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DIED THEcase mGustav Naurath, Who Shot and JCilled E. C. Henderson Over Two Years Ago and Was Convicted of Murder in the Second Degree, Died From Bloodpoisoning.❖❖*4»**❖*❖❖**Gustav Nuuratb, who shot and killed E. 0. Henderson oa August 10, 190U, and convicted of murder iu the second degree and given a term of live vents in the penitentiary, died nl his home near the Bern Brick company's plant, four mile's east of thecity at 7 o'clock lastblood poisoning, year? of age.Henightwayof194* ❖ 4* *1' tj. «*4 .j. 4* ❖ d- **•••$• *❖,❖ I❖ 4-1*i❖❖****A remarkable coincidence was that Carlos Eee, attorney for Nan rath, returned yesterday morning from Tyler, whore he '.submitted to the court of criminal appeals the ea»£ of Naurath on appeal. MrftBoe did not kuoxv that Nauraili was ill and intended to visit him at his Lome today to inform him that the appeal ease had been submitted and that the prospects fur securing a reversal and a new trial were splendid. Air. Bee was hot; aware of the death of bis client until this morning.Reversal of Decision Expected.I feel confident that the court of criminal appeals would reverse the decision of the lower court and urder a ■new trtnl,M saicl Mr. Bee. “Naurath should have been acquitted as he was on inoffensive German and a hard working man. It wag a pity that he did not live until he could' have had a secondtrial, when I am sure that a verdict of not guilty would linvo been returned by the jury *7Nuorath and Henderson. w$rc saloon keepers, their places uf business being only a hundred yards apart, located near the Bern Brick 'company’a plant cast of the city. There hud been bad feeling between the two men for eight years and ou the morning of August 10, 1900, Henderson, in rrtiirniug from breakfast at his home, passed the saloon of Naurath ou his tv/iy -to Lis saloon. Nanratli was in front, of his saloon. The two men renewed the old quarrel and Naurath shot Ileuderson with a shotgun, a load of buckshot taking effect in Henderson's back, producing instant death.Claimed Self-Defense..’At the trial Naurat'i claimed self-defense, t.lmt ho tired the guu when Henderson wos reuehiug for a pistol.The jury, brought i» a verdict finding Nan rath guilty of murder iu the second degree and assessing his punishment at five years iu ' the penitentiary. The case was appealed to the court of criminal appeals ul Tyler and a decision would probably have been handed down early in January.Naurath had resided in F-ah Antonio sixteen years and way a member of the Sous of' nermann and of the Knights and Ladies of Honor. _ - ^TTe leaves a widow, fnur daughters and two sons.' George and Walter Naurath, of this city.
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San Antonio Gazette
San Antonio, Texas, US
Fri, Dec 13, 1907
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