The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-17


aud went from there TO the Tlda
Wave saloon aud asked for drink o.
water, and after drinking II was Ar
rested by Onlcer Dunn, lie complains
cd at the crowded condition OF the jail,
and wished to DO more private, lie
spoke much about religion aud indif.
ference to death. As our reporter took
his leave, he said he had not heard OF
the mau's death TIL come one met
him on the street and told him OF IL
THE INQUEST
was held In the afternoon. The first
witness called was the deoeased's wife.
She testified to having seen the two
boys run OIL and heard the shot.
Amanda Lovet, or Lovlck, the.whlte
woman who used TO live with Cham.
bliss, was called next She testified
that she saw the two boys aud they
had no pistols; the prisoner had
threatened TO kill the wife OF the
deceased, because abe told witness she
might come and live with them; this
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umei witness swore that the report OF
the shot sounded like Cham bliss shot.
yon had haarn tina rennrt oftan
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" '" A"o.hPo'" s"o'" vas ""'
loading shingles In lumber yard near
by heard the shot and went over
sav a MAJ, resemhling nr,aonar goin,
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"TS ito,n wy STUNTS, ,.o,,..
Onue' 'he ~" s''o'",us inq''0's'
an accused person can make volunta'
ry statement II he sees proper, aud
Observation-Disclosures haan hronght In was
'sAeu u 'e u"u a,'' ''""e'''ei'' W n'"Ao'
lie spoke freely Tor long ume, but
the following In a verbatim transcript
az his con fsssion "A wrItten down no
rndno MoTnra and s,cnad nv rim,
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nr n n ,,h.mhl,ss having been er.
re.,sd as . sosnectad nerson mates
tho tol,ow,nc vn,nn,orv sta,.mant
| have no malice towards the. de-
ceased; | shot him deliberately aud
slleu MN because ! ieie impeiisu 70
that wi,hont ths ahaddlny NJ hlood
there was no remission OF sin, aud
therefore | shed the blood OF the de-
ceased | oruush. my 9uns uo"h 70
, ,ho ha r.t,saa ,o hny ,hsn and
would not let me leave them In his
store, so took them back to my tent
ana seeing we ueoease1 AZ ms 'eh,,
s . 'p ,nu ,os, w." ohanaa i tonk nv n,in
aud stepped out and shot the man
down, with no malice in my heart to-
wards nun, nul ohiy 70 w9rh out my
tha I.ord Leans Christ and for the
holy gospel. d. II. CHAMBLiss. Z
The aboys IL what he signed, but In
the course OF his remarks he stated
that no had followed DIR. Cornelius,
the city physician, for three or four
DAYS to kin him. but whenever he
saw him his heart failed him. Turns
ing to Dr.. Newsom and pointing his
finger at him, he said, ~ intended 10
kin Won lint DON'T know why | didn't
do tn He also said TO parties that
the deceased was better Off; that he
was In Heaven. all his sins having
been lifted ON his shoulders, and be
would expiate them on she, scatiold.
Ie refused lawyer and said he had
no defense to make. To say that this
con feasion created n sensation In. the
room would hut family express Il.
Tho nrisoner whit. speskInp. used the
very best English, his language show.
ing that he was an educated man.
He has n license to practice medicine.
HIS APPEARANCE AND coMposuRE.
His appearances Ia somewhat
singular. il sixty,three years oil
AGA about five feet ten and
half inches In height, wears no
heard. ewes blue and rather weak.
When about to slgn bis confession,
he a.Ked for a paIr of speetacles, AZ he
had lost hls Gsneral CabelI lent him
a pslr, and he sat down with as much
eomposure AZ II he was signing hit
name to A letter. His tone did moi
betrav anv excitement In fact the,
we're sinuulsrly smooth and moderate
! In speakinR of the killing, he was a,
mild and matter of fact. ms II talkinl
of the ordinary transactions Of life
Otbor witnesses were called. but a,
thew were not nj hand, the coroner
discharged the Jury until S o clock to-