El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-08
VOL. XIX, NO. So.

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me. If you want to try it you bad bet.
ter come with you gun cooked
| Il tried to leave the room and he ex
claimed, Look at him sinking away
like yellow dog" Then I.turned
round and pulled my gun telling him
that l intended arresting him Nc
Gonagill was between us and tried to
grab 10 s.od Karr's aHa pistol: would
around McGonsgill and fired the first
shot, which struck me in the side.
| McGonagill got out of the way quick
and then the shooting commenced.
FIVE SHOTS EXCHANGED
81 fred three shots and Ksrr two.
One of mine missed. 1 think Cooper
was sitting in q chair when hit"
DR.. Hutfaker called on Denniston
said the policeman's whistle un-
doubtedly saved the mans life. Dem
niston will probably lose his finger but
is likely to be out again ina short
time.
AT THE MORGUE.
At the margue this morning hun
dreds of mOrbidly curious persons call
ed in droves and asked "Csn. we see
Mr.. Ksrr?'
They were told that the remains
were in the hands of the embalmer,
who could not be disturbed in the
midst of his work simply to crafty
their curiosity.
s. M. Karr would have been A years
old in May. He had been in this To-
cality about or 8 years. He was at
one time custom house guard and
was sheriff of Martin county about ten
years ago and afterwards went to Mex
leo, where he had railroad contract.
A number of his fine teams were con-
fscated by the Mexican government,
after which he came here.
Karr was liked by everyone and was
jOvial and whole sOuled except when
under the influence of liquor. He be-
gan drinking soon after being elected
constable and when drunk was unreas-
enable and quarrelsome.
Policeman John Denniston is one of
the quietest officers on the force and
ness.
Alex Cooper is the son OF Price
Cooper of Ysleta. He has been en-
Oloyed here as q teamster.
LIFE SAVED TWICE.
"The shooting affray of last night"
'aid business man this morning, ire
minds me of a miraculous escape from
leath that Officer DennistOn had some
lime ago. His police whistle prevent
I'd sthe bullet from entering bis heart
asst night and his star which he carries
IN his left breast prevented dagger
rom entering his heart.
"On the night 1 refer to, l remem-
per he was called upon to subdue q
Wild and wolly Mexican and when Den
1isten approached the boisterous in
3Sryf6 1h
arrest. He started to Jail
satisfied and all
who witnessed the arrest concluded
hat the Mexican was another of
hose windy Individuals who liked Co
;alk fight but never cared to psrtici-
pate in one. I remember it was q very
,old night for this portion of the coun-
'ry and Mr.. Denniston had his coat
0uttoned up around his neck and was
Walking in the direction of the bsstile
With what he supposed was harmless.
subject.
s'All of q sudden, however, and con-
,rary to the expectations of the officer,
;he Mexican pulled q dagger and like q
lash struck viciously at Mr.. Dennis
'on's heart. True to his aim the dag
ger penetrated the heavy overcoat and
would have con tinued on its murderous
Journey to the heart had not the
star changed it's course. Mr.. Den
1iston realized In an instant his
dangerous position and succeeded in
getting the knife from the Mexican and
uninjured."
COOPER MAY RECOVER.
This afternoon DR.. Huffaker reports
hat Cooper is doing we'll and not in
my immediate danger. He believes
hat the young man has q fair chance
20 recover.
The undertaken who embalmed
Xarr's remains said that in his OPT
MON the bullet that lodged at the base
)f the constable's brain was the one
hat caused death.
He says the wound in the left jaw
n ust have been made when the muzzle
If Denniston's pistol was only few
nches away for it was surrounded by q
powder burn no larger than q dollar,
The wound in the forehead he thinks
vas made when the pistol was at least
. foot off for fragments of burnt pow
Ter were scattered all over that side of
Aarr's face and imbedded in the skin.
THE INQUEST.
The inquest in the Karr murder case
las been indefinitely postponed on &C
count of the condition of Officer Den
liston,9 he not being strong enough to
'ut in an appearance and testify in his
,wn behalf The several witnesses to
he shooting were promptly on hand in
udge Spencer's court room but were
dismissed.
Building Permits,
Building permits were issued today
% follows:
J. Stolaroff $34OO residence on lots 10
nd IL, block 2, Sattersth waite's ad-
ition.
Mrs. F. Bacon $500 residence on lots
and 6 block A Hart's.
Title Howard $50 residence on