Marker Inscription
(November 19, 1897) James W. Harris (1863-1897), editor of Waco's "Time -Herald" and Judge George Bruce Gerald (1836-1914) argued over an article the Judge wrote. It supported William Cowper Brann's controversial magazine, "The Iconoclast", which denounced, among other things, Baptists and Baylor University. After a fist fight which Harris won, the Judge distributed a handbill branding Harris "a liar, coward and cur" and challenged him to a duel. Harris and his brother met Judge Gerald near this intersection in a pistol battle. The Harrises were killed and the Judge wounded. Judge Gerald won reelection in 1900.
About this site
Gerald-Harris Shootings is a historical marker in Waco, McLennan County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5578, -97.1309 near Waco. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brann-Davis Shootings (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Waco, Alico Building, and Waco Tornado, The.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309002171. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
