The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-31

door two more men whom J dih not know.
Mr.. Kahn wanted me 10 take drink with
him We went inip the saloon. lowing 81
scriIn.d before Whllr Mr Yadon was wni,-
ing On us | heard three shots bref on the
outside. Then two men rushed Into the
saloon. One had his gun 10 his forehc I'd
~ though he WAS going TO kih himself aud
tho other one stepped him Then the oae
who ! think was about TO commit suicide
said. xviii, he shot me hrst Kahn. Yadon
and myself then went out 70 see who was
shot. We found officer Weiss lying ON the
sidewalk. Youngest commanded us to halt
While standing there several other ofasers
came up. aud Mcssrs. tarhnry and Le-
bert. who had wnlked out inst previous
TO the shooting. told them which way the
men that did the shooting had gone. The
nfncers went In pursuit " the men and
about ten minutes later ! heard seysfal
more shots but don't know who tred
them. This Is about all ! know about II.
49,
g. w. Todd.-About 1 a. m. today July
80, 1901, was In rear room Of a saloon
on the corner Of San Jnclnto and Con
gress; heard four gun shots In rapid sue
cession In front Of the saloon. aud went
into the main part Of the saloon At this
moment two men entered the door leading
Into tue saloon from Congress avenue; one
OF them, john Vaughan, had gun In his
hand, which the other man was grasping
ut; both left going out the rear door /
did not see which direction they took. Of
ncer 1ouugst arrived immediately and be-
gan asking questions as to who fired the
shots, then passed through the door
leadiug 10 Congress street. saw an officer
whom | did not know ont on the sidewalk
In front Of the west door of the saloon.
started 10 the police station and met Of
hcers Lee and James running to the scene
then turned back, and In moment /
heard eight or ten shots In the direction
Of Franklin and afterwards of Fannin and
~ FHlaaaN ts.ts
leauing 10 Woodmens nail, aud several
officers in pursuit. Saw Vaughan when the
WaS l{lng or tue pavement Don't know
VINO shot vaughan, and don't know who
shot the officer except from hearsay; was
not acquainted with any Of the parties to
the shooting.
J. c. James-I am a mounted policeman
and am working Mt night In this city My
riding partner Is Henry Lee This morn
Ing about ] o'clock We were sitting in front
Of the station when we heard three pistol
shots In rapid succession. Lee and myself
ran down to the corner of San Jacinto and
Congress and founG officer Younest stand
lhg over the dend body OF officer Weiss.
As We got to them, Ioungst said tncy
Allled him, aud they are inside meaning
ihe saloon. Lee aud myself ran in and
~ the saloon. who had done tho shooting.
lie replied: vaughan did 1t, and ran out
1f the nuck door We ran out the back
door ana met woman standing there. and
asked her did she see n man coming ont
chat way. She said. yes. and he ran into
The alley next Go the pcstofhce" We went
around TO the alley. aud, while Lee was
guarding II, I went Into the restaurant 10
get Il light, While In there, heard a
shot and directly after another The first
shot came trom deceased; the second from
OFFICER Henry Ice. The deceased then Paa
out of the alley on the lfwnkltn street
SIDE, turued up Fannin, then again on Con
gross, with officer lee close behind him,
ana mf@lt Just behind lce. Deceased ran
up % hight of stairs ut 11l3h Congress
street When ! got there ana about half
way mp the stairs I met Officers Lee, tilg
gins aud Ranuun leading deceased down
the stairs. When they GOT him down stairs
dpcCDSrd's brother ran mp and deceased
snid to him II died game" placed
thc brother under arrest, and had deceased
hauled 10 the station In the patrol wagon
lie died short time artcr arriving there
! wish TO state that as we were pursuing
deceased, | heard two shots hred just as
they pusscd the postofncc corner nnd two
more as they passed LRtreytcs corner, but
! don know who hred them Neither do
know who kIiied deceased. ired no
shots myself because Officer Lee was be
tween me and doqeased.
~
Henry Lee.l om u night mounted po-
! lccman aud. as officer James stated
after hearing the shots fred this morplng
! wont to the scene With him. and, after the
woman We met at the back door Of the
saloon told as which way the man who
Killed Weiss had gone. followed him to the
aueN next 60 the p0slothce. II was SO
aarli that Janles went after light, while
J stood guard az the alley just after
James left taR man raised up from the
slorud. stood in "a crouchiug position about
/ twenty feet from me ANA hrcd al NE I
returned the Gre The man then ran out
10 Irankin street, turned up Fanun and
again turnrd mp Congress, To where we
got him AS the man ran out from frabk
lin street With me following Officer
Rahouln ran over from Tho Post building
and hr being closer to the mau than /
was causvd nae TO shout AT him to kill the
man it he could Rabauin thcn fred AT
him twice. RtGOuin was right in behind
htm and he, james and myself pursued
hlm mp to the second story az lll3A Con
grcss, whore he stumbled. Then Ofhcer
higgins, who had Just come up Rahouin
aud myself took mold of the man and
brought him down 10 the sidewalk where
We discovered thar he was wounded We
laid him on the sidewalk sent for the
patrol wagon ana hauled him to the sta
lion, whore he died In short time, |
don't know whether the shot | fred at
James and myself found about $50 this
morning when We went back 10 search the
alley, you see, has -four shells discharged.
| Three, ! think, he fred at Weiss, aud the
fourth az me In the alley. This Is all
know about IL.
James a. Carbury Last night at about
| O'Clock i. m. myself and Mr.. Leherte
We're standing at the corner OF San ia
cinto and Franklin avenue, when heard
about three shots at the corner OF san
Jacinto aud Congress. We Immediately
started TO 20 up to Yadons saloon, but
saw man running down san Jaclnto
towards us and, when he got near to us,
recognized him To hc Mr.. Vaughan. de.
ceased, lie passed MS and ran up Frank
lin avenue towards the post0fhte. Mr..
Leherte and ! then went 10 Indon'S saloon
corner OF san Jacinto and Congress and
saw Mr.. Weiss deceased laying ON the
sidewalk on Congress avenue, aud Ia my
opinion, dead / then heard the shots
which, from my opinion, were about nealy
IS Bakers store, on Fannlu street shortly
aftfr heard shots on Congress avenue, &C
what I believed 70 be about l.atreyte's
saloon, OF The corner OF Congress avenue
Nnd fannin street; aud / heard several
shots az short Intervals there, the durn-
ton OF which ! would not like to state,
as during the excitement ! was somewhat
excited myself, and took no note OF lime
but would say that there WAS more or
less shooting up TO the time deceased
Vaughan, reached the place where he fell
which, was, in my opinion, neur the en-.
france 10 the upstairs IN Ben kam's huild.
lug, ON Congress avenue, aud within about