, 1874-08-14

Gao OF the nsost. Notod Of American
lEoohcru EzltlcA by Ili1 EssozAGr.lia-
RI,sys:.
FROM hae Dallas t7t*=} Commercial, l,aa. TO-.
tho sano timo most reckless, Of, hiShWaymcn
thut llaB over played the rolo Of Dick l,,l;pu or
Claude Duyall in ttis country mot with tragic
end by tho hands Of hiB brotner-in-law, Johu Il.
Morris, q fow miles south OF Paris. OIL tho 9Th
iuAt. HiHbody was brought into Paris at ohco
by his slayor, who de.ua1sded Ooroner'S inrosti-
cation, anq gayo tho following
- STATEMENT ATTNE lHQuE6T:
Ny nania il Jos,n =. Mori,s: I canao up;
Henry Nussoll's, alout 20 miles northwest Of
rnrjs, III this county; was we'll acquainted with
lilo doceaaod so staid oil night xt Nussoll'a
tnia morning VIC started for Arkansas together;
wo travelled on until dinner time, when pro-.
We stopped at Mi. s. ii. Marveys house for
dinllcr. When dlnucr was ready VIC wont o,t
into tho diulng-goom md Bat down- to tho table.
got done eating beforo Reed, mud went back
Reeda character, cid asked him to nssiHt me II,
A1s arrest, which lo agreed to do.' Mr.. Hurvoy
and then won't ont TO tho hor8eR, whore wu
tnok tho pistols OIL OF llocda a'al my own horse.
W., w went to tho dan,ng,roo,n, whera l;osd wap
your handa." IIo said lo would 40 80, but raii
under the'table, and rnisod up with tho table
aud ran towards tho door with tho tablo i'll nd.
vance. ,Bhot two holes through The table.
After l9 drop,ed' tho table shot Lin In tho
alaw 2 cyhndor, ns thought. shot ut him,
four times, AMI hit him twice, once Bcalp,ug
| shot in tue head. ana onco tn tho right aide.
ft IL Ia sa psto On s saadlS at
| rarl1cd III ais pockos. Aftor he got out Of tha
houso, lo rE1' up to mo md grabbed mo,-sny
pistol refusing to i!ro,-and as he rushed ngalnht
| mo fol-, and he feli ton. 7 thon called upon
acknowledged to mo oGse,, tliat l,o was ond Of
/ tho San AIltouio ntago-Tobbors.
Ho showed ne his two purses, which cou-
goitl picccs; romartug that thHt waa wl,at lo
/ had n.ndo since l4o 6aw mo-: llo cau,e to my
hu,.na about Tho 2ith Of April lust, to 500 h,s
Wife, who was visiting at my house. ID was ut
| that time tlat:1lo policeman was shot by mis-
tlmo.
The deceased deposited With 1Gcnry Russell all
ly money except throo tmenty-doIlar gold
pieces, which NOW llayo in my possossion.
Russell ih all od acqnatnta'lco uf' ls6edk; and
/ live az miles south OF MoNnnoY; Collin
County, Tcxas. uud attn duly authorized by Ataj.'
4. i. furnoll, United states Ma1ala mud nlAo
William alerfo.t, B1orlff Of Collin County, to
malte tho arrest: Tho way that / found out l,is
whercabout was through. u lotlor le wrote to hls
vito md nlyzctf.. aNd Avnt by Rasaal', which ho
delivered to llcs and thon camo to MY holso:wih
tho letter 10 me-, i cans back. with lsussoll so
l,iA holao wAorow found lseoa llis wlfo dld
not accompany ua sho pinycd a'cki nho IL l1ut
lllH ioal vito, however.
tSiGnedl JonS Z. MoNAis.
soSotal oshor wltnesscs wera examined WHO,
identified both Alorria aud Heed. The Sheriff
uf Lunar testified tlat tlo loOegIcd was Hood,
and TINT 1,p knew him during tho War III ono Of
ths Quantroll n,otl.
. Tho ,yordiet Of The Coronor's Jury Was iu &C.,
cordauco NTH aboYo facts. We give tho Last