The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-19
RICHARD BEALL
SHOT To DEATH
Well Known Waxahachie Man
Victim Of Tragedy in the
City Of Dallas.
THREE SHOTS ARE FIRED
Wounded Man Sinks Down on the
Sidewalk and Expires Almost In
stantly.-Barkeeper Surren-
ders to the Officers.

kilograms were received in Waxa-
hachie Monday night from Dallas
stating that Richard Beali of this
city had been shot and killed there
by a barkeeper named Tom Kent.
The news of the tragedy came as
distinct shock to the relatives and
friends of the dead man. The man
who did the shooting has resided in
Dallas several years and has follow
ed the occupation of saloonkeeper.
From what little information that
has been ascertained regarding the
tragedy it seems to have been the
result of former trouble between the
two men.
Dick Beall, as he was familiarly
known here. was reared in Ellis
county and was about So years old,
For some time he had made his
home in Waxahachie and followed
the occupation of painter. He was
brother to Congressman Jack
Beall and Mrs. f. H. Griffin of this
city His mother, who is about 80
years old. resides on Oldham ave
nue..
The remains arrived or the
southbound Katy this morning and
were conveyed to the home of the
deceased S mother, from whence the
funeral will take place this after
noon at A o clock The interment
will be made at the city cemetery.
Children of the deceased, who reside
in Dallas, were accompanied by Hon.
7. B. Williams, Burr Martin and Jas.
Grimm
The Dallas News report of the
tragedy is as follows:
Dick Beall of Waxahachie was
shot and killed in a doorway on Elm
street just after 6 O clock yesterday
afternoon. An excited crowd of men,
women and boys, white and black,
soon filled the street in front of the
place where the tragedy occurred.
Tom Kent went to a telephone and
called the sheriff's office, saying he
had killed man and he desired an
officer to come and get him. Deputy
Sheriffs j. ]. Ledbetter and l.. j.,
Coates responded to the call and
conveyed Kent to jail.
w. b. Kimbell, barkeeper in
Burns saloon who was an eye wit
ness, said he was seated in a chair
near the door when Beall and Will
liam Skaggs appeared in front of the
door. A shot was fired at Beall, who
sank down. Skaggs seized the
wounded man by the arm and pulled
him into the saloon. Just ias he did
so two more shots were fired
William Skaggs said that he was
walking with Beall and had hold of
his arm
AS we were passing the door of
the saloon" he continued, "a shot
was fired at Beall Feeling that he
was sinking, held him up and as
sisted him into the saloon. l was
showed from him, and two more
shots were fired Beall's head being
raised up and the muzzle of the pis-
tol placed close to his head.
Il knew Beall we'll He was a
painter by trade. He worked in and
out of Dallas. but his family lived
at Waxahachie. He was about SO
years old
The body of Beall was turned over
to Undertaken Loundermilk Justice
w. M, Edwards, acting as coroner
viewed the body and found three
wounds. One of the bullets entered
about the middle of the right
Ishoulder blade, and a second about
three inches lower on the same side.
Neither of these bullets came out
The third bullet entered the right
side OF the neck, cutting the jugu-
lar vein, breaking the neck bone and
coming out at the left breast.
Kent is about 80 years old and un-
married He formerly ran the White
Front saloon corner of Elm and
Crowdus streets, but has recently
been employed as barkeeper in the
neighborhood of where the tragedy
took place.
Dick Beall was a brother of Con-
gressman Jack Beall, and at the re-
quest of the daughters of the deceas-
ed Deputy Sheriff Robert Law last
night sent a telegram to Congress
man Beall at Washington, apprising
him of the tragic death of his bro
ther. The deceased leaves three
daughters and son who reside in
Dallas. They are Mrs. Ollie Lowery
of Oak Cliff, Mrs. Ollie Doughey of
South Ervay street. and single
daughter, young lady, who lives
with her sister, Mrs. Lowery. His
son is small boy, also living with