Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-07
SHOT IN BACK BY
TEXAS fEUO|ST
LATEST TRAGEDY IN A SERIES
Of VIOLENT DEATHS BE-
TWEEN TEXAS FAMILIES
SHO0T|NGS WERE IN SALOONS
In Several Cases at Texsrkana Men
Have Met Death When About
4, to Take Drink.

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10 the sanguinarr 20-year Perry. Ha! ~
Bsthman leud is being written into
Tho Bowie County criminal records.
This feud has been similar IN It's bit
Ter and relentless fshiing-itout spiIIt
to these in The Kentucky mountains.
On one side have been the Hays ana
PtrryS and on the other the Barn
mans, and there have bceu yioIen
deaths ON each side.
The history Of this feud. which To
suited in The shooting by I'd Hays OF
Clifford Barkman. >" years Old, a
farmers son. had It's beginning In til,
early sos. when Frank Barkman, IL
pioneer of this section, shot and Kill
I'd .. u, Perry, a policeman, folloWiDa
Rarkmans trial Eere for the death o.
young man from Fort Worth who
had been killed in a saloon as be
was taking drink.
In the trial of the Frank Darkman
case Perry had given tostimob>
which Barkman considered damagin2
to him. one morning some time
lator Perry, standing nj saloon bar,
was raising a glass of whisky to hi,
lips when Frank Barhman entered
and shot and Lilled him.
For this Barkman was sentenced
TO the Texas peniteniary. but later
vas pardoned and he returned 90
Texarkana, afterward going 10 Alln
den, La. Not long aitervard new
was received here that Barkman had
been killed in Minden by man with
whoa he was said 10 have Qlarrelen
over q woman.
On Christmas Eve, three years ago.
Joe Earkman. policeman. brother
OF Frank. was shot and killed in the
saloon of Jim Perry. son of Police
man Perry, who had been killed by
. Frank Barkman II was said tha
Policeman Barkman lad started for
Perry to arrest him in charge 0.
violating the Prohibition laws.
For the death of Joe Barkman, Han
hays and Jim Perry were arrested
and jointly indicted II was stated
7 that Hall Havp confessed later tha'
he killed Barkmsn, though The, ratt
hat Perry did no. KIN Barkman WAS
due 10 poor aim and not because b.
didn't shoot. +t't
About year ago Hat Hays was III
vlted up n stairway into Justice
courtroom tut"takc a drink" He had
inst tilted u cup With water for a
"chaecr,' when he was shot 10 death
Cllno.d Darhmar was arrested. anf,
following a preliminary hearing. Wa
held on bond. to await the action 81
TO grand jury on the charge of hay
mr. Killed Hall Hays.
"A few days ago ibe grand jury too
IN The Hall HAYS killing and Clifford
Barkman was summoned. lie a.
2eareG in the morning and was .ol1
he would not be wanted before the
afternoon. He then walked from The
courthouse NJ Boston TO New Boston.
ahou, a mile, when Ed Hays. half
brother of Hall Hays. who was on
his way squirrel hunting, saw him
md began firing al him with shot.
TN. BarkmaH I IN shot in the back,
he forehead and the legs, and a fiflb
shot was fired ut the soles OF biz
fect as he lay on the ground.
Clifford Ealkman was taken TO 4
sanitarium and I'D Hays was put 10
he county jail al Boston pendins
he cut come OF Balkman's wounds.
Jim Perry, who was indicted WITH
t'ail tlaya for The killing of Joe BARK
MIN three years ago, was running ?
taXicab service here in September
Nheu he received a call out Of town
On the way he slowed his car TO let
some boys get in for a ride. In
opening a door, he loat coutrol Of The
ga, ard ii tnmbled down an cmhanli
ment. killing him.