The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-06
SHOOTING At DALLAS.
Two Men and a Woman Are
Dangerously Wounded. A
NO HOPE FOR THEIR LIVES,
James Bsswsii Did the shooting aud
william naFtsn and Mrs wsids-
man Were the vistims-The
Cause Of the AFFAIR.

covering.
The shooting was done by James
Boswell. who after shooting Mrs.
weldeman and William Barton. shot
himself The two latter were taken 70
the city hospital and Boswell taken 10
the county Jail. The tragedy occurred
at the corner OF Germania and Floyd
streets.
Mrs. weideman said:
My name Is Lizzie weldeman. and
am the mother OF three children. l
suppose am a widow, as Il has been
more than a month since heard from
my husband. who. up TO two months
ago was a car inspector at Temple.
came to Dallas Ave weeks ago and
rented this house. james Boswell.
who Is an own cousin Of mine. rented
a room from me. Boswell came from |
Temple. WIN Barton rented a room |
about a week or ten days ago. This
evening Boswell came TO the house.
had run him on last week, a. he made
love TO me. He ate supper with us and
after supper came into the north room
where sat talking to Barton. lie
said:
DO you love mer and replied
that did not a. we were cousins
Then he pulled a revolver and shot
at me. I ran out doors Barton fell
over on the floor Just a. escaped
from the room. ! ran into the vacant
10, just north Of my house. Boswell
pursued and finally caught me- He put
pistol to my breast and shot me
again. tried TO ward IL OF with my
arm and a bullet shattered my arm.
Then broke away from him. ran q
short distance and tainted. have no
relatives In the state. I am OF north
ern birth. but the man who did the
shooting. my cousin. Ia a southernor.
Ny age Is IS. have a sister a, Jenrr-
son City, No, and another in the state
OF Washington"
On the person Of Boswell the ofac,rs
found an envelope addressed as fol-
lows:
To the police department or The
Dallas News. Dallas. Tex"
Inclosed was a sheet Of note pater
on which was scrubbed the following
instructions:
TO The Dallas News: You will ind
the cause Of the whole thing IN a table,
book. Please Copy. and send a cop.
py to the Holly Springs south at HOLLY
Springs. Miss. Marshall CO. All othei
papers please copy the News as ! an
At Rest"
/ This was unsigned. Boswelrs version
: % the AFFAIR written before the can
2 nonading al the cottage on Germans
!. street, was found. according 20 his al
rections. Il IA a. follows
Hotel. Dallas. Texas .il-i-s7-.o N
prblc OF the world will write m!
last lines and when these lines is Re-
y vii BE many miles from my netiv
y home but hope my friends will look o,
J. this and turn from u with DISCUS, ] d
, Il "a the hrsi act % the Kind ever com
!. mitied by the Boswell name and trul
hope Il will BE- the last feel In m
own hart that this will nearly Brak
my two little sisters harts But life
no more pleasure TO me Tor the on
that has won my hari has Broken
i and Il Is more than can stand Dea
N friends young boys especially don
IN never let a woman lead you Oh like
n have hin led on for Il will Re yoJ
N ruin. Ny life IL In this wOmans hans
n But she don't no Il and | had faths
die than let her no 4 I no she Is n,
worthy my love But cant stand ev'
20 see her love some one els aud trei
me With contempt had rather be
u my grave one thousan tines But n
X Dear friends and Relatives will sci
90 both OF them 60 their graves Before
Fe 20 and We will all three 20 q long \
e gather for cannot Die and leave 4
OK -- TO Ian az me all though ] do
blame the man Il ls Lizzie who
blame. She fret made love 90 me a
made Il against my will Tor she had
m living hushan and did not want
=. interfere with him. She "
-, my love and caused three Deaths a
-. -. caused me to BE Berrisd IN pauI
- grave without iriondA hut | tia
sod will b. out % my trouble Tor e'
and will 10 to a Resting place and .
will never Brake a mother mans ha
Oh how sad Il seems that ] am leavl
ice nv preshus people for the love ] IN
re. FOR a .. nul I love her and am "
Ne, ling to Die for her But cant stand
see her new found lover living to
iolce my Death.
"Doar friends OF Dallas that no
and this woman and TO the people 4
she has told she was a cousin 81 NH
she Is not any cousin a. all She '
p.. once a lover and dld care for me a
'u' lover does But 4 has hone from me
a man that no body cars Tor But
hurts me 10 the Extent Of Death
-. has not give me a Kind word for %
~ or eight days and that is what !
''e' going To commit this tourlhle gu
-. over. Well I DO hope that my \
W. Relatives will soon Tor set me Tor
Ffe was never sweet 10 me.
Dear Relltives ! have living !
MET that was married to some time 4
lts, But she never knew my right n
and think Il Will Re HetVr not q
her no for Il would never NJ Der
pots good aud don't never want any-oi
people 10 no who Il a that ! Am
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