Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-04-27
TOM PlNcKNEY DEAD.
One More Name Has Been Added to
the Hampstead Death List.


! Hampstead. Tex. April 27.-Tom
Pinckney. who was shot twice in the
affair at the court house Monday night.
died at-3 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 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 presented an upheaved
appearance. Chairs were overturned.
seats and benches were broken. blood
splotches here and there on the floor
and the walls were marked with bullet
holes.
Citizens congregated and talked over
the affair. II is hard to get any two of
them to tell the same story Each has
his own version. II is said that young
Browne was I'm the rage of a tiger
during the shooting and that when II
was over he did not use very choice
language in expressing himself
The rangers fear no further trouble,
ht,t mill par,afu dave
1t was impossible to see more than
tn smallest part Of the ARRAY at one
time IS the smoke was so 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 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.
r. d. Pinckney had moved in some
thing Of semi-circle, and was found
MORALLY wounded at a point behind
the one occupied by him when the at
fray began.
r. F.. Tompkins 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 the left cheek.
Young Browne after the shooting was
being held in the aisle by several men.
II seems that he had emptied his h'e-
volver and had gone out to secure an
other and was returning to the ARRAY.
II was found that ne had been shot In
the abdomen. the ball only plcughed
along just beneath the skin and his
wound Is not serious.
j. r. Mills had been fatally shot, but
had been assisted down stairs and was
found I'm a dying condition I'm the lower
hall.
II was found that Congressman John
VI. Pinckney 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 .Ha-hfd- iSet1T ,s1iaat fur rIrTry~s
three balls entering the breast and one
breaking the left arm. One of the balls
III AiAt TIC
made no statement before dying.
Captain Browne was dead ~hen
reached. He received only one wound,
a ball of small caliber having entered
below the left shoulder blade from be
mind The ball 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 a ball which
struck him IN the left shoulder and
ranged downward. passing through the
left lung and out OF the body. He was
to his home. where he expired
after three hours Of suffering An in
ternal hemorrhage was the immediate
cause Of the end.
r. ID. PinCkHey had been shot twice
In the small OF the back. both balls
ranging through the intestines. Hope |
was at no time held out for his recoy-
cry. though ne survived Mr.. Mills by |
q rec hours.
II has been very trying ordeal for |
the sister who surviys the Pinckney |
brothers. and 1t is indeed a sad sight |
to see her sitting weeping between the |
corpses OF her idols.
John NJ. Pinckney had never married. |
but lived life Of perfect devotion 10 |
this maiden sister, Miss Sue Pincknev. |
Young Browne and y. f. Tompkins
have been placed under arrest.