The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13

1 s~'N nNl huoW VINO YOU refer II
TO me, III go and get a shotgun and az.
| Gommodatc. you to all the fight Won want -
ne said that he did not know how to
n nan di a gun, but that he would lay his
pistol on ana hight me a fist fight / told
MN my arms were both crippled and If
| ne Fought me he would have 10 do II with
4 d. gun, men men | asked him what he meant
| ny approaching me in that manner: that /
was astonishod; that there had never been
straw between US. lie said yes. that's
So So ana sad this is all unnecessary
| was only talking of this assault on my
| brother and ! want 1t inves,iggfed.' - sn1
ne Sald that 1t would be | said that it.
nnything the. officers did; that they did nor
! investigate the Vaughn killing He said if
ought to have been investigated and thar
| this killing would be inT"sticaied ana
J everybody connected with IL nnniSbodi
! told him thar was what should be done.
onai Violations Of the law by the police
/ committed bv others. ''''''
Here Mr., Brockman branched off into the
matter Of his buying two shotguns
t " ed fnIioy night aud be explained why in
gresS avenue few minutes later ! was
| yaIled ana told 10 so TO the rear of sa-
n ,oon, mat a party wanted to see me.
| promised not TO use because he said the
| pouce would nave II In for him If they
Knew nc made the communication he was
ahout 10 make. He then said: For Gods
| sake. keep OF the streets. I lust heard
| Two poncemen say the police were going
To 10 . murder You tonight and as I saw yon
| passing | sent for you TO come here I
| told him he must be mistaken He said
| no. he was not, take nv advice
then walked out in the street and was an
| proacned within few minutes by twenty
| or thirty people who also told me 10 keen
off the streets or | would be murdered
1hen ! went ia Dunns and bought two
double barrel shotguns. ] sent them out
| with my boy. telling him to take ono
| 70 my office and TIE other 10 my home
On the way to the. cf6os the boy was
| stopped by Deputy Sheriff IIillcndahl on
! Congress avenue and the guns taken away
! front MIN, Hillendahl came into Dunn's
! where ! was, and | asked him why he had
| taken my private property away from the
hoy. told him that there would be no
| trouble Of my making, but that ! had been
| warned to arm and protect myself aud
| that ! was going to take one of the guns
| 20 my office and the other to my house.
| ] then went to my Office and phoned the
sheriff office and asked him about my
! couldn't get them; that they could not
! afford TO have me on the street With a
shotgun replied that they were my
| property and 7 had right to appear on
! the street with them If / wanted to, but
that ! did not intend to use them thai
| way and that was the reason I had sent
! them the way ! had from Dunn's He
! cape and did wait, but ms cad Of get
| ting my guns or any word from them
John Howard, the police officer, came up9
and said he wanted to see me. ] invited
| him In and asked him to take seat,
which he did at the same time pulling a
Warrant out his pockst s55g ggsd nave
and I noticed 1t charged me With murder.
said to him: Who was it that had
| the nerve TO make an affidavit against ne ne
| that would jus ify that warrantF He
| said he did not know, hut hought II was
the deputy chief. little later we went
| to police headquarters and he promised
d df Tou'u transfer A' ~ '1''
Here Brockman went back and told Of
! scene hat occurred in his Office the ev&l-
! When | got to my office I found Wool
| ward there. the man who was "
| Preacher when he was killed, ne sara
! that on that morning "Wednesday ne was
standing on the corner where the Killing
| later occurred talking With Charles Jessqn'
| He said he saw Chief Blackburn aud j. ".
| Smith on the corner diagonally opposite
! and "A man came from them and spoke 70
| Jessup and then turned to him WOOD
ward. asked him his name. his business
The arst two fingers Of the left
| hand pinched il and gave II n twls,
and tifen cursed him for b aep
4 said. If you put your face in mF husi,
ness again I'll blow your head OF and II
do IT now if you open your mouth W oou,
ward stated that this arose from Sld
| Preacher having told Officer James on
Monday that they had two detectives mere
| from st Louis who had gang OF pick,
pockets that they brought wlJh NON,
that they were ,arresting al nome P'0 onS
~ W pe tbo other fellows work and protected
| them woodward said that he himself nhg
not said anything. but was WIN bonp b,rnt.
| inc hot morning and when he caTre non,
he tod Preacher what had happened anu
preacher took shotgun up town 70 p niiis
| for q man who was said TO be -. lou,
| adjective and who had abused MoouWnIu
and pulled his nose: that PreacRer Wns
| going to the police court TOT nlS tLini ~
| tbe arrest Of the dav before ara Was 49, hot
! oour,icinatinr any arrest as he knew thar
fbev would not arrest him again uno,,
after he was tried They had Just dINe d
! - "a tho+ corner where the shooinG Or
cprrred and got out of the buggy ieaFluE
| tba shotgun in the buggy, ana NJ thHI ~
stant Police officer James came no az az
| foId woodward that be wan,ed nm; "a "a
| aste5 what for and he said: on snsplc'ou.
| Then woodward said: Have you FI9e
| Trarrant?' and James said: NJ ! -, nv-
me-, 90 vord. RENTED: He won't 90 any
| where with YOU w',s.Iout 2 warrhh.;. XXyno5
| said .I'll show you' and ne ~,
ward With his ns gf R %Ith his lis" right Then
preacber ran 10 the buggy, got the s1n,-
qun. Iereled II at James and hred' iou
J know the rest. b,5 hoard o.
.hraats 20 sxsassinate him, but tnat ne
yos not afraid: thar y they got mr. 4
would he when he had ms 49, t NE dn+v
a. said he had lone nothing hut ms u9I'
a'd was prepared 20 stand on his record
The funeral Of one Of the murdered officers,
Herman Youngst. took place YESTERDAY
from fine residence of his sonin-law AZ l7,'
Congress avenue and was largely attended
The reualns were Inferred in the German
cemetery. The following members OF inc
notice department served as pallbeareTs.
Heury c. Thompson, A. n. Nelson WIZ
Andrews. W. H Hessier, T. j. Ewing L.
richardson. A platoon Of mounted oincetS
,ed N. funeral procession to the cemetery
Tn. funeral Of onieer ]. c. James WIN
tote place this morning at 10 o'clock iIopl
tis late residence. No. 2si2 commerce - ~
me The remains VIII be laid 10 resi- ~
49,. German cemetery. Fellow officers 81
The deceased viii act as pail bearer tsens 1I az
= nlstoon OF mounted police VIII AtVehH ~
an escort. -
The remains Of sidney PreAsasr WI
.blpped this morning at o'clees 70 fei''
tisss In Liberty, Texas.
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