The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-14
FUSILLADE OF BULLETS.
But Without Any Fatal Results Wy.
lie JOaeS Wounded.
MEN FROM RICHMOND DO THE SHOOTING
Eight Shots Fired Last Night in Msin
Street Saloon and the lntermediator
Was Shot in the Leg.

Was Shot in the Leg.
shooting ARRAY in which there were
some very narrow escapes and only one
man hurt Occurred last night at about
$50 O'Clock In a Main street saloon.
quite a party OF Young men from Rich.
mond were In the saloon when from some
unexplained cause a quarrel occurred be-
tween j Il, Wheat ana George wheat
on the one hand and Robert Plensants and
Bassett Biakeley on the other, and before
any one could interfere shooting began.
When the GIlng had ceased anu the
smoke had somewhat cleared away, II
was found that enc Of the principals in
the STRAY we're touched, but that Mr. Wy
lie jones a justice Of the peace of Fort
Bend courty, who had ohdcavored to stop
the quarrel wnen 1t first began, was shot
Ia the log He was carried into the wine
room at the rear Of .ha saloon and his
wound examined by a physician, aud he
was afterwards conveyed In an ambulance
! to the Houston Inhrmnry, whore u was
! fci nd that his wound vas by no means
serious, the bullet passing through the
| upper part OF the calf Of the left leg and
| lust grazing the larger bone Mr. Jones,
who Is quite an old man, behaved with
! great GOODNESS throughout the whole affair
! At n late hour he was reported as resting
| c, mfOrtaby.
The four parties mentioned above were
arrested and locked UP IN the police station
| charged with assault with Intent to muir
! der Three pistols were secured when
the arrests were made. j. b. Wheat $
! pistol gave evidence OF having been hred
three times. as also had Bob Pleasauts 4;
| Bassett Blakcley's revolver had been hrcd
| twice making q total Of eight, shots.
The screen doors Mt both the front and
back Of the bar room had holes in them
| and several bullet holes could he seen In
| the bar; and It seems almost Ike a miracle
that there were not several fatalities re-
suting, as there were number Of people
| In the place.
When seen at the station by a Post man.
none OF the parties under arrest would
make any statement concerning the origin
The arrests we're made by Sergeant How
ard assisted by OIhcer charlton and a
number OF other officers who FASTENED to
the scene on hearing .he shots
u \
Sergeant Howard Of the police force
was In the saloon with the party lmme-
dlntey prior to the shooting. There was
no trouble nor any sign OF any and he, be
ing In a hurry took cigar and walked
ont He had gone but n few doors when
the porter at the saloon came running aftsr
him and told him there was big trouble IN
the saloon and they we're about to shoot.
, Sergeant Howard turned and went back
to the saloon. AS he was nearing it he
(. saw Policeman Charlton run from the op.
, poslte side OF the street into the saloon.
! Howard followed him In and lust MS they
i were opening the swinging screen doors
q the shooting began. The sergeant and no
!. licemnn at once dropped back on the out.
side of the screen doors and remained there
4 | until the firing ceased. as It. would have
D been rank folly to have gone inside while
K | the tusiilade was going on. As II was the
3 officers were In great danger and both had
/ narrow escapes, one OF the bullets passing
n through the screen door, and three or fout
n over thcm going outside.
Policeman Charlton whose heat is on the
n opposite Side of Main street from th,
4 place, was standing immediately on
t poSlte, his attention being attracted 10 Nc
@ saloon by loud. holstcrous talking which he.
a came. such that he, dcvluuc serlou,
saloon The ball which penetrated the
front screen, door drove some spllntcrr out
striking ,onlcer Charlton on the leg II,
!, Thought he was shot, but upon examination
Q found he was not
m an {9s pa 81 fs s. s. the anqGs
c dents OF Fort BEND county.
~
Mr. Il. p Brscoe Of Richmond, sheriff OF
g Fort Bend county who with a number al
others from Richmond are here as wit
IS nesscs in the case Of the State of Texa,
IS vs.. largo, charged with larceny, pendinl
In the criminal court of this district anc
n which Is set for today, was seen by a Posi-
representative to whom he stated that th,
h. boys had all come here this morning and
* so far MS he knew, there was no difference
. OF any kind between any of them They
Up were all friendly and, so far ms he wa,
T. concerned, he had no thought of any dim
Guilty coming up. He further stated; :"
y. was on the same corner when the shoOtinl
" began, and knowing The boys from Rich
mond were In the saloon | ran across tn,
X side entrance from Preston street, bu
when l got there 1t was all oyer. 'Uncl,
80 Wiley as we all call Mr.. Jones, who WA
NJ shot, said: Well Pal, ! am shot assc,
1o the leg He said he was trying to stoI
the trouble when he was shot but tina
~ he did not know what the trouble wa
r between the boys, but when the loud guar
Wheat draw his pistol he knew there wa
I'M going 10 he trouble and started TO Whoa
To- to try to stop It. He was one OF the cool
n est men In tho house and was smoklnI
lis his cigar. The trouble was between Georg
ST. land j. b. Wheat on one side and Bo
Peasants aud Bassett Blakclcy on IN
~ other. know OF no cause for the trouble
~ II the boys have ever had any dlnerenc
90 between them | have never heard OF II
r or course there Is q cause for the trouble
or but ] have not the least idea what IL Is
Dres have had a talk with the hoys since IN
M shooting hut as they did not want TO tSl
- about f. l did not press the matter an
really have no idea what caused the trou
Die"
A few hours after the shooting, Pleasant
and Blakeley were released on giving hon
TX in the sum Of $500 each. The two Wheat
Is are still In custody.