The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-07
ISLAND CITY NEWS Items.
Stepney, the Negro Shot Wedne sda y
Night, Now Dead.
OFFICER COOPER DID THE SHOOTING.
The Rope Mill starts UP After Being Idle
for Three Ycars-Unitcd States
Court CRses.

Galveston, Texas, March 6.-There has
not been great deal of doubt in the
minds OF the public as to who fired the
shot which eventuated In the death OF
william Stepney, but such doubt as may
have existed has been removed by state
ment made by Police Officer John Cooper
to Chief of Police Jones, az follows:
"Wednesday night, between IL and
Ills o'clock, I was standing on Twenty
seventh street and Avenue II. watching
for q man who is wanted by the police
on a charge of assault to murder. Pres
emily 1 saw man come along the side
walk whom l mistook for the man for
whom l was looking. / commanded him
to halt, but he did not heed my order.
Again | yelled TO him to stop. but he
paid no attention to me. 1t was then
that pulled my revolver and fired n shot
at him and shortly after fred again.
When | shot ! did not shoot to kill. l
pointed nigh and calculated that both
bullets would pass over the mans head.
was greatly surprised when ] saw the
man fall. The shooting was purely an
accident The ground upon which l was
walking at a pretty lively gait in order
to catch up with the man was very un-
even and when | fred the second shot
in which | held the pistol, was lowered
and the man received bullet which was
not intended for him"
officer Cooper told his story, the chief
says. in q straightforward manner and
the chief is of the opinion that he had no
desire to conceal anything. His reason
for confessing TO the shooting is that he
does not want suspicion to rest on any
of his brother officers who were In the
locality where the shooting occurred. The
man whom Cooper and several other Off
GERS were detailed TO arrest and for whom
Stepney was mistaken is said to be
dangerous person aud the officers were
warned that he would resist arrest.
Cooper's case was called in the record
ers court this morning and continued UNI
til March 10. The charge against him was
assault to murder but at that time Step
ney was sun alive. At o'clock this after
noon the wounded man breathed his last.
Shortly before his death he attempted to
ner Barry but became unconscious before
he could finish It,
ROPE MILL STARTED.
The Galveston rope mill is again in op-
Grafton. after having been closed down
for nearly three years. The machinery
was gotten In order yesterday and the
Intention was to start up this morning.
but the workmen were superstitious about
starting on Friday, so the wheels were
put III motion yesterday evening. A Post
reported visited the mill this morning
and found everything moving nicely,
though only portion of the machinery
Is now running it will require several
days 10 get the mill in fun operation.
when about 100 operatives Will be en-
ployed.
Tho process of manufacturing rope Is
quite interesting, the raw material pass
ing through eleven machines before COM
ing out on the COIL finished and ready for
use The ssal comes from Progresso in
| large unwrapped bales. the tiher being in
strands about thirty inches in length
Ihese are laid out in straight piles by
hatd ana thence they go through bat
terry OF eight preparatory machines The
strands are fed into the first one of these
machines in irregular order and IL comes
out in large loose stream about eight
eight inches in diameter. Then il goes
through the other seven machines. the
size of the strand being gradually reduced
ny passing over belt with long steel
teeth upon It and finally through a pair
Of condensing wheels on each machine.
Coming from the eighth machine. the
| strand IS nut half inch in diameter and
closely packed, Thence It goes to the
corning. or spinning machines, where 1T
y twisted into binder twine or into yarn
FOR larger ropes. Next it is spoiled, and
lastly IT. goes to that ingenious piece OF
market
The mil will run this year on white
pany, expects to have quite lively de.
maud Tho opening of the mill places all
NE factories Of Galveston in active opera
UNITED STATES COURT
In the case of John NJ. Ferguson VS..
Brazos River Channel and Dock COM
pany tllmann, Lewis & Co filed an in
prevention against receivers for $1,000
claimed TO be due on receivers certid-
cate held by the firm and signed by Re
ceivers c. w Angle and Frank Cald-
Wel. intervenors pray that upon hearing
'hey ne ahorded tho necessary relief
-, In the case of Samuel A. Walker ys
eAas, Louisiana and Eastern railway,
receipts and disbursements from August.
le9' TO February 20. 1896 Inclusive, a bal
ance OF Si9so5 in the hands of the cashier
being shown
Albert Behrends VS.. Fidelity Mutual
LIE association of Pennsylvania: on trial.
,, J9nn e; Walker administrator, VS..
dismissed
FUNERAL OF MIR. RlEsEL.
The funeral of Henry w RieseI was
one of the largest ever witnessed in this
city' Tho sidewalks near Thirteenth and
l. We're crowded with people rich and
poor old ana young, white and colored
Al the public conveyances of the CITY
h MI pern ensaged and many private We
n 1i' g, were IN the oortege, The members
ol 81 aul German Presbyterian church
attended in body and the Sunday school
was represented by nearly every member
Ever CN,,r lc employees Of the different cotton
CSinpresses were present and the board
OF water commissioners attended in
oody. me Galveston Maennerchor was
Me- represemted and most of the city EN-
n F1G followed the remains to the odd
Fellows graveyard
CORNER STONE TO BE LAID.
'he corner stone of the Young Mems
christian association building. which is a |
GIT OF the late Henry Rosenberg. viii be
laia by the grand master of Masons,
Judge b. r. Alternately of Gonzales,
D. m. ~ Avn" 'S"' at
n. !ne special features OF the occasion will |
Win ny ~ afssei n OF the Grand Lodge |
Mn MN the local Masonic bodies at Masonic |
p os5ulp'e T. FROM ,I there parade will be |
SiiSen 10 the building site, where the fun |
Masonic ceremonies will he conductad |
the the" Ah a!nDi music. The same night
WI tender reception 10 the grand mas |
Ter at me Masonic temple
THE PAINTERS DEMAND.
me officers and members OF the Gal |
weston National Master Painters, associa-
loh VIII meet at their hall Sunday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock to take action on the |