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- Walter L. Kilpatrick,
The Victim of the Shooting Affray at Hempstead, a Prominent Populist.
Walter L Kilpatrick, chairman of the people's party of Waller county, was mentioned among the prominent populists who would attend the state convention at Galveston. Several days before the convention The News addressed him, asking for his photograph was received with the following note:
Hempstead, Tex., Aug. 6 -- To The News:
Your letter asking me to send you photograph miscarried and I only received same to-day. I inclose you photograph and hope it will not be too late. Sickness in my family prevented me from attending the convention.
I was born in Concordia parish, Louisiana, in 1863. My father moved from there that year on account of Jayhawkers' depredations becoming so numerous and came to Texas, settling first in Anderson county, moving from there in 1865 to Navasota, the then terminal of the Houston and Texas Central railroad. I was educated in Navasota, but took a law ccourse in Lebanon, Tenn., in 1882-83. Commenced practice of law in connection with newspaper business in 1883, but moved from there to Hempstead and engaged in the newspaper business until 1888, then took up farming in connection until 1890, when I again moved to Grimes county and engaged in farming. In 1894 I was the nominee of the pupulist party for county judge but was defeated by thirty-six votes. While a resident of the county I was elected as chairman of the party, which honor was again conferred upon me in Waller county, to which county I moved in the early part of 1896.
W.L. KILPATRICK.
Friday morning's News contained the following:
Hemstead, Waller Co., Tex., Aug. 6 -- At 4.30 this evening Walter L. Kilpatrick, a farmer, who resided a few miles from town, was shot three times and mortally wounded in a difficulty with ex-Sheriff Dan A. Wood of Grimes county. Wood has lived here several years. The tragedy occurred at a saloon on the north side of the publi square. The men had argued politics a few hours before and both were in bad humor at the time. Kilpatrick is chairman of the people's party of Waller county and Wood is a working democrat. One shot entered Kilpatricck's lungs and another in an arm. Kilpatrick is still alive, but the physicians pronounce his wounds mortal. Wood escaped injury and was at once arrested by a deputy sheriff. Kilpatrick has a wife and three small children. The lady is a daughter of the late Dr. Watson, an old citizen of this place. W. L. Kilpatricck is a son of the late Dr. Kilpatrick of Navasota and has many relatives there. He is a member of the Knights and Ladies of Honor and the brotherhood is doing everything possible to save his life.
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