The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-03-28
KILLED IN RAID ON
A GAMBLING HOUSE
COUNTY ATTORNEY is SLAIN AT
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
ANOTHER IS FATALLY HURT.
Proprietor of Resort, Who Did the
Shooting, Is Then Mortally
Observation-Disclosures See
the Tragedies.

rOrI worm, Tex, March z3.-fOl-
lowing a raid on an alleged gambling
house late Friday, County Attorney
JEFF d. Mclean was shot and killed
and Hamil P. Scott, member of the
raiding party, fatally wounded by
William Thompson, proprietor of the
resort raided.
Half an hour later Thompson was
surrounded in a lumber yard within
a hundred yards Of where Scott was
shot down and captured after a des-
perate fight in which Thompson re-
ceiVed bullet wounds that will prob
ably cause his death within few
hours.
The series of tragedies were Of the
most sensational and spectacular
character and were witnessed by hun
dreds of men and women, including
many members of the state legisla-
ture here in attendance on a stock
show. The house raided is located on
Main street near the corner of Sixth,
right in the heart of the retail dis
trict.
Mclean Shot In the Neck.
Shortly before five o'clock County
Attorney Mclean, heading a party of
deputies, forced an entrance into the
place, placed a number of men under
arrest and loaded furniture van
with tables and other paraphernalia.
The wagon with the conflscated furni-
ture had just moved off when Thomp-
son approached Mclean, who was
standing on the sidewalk, and when
within a few feet of the official, fired
one shot, the bullet striking Mclean
in the throat, breaking his neck and
causing almost instant death. AS Nc
Lean fell, Thompson turned and ran
west on Sixth street with Scott In
pursuit.
Dodging behind a billboard at Sew
enth and Trockmorton streets,
Thompson ambushed Scott, shooting
the deputy three times in the body.
When Scott fell Thompson stopped
only long enough to discard his
empty pistol for that carried by the
dying deputy and then renewed his
flight.
Desperate Fight with Officers.
By this time a score of policemen
and deputy sheriffs, followed by hun
dreds Of excited men and boys, were
In pursuit of Thompson, who found
temporary refuge in a lumber shed
Just across the street from the
Touraine hotel, the most fashionable
hosiery In the city. Here he was To-
Gated by Patrolmen Bell and Lloyd.
Thompson, by this time thoroughly
desperate and with the cry of lynch
him" ringing in his ears, was ready
for a fight to the death.
Bell and Lloyd opened fire on
Thompson which the latter returned.
The officers wounded Thompson in
three places and he is probably fatal.
ly injured. AS soon as Thompson had
emptied his gun the officers, whose
own pistols were emptied, fell upon
him with bare hands and made him a
prisoner.
Crowd Wanted to Lynch Him.
Soon the police patrol wagon came
dashing through the crowd and the
officers came out dragging Thompson
with them and holding their empty re
volvers in their hands. The mob
threw themselves upon the officers
and we're only prevented from attack
ing Thompson by the declaration that
the man was dead.
With men hanging on the steps OF
the wagon and demanding the life OF
the wounded prisoner, the race was
made to the station and the prisoner
was carried into the police hospital
The story was then spread that he was
dead and the mob quieted. h s..