A Forney special to The News yesterday morning gave the particulars of a shooting bee six miles southwest of that place and just over the line in Dallas county, on the 21st. The participants were James Peel, George Hammond [Hamill] and W.P. Newton. Peel was killed, Hammond was seriously and Newton slightly wounded.

Constable Pate Bain and Deputy Sheriff John Bolick were sent to the scene of the tragedy by Sheriff Cabell, and they returned on the late train last night from Seagoville. Constable Bain said to a News representative:

"The shooting took place in Dallas county, on the Daugherty bridge road, and about 400 yards from the Kaufman county line. Jim Peel was working for Theodore Lindsay cutting timber, and George Hammond [Hamill] was a renter on W.P. Newton's place. Peel was 27 years old, unmarried and his mother lives about four miles north of Wylie, in Collin county. He was buried to-day. Geo. Hammond is about 30 years old and well known. The way the story goes Hammond and Peel were out over a certain matter and Hammond invited Newton to accompany him to Lindsay's place, as he desired to interview Peel. They rode up to Lindsay's and found Peel cutting wood in the field some distance from the road. Hammond rode over to where Peel was at work and, after a few words, the shooting match opened up. After the firing had ceased Peel was dead, having been shot four times; Hammond had two bullets in his body and Newton had a flesh wound in the left breast and left wrist and his bridle rein was shot in two. Justice Woodson of precinct No. 4, Seagoville, inquested the remains and Constable Potter of the same precinct arrested Newton. Well, Justice Woodson transferred the case to Kaufman county, to be exact, to 'precinct No. 2, Kaufman county, at the request of the defendant.' Justice Daugherty of precinct No. 2, Kaufman county, decided the case a bailable one fixed Newton's bond at $4000. This he gave and was released. Hammond is in bed in the care of his physician, but will recover. A man named Clark was the only eye witness to the shooting affray outside of those engaged in the battle. Peel was armed with a long-barreled 45 and he emptied his gun before he died. Newton had a 45 and exploded every cartridge."

The shooting took place in Dallas county, and Justice Woodson transferred the case to a Kaufman county justice when Newton was arraigned in his court. The question of jurisdiction has been raised and Sheriff Cabell and County Attorney Robert B. Allen held a conference last night after the return of Officers Bolic and Bain from Seagoville. Sheriff Cabell said to a representative of The News:

"Newton was admitted to bail by a Kaufman county justice of the peace, having been arrested on a warrant issued by Justice Daugherty of that county. He will be arrested on a warrant by a Dallas county justice also and he will be given a preliminary trial in this county. The case will be thoroughly investigated by the county attorney and myself."

Constable Bain went to Garland, his home, on the late train last night. Mr. W.H. Butler, an attorney of Forney, was in the city last night, but he declined to discuss the tragedy with representatives of the press.