Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-03
rnn rLANNnnY KILLINo.
what the Negro Derrctt Has TO sny
About IL.

Dallas. Tex, oct. 2.-Following is the
statement OF Dennis Derret (colored)
as given a Gazette representative by
Derret at the jail this morning In re-
gard to the killing Of Bernard Elan
merry at II o'clock last night.
II had my shotgun in my barber
shop. expecting to 60 bird hunting,
and when 1 closed up yesterday even
ing l started home with the~gun TO
put II up
"There was a ball." he said. ''ln
Stringtown, and l went by TO look on
q while As / passed Flannery's s9-
loon 1 met boy who was going in to
buy a bottle OF beer. set my gun
against the side OF the saloon and
followed the boy. and asked him to
give me drink. The bar-kseper
cursed me and said he allowed nobody
TO beg drinks In his saloon. told
him l knew the boy and was not beg
ging. He then struck me with his fist
and followed me out of the door, where
he pulled a siX-shooter and started
after me, and was gaining on me. He
snapped the pistol at me as he came
closer. l thought OF my shotgun, and,
going to 1t, with him still in pursuit,
picked 1t up and shot him, and stood
stlll until! the police came.
II am barber by trade, have lived
In Dallas for years. and never was in
any trouble before. l didn't know the
man 1 Killed and never dreamed Of
any trouble when l went to the sa-
loon"
Dave Murray, the barkeeper on
watch when the quarrel and killing
took place, said he paid no attention
u anything that happened. He re-
membered that the negro and Elan
merry had some words; that the negro
went out followed shortly afterward
by Flannery, and that he heard the
report Of a shotgun, and ascertalned
that the negro had killed T'lannery.
officer Shelley states that he had
gone off duty and was going through
Sulngtown on his way home. when
Just ahead OF him he saw the fash OF
Derrett's gun, He rode up and dis
mounted from his horse to arrest Der
rett who stlll held the shotgun in his
hand. At first he did not want to give
up his gun. but on recognizing him he
said:
II know you, Mr., Shelley. and viii
surrender to you But l want you to
look at the dead man"
On going to the dead man officer
Shelley found Flanncry with a pistol
In his hand. The negro and the gun
and pistol Mr.. Shelley brought to po-
lice headquarters
The theory Of the officers Is that
Dcrrott and Flannery both left the sa-
loon 10 arm themselves and met out
side the saloon when they returned
and that Dorrett got in the first shot,
WINE Flannery was STOPPING and peep
ing around the end OF the house for
him, but looking in the wrong direction
The charge OF No. S shot struck Elan
merry just below the shoulder In front
aud on the left side, and evidently
when he was STOPPING, which gave the
wound the appearance OF having been
made with knife, as the shot did not
scatter, but struck in a bunch. tear
ing long wound. and apparently
passing downward into the henrt.
The body Of Flannery, who had a
pistol in his hand whom he died. was
turned over to Underwater Linskie
Flannery was about ~ years old and
a native Of ireland. He had lived
IN Dallas and Galveston as a bar
Keeper. He came to Texas from
Omaha and ST. Louis, A brother OF
the dead man Is said to be Il Catholic
priest in Alpena, Mich.