The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-27
Spirited Incident in Waco.

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the course Oh the con1roVerSy' puo no oianhe
seems to be attributed to him. The utmost
sympathy is felt for the other parties in the
unfortunate debate IT. arose. out of n
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Ihe Gnu Will hoV NO lea.heu uhVii io"
other persons have been shot. Controversy
in Waco Is cumulative. Mr.. J. w. HARRIS
VIVA the editor of the Woco Times. Herald.
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49,
surahce man. IN tne Worus OF an impas-
stoned despatch printed by the GdtucSton
Nelcs, each of the parties, except the acct
dent,lly wounded neoro " Ua remarL-
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81. w. HARRIS, the editor. who fred the hrst shot In
the triangular duel. WINS q man OF strong convictions,
brilliant education. acholarly, and always deliberate
In his actions. As he stood with his LOFTY brow con-
fronting his advancing Zoe. realizing the peril oue
,n,. ",.o. ~ =" a ms n..,s.,,, = ro,n... ~,
mindful OF tho crisis at hand.
"col. GERALD is always in times of battle the incar-
nation OF war. He felt that q cause existed; that he
was rish'' the o'hers were wrong ana when ne
h.ar. ,Sn, I'M, ~ Is. - 80 n,m, u
responded to tumuIt the r,ttIe of revoIvsrs IN.
whistling of bullets. and the man becam. inspired
It was grand but terrible to see him handling his
pistol bleeding and shooting. wrapped in sulphur
s"oh', a u eommanains' MS hos'rls expand,
Nv. A HARRIS was n dom,,tt. man in whose hnsom
peace made her nest and dwelt like n dove. In &c.
lecting home he disclosed his nature. He w,nt to
the top of a cedar-crowned hill. built a pretty cottage,
aha mere. wneh ms DAYS Toll was over II W MS
TO- ana th..a ns,,s.o. . - =, nlS Jpn &c.
| allotment I'm life. The white pipeops around rho
cistern. the chickens. the Jersey cows and calves. the
flowers and the voices OF his wife and children were
all IN accord win his TRANQUIL soul and he was
- .pE .ha ~, a. 80, .o
give bis life for him when Il was demanded.
The hour came. and for his brothers sake he
died. When ]. W. HARRIS. while stretched on the
oppos.'e 70 VI II e.es'' II pA.''e ieae"eu'
- nc eoine " nv 'oND
n"N WV Aeu III, He"u. N"'' ~, y Dfonoi'
Wv ""' NV 'ni' y. w e"he'
WI "u'ihs II uise 'He A''e
Col. GERALD-he Is a Colonel as we'll rs a
Judge, and shoots for both titles-smoked
n cigar yvb;le h;s ar,r ;nirrod 4, Tho die
Pu.e we" "hpu'".e"' Nv ho' ohiS lnahi-
rested compoSure, but q truly sympathetlc
spirit. He "deplores the two deaths from
his sta ndpoint "a n man and n brother"
Az co,o,ol ond 1,d.o A. CoI.o,
s0 w "u's'
Inc immediate cause OF the little mis-
understanding which Colonel and Judge
GERALD deplores so feelinply- seems In
boye hean tho ref,so, of +ha a5;tor u,,,,
communication WHICH 'he
Judge ana Colonei had written Tor the
Times Herald. In n broadside issued by
the Judge and Colonel in October he soi "A
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80 n isJe''e" COMMUNICATIONS
EiAhhls uecllhihg 10 comply with the uni
versal rule, GERALD held him responsible.
The first hostile meeting between the Judge
md Co,onel and tho ad;tor ,,d .ho .oS
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ePHi'e" hn",he" are pesI Ioiu III his
, 1eyohu endurance l az 'ns' 'oid him-
. os,,cur ,v,th bin, % ~ n,. 49,, 1850 49," osnsase IN
, street. and We would make # matter Of lfe or death
He refused to do 1t. then left, he followed me ND
through the hallway to the stairway. still continuing
" 'aA '. .ne ma,'er' Sua refusing 10 give VIVA
y, GOT ma IN n no.,t,an 49, oran y, nu u n"a,n u
strength had been equal to his he would have has
great advantage over me, he. by his own acts and h,
. his own conduct provoked me into saying words tina
, ne. OF course. 1ustines himself in striking me
,'nno 10 '.rei'a u nLst o"."ha l ne
: I felt INV eve close from the HOOD rn,h,na r,o,
the cash above my eyebrow; having practically bu
one hand. then being deprived of one eye. and bcin
= nearly double his age and about one'fourth OF hi
physical e'rehR'n'l rev pereotiy Ius1hea IN shoohn
for INV n,s,ol ,n,snd,na ~ shoot him, ho aroS Nv
hand. and by his superior strength and the dissdya Ar
~ taso of my position, prevented me from getting II