The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-18
A KILLING AT ORANGE.
1t Followed the Attempted Assassination
Of G. W. Tale, Clerk.
JAKE DAe, kOEGRO, FIRED ON THE POSSE
Was RiddIed with Buckshot by DR..
Brown, Who Thought His Conf
panion Had Been Killed.

Orange, Texas, February 17.--L1st night
about 1880 O'Clock G. W. Tate, clerk in b.
F. Hewsons drug store had started out
TO make an evening call; while passing
along an elevated sidewalk on Fourth
street. two men who were hiding under
meath the walk sprang out. caught him
by the leg and threw him down and then
began firing at him with pistols as he lay
struggling on the walk. Both of the as
sailants were mnskcd, In the struggle
Tate managed to snatch ono OF the masks
off. but the wearer instantly turned his
head away so that his face could not be
seen. Tate finally succeeded in drawing
his sixshooter and fired four shots at the
two men as they disappeared in the dark
ness. going in different directions. The
firing attracted crowd to the spot, Sherin
Frank Eastin being the first to arrive. He
found Trte standing near where he was as
saulted with bullet hole through the calf
OF one leg and his coat burning, having
been ignited by a shot from pistol, the
ball going through his clothing and just
missing his breast. His assailants had
fired several shots at him as he lay on the
walk struggling, but only one struck him.
posse was quickly formed VINO started
out In search OF the would-bs assassins.
The sherff's bloodhounds were brought to
the scene and quickly took a trail, fol-
lowing 1t to near one of the negro
IL. -. ttYh
the trail having been crossed by numbers
of colored peorte coming out Of the
church.
short time later Sam Kellogg, a par
Der, was going towards his home in the
southern portion Of the city and as he
approached a corner heard some one com
ing rapidly down the intersectlng streets.
He stopped aud drew a pistol. and as he
did SO the man. who was running, quickly
drew two pistols from his pocket
and redoubled his speed The Of
fcers were notified of this by telephone
and quickly brought the bloodhounds to tina
scene They took the trail Immediately
and followed 1t to the bayou. Here the
party separated and W w. Bland and
Dr.. Il. w. Brown went with the dogs, who
were headed towards a little negro cabin
that sat back In an enclosure, below the
cemetery. The nearer they got to this the
more excited the dogs became The gate
was pushed open and the dogs rushed in
in full cry, followed by DR.. Brown and
Mr.. Bland AS they went in negro,
Jake Day, appeared at window and be-
gan firing at them They yelled to him
to desist; that they were officers. but he
paid no heed and kept firing. The .
let's were falling thick around VIII Bland
who dropped to the ground to get out Of
range DR., Brown seeing him fall, thought
he was shot and Immediately fired at tho
negro with his shotgun, literally Kidding
him with buckshot. The negro fell back
from tho window on a bed and expired in
a few minutes,
When the officers came up and went into
the house they found the negro lying with
his smoking pistol still in his hands and
his shoes wet and muddy This morning
one of the shoes was taken to the PLACES
Of the assault on Tate and was found to
exactly At one of the tracks where the as
sailants were concealed under the walk
Tate is a quiet. peaceable young man.
having lived here only a short time. con-
ing here from Giddings. During the past
week he and his employer, Mr.. Hewson
together with Dr. Brown aud others, have
received numerous threatening letters
warning him that he and they would be
killed. He paid little heed to the letters
though, on the advice Of friends he took
tho precaution to arm himself before leav-
ing the drug store last night TO make his
call,
The cowardly attempt at assassination
has created intense excitement and the
people generally are lending the officers
every assistance in endeayoring 10 trace
ihe perpetrators Of the das,ardly deed
Tho posse which went with the officers
last night was composed of some of the
best citizcus.