San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-16
MURDER LAST NIGHT.
FRED. AOHTERBERG SHOT TOM TIOE
THROUGH THE HEART.
He Acknowledges His Guilt and Surrenders
Himself The Tragedy Was the Re-
suit of Barroom Quarrel.

suit OF barr00m quarrel.
A bloody murder took place
last night. The murdered man
is Thomas Tice, the murderer
is Fred. Achterberg, and the scene
of the tragedy is little saloon at
No. 1884 North blackberry street,
corner of Crosby.
The killing occurred about 10:15
o'clock. A little before that time
Tice, in company with AL. Shack
lett and Bill Hanes, who conducts
a saloon on Pine street, were in
Flaherty's saloon at the corner Of
blackberry and Duval streets.
Here Hanes, who it is said was I'M
der the influence of liquor, became
involved in a quarrel with Ger
man, named Joseph Gramer, said
also to be drunk. Hot words passed
between the two and Gramer went
out, daring Hanes to follow him.
Gramer went over to Achterberg's
saloon, a block above Flaherty's,
and Hanes followed him. Here
the quarrel was renewed and Tice
and Shacklett went over to see
that no trouble would occur.
Hanes threw some water in Ora
mer's face and the two began to
scuffle.
Achterberg, who was playing
cards with his brother, julius and
a man named Bob Fuller, told
them II they wanted to fight to go
out into the street. 1t Is said that
they then went for Achterberg.
Blows were soon exchanged on all
sides and finally beer glasses and
tables and chairs were being
thrown promiscuously about the
place.
julius Achterberg, who says he
saw the whole affair, says that
Hanes struck his brother in the
face and that he tried to keep
Hanes of. He says that Hanes,
Shacklett and Tice had hold
OF his brothers hands and
they were going to pull him out Of
the saloon, when Achterberg broke
loose. He went into the back room,
he said, and returned with gun,
which, Julius says, his brother
aimed at Hanes.
When they saw the gun, they
made for the door, and Achterberg
fired, the bullet striking Tice in
the back, just left Of the spine, and
ranged upward through the heart.
Tice dropped, stone dead, and
Hanes and Shacklett ran down the
street.
Andy Williams, an engineer on
the Southern Pacific, who was in
Flaherty's saloon, heard the shot,
and Immediately ran in the direc-
ton the sound came from. He met
Hanes and Shacklett, and as he
was going into the door OF Achter-
berg's saloon, he met Achterber
with the gun in his hand, going
toward Hanes and aiming at him.
"For Gods sake, man, put down
your gun; you've done too much
shooting," said Williams. He then
put the gun away and told his
brother to telephone for the police,
which he did.
Detectives Shelly and Shoaf soon
arrived aud Achterberg surren-
dered himself. He was imme-
diately taken to the police station
and placed in jail, charged with
murder.
Hanes and Gramer were arrest
ed on a charge of drunk and disOr-
derby, and taken to the city hall.
julius Achterberg was also ar
rested, on a charge Of disOrderly
conduct.
Coroner Griff Jones arrived
about IL o'clock and viewed the
remains. The weapon that killed
Tice was a 44-calibre Winchester
rifle.
Tice was about AZ years OF age,
and leaves wife and nine chill
dren, among them two babies.
They live at No. 206 Shsrer street.
He was employed in the building
and bridge department OF the
Southern Pacific. Deceased was a
brother-in-law of Charles Abbey,
Joseph Karlemann and Fred.
Small. He was born near the
mission San Juan. He had leased
a ranch from Captain Joe Shely's
mother, and raised cattle, but gave
up farm life a few years ago.
Achterberg has wife and two
children. Until about nine months
ago he was employed as car re-
pairer on the Southern Pacific at
Sanderson. He bought the saloon
from William Kramer.
julius Achterberg, on being
questioned by Detective Shelly,
contradicted his statements sew
eral times. First he said that
there was no glass thrown, then he
said that his brother threw a
glass, and finally he said that his
brother did not throw a glass, but
struck Hanes with glass.
The remains were taken to Nc