Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-24

49, U.s. @"osta @S.-A tTfrIDit
affair took place here in which County
Attorney Jefferson d. Mclean, was
shot and almost instantly killed.
Former Deputy Sheriff HamIl r.
Scott. now claim agent OF the Denver
Railway. was MORALLY wounded and
William Thomson. who has but one
hand and that his left. was riddled
with bullets by the police. who sur.
rounded him in lumber yard, whittier
he had fled after the shooting. and has
little chance OF recovery.
All this came about as the result Of
q raid made on a gambling hall over a
saloon by County Attorney Mclean.
Sheriff Wood and large froce OF dep
uties.
Five men. II Is charged. were found
playing poker and faro. They were
arrested and the paraphernalia was
hauled off In a wagon. The deputies
departed 10 raid another suspected
place and Mr.. Mclean crossed the
street TO request his wife. who was
seated In her buggy. TO remain there
until his return. He retraced his steps |
to follow tho officers and as he reach |
ed the front OF the Stag saloon Thorn. |
ason stepped from the interior and ac /
costed him. uttering an oath. Thoma. |
son had been running the games In |
the rooms above. but was not present /
when the raid was made.
Mclean paused when at the foot OF
the stairway leading 10 the gambling
hall. As he did so. Thomson fired.
the bullet striking the county ator.
heavy bullet striking the county attor
ney In the Adams apple. passing
through his neck and producing death
In ten minutes. lie was picked IN
and carried into Anderson's drugstore
where he expired IN the presence OF his
wife, physicians and friends. AS he
was being moved he spoke 10 those
who were carrying him. saying:
Handle me carefully boys. am chok.
Ing. These were the last words he
uttered
Immediately after Mr.. Mclean had
fallen Thomson made his eseana
through the saloon into an alley. ana
thence toward Throckmorton street.
He hid behind a billboard and among
a pile OF dry goods boxes In the aley.
Hamiii +. Scott. who had Joined In the
chase. was the first 10 locate him there.
Inomason opened fire from behind
cover and Scott fell face downward
aIter the third shot. and was unable
10 rise. the blood squirting from two
severe wounds. His pistol being now
nearly empty. Thomson rushed for.
ward and seized Scots weapon. from
which no shot had been fired. He then
cut across the vacant block. crossed ,
rhrockmorton street and ran into
lumber yard. In ten minutes 1000 {
people and twenty policemen and sher. q
IFS had surrounded the lumber ward g
A detachment OF police with reyolyers /.
1rawn entered and began the search !,
Ior the Fugitive. Among the tall piles n
u lumber Officer Denny Lloyd discov. q
'red Ihomason crouching close behind :
'wo stacks OF biard. He opened fire =
md drove him out
The pistol taken from the wounded :.
leputy refused TO work rapidly and :
ne fugitive found himself at the mer. !.
y OF the policemen. He continued. :,
however. to fight. and a fusillade OF y
nots was fired. Three bullets struck
I'm. One penetrated his bladder and
edged In his back against a rib. An. 4,
ther shattered his leg above the knee +"
nd a third broke his shoIder. He tum.
led TO the ground still clutchins the
istol taken from Hamil Scott. and a,
'hich had failed TO work properly AT 4,
he critical moment. "
Five thousand men surrounded tina W
Ulcers and the wounded man, and oi
was only by threatening the crowd b,
18th drawn revolvers that the police A.
ere enabled 10 load the bleeding -,
ody into the patrol wagon and haul n,
away. The horse were dashed into n =,
In and several thousand persons fol. q,
wed TO the police station, where. AFT. a.
Thomason had been placed In the Ia
'spital. every available deputy sheriff 81
I'd policeman was thrown about the g.
Hiding to guard II and prevent posi- ="
e mob violence. for by this time ex.
tement ran high and the people were
an ugly frame OF mind A.
jeff Mclean had suppressed gam :"
ing In the city and had enforced the
lnday closing and the destruction of
5 hfe was not looked upon with IA M,
II by the many who had watched his a,
urse for wears -