The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-28
THE CULLEN ArrAIit,
Some Dark Lines In n Family History.
A Brother Charged by Sister win
Iniuman Treatment.
Details OF The Matter nv far M Known
10 the Law Officers.

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request of the officers of the law the az
fair was not made public ut the time,
but now that all OCCASION for further
silence has been removed, the story, az
told the writer, Is given.
In the northeastern suburbs Of the
city lives family named Cullen, here
tofore highly respected aud esteemed
by large circle Of friends gained in n
lifetime spent rs honest and reputable
men and women. OF the brothers
there are three Frederick, Martin and
Cicero--and of the sisters two--Mrs. |
Hawkins and Mrs. Stone. II
Is the latter who Is the central figure of
tho family group, rs far rs this recital
il concerned. Last Wednesday u |
party passing the house of Mr.. Fred
Cullen, noticed u signal being waved
from one of windows of the house, and
on approaching, were told by Il lady
that she was locked up in II room, and
curing her releasc. The party np-
peded to communicated the facts to
Captain j. Il. Barkley, Sheriff of the
county, who In turn, Ibid the matter
before the grand jury. The grand in
quest ordered the lady to be brought
before II ut once. The Sheriff sent
two deputies to execute the order, and
by these officers the poor woman
was found IN n miserable condition.
She was without apparel sufficient to
appear before the grand jury, and
could not be brought before that body
until clothing had been procured.
When this had been done, the lady
was brought to the Sherilf's Office, and
taken thence to the grand jury room.
Her revelations were to the effect that
her name was Mrs. Stone; that she was
Il sister to Fred. Cullen and the others
named above; that Frod. Cullen, aided
by the other members of the family,
hal kept her confined more than
year, and that during the time she was
twice whipped by Fred.
The lady seemed so overcome by the
recital of her wrongs that she com
pletely broke down, and said that nj
though she had more to say she could
not then control her feelings sufficient.
ly to do So and the day following was
fixed for Il further hearing of her depo-
sitlon.
Indictments were then found against |
Fred. aud Martin Cullen, Mrs. Eliza |
beth Cullen, the mother of the family, |
and Mrs. Hawkins, and all of them
arrested and placed under bonds
Fred. to the amount of three thousand |
dollars and the rest to the amount of |
five hundred dollars each.
The grand jury ordered the Sheriff to
procure room at II hotel for the lady, |
which was Gone, and to which she
would have been sent hut for the fact |
that she was not so attlred as to be |
presentable in 80 public place. by
the persnasions of some of her rcla-
tives she WAS induced to 90 to The |
house OF friend near the home of the
Cullens. Thursday night or early yes
terday morning she was missing from
the house whittier she had gone, and !
Sheriff Barkley Immediately procured |
an attachment for her appearance bo.
fore the grand jury and commenced |
search for her. Ii was learned that |
she had left the house in company
with Mr.. Andrew Johnson, and |
gone in the direction of his |
place in the country. Sheriff Barkley
detailed three deputies-Messrs. John
Good, Harry Farmer, and George
Waller-to follow the trail, and, if
possible, bring the lady back. They
started from the city yesterday morn
ing, and after hard ride, overlook
Mrs. Stone and her brother Cicero in n
buggy some distance beyond the Den
ton county line, and, after explaining
matters, started them on their return
to the city. The buggy and horse had
been procured from Mr.. Johnson, who
left the city with the lady, but stopped
ut his own house, from whence the ve-
hicle was driven by Cicero Cullen to
the point where the Deputy Sheriils
overlook them. heparty came on In
the direction of town, and had
arrived within half n mile of
the corporate limits about dark
last night when Cicero Cullen
stopped the horse and got out of the
buggy, declining to drive any fur
ther toward town. Mrs. Stone declared
to the officers that she would not come
to the city in their charge, and would
kill the first man who approached her
with view to compel her to do So
The officers were little puzzled how
to act In this quandaiy, and to make
sure Of the proper course to pursue sent
Dne OF their number to town to Major
for instructions, the other two
with Mrs. Stone, who re-
iained her seat In the buggy during the
absence of the deputy. The messen-
ger to Major Barkley was sent back
about half-past seven o'clock, ac-
by another Deputy Sheriff,
with orders TO bring Mrs. S. to the city.
Diligent inquiry after the officers had
lime to get back failed to bring to light
my information rs to the success of