The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-07-17
From Thursdays Daily Herald.
TIE DEADLY GUN.
Foul Murder Committed Last Might
Another Plea for Hemp.
A Thief Kills One Of His Pursuers, and
Escapes-The People In Pursuit.

From Mr.. F. w. Owens, who arrived
In the city this morning, THE HERALD
has been furnished with the particulars
of dastardly murder which was COM
mitted yesterday evening about seven
o'clock, on Garbett Prairie, near the
forks of the Trinity, about ten miles
from the city.
1t appears that late in the afternoon
MIR. Columbus Clark, who resides in
the neighborhood, was riding toward
home, when he espied a man walking
in the road, coming toward him. AS
soon as the man perceived Mr.. Clark, he
left the road and struck across the prai-
rie. Suspicioning that something was
wrong, Mr.. Clark rode rapidly bone,
and found that his house had been ell
tered during his absence and a guam
tity of wearing apparel stolen. He
Immediately retraced his steps, in pur-
suit of the thief, stopping at the house
of neighbor, and informing them of
his loss. Two brothers, named Lively
volunteered to join I'm the pursuit, one
OF them, Edward, going into the house
to load his gun while the other joined
Mr.. Clark, on horseback, to intercept
the thief After loading his gun, Ed
ward Lively directed his steps to u
clump of timber not far from the house
thinking the thief had entered 1t for
concealment. He had scarcely struck
the edge of the timber when the thief
raised from behind tree, and draw
ingasix.shooter, fired, the ball striking
Lively near the mouth, and ranging
downward, severed the jugular vein.
Immediately on hearing the shot,
Clark and his companion hurried to
the spot from whence the shot was
fired, and found Lively wellering in a
pool of blood. Although conscious
when they arrived, he was too feeble
to give any particulars, and in a few
minutes breathed his last.
Search was instantly made for the
murderer, but although his tracks were
plainly visible, he could nowhere be
discovered. A pair of saddle-bags be-
longing to him, in which were several
bullet holes, were found a short dis
lance from the murdered man, which
contained few trifling rags and u
memorandum book. No clew could be
Oh tot. l.. al
murderer was. The only entry it COLI
tanned of any consequence was the
names Of several gentlemen of Cooke
and Denton counties, to each of which
attached mark and brand, leaving
the inference that he was a horse and
cattle thief. The following are the
names of the gentlemen entered i'm the
book: s. w. Holder, j. +. Holder,
]. s. Holder, L. A. Holder, +. NJ. KEEL
ley, G. Dillon, S. b. Robards, c. Canons,
Bob Wright, c. Wright, G. a. Girls
som, Rob Guess, julie Guess, l.. Fur
gersop, Willis Wedman, J. Nj. Waid,
Mcconnell FINLEY, Grarnay Grigry,
Isaac Grigry, John Teeters, the Texas
Steer.
The murdered man, Edward Lively,
was between thirty and thirty-fve
years ofage, and is represented to have
been an honest, Industrious, hard
working citizen, and his death has
cast gloom over the entire neighbor-
hood.
The murderer, whose name it has
been impossible to learn, is repre-
scented to be tall, slim built, with a
ruddy complexion, pale blue eyes,
dark brown hair, a slight moustache,
about six feet high, and between
twenty-five and thirty years of age.
The citizens of the entire neighbor-
hood are securing the country for him,
and it seems almost impossible that
he should escape. Sheriff Barley was
notified of the affair this morning, and
has dispatched deputies in every di-
rection. IL Is TO be hoped that the ef-
forts to capture him will he successful,
and that the severest penalties of the
law will be melted out to him with as
little mercy as he to extended his un-
fortunate victim.