The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-17
FIVE men KILLED.
Terrible Street Duel Occurs at Hot
Springs, Ark.
THE OUTGROWTH OF POLITICS.
Chief Of Police Toler and Two Of His
Men Among the Slain.
DRIVER OF A BEER WAGON ALSO SHOT
Sheriff Williams Son Shot Down by the
Police Party.
THE c0VEDNnp ULS DIEM AppE Al I'm Tn
DRIVER or A BEER WAGON ALSO SHO
THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN APPEALED TO
special ornccrs Patroiiirg streets
aud saloons nnh Gambling Houses
Cioscd-TnIcr's Career.

II, q. TOLER, chiof OF police.
TOM GOSbEE, assistant chiet Of police.
CHARLES HART, city detective.
LOUIS HINkLE. a business man.
JOHN o. WILLIAMS, son of the sheriff
OF Garland county.
Tho wounded Ed Spears. deputy sher-
in, shot through tho neck. probably futal.
Hot Springs, Ark, March 16.--Five men
are dead as the result of terrible riot
which occurred at about 5 o'clock this af-
terneon between some OF the most proml-
nent men identified with LEGAL politics.
The AFFAIR is the outgrowth ot the cam
paign for city offices. which has been
growing hotter and hotter each day for
several weeks.
AS sequel to street duel between Po-
lceman Tom Gosleo on the one side and
Sheriff r. l.. Williams aud his son, John
o. Williams. on the other, fearfully
bloody riot occurred at o'clock this at
tornoon. Five men lay dead upon tho side
walk when the smoke cleared away. 1t
was the most horrible affair In the history
OF Hot Springs Tho memorable Flynn
Doran riot OF 1854 did not compare to It
in terrible results. II was bloody Sc
quel to the FIRST ARRAY earlier in the even
ing, in which Goslee and tho Wiliamses
participated. A portion of the police fac
ton headed by the chief. and portion OF
the Williams faction met on the sidewalk
in front of Lemp's beer depot and tho fu-
rious firing began. II Is utterly impossible
at this time 10 get definite facts or learn
definitely who did the shooting The po-
lice were going down the street and the
other party was coming up. Who began
the ARRAY can not now We learned, as
nearly all the participants are dead, Fiji
teen or twenty shots rang out iu quick
succession as the two parties clashei in
mortal combat. The streets were crowded
with people and the Widest excitement
prevailed.
CHIEF of Police Tom Tolor. his sergeant,
Tom Goslec. and Charles Hart. detective.
of the police faction. lay dead upon the
sidewalk.
ON the other side. John O. Williams. sol
of the sheriff. lay mortally wounded, and
Ed Spear was shot and cut In the neck.
Louis Hinklc, the driver of Lcmp's beer
IN b., ctr HtnkIa
was not participant In the feud.
Sheriff Williams was not present when
the battle occurred. but soon appeared,
and on learning of the death OF his son
became frantic. His brother. Coffee Will
llams, and nephews. Sam and VIII Watt,
were with him. and all were armed and
crazed with rage and GRIEF,
About twenty minutes after the main
battle another ARRAY occurred In which
four or Ave shots wore fired. This occurred
on the sidewalk little below where the
other dead bodles lay. The great multi
tude which had gathered stampeded Ia
the widest excitement tumbling over
each other In every direction. In this fu-
sillade Detective Jim Hart went down,
with the whole top OF his skull blown OIL.
Paudemonium reigned for an hour, and
crowds OF citizens and visitors rusned up
and down the streets. When SUIT DC
Cured stampedeg would take place. FL
nally Constable Sam Tate and Deputy
Jack Archer succeeded in quelling the eN-
citement TO some extent ana cleared Tue
street In the vicinity OF the AWFUL scene.
A big freight wagon was ordered up and
the bodies were loaded into IL and taken 10
Gross undertaking establishment.
When the news OF the tragedy was con-
yeyed TO the homes OF the dead men the
shocks of anguish from wives, mothers and
sisters were heart-rendlng. Besides ms
father. John Williams leaves mother aud
three grown sisters. Goslee leaves wife
and children. the youngest an infant. Toler
mas no relatives here. Hart leaves wife
and children and young Hipklc. the in
nocent victim has relatives here.
Citizens OF all kiuds are terribly aroused
over the AFFAIR and are determined TO re-
store order at all hazards. They are de-
termined to maintain the peace and the
governor will be asked 10 revoke sherin
Williams commission, temporarily at FEAST
and appoint some other man 70 act In that
capacity.
Judge Beldip was sworn 10 as chief OF
police tonight, and after q citizens mass
meeting there are $50 special ofhcors pa
trolling all parts Of the city. All salooni
and so rting b uses have been closed fol
the night. many having quit business inn
mediately after the tragedy
The Williams have many relatives who
are armed, and more trouble Is anticipated
from this source. while brother OF Hin
kle was on tho street this evening with 9
45-caliber gun looking for a man who h'
believed took advantage OF the opportunit,
TO kin his brother.
For several minutes after the TRACED,
the irst foiu, killed lay upon the sidewalk
in front Of business houses. members y
the great throng being fearful TO 90 near
until the business men objected and dra,
was brought to cart the bodies to tht