Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-27
TOM PINckNEv DEAD.
One More Name Has Beer Added 70
the tsnpstesd Death List.

We Ft~Wpsteso So@tN 6f1ts
Hempstead. Tex. April ss.-Tom
Pinckney. who was shot twice In the
affair az the court house Monday night.
died az . 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: Il
didn't do anything wrong. don't see
why they shot me-" He then expired.
Adiuiant General Hulen. sheriff
Matthews and ex-Pollceman Busher
came Down from Austin az a. m.
Tuesday. General Hulen was notified
by telephone OF the tragedy.
A special train from Houston
brought Sheriff Anderson and State
Rangers Tlmberiake. Smith. Ransom
and Randall They were under orders
from Genera! Hulen. They visited the
court room. II presented an upheaved
appears nee. Chairs were overturned.
seats and benches were broken. blood
splo,ches here and there on the floor
and the walls were marked with bullet
holes
Citizens congregated and talked over
the affair. IL r. hard 20 get any two Of
them 90 tell the same story. Zach has
his own version. II is said that young
Browne was IN 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 a few days.
II was impossible 20 see more than
the smallest part OF the ARRAY at one
time. cs the smoke was 30 dense. Aft
er the firing had ceased and the smoke
had cleared. Il was found that John
NJ. Pinckney was lying In the throes Of
death az 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 20 a
position very near the place where
Pinckney had formerly sat. aPd was
lying dead on one % the benches.
T ID. Pinckney had moved In some
thing Of semi-circle. and was found
mortally wounded az a point behind
the one occupied by him when the az
fray hegan
r. f. T0inVAins hsd about recovered
from the effects OF the blow on the
side Of the head. and was suffering
slightly from a very light flesh wound
In the left cheek.
Young Browne after the shooting was
being held In the aisle by several men.
n seerns that he had emptied his re-
7 a
other and was returning 10 the ARRAY.
II was found that he had been shot In
the abdomen. the ball only ploughed
along just beneath the skin and his
wound Is not serious.
J. T. Mills had been fatally shot, but
had been assisted down stairs and was
found IN a dying condition In the lower
hall
u was found that Congressman John
81 Pincknoy had not been armed. He
walked 90 the spot where he died and
was asked II he was hurt He answer
ed. "Pshaw. they've killed me" He
began 20 sink then and was supported
by one of the gentlemen standing neas
and eascd 10 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 heart. Tie
made no statement before dying
Captain Browne was dead when
reached He received only one wound.
o ball Of small caliber having entered
below the left shoulder blade from be-
hind. Tho ball did not pass through
the body and hardly a drop OF blood
was shed from the wound.
Mr.. Mills was found 20 have been
wounded from IN front by a ball which
struck him In the left shoulder and
ranged downward. passing through the
left lung and out OF the body. He was
removed 60 his home. where he expired
after three hours OF suffering. An In
ternal hemorrhage was the immediate
cause OF the end
T. ID. Piackney had been shot twice
In the small OF the back. both 6aiis
ranging through the intestines. Hope
was at no time held out for his recov-
cry. though he survived Mr.. Mills by
three hours
IL has been a very trying ordeal FOR
the sister who survivs the Pinckney
brothers. and II Is indeed = sad sight
20 see her sitting weeping between the
corpses OF her idols.
John NJ. Plnckney had never married.
but lived life OF perfect devotion TO
this maiden sister, Miss Sue Pinckney.
Young Browne and r. r. Tompkins
have been placed under arrest.
FIRED FOUR TIMES.