The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-26

DALLAS, GeS.. Nov 10 \ special
the News from Waco says When IL
sun wns shining brightly and the street
wor" crowded, the long expected bate
y]crsity troublctook place this aiternpou
and the result is that one Is fatal
wounded. Il seriously and auotir
painfully and the fourth dead,
Col q B. Gerald wns ndy0ncjnr from
one corner diagonally across Austin ayr
nue. to the next corner. and ! W lIar
ris, editor Of the Waco Morning Times
Herald, wins standing on the corner dIng
store talking to Drs, H. l. Taylor and
W W Olds
When Editor Harris saw tol Gerald
coming he remarked t. the physicians
that trouble was on hand, and that they
had better get ont Of The way Without
further delay he drew his pistol and
aimed past DR. Taylor. with his arm
touching Dr. Taylors should,r hr fired
at Col Gerard, who WAS rapidly moving
in his direction
When Gerald saw Harris ho halted,
nnhuttoucd his UYercOat, thrust his hand
into his bosom and drew his own rryol
yer, after which he advanced on Harris
rapidly, md when ut close range fired
n shot which penetrated Harris wind
pipe. touched the spinal cord paralyz
ing him from the neck to the toes. and
sent him TO the floor helpless aud tor7
du combat
Meanwhile. from the opposite corner
in front Of the Citizens National Bank. |
w, A Harris, brother of j W. Hams,
was firing ut Gerald. and Gerald was
now wounded in two places and bleed
ing, After disposing Of Editor j W
Harris Gerald faced his second antaEo
mist and marched straight across the
street after him at a doubld quick tfot
Hunt Bcllefant, n policeman, rushed
between the two and did MI he could to
keep them apart at the point Of u pistol
hut they closed in in spite Of the police
man = effort and continued to shoot IN
til W. A. Harris sank TO the sidewalk
n corpse.
Col Gerard fell during the fight, bat
arose to his feet quickly and when both
of his antagonists were down on the
ground he walked off witt, one arm ,
shattered, swinging by his side. and !
blood squirting from n wound in the hip c
After CHANGING about in every direction ,
he found an officer and offered to sur ,
render He said They laid for me f.
but ! got them both that H. | think ! A.,
did, " ,
Meanwhile, an immense crowd had II
collected. so that the streets. which =,
cross each other ut that point were en- 4
'irciy blockaded, street cars and vehicles a
MI came to a halt and the widest OK :,
'itemcnt prevailed among the people
Men came forward with strctclera and
he dead and wounded were horne of. =,
DISCLOSING OF THE VICTIMS. ~
Col Gerald had grown faint from loss 3
" blood and was removed from the field Ii
md taken to his house The corpse of ii
", a Harris was borne Off by friends it
o an undcrtakcr's establishment and =,
Harris was stretched out on the II
|oor Of the drug store and examined by "
he surgeons. His rigid limbs disclosed ca
he fact that the spine was involved and Sc
hat there was 30 hope for his life IT,
Hood slrcamcd down his throat into m
Is stomach and was elected with severe be
etchings. pc
The three PARTIES in the duel were
men and the fathers of chill. tv
rem. The wives and children were q,
ron on the ground and the sounds Of I'm
omen weeping were mixed with the am
Infusion Of noise, H.
w A. Harris body will be sent f., a,i
outh Carolina for burial He was rid. tis
ed with hnlletsand died almost infant 90,
on the sidewalk, He was a life in All,
trance man, and leaves a wife and "A,
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