The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-08


time, =. y. Issacs walked ~ and com.
menced talking TO Bully Singleton. but I
conidn't hear what was said. ! then tod
Joe Barnard would 20 10 aud sepnrets
them. When I got 70 them, isaacs was
taking TO Lew Echois took hold ~
Isaacs to take him away. Az the same
away. lsaaes then said. C. d. you.
talking to Echols. IN meet you % ans
ground told lsaaes 70 20 on and ggt
Vow Is MS good time ~ any Jim Per.
kins. who was standing a little behird
and 10 the left Of rs then said Now
any I then turned and saw jim pulIng
MS gun, and grabbed him; but he terkel
his gun out. and he aud old man Echols
advanced towards each other with their
guns IN position, as though they were
going 10 strike and not shoot Just then
/ make the SECOND attempt 10 stop Per.
klus, but be threw me up against q boo
black stand. Then the shooting com
FIRST shot Jim Perkins fell inside the door
tried 10 raise 70 shOOt again. Int fell
again Dave Eehols ran NJ 70 shoot him
Dave and grabbed his pistol, hut notified
that II md either flown apart while shoot
ing or he had broken Il "a reload Seeing
that he was unable to use II tn thar cqu-
dillon. again turned 70 Perkins. who
was living on the floor roo weak TO raise
gP%.ohai rs gun was vas, lying by bis side.
came up. and l turned n over 10 thpn
In the excitement Of the melee. I conidn't
DO know that Poyne and Echois botih feiii
before Perkins did This is an ! know
about t. except that the trouble was
Ssr ,E6,, e,y one party ACCUSING the others
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s. f. Singleton, being duly sworn on
oath, testified as follows. Myself BED
Kcsaus and the three Echos we've stand
ing I'd front Of Grumbach's cigar store
talking. when r. NJ. Isaacs walked up
and asked me why 4 proserutea his hoy.
and ! told him the grand jury hadn't found
any bill against his boy. lie then asked
me why | didn't come to him, ami I told
nm that when any one would swear that
he saw man driving bunch II my hogs
! would prosecute, though q were NV
uncle. lsancs then said: That d old
, pointing at Lew Eciols Ms tho cause
% II all, ana told Echols he would meet
iIm ankwhere' lp 70 That time neither
ihbt ~ was used, Lew EChnis said to
iMa.ts; Don cal me that Mvself and
pnhman aud ! told him this was no place
20 have trouble and | added that The
trouble vas settled now and let ~ keep
Y settled Just then Jim Perkins ran M
e q9ugh.' A. the same, time he struck Lew
RrnbUed Perkins hut some one gave me
a sn?ye and stumbled about nftetn fcet
and INTO the barber shop before ! recov-
fa
ing had commenced Don't know Who
Bsianeen f in 5 he b ShG A s5oI crfa ny
ana asked me- for nv gun s"' Which rap ri ~
fused. The shooting was over before I
Roos's store and only saw ono man down
as glanced to one side and kept right
$. E singleton.
Frank 1saacs, who being duly sworn on
oath. testified al follows: ION the 7th dhy
Of June, 1901, I WAS at the place in the
city Of Houston, Texas where shooting
occurred n which ARRAY Mr. Thomas
and Mr., James Perkins was wounded Ihe
nrst tning noticed was my father, +.
sctd i5"a So5 w sSRhgg gg to Mr. Ely SIN
hogs. which Won accused my SON az sic9i
ing, and Mr. Singleton replied that he
father then said wien ~" yon MT bcn "a that
! my son had stolen yonr hoes, vny nd
y,op not some g me and tell me about
! e prosecute them While my father aud
! was present, hut was not saving anything.
nut nv during the eonyersation my father
! AWNING that old man applying bad
would tel you' Mr.. Echois said: Don't
| stepped back aud pulled his gun and dred
! Tn next thing | observed was 4 pistoi
Jim Perkins, from which he nrcd on,
| shot, and lust then | got away as fast ns
could and saw no more Of the shooting"
49, Frank isaacs
NJ. Isqaes, who helng duly sworn on
/ cath testified as follows: con the 18th
| day OF June, 1901, at about II A. m, I
/ stepped on the sidewalk between tho
klondiko saloon ana Grumbach's cigar
| store on Preston avenue in the city Of
h ii.rl ns Texas, ana { saw George san
! fchels and Dave Echos und others whom
! ! van not now rcmcmber | engaged ia
| asked him if he had found his hogs and
! he said he had found part OF them
then asked him II he Thought those that
! as those he had found He replied that
! ne ala not know. | tAen asked him why
! that my son aud his own blood relation
! tayhe. had stolen his hogs. | said. You
FSe een haye , done 81 as We hnye both
! Ways tried 10 be friend To YOU and you
| nave Been mine, and YOU saould M. have
| Lew Eehols repned'. Don't Nou thiow In.
| situations az me | sud: You old -
! Son are the i9sueator q all this trouble,
| Lew Echols then pulled his pistol IN or.
! Der 70 shoot me, but there being some
| taGIes Standing between me ana Lew
! Thomas Payne ran around and Lew Echos
| slot him ID the breast and Dave Echos
| shot MIN (rhomas Payne) In the hack OF
the head Just then the shooting con-.
! mcnced 10 such rapid way that do not
know who was dolpg the other shooting.
| rs was showed hack into the door of
| the building and was unable 70 got ont
| uptil the umar was all over. When |
! hrally got out | saw that Thomas PAYNE
ana Lew EChols were IN the last throes Of
death and Mr. j b Perkins badly wound.
ed, ". NJ. islOcS.
Frank Hammond, who, heinR duly sworn
on oath. testified as follows 81 am
police officer on the beat m which the
shooting occurred. About 1880 A. m /
saw lin Perkins and lot 81 other men
hlockading the sidewalk on the corper OF
Preston and Travis street | dispers d
them, aud they went mp toward the klon.
dixie saloon. / turned and was talking to
Fred Bcavens when the FIRST sh = weie
fred. | turned ana saw two mpu fall al
most at the same time ran up and ,ook
a pistol away from young EcholS also enc
from Dunmann, aud some man picket IN
another from the sidewalk aud handed it 10
me, ! saw Il, NJ. lsaacs kick Asa Echos
position, holdlne his dying fathers heai
between his hands. cursing him at the
same time
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