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

as tne rest3f 81 n desperate oofi on ohs
Of the principsl corners Of Houston. PO-
lice Officers Herman youngest and J. C..
James lost their lives and sid Preacher.
who sho, down the two officers, was also
killed
The deadly ARRAY occurred yesterday aft
crnoon just before O'Clock at the north
west corner Of Congress avenue aud san
Jaeinto street. The streets were alive with
slghtseers and holiday shoppers at tho
time and when the first shot rang out there
was a stampede for places Of shelter from
the bullets
when the shooting ceased. after some six
or eight shots had been fred, there was a
rush for the scene and those who arrived
frst found the BODY Of o0icer Herman
youngest king on the Sidewalk, the body OF
officer James In the gutter OF the corner
and the Indy Of Sid Preacher in front Of
the doorvsy Of Yadons snloon In front
Of which place the shooting occurred. Life
was practically extinct IN each case. chief
bL 4 bltNe ifAhfNt'4IN WIN WIS lu lUF N'lAh
borhood when the shooting began, ran over
when be heard the shots and was just in
time to raise the head or onicer James
WHOM he breaIhed his last.
westhcmcr's ambulance was at once
summoned aud tho three bodies were con.
veyed TO ~ westheimcr undertaking par.
iors IN san Jleinto street, where they were
prepared FOR burial
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Justice Hin was notified NJ tho Killing
and be viewed The remains ana asked for
witnesses Only one responded at hrst and
he gave mis- name ms sam stone. Upon
being sworn Mr.. Stone gave testimony as
follows:
q was coming down the street tssn
JacDtol from the Herald office and saw
gang Of men on Yadon's corner who
seemed 10 be excited saw a buggy start
To drive on I saw Sid Preacher grab a
double barrel. shotgun out N tho buggy
ny this time was al Yadon's corner
saw a man behind a telegraph pole with
a six shooter IN his hand The crowd scat
tered. Sid said Come on YOU -
The man behind the post walked ont 10
wards him. sid heiug In the street win
the shotgun Tho man had tho pistol n
his hand s,6 ,bot once and tho man feu
Herman t,o ooicor ran out and SID e,nr
tied tbe otber harrel of mis- rum HERNIA,
ttocd and reached Tor his gun s,a tho,
edvonf+a. and mi, Herman o,.r tho hon,
win his Gun Norman tbep .ho, ana fcI
and Sid fou IN ron ~ him The 6rst mar
shot 1amcs, thsn rot M on bi. arm an,
shot sld then loft
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Mr. STONE bejng tho univ witness n,essn
a, tho updortali u, marlboro Ipsucc nm al
,onrned tho ipo,ost l., his ontce Here h,
took tho testimonv or Mir John Farmer
Nv Farmer beirr du,, sworn dor,so,
n, foilove af o.,q in the middle ~ IN,
st,eet COMING from the postoftcc on CON
eress.t and inst opposite the north cnrranc
Of ,6S koSlrf house when heard GU
fred ooled and saw Policeman Jane
fan near mo 4,dewalk ~ Congress and Ssl
Jaclnto. and aN policemen whom
aftcrward learned was Herman Youngest
graphing with sid Preacher for rossesstol
of shotgun Preacher spatcbed Tho shot
gun away from Younsst. lcnnslt the
turned 10 RIM when he got ahou nftes
feet away from him Preacher cred Youncs
not fsllnHs praachcrIrsn 10 on him au
strucR hiuitthgec 6r four times over tn
head With fine shotgun About thar tim
J,ines while NOT able IN raise his hea