The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-28
DEW. DROP.lNN TRAGEDY.
TESTIMONY AT INQUEST OVER
BODY or BLACkEY SAVERS.
w. p. tiopnood Held on a Charge Of
Statements Made by
Witnesses at Inquest.

Yesterday Justice Walter Malsch com.
pleted the inquest over the body Of Will
lam, alias "Buckey" Sayers. the victim
OF the Dew Drop Inn tragedoy Of June II,
who died Monday night.
w. p. Hopgocd, who was held In nomi-
nal bond on n charge Of assault to murder,
has been rearfosted on charge of muir.
der and will be held to await an inyesti-
CATION at the hands Of the grand jury.
At the inquest conducted by Justice
Malsch the following testimony was adj
duced.
Ray southcrlond-"on Saturday, June Is,
1901, | came down stairs from my room
and / saw a man who was a stranger 20
me (but have since learned that his
name was Hopgo6d and have since seen
him IN the justice court arragned under
the name OF HoprOod. and recognized him
as the same NAM standing at the foot OF
the stairs talking to a man, who Is also
a stranger TO me- and Hopgood said L
au going 60 stay right here until | get
that --- - and the man to whom lac
was talking said: i admire your pluck,
ana passed to Hopgood pocket knife
left the scene and went into the snlooH
and utde inquiry rs to who the men were.
hut could not hnd out anything about thom,
II fmounted to nothing, and that had
better go upstairs, which / did. About
ore hour after the time when ! went up
stairs, ] saw man whom ] know to he
| Thomas Devancy running around the cor
tcr from Texas avenue on to Louisiana
street followed by man whom have
knife, saying: You -I-, I'll come hack
and Kill you yet AZ about this time VIII
lam sqyersu whom ] knew. called 10 mo
and said: Roy, ring for the doctor; am
done for noticed that tho said william
Savers was holding his hand over hts
r.ght breast { az once rushed to the
phone ami called DIR. Eldmann, but could
get no response and told central 10 keep
! ringing for the doctor until he could he
| round. as 4 man was wounded ana needed
| MS attention. This is all know about
/ the matter of my own personal knowledge.
| Lena Bolton Saturday, June 10, 1901,
! | was sitting on the steps of the Louis
lana street side of the Dew Drop Inn at
! about 800 or o'clock a. m when |
saw man, whom ! had heard called BIOS
ton, but whom I have since learned was
| named Thomas Devancy, running around
the corner from Texas avenue on 10 Louis
lana street sinking his hand with the
blood streaming from n. and a man whom
good, Following him with n knife in ha
h9nd' shaking 1t at the man. Devancy, and
xiii You YET. Al this time ''I saw NV" VIII VIII
lam sdyers In the hail. which | could see
| INTO IRON the place where was sitting
calling for Miss RAY Switzerland lie
said to her; Go and get doctor right
quick Ray | Mt once ran into the hali
whore MIR. Sayers had sat down Ia a chair
| and saw thar the blood was running from
! him through his hand, which he was hold.
| Ing ever his breast This is all that
| know about the matter"
Dphela Hcudergou-'I was Rtandinr on
| Texas avenue near the corner of Smith
! street between and @ o'clock In the even.
! Ing Of the day the cutting occurred. and
saw & man coming from towards Smith
| street who walked mp TO 'Blackcv who
! was talking to me and had his back turned
| towards the tall nun. AS he got TO the
side of 'IR!ackcy' the tall. man said: You
/ him with q knife 'Backey' ran into the
/ saloon md got billiard cue, and came
/ ont and struck the man that cut him ana
| broke the billiard enc on him The tai
| man picked up q part of Il and threw II
| az 'Blackey, who was running awav and
| VALE running said Oh am cnt 10
death About that time Boston whose
right name / am told IL Thomas beyan,y-
ran out and tried 20 hit the tan man. WHO
threw, M bis hand that had the knife In
! II and cut Boston' on the hand He then
! put on hts coat and walked away. 'Bos
| lon ran into the saloon and later 10 the
| hIdrant to wash his hands I don't know
! what the cutting was about EXCEPT by
| hearsay' and that was that robbery had
| been committed"