The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-25

particulars Of this the most cold blo0u-
ednnd airoclous murder that has yet
been perpoirated In the caunc of civil
rights, The Appeals special cores
pondent gives the following account Of
the killing
On Saturday afternoon last, after the
weeks and after that days labors had
been y, rfOrmed for his company he
Captain Iiutler) went 10 bis beautiful
home on Green street, and taking his
wife and little girl Of u neIghbors,
walked TO the street car, and taking II,
they went TO the cemetery, and spent
all hour scattering flowers upon little
mounds which held the ashes Of lost
household, priceless treasures. As the
sun was going down they returned 10
the track, aud went OH board the first car
that came along. When they reached
the point nearest home, corner OF
Broad aud Marbury streets, Captain
Butler rang the bell, when tho car stop
ped and his wife, himself and the lit
tie girl rose up and walked to the rear
Of the car, On the platform ho en-
countered u mulatto by the name of
Mike Murell, and his brother, who
was sitting on the steps on the side he
wanted TO pass out. He requested
them 10 stand aside aud allow him to
pass. This they did, but when Mrs.
Butler came up Mike pushed her down
the steps. The captain, who was now
standing on the ground, at once spoke
10 the negro In angry remons,rance,
whercupon Mike Murrell drew six
shooter, and taking deadly MIN,
SHOT HIM THROUGH THE HEAD.
He qulvered for moment, clutched
at his left log rs II he thought the
wound was there, reeled and fell TO the
earth in commissions. With wild
shrek his wife fell upon him, and en-
deavored to get one word uttered but
that lip was closed to her forever. In
q moment all tho people around ran
to him, and taking him up carried the
dying man 10 his home, two squares
OIL. He fingered from that time, seven
O'Clock, until eleven that night, when
he died.
The Murrell brothers attempted tC
make.their escape Immediately aftel
the shooting, but were captured anc
carried to the Jail. AS soon ms the ter
rible tragedy became known, storm
Of indignation swept over the city Al
eleven o'clock an orderly but resolutt
band of armed men moved upon the
Jail and demanded the prisoners. The
jailor seeing the hopelessness of resist
ance, yielded at once to the demand
The prisoners were carried to the fail
grounds, in the suburbs of the city
What followed is thus told by the SAME
correspondent;
Taking them TO the fair grounds, the
crowd halted, when conrt was opened
for testimony. Boiler, Finley and
others solemnly stated, aud with as
much minuteness as if in the court
room, what they had seen. After this
was over, which required full two hours
time, Mike was led TO the front of q
long line of men. The order was given
by Il little boy twelve years old: "One
two, ihree-fire!" A volley from tho
months of one hundred pistols was
poured into him. His body was found
there next morningandquietly buried
10y no one knows whom. Ii was de.
cided that, as Gabriel had not fired the
pistol, and at most was only accessory
to the murder, he be taken back to jai
and put in the hands of the law. Thi,
was agreed to, and he was remandet
accordingly. and the crowd dispersed