Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-25
UNDER COVER OF NIGHT.
Cowardly Attempt to Assassinate
John Priest.
TWO LADIES WERE TIE VICTIMS.
FUN Details of thu Crime aud tn. Invesu J.
gaIion-No Arresta uave Seen
Made ne Ns.

Houston, Texas, Feb, a.
Wien John Priest reached the jail sat
urday night at 1880 o'clock. his horse
focked with foam and breathing hard
from long ride through the mud, the
tale he told was terrible In the extreme.
and those who heard him did not believe
but that when medical assistance reached
the farm house science would be unab'e
to accomplish results that would save the
lives of two defenseless women. The worst
was not Il reality. however. as subsequent
events will show.
MIR. Priest lives about ave aid one-haif
miles from the city, near where the
Brazoria branch OF the international ana
Great Northern and Gulf. Colorado ana
Santa Fo railways intersect, II being
point between Harrisburg and Pierce
Junction His family consists OF his wIe
his mother Mrs Sophia Priest, two daush-
tiers. Misses Lena and Ida, and babe. lie
is well known In this county, where he
was reared, and his friends are NAM.
SATURDAY Mr.. Priest came 20 nouaton
as usual to make his weukIy putch.ts.s
for tho household, and ala not return
until after darkness had thllyh, rs ts
approached the house several shotsuhs
We're loiuted in his face and IN obedience
to a command he halted, and IN rep! 10
a question gave his name. IT..
" hen il was learned who ne was wv
guns wero lowered and ne was so, ~ ,.,a az
md been shot, and II was Important tiut
he should return in medlateiy 70 u'u stg
for medical aid, his nelsnpoLs W.
ri riding the vicinity, and they had ho.u
him up, believing everyone susplc'ous WY
came in the locality, Mr. fIlest ulu nv
wait TO learn fully the detalls' but enuus
ing horses he stS nr @o i0 dIrestiy 10 The
bSrne Of Deputy sheriff j. b. Parker, VINO
was reused from sluinber ana you % . a,e
shooting. Tho officer loihya az. ,,risod
M nn,ntv sheriff Archie Anderson Il re
an Ir. Justi Q Mahoney and sh TN III 'c''-
| son were also notified. ...,,. rus,tco
A. the iail, there being present Justice
| Nahoney. Deputies anderson ana iArke /,
| CoInty Physician Noark ana 2 revue ,,,,
NJ The post Mr. Priest told Of tas nrr, ,,,t
at home about s;SS 9e' 5ssn re reserved bs
h,n nnd his Immediate return TO the CITY
FOR officars and physician ,,o,o,oy
urou hearing this Suss aGa ave tre
nsacera Instructions in regard TO mhhlng
orrests in case they could get nlrw q
| tha nernetraiors Of the crine' ~
| IONS were then made for the UP 10 'he
country.
a, ,t.i5 o'clock the small party lett the
az, al y.ou mounted The personnel was
ya,,,,,. sberirs Anderson and Parkcr DR.
N-o,rk Mr.. Priest and Post reporter
-. oo,Io,ed out Congress avenue mo
49, ,Iarrsaburg road and followed the tx
s.,,ont shell pavement for about a rnh.'
~, ,bon turned to the left ana loon
,no ,elenhone road until the brl1ge Az a.s
nur,yis iayou was reached, ~ WIZ ~,
,.irr, 10 the right was maze hhn ~ t,s,
| iiIh ,y,en acres u field II was !us,
r",Ss,V,-bt when the cre3ng al Va ~
roeds was reached. An,nt p ~, and a.
fner W., ennrqnohed they obeye. =.
ne npfIS 'srfeii,'' viii y WIS given bv
,,.,.,.o-t nelghb'rs Of VT. Pr.esa T ~
| va 80 ah'iShcN picNet n+,,iiion ~ ~
nNence a., ,,,noss ~ soon ~ 49,
"a Ohio co.vro-ed ne nnrly ~, W., 80
pa ag re,icved and the house was eh''''''
,.,o., was found living upon hei
,.,,b her infant child at her SOC
4 " r.,refuliy. The lady han tws
nas one IN the right neck ana u'
-. taver down on the shoulder Ut
.r rail that neither one was neees
rI,,, fa.al the neck wound being on,
,,rn,rh the flesh. The wounu on ~
sheVi5sr vaH more serious Ms 49,
shou.,u,',bie 10 dftermine az that uni
lnale,.so mo bullet had lodged ngalns
whe,uns,a ~ pnnerated the cavity. Ther'
Wy no no hemorrhages 70 Indicate ~ dar \
| ity wound, Mrs; ny svp' Read of the lonss
years. M mon a lounge. Her injury VT,
h9ld, WI" ,,pllet having entered her r,g i,
slsnt' I, was not at all s,rious. Boil
nn,,s, wounds were dressed oy I'M
physician
.rhe shooting occurred about 7'45 O'Clock
rns two ladies were lying upon oed u
me front room. the sleeping babe betweei
,hen. In an adjoining room the wv
younr ladies were sitting by light sew
,nr Miss Lena. however, being near
doorway which connected the two rooms
and directly in range OF the builefE In
curtain to a window near the bed wa
raised. AZ the hour mentioned gun ano
| was hear,i and Mrz John Priest feit IN