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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
THE HUSBANDS SIDE.

Percy Cook the shootist. was seen in
| Jail yesterday morning by a Statesman
reporter and in reply to questions Percy
! said that for some time past neighbors
had told him that the preacher was a
frequent visitor at his house during his
absence. That on Sunday evening he
went with his wife to the camp meeting
and that while they were sitting in the
congregation the preacher, GibbOn,
ing to them. That after awhile he
percy had occasion to step outside for
few minutes, and that during his alb
sence. which was very short. that the
preac cher came down and whispered to
his wife. That when he came back the
preacher was leaning over talking to her,
and that he slid up in the shadow of Il
nearby tree and heard him tell her that
he would be around in the morning.
That he had said nothing about the mat
ter and had given little attention to it..
Yesterday morning, however, he had to
go near his home on some business in
the matter of carrying message, and see
ing the preachers buggy in front of his
house he remembered the conversation
he had heard the night before. and walk
ing down TO his house. went in the front
gate. not making any attempt to slip in,
but walking in as usual. Reaching the
front door he pushed it open. The door
has spring lock on it. and Percy said
that while an effort had evidently been
made to lock the door. that in pushing
it to. that the lock had failed to snap.
and opening the door he walked in and
down the hall to the room door on the
left. Opening the door he was in time
to see his wife and the preacher scramb-
ling up. That his wife grabbed the pill
l., ND nt of tplllnp
him not to do anything. The preacher.
pulling his pants and coat up around
his hips. backed across the room
and seated himself in chair, say
ing at the same time, don't do
ANYTHING" Percy says that as he
entered the door he asked what does
this mcan?' and the result of the ques-
ton is as given above. Turning his foot
steps Percy went across the hall into Il
room across from the one in which the
preacher was, and getting his pistol, a
3S-calibre one, from the drawer, returned
to the hall. to find the preacher standing
at the door with one hand on the knob
and the door partially open. That he
was facing him. and Immediately opened
fire on him, the bullet taking effect i'll his
breast. The preacher started toward the
front door, and Percy says that he hTed
two more shots at him as he went down
the hall. and, reaching the front door,
he leaned against the door casing mo-
ment and then fell out on the front gal
lery dead. Percy said that he never car
ried a pistol. and when he took in the SIT
uation, walked across the hall and got
his pistol from the bureau drawer where
he always kept it. He also stated that at
frequent intervals during the past when
he was at home he had seen the preacher
drive past and he would keep on driving
so long as he thought that he percy was
at home. but as to the number of times
he visited there in his absence he did not
know.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06

to his prompt arrival. She said that pre-
viously she told the preacher that he had
| better not stay there as her husband
might come home. and she did not know
what he would do if he found them to-
gether. She also told him that Percy
might come home at any time as he was
in the habit of doing that. She said that
in reply the preacher said that he would
make that all right with Percy. The
woman also said that that which made
Percy suspicious was that the front door
was closed. She said that when she went
into the room with the preacher that there
was u blanket and pillow lying on the
lounge, and that she had laid the blanket
on the floor and put the pillow on it, not
having anywhere else to put them. When
asked what she did this for, she did not
answer but said that she did nothing
more than place the things on the floor
and had not lain down on them herself
but was sitting in a chair near the Win
dow when she heard Percy come in the
front gate. In reply to question as to
whether the preacher was in the habit
of making pastoral calls on her, she said
that he had been there twice before, and
that this was the third time he had been
in her house. She said in reply to ques-
ton as to why she placed the blanket on
the floor, that while the preacher had been
to see her twice before that things had
never gone as far as this before, and init
mated that Il more friendly feeling had
arisen upon the occasion of this third
visit, though she was nOn-cOmmittal as
to what actually happened, insisting, how
ever, that after placing the blanket on the
floor she had not lain on it, and that the
only cause that Percy had for suspicion
was that the door was shut. When she
heard him coming she said that she re-
marked to the preacher: Il told
you you had better go, and if you
in this trouble" She said that
Percy came in at the front door and
walked down the hall, came into the room
where she and the preacher were and
asked what does this mean?' That
she had not waited to answer him. but
to the door to meet Percy, and taking
down the alley-way by her house ran
around the next corner. That as she
went around the corner she heard Il pistol
shot. but was so excited that she could
not say whether there was more than one
shot or not. That she kept running
around the block, and that Percy soon
caught up with her and took her back to
the house, saying to her: IF / did the
right thing | would serve you in similar
way" When asked if anything imprOp-
er had happened on any previous visits
of the preacher, she said that there had
not, that this was the first time that any
thing out of the way had arisen, and moth
ing had been done this time, but she con-
fessed to having placed the pillow and
blanket on the floor. She also said that she
would have been away from home at the
time. but after taking Percy to the CAPT
tol in the buggy she had come home and
fed the horse before going out and that
was the reason she was at home when
the preacher called.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
TUE WIFE'S STATEMENT.

A Statesman reporter saw Mary COOK,
the wife of the man who did the snootihs'
about half an hour after the shooting
She appeared rather composed, every
thing considered. and while she did not
seem to object to talking. it took consider
able questioning to get all the facts in the
~ so from her. She said that on Sunday
evening She went with her husband to
attend the camp meeting which the Rev.
Mr. Gibbon was preaching. That during
thn services Gibbon had approached, her
and told her that he would be to call on
her Yesterday morning, that fercy, her
husband. had overheard the remark;
That Yesterday morning Gibpon hau
shown up at her house about III CLOCK,
and that when she saw him coming that
She sent n woman named Mary Harbert,
who was in the house with hef at the
time. out into the back yard on some
slight pretext. so that she could not see
the preacher. She added that she 1elI
certain that Mary Harbert did not KnoN
the preacher and therefore did not Suspi-
cion ANYTHING but went out INTO the PACK
yard in compliance with her request
That she had admitted the preacher 20
the house. and they went into the room,
on the side of the hall. That they had
not been there more than ten minutes
when Percy. her husband. came INTO the
yard. and she suspicioncd that Percy was
suspicious, and was watching her. OWING
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
AT THE HOUSE.


A Statesman reporter visited the home
of Percy Cook, near the corner of Thir-
teenth and Rio Grande streets, where he
found Coroner Mat Johnson, Policeman
Grizzard and Jake Platt and crowd of
folks from the neighbOrhood.
Rev. GibbOn, stone dead, was lying on
the front gallery, where he had fallen
after being shot. He died within few
minutes after receiving the fatal balls.
He was neatly dressed in black suit,
with clean white shirt, collar and white
necktie. His horse and buggy were tied
just across the street from the house.
Mr. Il. $. Easton, Il young man who
lives across the street from the Cook
home, says: Il heard shot and a
groan, and turning. | saw Percy Cook
fire two shots. holding the pistol down,
as if he was shooting into the floor. |
thought he was shooting at dog. did
not hear him say word. | only heard
something like Il groan after the first
shot
Young Easton was the only person
found who saw the shooting.
Rev. Gibbons body was conveyed to
Weed j. Rosengren's undertaking estab-
hshment. where City Physician Graves
examined it. He found two wounds very
close together in the left side, not far he
low the nipple. One of the bullets was
found on the right side, just over the
liver 1t was just under the skin and
was from Il :}S-calibre pistol. The other
bullet was not found. They severed a
large artery in their passage through
the body and Rev. Gibbon blcd to death.
In the undertaking rooms large guam
fly of blood flowed from the bullet
holes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
MARVELLOUS RESULTS.

From letter written by Rev. j.
Gunderman of Dimondale. Mich, we
are permitted 10 make this extract: 81
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church at Rives Junction she was
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coughing would last hours with little in.
terruption and it seemed as if she could
not survive him. A friend recommend
ed DR.. Kings New Discovery; it was
quick in its work and highly satisfactory
in results" Trial bottles free at G. o
Yates drug store. Regular size SOC and
ST. 90.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
LYING IN STATE.

Yesterday afternoon the body OF the
dead preacher was taken oyer TO the
church ON East Ninth street of which he
was pastor. and laid in state. There was
n very large crowd of colored people at
the church last night to view the re-
mains. and several lodges met to prepare
for the funeral. The remains will be
taken to San Antonio this morning for in
terment, and a large delegation from here
will accompany them.
The deceased was member of Masonic
Lodge No. ! of San Antonio. and also
Lodge st. John No. /, L. b. #. OF this
city. He was held in high standing ana
good membership in all these lodges.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
A SOUND LIVER MAKES a WELL
MAN

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with jaundicc sick headache. bad taste
in mouth, foul breath, coated tongue,
dyspepsia, Indigestion, hot, dry skin, pain
in back and between shoulders, chills
and fever, etc? If you have any of these
symptoms your liver is out of order,
and your blood is slowly being
poisoned, because your liver does not act
promptly. Herbine will cure any dis
order of the liver, stomach or bowels. II
has no equal as liver medicine. Prio
10 cents. Free bottles at c. o. Yates.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
AN INDIGNANT HUSBAND FOUND
HIS PASTOR AT HOME
WITH HIS WIFE.
A PISTOL SPOKE THREE TIMES.
And the Parson Is Now Cold in Death.
The Old, Old Story of the Serpent
in the Garden and the Hus-
bands Return.

Yesterday morning at 1870 o'clock
in the shape of killing, all participants
in the affair being colored: At that hour
central police station was notified that
Percy Cook, living at. No. 1902 Rio
. Grande street, had shot and killed Rev
j. Il. GibbOn, prominent colored
preacher of this city. The police, accom-
panied by Il Statesman reporter, were
prompt in their arrival on the scene and
found an excited lot of neighbOrs run
ming around talking of the tragedy. The
gist of the matter that occasioned the
shooting is that Cook had an inkling that
his wife and the preacher were enjoying
forbidden pleasures in violation of
Scriptural teachings, of which the
preacher was supposed to be acquainted,
and he took active steps to stop it yes
terday morning as soon as he saw the
opening of the relationship. His plan
of operation, while eminently successful,
was not at all new, inasmuch as the old
story of the irate husband, the pistol, Il
fleeing wife and n cringing partner i'll
shame is the basis of the present story.
The husband AYERS that he had no sus-
picion that anything was wrong yester-
day morning, but happening to be near
the mousse ana seeing tne pafSOn ) DuSSy
outside he went in to investigate, and
his eyes being opened he proceeded to
vindicatc his honor in Il way that was as
effective as it was vigorous. He secured
his pistol, pulled the trigger three times,
and the man who, in the garb of religion,
he held responsible for the pollution of
his home lay still in death in a spot where
few minutes before he had walked into
the house in all health and happiness.
The wife says that her husband had no
real cause for jealousy save that the door
was closed and that he imagined the
balance. The husband says differently.
The man who caused the connection
lies still in death and is in the shadow
of the accusation until an investigation
definitely settles as to whether he is
guilty or sinless of the charge preferred
against him by the irate husband. His
life has been forfeited, no matter what
the outcome will be, and in the mean
time the people who knew all the partici-
pants are busy talking the matter over
and expressing their opinions.
The particulars of the affair as secured
yesterday are given below:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
HE WISELY DECLINES.

Georgetown, Tex. Aug. 2.-(Special)
Hon. Kidding Andrews, populist nomi
nee for congress in this district, writes
that owing to a previous engagement, he
will be unable to meet Maj. Sayers in
joint debate at his appointment in this
city next Monday.
A large crowd will 90 from George
town to hear Governor Culberson at
Liberty Hill on August 6,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
HIS HISTORY

Rev. ]. II. Gibbon came to this city
nearly two years ago. having been trans
ferred from San Antonio at the last an
nual conference of the African Methodist
Episcopal church. He was considered
a very able pastor. and members OF his
church. among them church officers
spoke very highly of him yesterday, both
as man and minister. He leaves IL
wife and two little girls.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06

day from the sheriff at New Orleans that
he had Willis King in Jail there. King
stands convicted of murder in two cases,
one 20 years sentence and life SEN
tence. He broke Jail here last Novem-
Der. Sheriff Hammack goes to New
Orleans tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
COOKS HISTORY.

Percy Cook, the man who did the shoot
ing. is employed as n porter in the sn-
preme court here, and has long been
known as a very Industrious and peace
able man. He is a young man and has
always performed the duties OF ms POSI-
tion with credit to himself and satisfac-
tion 70 his employers. His friends uphold
him in the shooting of yesterday morning
and some of them were bold enough to
saw that the preacher got his just deserts
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
IT WAS A NARROW ESCAPE.
Citizens of Cincinnati Are Glad They
Are Living.


Cincinnati. Ohio, August 2.-Many peo-
pie today visited the scenes of the hur-
ricane of yesterday in the northern sub
urbs. The public did not know what Il
narrow escape the city had till today.
With the wind blowing sixty miles an
hour and Il rainfall of two inches within
two hours, the weather bureau say the
city was fortunate in escaping with only
property damage. This was due to the
absence of funnel-shaped clouds. twist
ing winds and whirlwnds. While the
dark clouds burst the wind swept
straight across the city and its suburbs
1t unroofcd hundreds of buildings that
| were occupied, but all the buildings
destroyed were either old structures
barns or buildings in course of construc.
| ton All of the trains entering the city
are on time today, but street railways
| and telephones are disa bled. Some con
gregatiOns held services in new places to-
day. owing to damage to their ediiices.
The only death reported was that OF
Charles Bouhe. who picked up tele
graph wire that had blown into his ward
on the Carthage road. The wire was
crossed with y trolley that was also
blown down.
John Hammer of Covington also pick
| ed up u live wire and was unable to re
| lease himself. His condition is still very
doubtful. Among the others who are
Frustrated today from lightning shocks
experienced yesterday afternoon and ev.
| ening are Taylor Greenwald, Mrs. Oliver
Greenwald, Mrs. A. X. Richie, William
| Seller Edward Chagger, Miss J. Detre
| Mr.. John Brinker. Edward Stage Miller
John Scharrid and Miss Nellie Finn.
The lightning struck hundreds OF
/ places in the city. Hundreds experienced
severe shocks who were not FRUSTRATED
A number of horses were killed ii
stables that were struck by lightning OF
blown down. The weather has beer
pleasant today and the Sunday was de
| voted to clearing up and repairing every
where. The baseball park had larg,
| force of men ut work before the after
noon game. The telegraph. telephone
and railway companies had all available
men out on their lines.
WILLIS KING CAPTURED.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
TuE INlUEST

Justice Johnson held no formal inquest
Yesterday. deferring action Ill order that
Cook might secure an attorney ana ar
,rnnrc matters for the trial. The preimi-
mary trial will probably take place today
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06

Caution Buy only DR.. Isaac Thonp
sons eye water. Carefully examine the
wrapper None other genuine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06

WILLIS KING CAPTURED.
Gainesville. Tex. Aug. 2.-(SpeciaL)--
Sheriff Hammack received a telegram to-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-10
Deafness jaunOt he Cured

10y local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deal
ness, and that is bv constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
lufiamed condition of the mucous
lining us the E,stachan Tube,
When this tube is inflamcd YOU have
a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, aud when, it is entirely closed: !:
dee fness Is I ne el.esult, ard unless 4 ne
tiull can be taken out and
this tube restored to it's normal con-
hearing will he destroyed
forever; nine cases out OF ten are
caused by catarrh, which il nothing
but an influmed condition OF the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case OF deafness (caused by
catarrb) that cannot he cured 10y
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars: free.
F.J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
@Sold by Druggists, IS.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-10
Sueing the Northern PaciNc.

FARGO. N. d., july S.-rhe mncll
talked ui suits instituted l,y settlers
against the Northern Pacific inucm-
nifty sections were begun this morn
ing in the local land office Oi. L.
special UrtleriSsuel by Commissioner
I.nmurruuX to give the plaintiffs an
opportunity to show That their set
tltnrnt Was made prior to valid
selection by the Northern Pacific.
Thr first rr,srl~ that ui j. NJ. Bloom,
OF Sargent county. Nnu claims to
have settled III 1854, Hn,l that the
rnilrtnh runnlmnN ,!iun't select until
1888. II Bloom wll,s, 200 other suits
will hr instituted at once The
plaintiffs wrrrin.Inr"l tU'unt"St by
Attorney Davis. rX-rer,iver ui the
land office.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-10
Free Pills.

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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-10
SILVER WINS.
The Efforts to Adopt Sound
Money Plank Badly
Beaten.
A Majority of More Than TWO
&. to One for the Plan
of Is to /.
A Wild Day in the Democratic
Convention at
. ....-,s ,ss
Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 9.-When the Demo-
cratic national convention met this
morning the report of the platform
committee was presented 10y Senator
jones, Of Arkansas. A minority
report WAS presented, in which the
party was pledged to keep all money
at n parity with gold. ana the
present Democratic administration
was endorsed. . s
senator Tillman, uf South Caro-
lima, was the first speaker. ana ne
talked in support of the majority
report. He was very abusive W the
money lenders OF the East, ana
declared the purpose ot the silverites
TO be to free the white SLAVES. he
said the people had been hewers of
wood unl drawers OF water ID
bondage to the states OF Nav YORK.
Connecticut aud New Jersey, and
declared that he present conteSt
was II sectional one. He asked II
tn. increase in wealth in New York
un:! Pennsylvania during the past
decade had been secured honestly,
and declared thar those states hah
yath therrd more wealth in that time
than had twenty-five Southern and
Western states. The issue was
bet wcen the peuple OF the nation.
and the nOney lenders OF the East.
Senator Hill. III New York. fol
lowed in support OF the minority re-
port. He attacked the majority's
pla atform, and pointed ont where 1t
was du ungerOus to business and to
the count llsl rllssls lle ll.a Il \
against such Il rev6lntiOnar!y step.
He said the criticism oftaie bond
issue was unwise, and asked what
would be the condition Of the coun-
try today if no bonds had been IS
sued The platform was denounced
as full of absurd propositions and
calculated to injure the party.
Senator Villas, Of Wisconsin, also
spoke against the majority platform,
and endorsed Hills utterAnces.
Bryan, Of Nebraska, spoke III favor
of the silver plank nf the minority
report of the committee, and at
tackled the system of tinnnce urged
by the delegates from the eastern
ST.; tcs.
He received an ovation when he
closed, and the convention went
wild with enthusiasm. There were
cries OF ''Numinate him! Nominate
him!'
After Bryan's speech vote was
taken on Hills motion to substitute
the minority report for the M jority
report as TO the financial plank, and
it was lost by vote Q! 800 yeas to
GAO nays.
After Hills motion for n sound
money plank was defeated, he made
motion to adopt the minority
report endorsing the Democratic
administration. A vote on this
motion was being taken just before
a n'cinck
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-10
Parker Items.
Crops are suffering for the want o

Crops are suffering for the want OF
rain.
School has closed in the Snow dis
trict. Miss Eastman has proved
herself to be a No. teacher.
Charley Bonebrake has disposed OF
his property but has not yet decided
as to what he will de-.
Well, the glorious Fourth has come
and gone and with it the joys and
SORROWS Incidental to that day. The
people of Parker were not partial
to any one place, but patronized
Pillsbury, Little Falls and Randall.
Your correspondent made Il flying
trip to Randall the next day after
the Fourth. 1t looked as though
the people were away from home
and what remained seemed TO be
Just recovering from q fit OF sick
ness.
Miss Myrtle De Moss has returned
home from east of Little Falls where
she has been teaching school.
Mr.. Sherman Gish and wife, from
Staples, also Johnny Gish and wife,
were here visiting friends.
We understand that John Strahl
and family, who went to Oregon,
are quite we'll pleased with the
country. ~r5
Meeting in the Congregational
church at II o'clock Sunday. Sun
day school directly after. All are
invited to attenG.