The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-22
DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.
SIDNEY HElSTAND SucCUM5ED TO
WOUND RECEIVED MONDAY.
Death Was Caused by Bullet Fired
from Revolver in the Hands
of Perry Gaskins.

The tragedy that occurred about mid
night Monday on Washington atrcct result.
ed ~ tho death yesterday " Sidney l..
iiclstand, the man who received the wound
from tbcplstol fired while III the hands OF
Perry Gaskns Mention of the tragedy
was made IN The Post yesterday. bnt at
that time tho result Of llelstnnd's wound
could not he determined, nor could the
particulars OF the disturbance In which
be received It be nsccrtalncd
Upon the death OF lIestand yesterday.
Justice Walter Nlalsch commenced an In
quest which brought ont the facts In re-
gard TO the shooting. Both llelStand and
Gaskins lived Ia the house, 22l3 Wash.
ipgtun street. which H. known as Mrs.
Mnberly's place, the former being mem
Der of the family. having married a
daughter Of Mrs. Mnbcrly. Gaskins was
a rooner IN the house.
II seems from the evidence adduccd at
the Inquest and from statements made to
reporter for The Post by Gaskins at
the county Jail yesterday evening, that
Hclstand had been out of tho house and
returned about the middle OF the night.
Finding the front door locked he applied
10 those Within for admission and was
told that the key to the front door had
been misplaced and was asked TO go around
To the buck door, which he refused to
do lie evidently became onraged because
inc uoor was not opened for MIN from
within ana forced an entrance through the
front duuf, breaking out the glass panel
and climbing through ms temper had
not quieted when he Standardization and
MSS between him ard tho women Uf his
family cnsucd. During the progress Of
this disturbance. il seems hat iskins
iniercedcd aud became mixed up In the
fuss, which resulted In n personal CuCoun
ter between himself mud llrisidud
An officer was sent for aud when he
arrived matters were Qulrlcd down some.
what. but. on tho departure Of the officer
the trouble commenced anew. rho pin
cor returned and started TO take lIclslnnd
from ihc scene. but the latter being bare
headed. was accompanied into Gnskins'
room ny he nihccr IN search of his hat,
when the difficulty between him ana the
occupant Of tlie room was again taken M
The lamp. which tho officer WAS holding,
was in some manner rXtinguishcd. aud
the shots were fired In the dark. one enter
Ing llclsiand's abdomen mud passing
through one Of the kidrcys. possibly Lofty
ing Itself In the spinal column Tie shots
were fired from n small calbrr revolver
llrstand was put to bed. and after tho
physicians who had been summoned cN.
amned his wound, II WAS found thlt Nc
was seriously. II not fatally, hurt GaslSina
was taken In custody by the police. and
was turned over 20 the authorities At the
county jail Yesterday. lie Is badly bruIs'
about the head aud face, which he sail
Is the resul, of the pounding aud Kicking
administered by IIclstand before the shoot
ing,
Glsktns Is man Of middle ago. en-.
poScd as a blacksmith Mt the Houston
and Texas Central railroad shops ana
llcistand was employed as driver OF on
Post reporter Yesterday that he Hud llrt
stand had meyer had any trouble previous
10 this difficulty.
The funeral of iIclstand win take plncu
from his int residence At 10 o'clopk IA =
morning and the renmins win be inferred
In Glnnwood cemetery, The decreased has
II mother nnd sister residing NJ Brcphnm
aud they are expected TO he In attendance
AZ the funeral