Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Prominent Citizens Of Waco, Tex.
Fight q Duel on the Street.
EXCITING TINE FOR an ENGINEER.
He Has Death Struggle with His Drink
CraEed Fireman While the Train Was
GOiag 1t Full speed-Nsgro Walters
Have Desperate Fight

Have Desperate Fight
Waco, Tex, Nov. 2O-J. W. Harris,
editor Of the Waco Times Herald, and
W. A. Harris, his brother, on one side,
and Judge G. B. Gerald, prominent
citizen, fought duel to the death on
the street yesterday afternoon at five
o'clock. w. A. Harris was shot dead,
J. W. Harris wounded fatally, his body
being paralyzed, and Gerald was shot in
the side and may die The trouble was
the outcome Of the mobbing Of w. c.
Brann, publisher of the Iconoclast.
Gerald was an ex-county Judge and
one Of Waco's most prominent citizens
He had written a bitter criticism on
Baylor university with reference to
the recent mobbing Of W. G. Brann, and
had filed it with Editor Harris for pub
LEGATION. Afterward he asked TO have
his manuscript returned, and became
incensed at the editors delay in COM
plying. Bad feeling resulted and
when Judge Gerald was crossing the
sire ct at the corner OF Fourth and
Austin streets at five o'clock, Edi-
tor Harris came out OF drug
store and opened fire upon
him. Gerald Immediately drew his
revolver and returned the fire, hitting
Harris in the neck. Hearing the shoot
ing, W. A. Harris came upon the scene
and took hand in the fusillade, shoot
ing Gerald from behind, Gerald pur-
sued him into the drug store, shooting
as he ran. Harris fell to the floor
with the words: you shot me in the
back" Gerald emptied the remaining
charges in his weapon into the pros
trate form of his victim, killing him
on the spot, and then left the scene.
A little colored boy who stood near
was shot in the leg by stray bullet.
Judge Gerald was wounded in the
neck and side. While serious, his
wounds cannot be said to be necessarily |
fatal. The excitement is very great,
md public opinion seems to be divided.
EXCITING TIME FOR AN ENGINEER
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 2O.--On q
freight train dashing southwark over
The Louisville 4 Nashville railroad at
The rate OF 30 miles an hour late Thurs
lay night, one Of the most thrilling
ever recorded in fact or fic.
lion occurred. Two men, one black
md crazed by drink, the other white
Ind conscious Of deadly peril, engaged
IN life and death struggle in the cab
Of n locomotive, which ended in the
Heath Of the negro and the miraculous
escape from the same fate by the white
nan. When the southbound train left
lere Thursday night at 1915 o'clock
Engineer Il. p. Bishop and Fireman
Wiley Craig, colored, occupied the To-
'omotive cab. When two miles from
The city Bishop told the fireman to
'tir up the fire. The negro paid
10 attention to the order, and II
vas repeated. This time he uttered
IN oath, and springing from his seat,
lrew a revolver and suddenly and
warning fred q shot point
blank at the engineer The bullet
missed him, and the engineer struck
he revolver from the negro's hand,
ust as the latter was about to fire a
econd time. Craig, now crazed with
age, instantly drew knife, and
'rasping the engineer by the shoulder,
'ulled him from the box and cut him
n dozen places across the breast.
Mr.. Bishop had pistol in his hip
'ocket, but he was held for a time in
uch position that he could not reach
t. Finally. after desperate struggle
uring which the two men rolled over
nd over on the floor of the cab, Bish.
p managed to draw his pistol and fire.
he bullet struck the negro in the
reast and penetrated his heart. With.
ut groan he fell back into the dark.
ess to the ground. The train at that
line was near 0xmoor. There it was :
allied by the wounded engineer, who
old the crew Of his thrilling encoun-
er. Bishop says his watch chain alone
aved him from fatal blow at the $
nnds OF the negro, who welded his Z
nife with the savagery Of demon.
coLoREp WALTERS FIGHT ON A TRAIN.
CHICAGO, Nov, 2O.-While the Sioux I
ity special of the Illinois Central was !
,aving Chicago Thursday evening !
lilaro Davis and William H. KEYS,
oIored walters in the buffet car in [
ne train, waged desperate battle 9
18th a single butcher knife as
eapon. Staggering against seats I
nd across the platform from the buff :
It car to the day coach ahead. each .
an endeavored to get possession of ?
lie long, keen weapon, while passen. S
RS were in fright The two men r
ere finally separated by the Illinois
'ntral policeman and taken to St.
uke's hospital. They have had a =.
nd for some time, growing out OF - e
e fact that one of them is very light u;