The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-22
TEXAS JUDGE TELLS HOW
HE KILLED TWO MEN.
Visit of G. B. Gerald Recalls a
Famous Tragedy at Waco.

Juic- g. 4. Gerald, known all over T.xa.
s> 're champion Of ". q. B-anu. tie Lt.
C-I;rr OF tire IcnuuClast, Is in 81 i.ru.- =.
tire ], dsi.e of his sick son, Bruce Gerald. il
; =. Jonas Hospital
f'iiG" 'i-,IId killed Editor J. W. Harm.
and brother. ". a. Hurri=. while Waco WI,
tccI up over the feud resulting from tu,
I ~,t-da! a. Baylor University. and. Us .
aI!t Il that shooting ARRAY. an empty
s."ayc hangs uu ais lcfr side. The bullets OF
''c Harris brothers Wcrc not aiIacd as trtIc
a. ihry had intended. Instead of IA,
doughty nsht,r HeirE uuIcr the sod his ~,
aszai,ln;s mot that fate.
II j. expected that the coming campaign
in Waco vii! be one Of the hottest in years
AND fl in because Jvr!re Gerald is TIE can
"iiatr of ~. Democrats for County Judge
a nomination usually being equivalent to an
election that the race will he warm one.
The Judge still has some enemies thcr. who
hav" declared that he shall not again
ascend she hcuch. He bad been County
Judge Of Caldwell County from iSlG to 1884
Il thought was ont Of politics" says
Judge Gerald. but some OF my friends nut
up my name. Pretty soon I heard Il said
that haid-facod iHiiiei and a re'i-haud-d
murderer could not he eipcted in Waco.
-NFE am sbi!l- 10 give lltul q iL-l
Tn" Texan WAS asked to give his slol
Of the Harris shooting. II" sid:
The trouble originated way back wheu
speaker. rX-Priest Siattrry. attacked the
Catholics Of Waco. Brann took up the
cudsci for 'ha Catholics Religious rigut.v
was AZ the bottom Of the whole business
\ Brazilian Eirl, who wss = student at Bay
Tor University. was wranged by student
there. and rs = result Brann printed some
ieihct articles in The Ic,noclasr. Many be-
ca n" angrr.d at Brdun. and one night he
vas carried 70 the university campus and
given beating. This produced much .N-
cii"m1gt. | opposed this Nay Of doing
things. noj b-raUs. I iu.orscd Brann. hu,
because was opposed &" mob law. | urot.
an open letter IN the subject. and gave one
copy - she editor Of the evening napsr
tue Telephone. and The other to the nnrn-
Ing paper. The Times. The Times did not
Use the letter. and / visited the offi0. tb.,
next day and Il Hnaudcd the .ctuTS Jf NV
manuscript II was refused. Then a uer-
S"Hai difficulty arose hstUrcn me and tn.
editor. i. W. Harris and had a fI.ficuff.
nat was on a AlOniay in October INr,
IN the Tuesday following: Branu wa
again mubbcd. \ meeting = citizens Wa
ned al the Courthouse. and 1 address,:
tha 'rowd. did hot miuCe words in tnat
Sltc"h. and l uscd II fa.- freely in sils,..ls-
.hs lie situation. The crowd hc.am,. en-
hitltfed al ME for my fraHkness harris
printed some "a, -. statements rcudrdfr,.
'hd' mct ting, and Carnc out with . ..r.
uenounci-s him as q liar. and using as pit-
l'f phrdsrS as my command Of Engiish
Would permit. Harris never answered This
care. ana mad I..iSUn j1 believe thar m,
Wh"l" trouble had blown over. B,Isin,s.
Was resumed as usual ana ceased ia tnini,
Of :hc difficulty. '
ON the lTh of November crossed the
M IN street of Waco toward "a corner. when
l heaid pistol shot. / halted. looked and
saw Il man, who proved ,o be Doctor Tav-
10Y get OUT of the Wa. of the shooti-rg
Sli'l.'It ant ously. l beh, ld J. W Harris un,.
man had had difficulty with! trying To-
pla," = post between himself ard rna and
| realized that | Was the tatEet ihat h.
aimed at. My left arm wcs parity crippled
because | had been shot there soHf.tint
Before. but with my UEs good arm /
reached Tor my pistol. which was In ny
vest. could use only my finger and ihUrnb
10 manipulate it, bar | had h 'rdiy wh Iped
II out. when someone yelled: Look Out,
/ he other Harris viii shoot YOU ir thr
lack The EDITORS brother had come up
To- within iifteen feet OF me and WIS hIal-
ing away. j. W. Harris advanced a:ound
the tCtecrOph post. and I went after him as
best ! could. one bullet iroII MS rcvo.Vgr
aught me between the WRIT rEd elbow Cf
ms crippled arm. and I loss the whole arm
Cn account of tha; shot. The brother hit
me in the back and the ballet went :at1