The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-14
1UELIsTS DEAD.
| ......a Settled Quarrel with
Ss,,lyers In q Street Fight.
Lx,,s SHOT THROUGH THE HEART
..,,e was Broken and He
~ ~ MS Antagonist for
only an Hour.

r.,,., August 1s.-Two Dallas
.,..rt p. Rawlins and Charles
a, 4 o'clock this morning
,reouented "all night spot II
j. Of the city, Main and p0yara'
IA settled a grudge of Ions
N, me largest caliber pistols.
d. AID within five minutes from
,,s arst shot was fired and
y. pronounced dead about ar
I. y, we're formerly friends, but for
~, years a GOODNESS. If not dis
a Vii, has existed between them
,a.od, we're shocked at the terrible
u, and direct cause of it is not clear
psvlins had been a member OF
M police force for the last eleven
\ Y p.plels> also had served a long
X, vas dismissed from the regular
I. ,hout three years ago. He was
u /, the special police list, however
~ service as night Waterman for
,-,r,,an National bank, Main and
s, streets. He has been known to
,,,t.y declare that his dismissal from
,.,ul.r force was due to influence ex-
!, ,r.ipst him by POLICEMAN Rawlins
J hs friends.
rut two years ago officer Rawlins
,r,, assaulted a we'll known physician.
"A, attempting to wait on a man
NJ an the sidewalk and died from
L,rh,se Rawlins was off duty at the
ana ID citizens clothes. The ply
!, ad not know Rawlins was an Of
!, and Rswllns did not know the ply
Y, Of his profession. The lack of
kv,ae. Of identity was the cause of
vhrtunate incident. The police board
Itn,paed and temporarily suspended
|ylhs On several occasions Daniels
riti,Ised the conduct Of Rawlins to-
X the physician to persons who re-
lid the criticism to kawl!ns. This
4 /, tendency to intensity the feelings
|A two officers.
|ut night Rawlins was off duty and
Es quite freely in the downtown sal
b About 4 o'clock this morning, con-
|snhy under the influence of liquor,
Va about to enter hack at Main and
Fd,s streets. Looking across Pcydras
h, narrow thoroushfare, not more
D itty feet wide. he saw Officer Daniels
ns b a chair on the sidewalk talking
D ! clerk Of an all night Lrug store.
We Is the - cowardly - -"
tinA Rawlins to the hack driver,
ming toward Daniels, and speaking so
w that the latter could hear him.
A,lsls arose, walked across the street
ND hvlins and inquired: What was
I you said?' Rawlins repeated his
ssiet
ss men reached for their 45-caliber
ali and the duel Began.
y men circled around a large en-
'sAa pole sign for Knepfley Jewelry
Nny located at the street ,rrner and
sdIe and fred shot afteS shot. AL
" less than ten feet of space separat-
ne daelists, only three shots struck
persons One passed through Raw
isart and the other through his body
The right side.
asl' was hit in the upper part of the
sa' The ball coming out near the
'a The center of the back. Finally
aen iell In the streets and continued
y wildly until their pistols we're
i'd
immense plate glass window in the
Asa National bank, on the opposite
y lle street from the duelists, was
'sa and like fate befell a similar
7 ~ The Knephey jewelry house, in
which the men fought. Another
s.,is' tipped large jagged hole in
~ a0or casing of Apperson's drug
I. 'ue reports from the pistols of the
: e"ohe and alarmed the occupants
1. N'S'ocratic Dallas club, near by,
,',s.' In the hotels in the neighbor-
]. 'le numerous all night resorts of
'sNN0a OF the city and an unusual
4sr was general.
'0ay Of Rawlins was removed to
J, .sae Daniels was taken iato Ap-
e store, .'equested that his
n.y., l' LOT and within an hour after
,"' aled with his head resting on
no'h men came from excellent
I. = we're well known throughout
h., '.,sons during the day viewed
d. 'ne morgue and at the Dan
M, ss porn and raised near
n, MI ind.' but came to Dallas near
pIl.. vars ago. His father lives
. a. from Bloomington. Daniels
,Da y y leading farmer of Dallas
M, su many relatives in North
i. p. Ae leaves widow but no
,,,. vas 90 years old. RawIips