The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-30
HE DIED As HE FELL.
David Carr Shot Through the Head
BY James l.. hombrich.
IN DEATH HE HELD HIS WINCHESTER
Intending to Avsnse . Fancied 1rsult
he Was Met with = Coivs KevoivG
In an Experienced Hand.

i>av.d Cart died yesterday afternoon
with his boots on; he fell in his tracks at
| The rear OF George Davis store IN tho
| Fifth wari and hreathsd his last al ne
zen. but that he did not Kill ,No or riree
| i-fore his existence was brought b a
sudden termination seems a n,racie His
mar smarshiu was bad
carr Was killed. bv J. l.. Eanbrck yhc
! has charge Of the saloon of George Davis
/ liarhrick WAS ora Of the apporteci of
! Chief os I'clice CHARLES Hclm wien mat
| official ,o,k charge of the Office he aow
: holds. lie served IN tho uniform of a pa
/ irclman un;!i TWO weeks age when he
eeslsre4 20 accept position with George
I DAVIS. where h. was employed n, the
/ lire OF TIE shooting.
| David carr Is d fireman On the lious' on
East and West Texas railway running
J with Engineer 7. Z. Kelley He oanls W
I Saturday night ard has been in ifouson
ever s.uc, that .tinis y, steiday AFR
NOON Carr Was In the saloon a; the
DAVIS establishment. and while talkins 20
q young man. r.eStcu 10 ranr, he two
hai a few woris. Carr appl!ns a very
Ngls epithet 20 the youEs manSAli. liam
brick interitt.i and told carr ;naa he
40 not want surh language Used a,%ut
,h7 place Carr ucsi,ri 10 have Cieek
oashsd, ANA Ms. idm'rick referred inu
( - til@ too khccrer III the grocery siri-c
Milton franks. Mr. frdnks. VINO Was at
.ys witness ~ what follows. tells the
svlty.
~ arr came in the store and asked me
10 cash A check toii him that tte
inoNty "as NOT then ut hand but to re-
turn Lave ard | wouli accept : check
s'a san p" bad been in>ust,d by a man
N TIRE saloon. and tliat h.a woulo make hfn
ie'sact before nsht- After this he LETT
~ serss snort wlele after this, WIS
/ ID ga
e4i ilt9riy avenue saw carr coming
afck. AlrS. Davis aad several others were
90 H. rear of the stor" eating a water
melon | call..d ont to flamhrick mar tha
man was returning with a gun. and told
0lin Ia set ready 10 meet him. iiamt~,ek
Is Stei or him coming to the door He
ga 80. ard saw Carr with the gun ard
'aen wen, through the store toward Tie
ffar 90 isri care atoUt Y-siHI filled IN
- went through the store, and a. SION
az "ssc'iaj NJ hack door I nj up stairs
on q run Warned the others, AMI they
scattered. Mrs. Davis FLOWING mo IN
sthlfs NJ DAVIS was not 'here AT the
l.n'e. nah JUS. reached the head q the
stairway ~hcr hoard firing and it con-
iNnsf Tor 81 NJ time. nnnlIs Il shs.s
being fired Judging from the time ,fia
srooi3ng commenced. / suppr~e Carr ~
Sln shooIns as soon as he reached the
door.
\. y. Nelson, an cx-nolics officer Of the
lily of Houston, was IN the store AT the
me. lie MAS at the rear with the wates-
,Nneipn party and saw Carr enter. III.
zion say thae carr began shooting
A. soon as ne reached the door working
u w lh.nester rifle with m experienced
Aand. Mr. Nelson attempted to each MN
| Neiofe ne Shoi. but when ball or two
Wh'stied ny his heaa. h- took efaga fp-
hind the door facing at the ear ct he
store. in'sa ling i Carr came ,hr l,l.., tho
tnllding ~ grasp the gun rs he passed..
~ Ns'ff reached the rear door Mr..
ne'son says that eigh. Or ten sfats were
ii."d ~ The mad man for such he must
nave been 10 shoot w''diy into Lulding
N Malen tnei. "eie - na..s ..-ap,e,
.nT.t,- shells on the floNr ,hi'.n ~ mar