The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-06
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Officer Cooper Held for the Shooting
of Stepney.
THE AFFAIR SIlR0lDED IN MYSTERY
superintendent Cooper's Kesiena-
iion-Tbc Irish Orators.

Galveston police force was arrested on
charge of assault to murder, growing cut
OF the shooting of VIM. Stepnev last night.
chief OF Police Jones preferred the charge
ON information received, II is difficult to
get particulars concerning the rhootins.
Ofiicer Cooper was detailed by the dep
uty chief OF police TO watch the house of
q negro who is wanted on a charge of as
SAINT to murder.
Last night between il and IL o'clock
Stepney was on mis- way home. when It is
slid Cooper, MISLEADING him for another
person. called to him to halt Stepney
did not obey and the officer opened fire
on him. He was shot through the abdo-
men and will probably die.
This afternoon Chief Jones went with
Coroner Barry TO the hospital to take
statement from Stepney.
When seen by Post reporter Chief
Jones said: "stepney. while in possession
Oi his faculties. is in a precarIous condl-
lion. Yet he apparently does not realize
tia. be- Is in danger Al least ne mas not
Voluntarily stated anything which would
lead us to indicate that h. was conscious
mat bus wound may result IN death, DR.
.@tatl would not permit us to lnterro-
gate MIN upon the matter, tearing that
~ might excite him and prove disas Sous
W.. therefore. can not utilize the state
melt gwen us as "a dylae declaration.'
"&hai did Stepncy say to you2'
Practically the same thing that he said
Jest nifht-that is, that the officer shot
Mr Jones said that Or Starley gave
II as ms opinion that while Stepney
NAV recover he is apt to die at any mo-
special Officer Gus Amundson arrived
tn the scene shortly after the shooting
occurred. He does not know who did the
shtptlnE' Dut heard a rumor that a man
iYg "hon the police were looking for did
H.
'UlCvf Alex Reitel was about halr
t''rN from the scene OF the shooting when
I' i'@rH the report OF revolver lie
lleIed IN thedrection whence the sound
n'.of"d man named William Stepney AS
sS,cI ny others he conveyed the man 10
ti7 residence near by and later took him
tar hespital; Officer Keifei does not
Eyer, officer whom The Post reporter
} ''Hli lht.rroSate tOuay on the subject
WIS asked who was present when he ar
rN, nut no one could say.
'ilt'r cooper stoUtlY denies that he did
| ne shooting aud says he knows nothing
"i-''.Nt apou' II. .
1Noi- boAiNi' MhhllNt'
me schooi BOARD met THIS evening In
'eEULt session
f''''iu' IONS were adopted concerning
I"i'Saor cooper resignation
a sensation was sprung in the shape of
q letter addressed to the board from 10
" v-i,.,trs ooi,,oa ,.bo 1a,t,., ., -.
.'' va "'S' ~ w nv"
""y ~ NVnatet WILSON, "a coloieu schooi
/ teacher was accorded greater privileges
( t.7n other t.,,h.rs N-ilsn,, rat,,.,,J ia
1 III. civ a few dsvs ana after a,,, ahsenrc
/ of about scvent.,n 'IIvs lrring which
INN. be- ms IL, ~, t,t3,,,. t ~ $50,
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! Iift, f..ti.r NVtrstrs g. , sI,,,,,,rtl, ~
r',,,r, t, r,d W. i'Nes'sA'o "'''
~ ',iT ~ i ,.,tn9f Tho School Of
I Methods TO hold a convention in the Ban
{ school during the month Of June. II Is
! t ~ S9' teachers VIII DE present at
I Tho hoard paqsed \ resolution tina, fine
| United states mar he raised on ali school
! htltltur- I'm IT, ,i,, n, ict,rl az oljn,,g
and ON George rail ana Henry Rosnnberr..
/ nIrthI,, D
! II s understood that Professor Cooper
/ stetc uuiversitV and sbo,ild no Nj 80 60
] rsed viii nroialI,. nhtatU n si,,tior -,
! ton IN some If Mo Southern state uniyer-
| stiles lie VIII leave Galveston in June.
PAINTERS AND DECORATORS.
Two years ago Galveston was, through
| the efforts Of the Galveston chamber of
| .or,r,,ro,. ns,i.tl ~ -, -
! "e we ''N"i ""lo"' So
| iectcd as inc place for holding the next
biennial convention of the Brotherhood OF
! nf m Ia.
| convention win helm an Nronhay Auo,'s,
3 and VIII last several DAYS The REPRE-
I seht"tlNeS oi subordinate lodges will come
rsrticrlariv (r r~S %, '"s n,leu StateS'
| There win douhtiess be a large attendance
I in addition to the delegates The nun,her
/ OF delegates To which fhc iodrns arr, o..
{ titled is about GA prenarntions mo 81
/ ready being made nv mo IornI Iojre -,
/ the event. il heing desired Ia maxi III Z -
/ red letter meeting il heinz the first cor,
/ vcntin ~ the brotherhood ever held in
lne south ,,,s,,,<,,,.
,,, an lhN'
-, 'lo Firs' irespy'erian
! chur'h hciu 'ueIF annual missionary tea
! In the parlors of the church this evening
from : to TO- Tho fancy work ,,,,lo voc
i'm charge of Mrs. Fdwoyd Girar Jan WE WE
the bon-bon booth was presided over nV
| Mrs. tharles Iruehcart, assisted by sew
/ erh young lhdies. Refreshments, consist
s III ,,,kc ana ~ S1n"wirnes, chliNen
,m'siraIe Conrluacd ~, WorJ ~ eu , n
tainmrnt. ''''''7 . s'''V'
cr,rs.rS On, ,,,,,, ,,,,,tu,,rs
~, C,>,,n, ~" =
ito"' -N'u' Ryan OF 81 LOUIS and
Judge W. j. Kerr OF Cripple Creek. Colo
who spoke ut the celebration OF the En-.