Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-04-28

ons Moro Nsmo Has Been Added to
the Hampstead Death List.

the Nompstead Death List.
Hampstead. Tex April 2s.--Tom
PinclSney, who was shot twice in the
AFFAIR at the court house Monday night.
died at , o'clock Tuesday morning.
Congressman Pinckney was shot four
times Captain Browne was shot In
the back. He leaves two sons and four
daughters
After Mills was shot he said: II
didn't do anything wrong don't see
why they shot me." He then expired.
Adjutant General Hulen. Sheriff
Matthews and ex-Policeman Busher
came down from Austin at a. M.
Tuesday. General Hulen was notified
by telephone OF the tragedy.
A special train from Houston
brought Sheriff Anderson and State
Rangers Timberlake. Smith. Ransom
and Randall They were under orders
from General Hulen. They visited the
court room. II presenter an upheaved
appears nee. Chairs we've overturned
seats and benches were broken, blood
splotches here and there on the floor
and the walls were marked with bullet
holes.
Citizens congresated and talked over
the affair. 1t is hard to get any two Of
them to tell tine same story. Each has
his own version. 1t is said that young
Browne was i'm the rage OF a tiger
during the shooting. and that when Il
was over he did not use very choice
language In expressing himself
The rangers fear no further trouble,
but will remain few days
Il was impossible TO see more than
the smr Hest part OF the ARRAY at one
time. rs the smoke was SO dense ATT
er the firing had ceased and the smoke
had cleared. 1t was found that John
M. Pinckney was lying in the throes Of
death at a point on the opposite side
OF the room from where he had been
sitting during the progress Of the meet
Ing.
Captain Browne had advanced to a
position very near the place where
Pinckney had formerly sat. and was
lying dead on one of the benches.
T. D. Pinckney had moved in some-
thing OF a semi-circle. and was found
mortally wounded at a point behind
the one occupied by him when the af-
fray began.
r. r. Tompklns had about recovered
from the effects of the blow on the
side of the head. and was suffering
slightly from very light flesh wound
IN ,he left cheek.
Young Browne after the shooting was
being held in the aisle by several men.
II seems that he had emptied his re-
volver and had gone out to secure an
other and was returning to the ARRAY
It was found that he had been shot In
the abdomen. the ball only pioughed
along Just beneath the skin and his
, wound is not serious,
]. f.. Mills had been fatally shot. but
, had been assisted down stairs andawas
found in dying condition In the lower
hail
1t was found that Congressman John
M. PinclSney had not been armed. He
walked to the spot where he died and
was asked II he was hurt. He answer
ed: "Pshaw. they've killed me-" He
began to sink then and was supported
by one of the gentlemen standing near
and eased to The floor. where he soon
expired. He had been shot four times
three balls entering the breast and one
breaking the left arm. One of the balls
In the breast struck the h art. He
made no statement before dying.
Captain Browne was dead when
reached. He received only one wound
ball of small caliber having entered
below the left shoulder blade from be-
hind The BAH did not pass through
the body and hardly a drop Of blood
was shed from the wound.
Mr. Mills was found to have been
wounded from in front by ball which
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