The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-18
TWO CUTTING ARRAYS.
Both Difficulties Occurred in the Same
NeiehborhoOd.
ARTHUR SMITH KILLED BY VIRGIL ODES
Henry Neal. n Hack Driver. Pain
fully Stabbed In the Neck by
Attorney j. v. Meek.

Two cutting ARRAYS. ia which one man
was killed and another seriously wounded,
occurred yesterday afternoon in the same
locali.- within short space Of time.
Both difficulties occurred in the heart OF
the city and the last one was Indirectly
due to the first.
About $3.50 ocock Arthur Smith and
Virgil oden, two white men, became in
yolsed in difficulty in the Capitol hotel
barrcom. and as result Smith Is now
dead and oden is in the county jail.
There are none OF the eye Witnesses to
the tragedy who have vet given positive
Information regarding the very beginning
OF the quarrel which led TO -he light. but
go far as is now known IRE kinhag grew
out OF an offer on me part OF Smith
to give oden FIVE cents .;h which TO
buy glass of beer.
oden had taken drink at ne bar. and
had gone TO the cashier tesk 70 ra5
for II. when Smith entcrel the .tom.
When Smith entered some wo-is OF an
unknown nature were exchanged by Oder
with Smith and together tbey walNsd
up To the bar. John Zurich. the Capitol
hotel Tar tender, said that when tae two
men reached the ear oden laii hts coat
on the counter and at the Jane time 49,
pied an epithet 10 Smith, icrlurking.
Why. / eau lick you. uud Juy ana sell
you"
Zurich said he protested against the
mel having any trouble In his pIace
ana ordered Smith. who ~as his friend
fhp
cut and got rs far az one OF the pool
tables, where ne stopped and Oden. who
was following, made lungc al him with
a knife which he drew from his hin
poeBeh Smith made an effort to ward
on the knife blow with his lef7 arm and
at the same time threw d billiard ball
which struck Oden somewhere about the
chest; Smith then started to run and
was stabbed again. He ran out through
the front entrance of tie bar and died
on the sidewalk on the Texas avcltus de
q tho hotel. Zurich said that ofler Smith
had ran out Odeu waioed uo 70 tn, bar
again and with smile. sail; y thought
cut ny hand lie 'len left the tar-
room, reaching the alley 4iers be ccm-
menced running.
The body OF the dead man was tsksn
10 Ross WrLghts undertaking slab
lishment. and Oden was captured oy Off
Ger Il. c. Power, just after he killing on
Travis street between Prairie 1nd Texas
avenues In one OF the ioorways of the
Capitol hotel annex.
Smith was about 30 years oil end a bar
tender 10y occupation. He came from
benezer Tenn, near Knoxville, nine or
ten years ago. locating 1t Dallas. From
DALLAS he came 10 Houston about four
years ago, and has since that time work ed
tn Cleyelana'a. Archie's and Otio's
FALCONS. Some time since, he went over
hff
about Two weeks ago. since mis- return
he had no regular situation. hut had done
extra work In the Huby ralnon lie was
Tull liked by those who knew MIN and
had the reputation OF being quiet and in.
offensive. He was unmarried but leaves
a father, mother and sisters a, mis- old
home in Tennessee.
Smith was a member Of several fraternal
eoeietles, aud Bayou City lOige No. g.
Knights OF the Royal Arch have taken
charge OF bis body turning Il over "a
Ross 4 Wright with Instructions that
curious persons be not allowed to ccngre-
gate and view the remains. Tho lodge
Is cndeaynring 10 communicate with
Smiths relatives, and pending such com
munication, no arrangements vii, be made
or the funeral
Comparatively little Is known in Hons
ION of Oden, he having came here onl!
about three weeks ago from Bryan, wher'
ne only ilFtu lot Il SNORT ilUlts IIlOT u
going TO Bryan he was a resids nt " Gal
weston. He Is hardware clerk and OF
arriving in Houston was employed ny f
W Heitmann & Co. He left the emplo
OF this house on the 10Th instant, anc
so tar as known mas bad no position
since
Justice Malseh is conducting the inques
aud the following testimony was tckel
last night
C. L. Kattmann-'I am manager of tn
Capitol hotel billiard hall, know de
ceased His name Is Arthur Smith. II
Is about 80 years OF age.
This evening about $3.50 p. m. mysel
and L. C. Power were standing in the bac
part OF the billiard hall when my attentio
was attracted by hearing some one say
Yes, I'll do 1t; you, I'll do IT,.
then saw a man advancing on Smith with
knife in his hand; Smith then grabbed
billiard ball off table and struck the mar
then commenced backing. trying to sc
away, But the man rushed on Smith an
stabbed him in the back Smith ran. an
in distance OF about thirty feet wa
overtaken by the man and stabbed again
Smith continued running, and the last
saw OF him was as he turned into the bag
gage room.
1.-THE man that did the stabbing ran on
OF the back door OF the billiard room int
the alley then out on the street. The
into the Travis street entrance OF tn
Capitol hotel annex, whore Mr.. Power an
myself found him behind door. Mi
Power then put him under arrest and TOO
the knife away from him. don't kno,
the origin of the difficulty, neither do
know the man that killed Smith"
Thomas y. Burke-"I was playing bill
lizards at the Capitol hotel this evening an
while standing waiting for my friend
return from the toilet room was attracte
by an argument between two men VIII
were strangers to me. One was at tn
end Of the pool table, the other five or 81