Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-09-16
ONE man WAS KILLED
AND AN0l Ter is WOUNDED
nost Sensational Tragedy Gates Great Excitement
r. j. Hiatt Is Dead an a. P. Henderson Is
Wounded-city OF er Under Arrest.

Two sensational shootings followed
each other in quick succession last
night about o'clock, and as result
one man lies dead at Frank Bailey's/
undertaking establishment, and q
prominent citizen is at the PALESTINE
Sanitarium desperately wounded. The
dead man is r. j. Hiatt, represented
tive Of the Jesse French Piano Com.
pany of Dallas, and who claimed !
Dallas as his place of residence, though
he had spent much of the past year or
more in this city. The wounded man
is A. P. Henderson, part owner of the
local telephone system, and prominent/
in local business circles.
Henderson was shot down ia the
Ruby Saloon. Earlier In the day he
and Hiatt had had some words, and
Henderson struck Hiatt in the face
with his fist, breaking his nose. The
man had had q doctor to dress the
nose, and those who observed him
afterward, said he brooded over the
matter all the afternoon, not sayinR/
much or making threats, but his atti-
tude was such that friends, it is re-
ported, warned Henderson to look
out, that they thought Hiatt had armed
himself. Henderson is reported to-
have replied in light vein that he
was not afraid; that he could take n
pistol away from him, il he should at
tempt to use 1t.
At the hour stated above it is REL
ported that Henderson and party OF
friends were in the Ruby Saloon to-
gether, and Hiatt walked in the FRONT
door. Hiatt, so the report goes, drew
his pistol, at the same time remafking,
"That = of a = broke my noeoI2
and began shooting. Thrz1
nke0, anu Hehdefs0n- feIf 20 tu0 0Uots]
From here on the reports are rather
conflicting. Henderson was picked
up and hurried to carriage, and con-
veyed to the Palestine Sanitarium, at
his own request, as he said he was
badly hurt in the leg. Officer Rogers
and others grappled with Hiatt, and
the officer succeeded in taking his
pistol from him. Hiatt left the officers,
and ran into the hotel, next door, and
attempted to go through the dining |
room door, being greatly excited. The
hotel clerk told him to go upstairs to
his room, and stay there, as he wanted |
no trouble in the hotel office. Hiatt
turned and went upstairs. he was
soon followed by City Policeman JEFF
Watts. A few seconds later a pistol
shot rang out, and parties rushing up !
stairs found the officer and Hiatt to-
gether in the hall, and Hiatt was shot
through the body. The man fingered
in great agony for thirty or forty
minutes, and died. Before expiring,
it is stated by gentleman who was
with him, he was asked if hewas badly
hurt, and he replied yes, and said he
was going to die. On being asked
who shot him, he replied, 81 do not
know" When asked if'he shot him.
self, he said no.
About 9 p. m. the body of the dead
man was carried to the Frank Bailey
undertaking establishment, and there
the body was undressed, preparatory
to embalming. A Herald man viewed
the remains. From appearances, and
from the testimony of Mr.. Bailey, he
was shot through the back, just to the
right of the spinal column, and the
ball passed entirely through the body,
coming out just to the right Of the
navel. I