sll up with him, he being sick. After
| had been gone about half an hour
one of my little boys said he wanted
70 play dominoes. To this Mr. Wheat.
ley objected and said he should not
My wife then spoke up and said. yes
nc could; shat his father had told him
he could play II he wanted too Young
Whoatley arose and told her he would
shoot her II she didn't keep her mouth
shut and stepped In another room
Ike he had gone after pistol Young
Rovier was in tho room and told
Wheauey he should not harm Mrs,
Milan. While Wheatley had stepped
in the other room Mrs. Milan and her
daughter LETT tho house and went To
a neighhors, Mr. Murphy who lives
only short distance from MIR. MI
hm'a, and on the way 10 MIR. Muir.
phys she heard the report OF a pistol
and In "a few seconds she heard aioth-
er pistol shot Ry this time sh had
reached Mr., Murphy's house and told
him what had tranaplred Presently
they saw young Wheatley coming In
the direction of Mr. Murphy's house
with lantern in his hand. Mrs Mi
lam and her daughter went int, Mr..
Murphy's house and ran IN stairs,
Young Whtatley came on to the house
and asked II Mrs. Milan was thern.
and Mrs, Murphy told him no. lie
then turned to Mr. Murphy ana some
other mon present and said that young
Rovier WIS hurt and needed attention
and FOR them TO 20 and see him. Mr..
Murphy asked him ii he had shot
him and he replied that young Rnvier
was badly hurt and needed attention
was all he would say.
Mr. Murphy, accompanied by three
other men, left Immediately Tor nv
house and found young Rovler lying