The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-14

powud 4 xn,ne 81 dIce. 1t was agreed ana
fhe woman. although IN the rear, heard the
Il b0ncs rattle and roll over the bar counter.
Hurst won thu game and laughed over the
/ contest The stranger ordered beer ana
/ fiufst took the same. The latter invited
Ills caller into the wine room 70 table.
i where the beverage could be slipped with
| much more comfort, remarking at the time
| that he was alone for the remainder OF the
| business night. All this the Davis woman
| said she heard. and then feel asleep.
How long she slept she does not know.
After she awoke the first she heard was
noise peculiar to that made when
some claim TO have heard in tiat neighbor-
hood, Moile Davis says may have nwak-
cncd her, but the police and the county
authorities are unable to find where the
bullet went or any person who heard
report coming from that building. win
prcsentiment that something had happened
the Davis woman ran into the wine room
and found Hurst lying with his face turned
to the floor and blood gushing from a
large wound In the back OF his head. The
body lay still and nothing was heard save
the chirping OF the hooking bird In
cage upon the wall. Beyond the PROSTATE
form, al the door OF the bar room opening
onto Eighth street. stood a man, whom
she Identifies as Butler, his hand upon
the door. studying intently the scene be-
fore him.
The woman sprang towards him like a
tigress and with curse swore revenge.
She hastily retreated her steps to her own
apartment, where q pistol was usually kept,
but the pistol hnd been taken by Hurst
and was then IN his pocket AS the woman
turned 10 90 the man darted out OF the
door and disappeared
L. AZ
culated to disturb the strongest nerved, the
Davis woman donned a wrapper and ran
UP the alley 10 n house where Edward Pot
ter, foreman of Carter's wood yard, WAS
sleeping. He was called aud few mo-
inents later came 10 the saloon. The
woman asked him 10 do something and lie
ran In the direction OF the market for an
officer. At the corner OF Milan street he
gave the alarm that brought Sergeant OF
Police Smith and the mounted mon, after
wards followed by Deputy Chief OF Police
OLeary and Deputy Sheriff Anderson.
AS the Davis woman summoned Potter,
she also called two women from the neigh
borhood. aud rs they entered by the rear
door that leads into the sleeping apart
ment. al the front door of the saloon stood
another man some Of the women say
this WAS the same person who was shaking
dice in the saloon with johnnie" which
they suppose from descriptions given them
by Noble Davis, He coolly inquired what
the matter was and seeing the form OF
Hurst In the doorway, said that he would
30 and get n physician. He never re-
turned.
This women say that the man spoke In
the same nnbroken tongue that Mollie
Davis told thetn about This. however is
TO be rather weak evidence, as
they did not see The man when he first
came in, and upon his alleged second visit
tho Davis woman was too much frightened
TO take notice Of The mans voice,
Those occupying The house upon the ar
rival OF the police were escorted 10 the po-
lice station, where they were closely quest
toned by Justice HID CHIEF of Police Helm.
Deputy o'Leary and Sergeant Smith in
making the official Investigation. The
Davis woman's story did not vary from the
first, and those of tho other women were
simply corroborative Of her testimony dat
ing from their arrival on the scene.
John It. Hurst. the murdered man was
about go years OF axe. and had followed
rallroading before going into the saloon
business. AZ ono time he worked in the
train service OF the Aiabama Great South
crn railroad. and more recently was brak-
ing on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas and
ON the Southern Pacific out of Houston. The
only relation he had IN Texas was W. II.
Irwin, n cousin. clerk in the grocery store
of NJ. ID. Cofrman, 1870 Montgomery avenue.
and who made tho affidavit against Butler.
He was notified ut an early hour Yesterday
morning of the tragedy. and Immediately
gave orders concerning the funeral. Tho
body was taken to the establishment Of
Ross g. Wright and prepared for burial
The fuperll will take place this afternoon
Mt O'clock. with interment in the German
Gem, terry. Hurst had been III the saloon
business at the corner OF Preston avenue
aud Eighth street for several months.
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