The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-26
KILLING OF KILGoRE.
MISS JACKsON's FATHER Ann
BROTHERS WE'RE ACQUITTED.
Jury Failed to Agree a. to the
Young Lady-Circumstan
Leading to the Tragedy.

Bonham, Texas, September 5.--The case
of the State Of Texas VS. Fannie jackson,
father and three brothers, indicted for
the killing Of Ed Kilgore at Ladonia in
June, was concluded last night and given
to the jury. verdict was returned to-
| night acqultting all men and failing to
agree as to Miss Jackson.
On Thursday morning, June Is, 1897,
| at the Santa Fe depot, in Ladonia, Ed Kill
| gore was shot and killed by Miss Fannie
Jackson Miss jackson was reared in La
donna, but for some months before the
killing had been conducting millinery
store at Mckinney. She had been In La
doria for several days prior to the killing
on a visit to her parents, and on the
morning of the killing had gone to the
depot to take the train for Mckinney.
When she walked into the ladies' waiting
room, she saw Kilgore sitting on bench
in the room. Without a word she walked
up to him, drew a revolver out OF her
parasol and shot him. He jumped up and
attempted to take the pistol from her,
when she fired again. The wounded man
then ran out of the room and she pursued
him. firing until she had emptied her
pistol. Kilgore ran about hundred yards
and fell. She went up TO him and stopped
over him, when he struck at her and at
tempted to rise. She stepped back and
shot him again. He died Immediately.
When Kilgore ran out Of the depot Miss
Jackson's three brothers were near; one
of them received scalp wound from
stray bullet. Her father was near by and
was soon at the place of shooting. but he
took no part.
The events that led to the killing had
their beginning several years ago At one
time Kilgore and Miss Jackson were ell
gagged to be married Kigore, who was
contractor. beat to death with handspike
n man who was working for him. He was
tried in the district court at this place,
and after a hard fight, in which the in
fluence of Miss Jackson and her people
was all used In his favor, he was given
sentence to the penitentinry. After his
sentence be secured his pardon In a short
time. When Kilgore came home he sought
to renew his attentions TO the young lady,
but she firmly refused to allow it. kilgoie
then became angry and began to circulate
grossly slanderous reports concerning Miss
Jackson. He continually persisted In re-
newing his attentions and she as persist
emily refused to allow It She had the con-
fidence and sympathy of the community
and she bore up bravely for several years
under the repeated ISLANDERS OF her good
name by Kilgore. In May last one of her
younger sisters married, and Kilgore at
once began to make slanderous statements
concerning her also. He even went so far
as to say publicly on the streets that not
member OF the family was virtuous. This
was more than Miss Jackson could bear.
She had already borne more than most peo-
pie would have borne. The only words she
uttered was when she fired first, when she
exclaimed, "You have slandered me too
long"
The Jackson family are old settlers In
this county, we'll to do and highly respect
ed. They are excelent people and have
the sympathy Of almost every citizen Of the
county,