The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-18

fully twelve feet apart. ! didn't UNDER
stand the argument until ! noticed the
| man In front of the bar reach into h
right hind pocket and draw an open infe.
| The man at tho head OF the billiard table
had a white ball in his hand The man
with the knife advanced toward him. say
| ing: You -. Al that the man
at the table threw the bail and struck the
other somewhere on the head. The man
with the knife then rushed and stabbed
the other one in the back who started to
run, was overtaken within distance OF
thirty feet, and stabbed again. He then
ran out of the front entrance Of the bill
lizard hall, which was the last ! saw OF
him until saw him dead on the sidewalk
about fifteen minutes later The man
that did the stabbing walked back TO the
bar. got his coat. put IL on and walked
as far as the entrance Of the alley, hen
commenced running which was the las,
saw Of him"
John 2urich-''l am a bartender at the
Capitol hotel and was on duty when Smi h
was killed About $3.50 this evening the
men that did the killing walked up 10 the
bar and said to me: / would like to have
a glass Of beer, bu; | have no money
refused him, saying that had to account
for everything He then put nlcke, on
the counter, saying; \ was just tying
/ gave him check to the cashier. whose
desk Is about six feet in front of the bar.
he walked to the desk and stood t4l6ins
with the cashier for several minutes whuI
Arthur Smith walked up 4 moment l1te,
both walked toward the bar and saw the
man tina, did the killing pull oil his Goa.
lay It on the bar and I heard him sly to
Smith; You read hes ded -- -- / can
lick you, and l can buy and sell you
E.aa /
have any trouble in here. and ordered
Smith twho was my friend) out Of the sa.
loon. Smith started out and the other tol-
lowed him. saying; IN lick YOU you 49,
r. Smith got as far as the head Of
the POOL able and stopped The her
man reached into his hip pocket and drew
knife and made a lunge at Smith who
threw up his LETT arm and threw BIZ
iard ball with his right hand and srlcS
the man somewhere about the chest. Smith
vas stabbed agln. He kept running and
went out through the front entrance o.
the bar. The other man walked back to
he bar, smiling. with the knife in hi.
hand, which he closed looked at his hand
-emarked to me I thought cut my hand
then picked up his coat and walked as TAR
as the alloy then broke into a run. Don't
know what started the difficulty"
T.. c. Power This afternoon about
$50 ! was engaged in conversation with
{. J. Kattmann at the Capitol hotel
domino room, when my attention was at
tracied 6y hearing two men quarrelng.
looked out OF he door and saw Arthur
smith backing towards the alley side OF
The billiard room. and q stranger follow
ing him, both sere smiling. The stranger
had a large open knife in his hand ana
said TO Smith. You - I'll
stick it into You and Smith answered
You will do nothing Of the kind The
stranger advanced step or two and
struck Smith In the face with his Gst.
Smith jumped back and threw up his left
arm As though TO ward of another blow
Tho stranger then struck Smith. who then
grabbed a billiard ball and struck or
struck at the man The stranger still ad
v1nced on Smith, striking at him with the
knife Smith then turned and ran around
the pool table with tho stranger follow.
ing him up He caught Smith and
struck him with the knife again The
last blow was struck as Smith ran
through the door leading into the hote
from the bar,
4 ran up at that time and spoke tc
the stranger and told him / was an off
Ger. and TO consider himself under arrest
lie advanced on me with the open knit,
in his hand and4 not being armed. didn'
make any further attempt to arrest hin
az the time. The man then went to tn,
bar got his coat and went out Of tn,
door leading into the alley He thei
commenced TO run, going down Texa
! avenue TO Travis street followed II,
turned down Travis towards Prairie an,
ran into the entrance of the Capto
Hotel Annex on that side. followed hin
~ and placed him under arrest: at IN,
: same time asking him to give M MI
!, knife. He said he didn't have knife.
y ran nv hand In his inside coat pocket an
. found the knife which took charge Of
! inon took the prisoner and turned bor
him and the knife over to the sheriff
, don't know the cause Of the Difficulty
except that the prisoner told mo that
smith had insulted him by Offering him
!, nickel to get glass Of beer and had
. struck him with billiard ball He ais,
. told me thra he was trying to make ava,
y with the knife when | asked him II h,
n was trying to cut ME. The knife wa,
!, bloody The man was considerably un,
- der the influence OF liquor"
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