Hide Article Text (OCR)
A Deplorable Tragedy\ A Young Man Shoots Him-1 I self With Suicidal !% Intent.£I Tuesday afternoon Mr. Felix| ;Cox, a young man who lives on! the T. A. White place just j[ south of town,, while under the] ■ iinfuence of strong drink, cut Hen-! ;ryGriggs, a colored man, in the] i.neck with a pocke knifet, and a►little after made a rake at Joe’ S ‘Smith, a white man. but missedIhim. Officers Lewis and |v Stephens took the man in charge $ -and looked him up.Later in the afternoon he was* bailed out, and Mr. J. W. Har-: ►| din, a relative, took him in his ! buggy and carried him to his j home. While Mr. Hardin andMrs. Cox were on the gallery, [ talking they heard a shot in the : house and went in to find thatj Mr. Cox had shot himself with a ' j 32 Colts revolver, the ball enter-' |-ing the left breast and passing j -- through the body, barely missing;I his heart. Doctors Jackson and$ Goolsby were Summoned and'I gave the patient medical atten-;. *tion. Although the wound is j ; serious and may prove fatal the • j patient is still alive and is said to! lt;ibe getting along quite well. In 1 discussing the matter with Judge Kincheloe. Mr. Cox declared; that he did the deed on purpose. and would do it over again, that i ■ he did not care to live s.nvJilonger. j1Mr. Cox is married and is well connected in Hid county.- Iwhere his father. Mr. John Cox.i \ ■was formerly sheriif. and a bro- ^ther.Mr. Euclid M. Cox. is now ;1 1sheriiT. and both of these gentle- r men arrived on the night train and are now with the wounded man. 'The tragedy :« great!v de-
Newspaper Details
Mexia State Herald
Mexia, Texas, US
Thu, Aug 22, 1907
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
TX, USA 25 Aug 2022
Other Publications Near Mexia, Texas
Mexia Weekly Herald
Mexia State Herald
Mexia Weekly Herald and Mexia Evening News
Mexia Evening News
Mexia Daily News
