The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-25
mn SIXSHoOTER DUEL.
l,.n,a Stewards Deadly Aim on a
Moving Train.
!, voSFdsoEs WHO ATTACKED HIM
Occurred Near crosby-Oead
r0sD, Az in a Ditch All Night
0'' stewart Released on Bond.

. ,,,eedy which cost the lives Of 6,t two
uas ,,ssoassers on a southern Pacihc
NV ,rs,n was enacted at point Two
tsn' - half east Of Crosby Tuesday
2e Hnr 40 Ieiock. 1t was battle
~ IN ssoo,crs with the two negroes on
t VA brakeman H. stewart on the
nd the exchange OF shots was eA
,,r,Iy nvely for a time.
a'Ds ,n on which the tragedy occurred
A,rtween Houston and Lafayede
a ,onIsiona division of the Southern
4 w a. tra,n. in charge Of Conductor
pierce. left the Houston YARDS az
r,ssday afternoon and was a 'rihe
NAN two miles east OF CROSBY wheh
II shooting took place
4 ssv,rt. who Is young man 20 !e'4s
long been resident OF Hons
MIC ~ n mo mas been III the Filth
aga ~ ms ninth year re Is a slep-sop
~ ~ y stone a former neninci @
&sI,.,sion no.ise toIfe, and mas beeh W
n ,,'Gn, of tine southern Pacllc Tor IVY"
10 account which Mr. stewart
A po,i reporter of the tragedy
q Aishsu a,sti,g nv way toward the hedd
n was hld t,.a1n which was short one.
o. =" rrohIbiy going at speed u
. W. n,,ts an nuul As | was ehmb-
"A Town n ladder from box car 10
"A car two negroes, who we're on lhc ~" ~.
a s@,,ln,, tnall way. opened IRE on me
n ~. bot missed me. and / ran 10
n n sso eenter II the car, AS / pissed
Fl a,as. ono Of them hred on me. me
n!slyged hi my mead close enough 10
n u 1he skin behind the right. ear, anu
n " nnerh force IL knock me down. AL
u, ssi,iiped by the sAot and the con
" ~ an ~ close to my ear, | had scarcely
a MA The floor before | was up on one
"a and returning the IRE. Both men
n yna m me. hut | hsve no idca
sl,v sbots they hred. | didn't know
q !, sster II was ali over how many times
.1si ! Cots Of A cailber, dlseovsrei
81, tonr shots had been fred. | think
q NJ fnnr shots thrce took eject and one
4 ~ astroy think hit one OF the
4 ~ tWice and the other once. There
q TX ~ iighf ON the cai. EXCEPT my lantern
"a I, wsnt ont NJ the first hrc wN-
a Y, twelve feet from the men wneu
81 80 .boattnp ~ me. AFTER I rr-
n II rom hejnr Knocked down the men
"A shn,,t mo same distance away, and
TN siGe"tiv rptiegted. The negro " hu
IN est'IIa" j,a Isad feit To thc floor OF
sIV' M Fot M. and either Jumped or
IA - az csr mo othpr who WaS ShUi
a W w did rot fajl NJ tho time. bul
l nu uiI t,'g,. INV no cor off The ear.
ta'as t hi." ,rhv tbcv were shootinr ~
N IT, ~ ~ had attootn,cd ,n hoard 4 train
"a l1ei hau w ~ to On 70 beaumont
u eIosUs HUI, uii,,,, tbat timn thf
"a uelph uat ~, ~ ~ ,,itbort tronbi,.
''&ln crew h'Pt tp SrI Vi tbo, Tnor'lcJ "a,
WV We red,ngg ,n,,, s,,fS, ANN,
n gag; ! Goulu mo- see '"ein .
" 9eserlpe lnt In,, ,o+iaod tho r,,,
#Mef t9e SHopt'hs uViL" Nv trn,,
a tor and other memoers on the orn ~,
NV OF Wnat naI lhEeh Plavfi IN" t"c 81
n lniendent oIh'e was notlueu ny WV
o. ne occurrence. .N,
"A When We came hack over the Iouu tii'
Ifnlns at about 10 o'ciock me bodies wer'
Wg In often about htteen rect from u''
HcR
vent on nome ana then went 10 th'
Kflns office and surrendered.
.%lr Stewart waived an examination re
@e Justice Ma'sch and was hound oN"
the grand jury In 5000 In each case
~ CONDUCTOR z. W. Pierce, who was II
n rye Of the train on which the klllnt
Hrrred gave Post reporter the follow
# account of the shouting: The tram
#Ch left Houston OF 6;lo last night mac
RI ched point two and q hall miles cas-
u Crosby, where the shooting, occurred. W.