The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-26
NOT A QUIET CHRISTMAS.
Two Shooting ARRAYS Were Reported
for Yesterday.
TWO NEGROES WERE SHOT BY ITALIANS
Claim the Latter Drew Guns and That
They Shot in Self Defense-Many
Minor Happenings.

Two cutting and shooting scrapes the
usual number OF DRINKS and dlsorderlles
and fireworks accident or two were all
that served to mar the quietude of an other
wise uneventful Christmas day In Houston.
Inc arrests made by the police since Tues
day morning aud up to midnight last night
numbered seventy. There was dearth Of
accidents from fireworks, although the deal
ers reported larger sales this year than last,
and the fire department had absolutely
nothing to do, answering one alarm for a
defective fiue.
An ARRAY that resulted In the shooting
of three persons, two negroes and an Ital.
ian, occurred yesterday afternoon between
the hours Of II and o'clock at the store
on the corner OF Houston avenue and Ed
wards street. John Anderson and Joe
heckmeyer were the negroes and Antoine
Monochrome the Italian who were shot
Inc negroes were shot by Frank Crapito
| ana FRANK Monochrome and the Italian by
! one OF the negroes who was engaged In the
/ array. tierk kessler of the police depart
/ meht resides nor more than 200 yards from
| the scene of the shooting. He was at
/ dinner when the difficulty occurred and he
! immediately started an Investigation. He
| Ipuhd several hundred persons congregnted
around the store of Frank MontoIbouo
| where the shooting occurred. The doors
| were locked and Mr. Kessler had difficulty
| In gaining admittance. He was compelled
| TO rap repeatedly and to give his name be
| fore the key turned In the lock-. he found
! Two Italians, Frank Monochrome and Frank
Srapito,, standing behind the counter. the
former holding In his hands double bar
rel shotgun and the latter a pistol. An
| tone Monochrome, the third italian, was in
the room suffering from pistol shot wound
1 In the hand Mr.. Kessler learned the facts
concerning the shooting and then placed
Frank Monochrome and Frank Capito under
arrest charged with assault to murder.
They admitted doing the shooting, Montol-
bono using shotgun and GRAPHIC n pistol.
| They Informed Mr. KessIer that the two
negroes named and third whose name
was not known. came In and ordered Is
cents worth of beer. There was some dis
| pute about the money and q quarrel en-
! sued. The Italians claimed that the ne
groes drew pistols and that in order Ia
protect themselves they picked up shot.
gun and pistol and opened fire. Ander-
son and Reckmeyer fell and then one OF
their number shot Antoine Montolbono In
the hand. The friends Of Anderson and
Recbmeyer ran In and carried the men
out Of the store and down the street on
their backs. Reckmeyer was taken to the
Houston intirmary, where an examination
showed that he had sixteen No. shot
In his anatomy. Anderson was taken tn
the home Of his sister near the Tnman
compress. He Ia shot in the left side and
left arm message from the innrmary
last night stated that Reckmeyer was doing
well and would probably recover. Ander
son was not heard from mp to late hour.
Afhdavits were sworn to by Clerk Kess
| Ter Against Frank Monochrome and Frank
GRAPHIC and one Of the negroes, John An
dcrson, all charging assault to murder.
80
Peter Chalmers, Jr.. son NJ City Scaven.
ger Peter NJ. Chalmers. met with a very
severe accident at the corner OF Edwards
and Holly streets, in the First ward, yes
terday afternoon. Oscar EhrChson had :
miniature cannon. home made, ont OF
car wheel which had been drilled out and
with party Of friends was celebrating
Christmas by firing 1t. Young Chalmers
was In the party. and after the cannon
D was loaded and ready to be fired he placed
2 tin can on the cannon. When the can
non was discharged the tin can was SEN
; whirlIng with great force. and, striking
young Chalmers In the face split rre whole
, side OF II open. 1t was very ugly and
painful wound. physician was called In
and dressed the wounds, II taking thirteen
stitches to sew them up. Peter, Jr., was
taken home and will he there for a few
days. He will carry the scar Of his celebra
tion of Christmas, 1901, through life.
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I Sheriff A~derson and Deputies Wynn and
Hilendahl were called to smokeyville, two
: miles on the other side of Drummer yester
: day afternoon by the report OF a shooting
. and cutting scrape. They returned to tn,
: city about dark and brought with them al
prisoners Zach Scott, Jerry Smith and San
= wounded, Scott suffering from a knife Gu
In the left hand and Smith heing shot II
= the hand arm, side and breast. Affidavit
p were sworn out charging the negroes will
! assault to murder Jerry Smith used
. knife on Scott and the latter empted nj
. shotgun at Smith. Sam Smith, son of Jerry
. Is held as accessory.
Justice Matthews was called yesterda,
TO hold two inquests, One was on the bod,
of Jacob Lee, colored, aged 40, who wa
e found dead at the residence OF Gibson
g Peters on Houston avenue. one and one
half miles from the city The Justice CAV
e a certificate of death from heart disease
II The second inquest was over the remain
of Patrick Quinn, aged 90. VINO was fount
% dead at IL a IN. at the residence OF hi
r brother-in law Mr.. J. j. McHale' No Pol
: Franklin avenue, Heart disease was give
as the cause Of death. Mr.. Quinn wa
z seen one hour before his body was dis
$ covered and he was then in perfect health
h ~
Two negroes are under arrest at the sta
tlon docketed as suspicious and for carrying
concealed weapons On the person OF on
was found a pistol, slungshot and razor
u The other had pistol, slungshbt Bible
deck Of cards and some crooked dice anon
pr his effects.
- While firing a toy cannon yesterday a
10 his home on Houston avenue, Mr.. Al Billy
a well known engineer on the Texas Ger
= trail, was painfully injured by the canno
'e exploding His right forearm was badly IL
H. cerated and the thumb blown on. He wa
ID taken 10 the Houston inhrmary where h
), received the necessary attention and the
walked home.
A. ~
"a John Green. the negro who was shot
- Humble yesterday was brought TO IN
!, Houston infTmary last night. At an earl
~ hour This morning he was stu alive.
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