Deseret Evening News | 1901-12-12 | Page 3 | Tragedy in a Texas Town

Tweedy In II n oX Town OW I Houston Tex Dec U When Police Policeman 1011 man J C 0 James and Younst attempted to arrest Iest an nn alleged bunko Hid Aid Preacher this afternoon the latter opened fire with wih a 1 shotgun At the tho first fire tre ho mortally wounded James who fell foi Ho le lb then tired itt at lt Younst knocking him hint down Iown and was wason ns on Oil tot top tOi of ot him locatIng heating him when Jamos Jam raised 1 from ruin tho the muter gutter uter and fired filed fled three times killing Preacher Both noth lames Younst wore orl dead before nn as nf I came caine There Is ID trent creat rt ut ment meat over oer the mutter matter as us this la Is carni carnival val people al ai week and the town Is crowded with wih Preacher 1 acher was WAa well wel known to the tho po no police nolice lice and had hind been arrested frequently had been heon watching him closely luring during tl rIng the carnival With Wih u a 1 shotgun on 01 his shoulder he went vent to the police today tullY and find complained that they the were Interfering with his business The Tho X he po police lice Ico attempted to arrest anest him when ho opened fire fro on them thorn Severn hun nun hundt hundred died dred dt people saw tho the duel luel Tonight a warrant was wa an worn sorn wor out by byth byth byth th deputy dept chief of oC police for tor J S T II hI I Brockman Preachers charging log ing II him with murder murler and he hI has been tailed jailed It I IH is II charged by the tho police pollee olce that tho the attorney advised Preacher to use a n 1 In rasa case any attempt was WM mado to arrest him Lute Lato In tho the af nt afternoon a boy with two shotguns and anda a n large number of ot buckshot cartridges I which ho lie said he was carrying to chico was arrested 1