Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-17
NEGRO WOMAN
KILLED, Man
shot c Times
Jim Harris, Negro Brake
man, Barricadess Self
in House at Harlingen;
in Critical Condition
Especial to The Hcrald.l

HARLINGEN, Tex, Dec. II.
Minnie Martin. negress, is
dead, and jim Harris, negro
brakeman on the Gulf Coast
Lines, is in the Valley Baptist
hospital here with six bullet
wounds in his body, and not ex-
pected to live, as a result of a
shooting here last night.
The negro woman was shot by
the man, officers said, and the
bullet wounds in the mans body
are from his own gun, and the
guns of officers who surround
ed : house in which he had bar
ricaued himself.
At 7:l5 last night y. II. Ferguson
deputy sheriff. received call that 2
woman had been killed in a house here
He went with his father, Special Dep
uty J. H. Ferguson to house there
where a negro man and woman were
known to live, and found Minnie Mar
tin in kneeling position, with her
head and shoulders on a bed. On exami-
nation it was found that the woman had
been shot through the neck with .45
calibre bullet, the bullet cutting the
Iugular vein and causing death.
The officers received information
from persons living nearby that the
shooting had been done BY jim Harris,
who lived with the woman. and also
received information that Harris had
hntr a
in another part Of the city
u. II. Ferguson, J. II. Ferguson and
Horace Johnson. city officer, went to
the house, which Harris had entered
with the use of skeleton key, and
had locked himself in the house.
The officers secured skeleton KEY
and J. II. Ferguson took a position near
the back door Of the house, while ID. Ii
Ferguson and Horace Johnson entered
the side door. Just as they entered
the door the negro fired shot.
The Officers backed out Of sight, and
| told the negro that if he did not sur
render they would burn the house
down. II am going to kill myself, and
don't care what you do, the Negro
replied. Another shot was fired from
/
the wall, and knocking splinters on >
| II Ferguson, who was stationed at th'
! back of the house. ]. II. Ferguson fir
| ed three shots into the house and -
| II. Ferguson fired one shot into th'
| house while one more shot was free
| inside the house.
Before the shooting was over Boz
Johnson, chief Of police in Harlingen
arrived on the scene.
The officers waited for time betor'
entering the house. but hearing tn
groans Of the negro. indicating that n
had been seriously wounded, d. Il. Fer
guson went in and was followed by tn
other officers.
They found Harrison on the floor
with the gun beside him. There were
two bullet wounds in the chest, whlci
had been made by bullets from tn
mans own gun officers said, and fou
other wounds, in the thigh and arm
Physicians said shortly after moor
! today that Harris has a chance for re
covery, although he is in critical con
.oxery. although his condition IS yer.
critical
Officers found note to the negro
father at Marshall, in which Harris eN
pressed his intention OF killing hlm
self A dollar bill was placed nea
the note. and as he was being carrie,
off, Harris requested that the dolia
be used to send telegram to his rela
tives, telling them Of the shooting.