The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-30
ANOTHER BLOODY TRAGEDY.
Officer Q. d, Perry Shot and
X lledby Frank Barkman,
on the West Side.
A TERRIBLE AFFAIR.
0btainable Facts in Regard TO the
Killing Relatives of the Dead
Officer Coming Trial
Postponed,
A TERRIBLE AFFAIR.


Postponed
Yesterday afternoon, about five
or six minutes before 8 O'clock, an
other bloody tragedy was enacted
on the West Side, in the l6 to ! sa-
loon, IN which Deputy Marshal o.,
D, Perry was shot and instantly
killed by Frank Barkman five or
six bullets from l5 calbre pistol
entered his body Eye witnesses
| say that l}arkman walked into the
front door, and going up within a
few feet Of Perry opened fire on
him with the above rcsultsj one or
more say that Barkmau first spoke
to Perry telling him that he under
derstood he was pong around curs-
Ing him Others that no words were
spoken,
These are the best facts obtaua-
able in regard TO the killing, Per-
Try was the only witness to testify
against BarDman for killing Damon,
about the 18th of May, last, and as
his evidence was adverse to him,
there has been considerable frje'
ton about It, We learn, and 1t was
on This account that the killing oc-
cured
Just before the tragedy, Bark.
man called w. Q, Hardin out OF his
store, we learn, and threatened his
HE, We saw Mr., Hardin this
morning and asked him about IT,
and he said that the report was
tWej that Barkman told him he
had heard that he (lardlW was aid
log or abettInR (or words to that
e0ecD Onleer Perry Ia testilylng
Iagailst him, aud fit was true he
would Nll him Hardin asked him
| n he would KIN AN unarhed man,
that he was not armed, and Bark.
man said yes, any man who would
do such a thing, Then Hardin said
he did not remember 20 have said
any such a thing as TO aiding or
abettIng Perry TO keep from being
shot down, Barkman, he said, was
drinking
Shortly after the killing occurred,
larNmmb attorney Mr. Horace
Vaughn, said It would be shown by
trustworthy witnesses that Perry
had threatened his Oarbmane)
! life, and had followed him from
place to place
The bloody deed is generally con.
dcmcd as q terrible AFFAIR and uu-
less Barkman can establish what
his attorney claims, 1t viii 20 hard
with him, II Ia TO be deeply re-
gfelted from every stand point
not only because Of the inostlmable
value OF human He, but for The
reason II Is very Injurious TO The
city
Matter will be investigated by
Justice Hooks This afternoon or TO-
morrow We loarn when all the
facts wllIno doubt be- brought out,
We hope to he able 10 give the eyI-
dehee tomorrow or Friday=if posi-
bic will give same this afternoon
IhWe no desire to bias the case IN
any way believing the public
entitled TO the facts, we will give
them as they occur
0mdef Perry Was A good, quiet
eitiEen=ea came here d a10ut two years
ago, A loving wife and two ehlld-
rem mourn his sudden and awful
death, also four brolheH a sister
land mother Ia Tennessee, aud other
distant places cue brother Is ehiei
Of police AZ Mempnis, Some Of
them have lolrgWphud that they
will come on FIRST train arrive TO-
night, ON thH account funeral
may be postponed Until tomorrow
morning.
Glad to hear that deceased ears
rIpd loHWNutu Ia two benevolent
odpH, 10 the amount Of $4,000
w ,UOO Ia the knights OF Maesabees
land $4,000 IN The knights of Dixie,
HkAWFiNd TRIAL POSTPONED,
Justice Hooks tells us that he
viii not have the csamiulng trial
tbh afternoon, as neither the
! County Attorney of District AtlofH
uey are here, aud he has been uhai
ule ihua fart0 reach them by wire
lH tbia connection va learn that
that pmnlt hartman llhs seen ears
fird tl ll0stou by the Sheriff where
he will be Kept unlll ordered
brought here fof bis examining
tdal,