The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-29
i1cITY NEwSITEMS
l,,r the Tragedy Of Tuesday
Continued All Day.
n il 4 CRITICAL CONDITION
81. 20 suppress the Gam
....e.--Another Bootiess
.,,,r Of the Council.

4. Texas. June 2s.--Tne conai-
asorse Lovick, the maenlnis !. VINO VINO
= sssterday's street duel, Is sun
.., He may live through the
!. NAV not. The physicians at
...,,tal determined on an opera
usrnoou as the only means OF
4 lie. but upon 'e-eS'la mn &, :
. s I, ,,,t' gave up the idea ne was
u 10 stand 1t.
!. coodman. the other TWO pa :
= 4. doing we'll; they are not
M and will recover, althovsn
l., III vrestle with some broken 0Fi'es
I is able TO be out.
.n, aver Yesterdays tresedy was
H. mated this morniag, out ,hs
'. IA d,,el Is still Tx talk Ut me
4 ~ deplorable fact Of ~ an va" y
',,ss II two innocent laporefs u
~ Some from eheir daily work.
.hnnld he rdt down by bullets
.' sto ~ tie belligerents is par
III sad. ..,,or tra4edv
1ss,s sb,rt which SO much ecniu-
III .nsl The excitement was N
1 I'a most alarming rumors spread
4 se crowd that lined the streets
.!,,sd about the scene. AS an Illus
Y 4 this it is only necessary 70 mt n
a. snort saying a man named ruler
s',s shot. The police had this, too,
ra.,'s name was on everybody s lips.
4. seemed to know him, but accord
4 IA crowd Fuller was mortally
N The man who was really shot
n At that time being conveyed to
,srital. with the pallor of death over
,rsbaance, was poor George Loviok,
y, loachinist al Fort San Jacinto.
,sser runor had 1t that Tommy Fox,
ia Ismmer, was struck by a stray
4 but Investigation proved this to be
trs
| most persistent rumor, however, was
Ne men had been shot. This went
surds for two or three hours, and
70 one could be found who was able
Y. he fifth man, he was merely put
y list as unknown.
ii Of Police Ketchum was doubtless
II. person 70 obtain accurate and re-
J Information of the ARRAY. He vas
d scene early and worked system
Oh on the case from the very start.
Is soon in possession of the names of
qries, the number of wounds eacn
I'D and the location of them.
loclock this afternoon was Tie hour
hr tie beginning of the inquest over
Ignains Of Gambler Jim johnson. At
Apur fewer than a dozen persons were
81 In Justice Herschberger's court;
ii them were witnesses Tor the State.
IN The case was called Attorney BY
Anson Of the firm of Johnson & John
nose and said he represented Jack
i Who Is in jail charged with compile
tie death OF Johnson.
rtsf the law" said Attorney Johnson,
tslendant has the right to be present
Witnesses and be represented by
NJ
ny. not an examining trial." replied
y Herschberger.
nov i Is not, your honor, but the
NJ apply to inquest proceedings as
nan examining trial"
3in Herschberger made no answer,
xgan checking over the list If Wit
% see how many were present. Iiy
ane that work was finished County
ny May had come in. He combatred
opposition to postpone the tealirg,
Fs finally agreed that the induest
snnson and the examining ttial OF
nave shall be held at he same time.
sllesses were notified 10 be resent
@norrow at l o'clock, and the little
'leit the building.
eoay OF Jim Johnson was at LEWIS
utlng establishment today. 'Te;e-
asa been sent last night to Austin
,sa'lyes of the dead man advising
!, q me tragedy and asking for In
''os IN regard to disposition OF the
ouers were received to ship the
~ III austin The body left by to-