The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-13
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART
Henry Bradley Assassinated on Carr
Street Last Night.
WILL GROcH CHARGED WITH THE CRIME
A Demonstration in the Direction Of
Summary Punishment by colored
People OF the Fifth Ward.

Henry Bradley, colorcd. met his death
NJ the hands of an assassin at about 8
o'clock last night, the tragedy occurring
on Carr street between Leon and opelou-
sas, and just a short distance from the
crossing of the International and Great
Northern and Southern Pacific railroads,
Deceased, 10 company with several others,
his s)n among the number, was walking
along the International and Great Northern
tracks In the direction OF his home. some
two blocks distant from the spot where
he fell pierced by an assassln's bullet.
The hall touched the heart and death
was instantaneous. II entered the right
side near the nipple after passing through
book Of blank notes The bullet hole
in the book and also the wound Indicated
that the weapon used was a pistol OF
Ss-caliber. The bullet was not located.
Justice Walter Malsch was notified OF
the killing and went out at once, 60 In
stitute inquest proceedings Dr. Brumhy
was notified, buC the man was dead long
before he reached the scene
After the killing Bradley was conveyed
to mis- residence, where the body was
viewed by Justice Malsch and where the
Inquest occurred.
Shortly after the killing Mounted Ofh-
GERS Lee and James arrested WIN Grocc
at his residence, near spiders crossing
ON Clark street not far from the city
| limits. The prisoner was idenuhed by
AS the officers and their prisoner, in
! the patrol wagon, passed BY the scene u
the crime, on the way to the station, they
discovered that an immense crowd of col
ored people had gathered and as Groce
was recognized, cry arose 60 lynch him
The patrol driver, Jack Seery, whipped
up his team with such energy that sin
Gletree was broken and a slight delay oc-
Sassioned Things looked rather serious serious
for time for the prisoner but the crowd
| OF would be lynchers evidently lacked a
! leader and nothing more than threatening
demonstration occurred.
WI Groce. who was locked up nt the
/ police station with n charge nt murder
on the blotter opposite his name, dcnies
| any knowledge OF the crime. much less
connection with IL He claims To he ~
! employee of Cummings saw mill and that
| he has been In Houston nearly Il year,
! coming here from New iberia, La.
Conductor Anderson of the Liberty ave
| nue. line informed a reporter for The Post
| that he saw Bradley, the deaeeased, on
| Prairie avenue NJ about o'clock that
| Bradley was walltng around With III.
| caliher pistol protruding from tue waist
| Bradley was heard to remark that he In
| tended to kill somebody Bradley rode
| out on Conductor Anderson's car to within
| two blocks of where death overlook him.
The dead man has been resident of
| Houston for the last two decades and has
| been In the employ Of the Houston and
|
| While employed as "A switchman last NO
! ycmher he lost the left leg under the
wheels Of train. A suit against the
! since that time Bradley has been eng lged
| IN lending money He is reported to have
| left considerable property. It's value being
| estimated at between $1,000 and 5000
The inquest proceedings, as conducted
! by Justice Malsch. were MS follows:
Johunv Bradley Deceased is my father;
h. is about ~ years of age. This evening,
| atuat 7;I5 o'clock. my mother told me tn
! r. and look for my father, as he had failed
To cnmc nome on the car | went as far
as Lcwin'S store on Odn avenue 24l4,
| Nvlpu ] met him. He, George and myself
| started Tor home, all three Of us coming
| trAcs, George CARRYING fathers gun, which
| was uuioaded- and which he handed to me,
George left us on Opelousas street, and
! father and myself continued on our way
hopie, About one block from where George
, left M a low. heavy SET chunky black
maa Wearing q dark suit Of clothes and q
cap. came up behind ms and said: Halt,
| you black ; throw up your hauds.'
Father turned and as he lid the man shot
htnl Father fell aud said on, my God;
| why have you shot mef' Tue man did
NO answer. ] started to run aud he called
@ re to halt. ] began screaming and he
| then ron or through the weeds towards
hHd inv trouble previous to this know
nu,hiug about IT,
International and Great Northern transfer
w,rh some other boys about o'clock to-
night and saw Henry Bradley aud his son.
Johnny. coming mp the International and
Grcqt Northern track with heavy sci
h'Hck man In black clothes, following
about twenty feet behind them. Aftei
raasiu,' them about fifty steps | heard Q
plstn, shot and hoy screaming, / con
tiuiled about half block and then turned
aah went back and saw Henry Bradley
lying half on the dump and half on the
track BY that time several other people
had lctten there. | heard no words pass
between the two men This is all know
ab9nl the AFFAIR.
ed Gnnin-I was coming up the Southern
Pacific and international and Great North
ecl railroad this evening about O'Clock
ana heard lust what Johnny Bradley testi
Ned pass between his father and the mar
that shot him | cOrroborate his testimony
BIS wish to add that the man who did III,
shccting on seeing me close by. wantcC
TO lnow what ] was doing there, ] wa
too scared to answer, or to notice whether
he pointed the pistol AZ me. Right ate
addressing me he Jumped the ditch ans
stumbled in the weeds towards West street
/ heard no trouble between the two.
description Of the man VINO did the shoot
ing Is black, chunky and dressed Il
ddrE clothes | was too excited to notice
| any thing else.