The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-21
SHOT THROUGH THE NECK
Mrs. Frank Watson Shoots Frank Don
nelly, qdiHtliue Q Serious Wound.
CONFLICTING STATEMENTS AS TO CAUSE
or the shooting--DonneIIy Says He
Was Trying to Protect Her Whhe
Mrs. watson Hns Another story.

Mrs. Frank Watson, wife OF railroad
switchrnan, shot and perhaps Fatally
wounded Frank Donelly. young man
about 20 years Of age. The shooting oc-
Cured in the Fifth ward near the cross
ing OF the Texas and New Orleans ana
International and Great Northern tracks,
about 1890 o'clock last night. Mrs.
Watson had been to the house OF rlenu
a few blocks away from her home anu
was returning home, accompanied by a
12-year- old boy. the son of her friend
when Donnelly encountered her and she
shot him.
short time after the shooting news OF
II reached the police station aud othcers
aud the patrol wagon were sent to the
scene OF the shooting. Or. Massie reached
the wounded man about the time the
patrol wagon arrived. and ordered MIN
sent TO ST. Joseph's infrmary
Mrs Watson fred two shots, but only
one of them took effect, striking Donneily
about the collar bone and ranging IN a
slightly downward course passing through
the lung. DR.. Massie found the oulet
lodged lust under the skin in DonnellY 3
back and removed It.
When the patrol wagon arrived at the
police station with the wounded man ne
stated TO a Post reporter that he came
from Ell Paso 3 Houston. aud in com :
pany with about fifteen other men board"
ed train last night intending 10 50 to
New Orleans. but after the train had gone
short distance they discovered IL WAS
bound for Galveston and got of with the
intention of boarding train for New
Orleans. While the party was walking
III the railroad track according to Don
nelys version OF the affair, he was some
distance away from the other OF the party
when ne noticed q woman with a llttle
hoy walking near the track Two trains
were passing each other oh tracks tha'
wore very close together" said Donnelly
and | was a.,aid the woman would be
run over. | went up TO her, warning nel
Of the danger and caught hold OF he'
cloak to pull her away from danger She
made some ontcry ann | supposed shi
had gotten scared at the train. but JUS
after she made the QUERY, she shot me
D0nnelly stated that he had no trade
but had been with the Black Crook
company as helper or assistant property
man for a little while. but was discharged
at Fort Worth. His wound Is a danger
GUS one and his recovery 10 dogb.rul. TIL
top of one lung is punctured and the bal
only missed the jugular vein by YER
small space. II there Is any sloushinl
of Of the flesh the iugular vein Will b
severed.
Shortly after Donnelly's arrival at thu
station Mrs Watson was driven In in
buggy. She stated that she was walkin
along at the side OF the railroad trac
when a man came toward her with hi
arms outslrctched as II to catch her.
called to him to stop" said Mrs. Watson
'but he continued to advance and hro'
He stlll advanced and hred secou
time, When he stopped, There was onl
one train passing at tho time, There wa
no other train in sight
Mrs. Watson states that she was yer
badly scared when she saw the man con
ing toward her with several other>m
near at hand, and hred to protect he
self.
Two Of Donnelly's companions RENAME
with him when he was shot, but the OF
ers ran away.
telephone message received from I
Massle late last night stated that d
bullet entered through the collar boz
and penetrated the upper lungs, aud tn
tho wound Is very serious one.
Dopuelly is now at, st. Joseph's inhrr
nry