El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-08
SAM KARR
KILLED
He Was Shot BY A Policeman
Last Night

Last Night
lat THE RED LIGHT.
Karr Was Under The Influence of Liq-
uOr and Picked quarrel with Of:
ficer DennistOn. fight with Six
shooters Ressulted.-One man was
} Killed, And One Probably Fatally
Wounded and the Third, seriously.
|, AS the result of fight with six
shooters in the bar room of the noto-
rious Red Light dance hall, shortly
after midnight last night, Constable
S. M. Karr lies dead at Ross's under
taking psrlors with two bullet holes
in his head, Alex Cooper is seriously,
perhaps fatally wounded and police Of
fcer John Denn niston is severely injur-
ed.
The fight occurred at few minutes
after twelve o'clock aud was between
Constable Karr and Policeman Dem
niston; it swas precipiGated by Karr,
who appeared to be hunting trouble
with the police. While under the in
fuence of iquorshe met Officer Dem
nistOn and proceeded Ito stir up row
with him which cost the constable his
life.
Karr aud r. b. McGonagill, of the
Silver King, rode down to the tender
| loin last night in Karr's buggy. They
Sal vini's to get drinks. 1t is believed
that Karr had taken considerable
liquor before they started. When the
Red Light was reached he was
under the influence of intoxicsnts
and was in an irritable mood. He had
frequently complained that the police
were monopolizing all petty business
fully belonged to him and he seemed
to be especially exercised about the
matter last night.
At the Red Light he met Denipston |
and invited him to take drink. Den !
nistop accepted the invitation. Karr !
afterwards began abusing the police |
force for real or fancied injuries and |
ended np by saying that he intended |
slapping the policemans g face, calling |
Denniston attempted to leave the |
room to avoid trouble, but Karr follow
ed him with his taunts.
He asked DeIniston if he intended |
running away like yellow dog.
Ksrr pulled has gun several times, |
McGOuagill, who tried to disarm the |
constable. Karr said he had no fears |
of being arrested and that any police |
man who tried to arrest him had bet |
ter come with his gun cooked.
THE SHOOTING.
Denniston was not far away. He |
advanced upon Ksrr, saying. '1'm 60
ing to arrest you, Sam"
Both men had their guns out. Nc |
Gonsgill was standing between them |
doing his best to prevent the shooting. |
He was close beside Karr. Ksrr |
thrust his six shooter around Nc |
Gonagill's body and fred. Deniston |
was only a few feet away. The bullet |
struck him in the left side on a line |
with the heart, struck the policeman's |
heavy metallic whistle which was in his |
upper left hand vest pocket, fsttened |
and broke it, glanced downward, struck |
his suspender buckle, broke that off I
and passed through his shirtsnd under
tearing an i'm mense hole, and |
ranging downward buried itself in the |
flesh of the left side.
By that time McGonagill sprang to
one side and crouched under the table |
to avoid flying bullets. Denniston wasl
then quick to shoot. He shot three |
times. The fret bullet struck Karr in |
the left jswbone, ranged upward and |
lodged in the base of the constable's |
brain. karr reeled but |
quickly regained his equilibrium and |
fired at Denniston again. This time |
his bullet broke the third finger of the |
policem ans left hand and struck Alex |
Cooper in the right shoulder, passing |
through and coming out at the left side |
of his back. flooring him.
DennistOn fired twice more. One |
bullet missed, the other struck Karr |
in the left forehead above the left eve
baow, ranged upward and came out q |
few inches further up. He fell and ex-
pired in a few moments.
DEAD AND WOUNDED.
After the smoke had cleared away
and the panic striken dance hall girls |
and their associates had partially quite
ed down it was discovered that Karr
was dead upon the floor in a pool of |
blood. Denniston was severely injured,
and Cooper probably mortally wound
ed.
DR.. Huffaker was called hurriedly
and did what he could to relieve the
wounded men and stop the flow of
blood.
Cooper was removed to nearby
housejand Dennistontoihish home on So
nora street.
Karr was turned over to Undertaken
Ross, who will bury the remains at ten
o'clock tomorrow under the auspices
of Knights of Pythiss lodge No. 80, of
which he was member. He leaves
wife and two children and one step
Avenue.
DENNISTON SITTING UP.
When a reporter called at Dennis
toms room this morning he got up and
came to the door. His hand was band