The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-08

A pftched battle with six shooters took
p,ace "a the vicinity Of the Kiondlke sa
loon on Preston avenue shortly before II
o'clock yesterday morning. or. the four
actiye principals engaged in the shooting
two we're killed almost Instantly and the
other two were wounded one seriously and
the other slightly.
The shooting was between Thomas Payne
Of Humble and his brother.lnlaw. ]. Il.
Perkins Of this city. on one side. aud L.
c EcAols and his son. David W. Eehols
OF Humble on the other.
Thomas Payne and L. C. Echols lived
only a few minutes after the shooting both
dying on the sidewalk where they fell in
battle array.
Payne was shot above the left nipple ana
in the left side below the heart. Another
bullet entered the back Of the head. II
is probable that either Of the three wounds
would have caused death.
L. G. Echois was shot IN the right side
below the breast bone. aud again just be-
low the heart Another wound was in
the left arm. and this was probably the
FIRST bullet that struck him
J B. Perkins received a bullet In the
right shoulder and another in the side
low down towards the groin
Dave Echols received bunet IN the left
arm. which entered the forearm and FOL.
owing the bone, came out above the elbow.
~
A Post reporter was al the scene or tne
shooting before the smoke had cleared
away. Justice walter Malsch was engaged
In examining the bodies Of Thomas Payne
md L. c, Echol5 when The Post man ar.
aved They were living on the sidewalk
where they feil, with their heads In op,
posite directions and their feet almost
iouchnr
The street In front Of the place, which
lad been cleared Of people by the deadly
fusiiiade.was packed with curious humanity
pressing forward TO crafty curiosity in gaz
ing on the blanchlng faces and stinenine
Isrms Of the dead. Gordon OF ropes was
instantly stretched about the bodies ana
This kept the crowd back 10 some extent.
Young George Payne was STOPPING over
me body Of his father and crying bitterly,
rhile IN a few feet OF him Asa Echols wepi
over the llfoiess remains OF his father. Thr
scene was a most pathetic one. BLOOD
.hekled down the sidewalk 10 pay tho OK
tue
Pools or gore formed about the dead mon
The undertaking establishments were a,
eace notified and on the arrival OF the
Head wagons the bodies were placed on
rtretchers and conveyed 10 the morgues
It was first proposed to send them both
10 the same place. but this Arrangement
was not satisfactory 10 their friends The
body OF Thomas Payne was taken In charge
BY Ross & Wright and the body Of T.. c.
ffehos was carried 10 the undertaking cs.
tablishment ~ Sid wcstheimer, where they
were prepared for hurisi
Dave W. Echols Of Humble, who was
wounded In the arm, as above mentioned,
was carried 10 the police station, where
his wound was dressed by DR.. Brumby.
Mr.. J. n. Perkins, the only Houstonian
Engaged In the tragedy, was conveyed 20
ST. Joseph's lnhrmary. where his wounds
were dressed. aud where he was reported
last night resting easy. Mr. Perkins Is
well known In the city. He was q deputy
ur der Marshal Erichson aud also a drput,
under Marshal Baugh OF late ne has been
Engaged In the office OF city Attorney
sam looking MP tax suits. He Is a brother.
in-law of Thomas Payne, victim OF the
awful tragedy.
The deadly marksmanshlp OF the advcr
Iaries in the tragedy is emphasized by tn,
Tact that only Two marks Of stray bullet.
we're Ia evidence, One bullet entered q
show case In cigar store In the front OF
which Nh J. h. Perkins was standing
when the firing began. The bullet plowed
~ way through stock OF pipes and
passed through the wall into the barber
shop next door. Another struck horse
IN the opposite side OF the street, badly
Fonndlng the animal. Another Scared an
ron post across the street from where the
IhootIng took place. Every party Ia thQ
shooting received from one 10 four bullets
and ~ the hfteen shots known TO have
been fired, ten found their Intended tar.
Eeis, L. g. Echols received four pullets.
Thomas Payne three, j. 3. Perkins two ANA
pave W Echols one.
Strange TO relate. not hystandcr wa-
bit. although tho street was alive with
people when the fusiilnde began a report
leyas started that street vendor whose
place Il ~ the vicinity OF where the tras
eay occurred had been killed. aud this