The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-09
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New Orleans Democrat About f1rfs
tye minutes ylst two @ ciock yest-r,las
u the house No. 25s ~ siaud. street
between - Phillips ami rsuluus s
most horrible tragedy was COMMITTEE
I hy which a young octoroon woman
Z 'Ora!Ie Lsbutat. Nas stabbed O. d.ath
. slih large dirk kEii, "a the hand. ui
her husband. Gustays Labuta;
J The report OF the murder spread like
/ NIldhrs, anu our reporter b-irg ln To-
neighboTAo0d, b. repaired - the -.-t..
immediately, aud viewed ta- f..-ls
while It was warm
I on nearing the house where she is,s.
aiiFay occurred. could b- seen & iaf..
[ crowd Q: svsrihy individuals. ~n.
gathered around aud about tie sla.l.
Of the bGi,ilng hoplnE 10 catch o.
I glimpse OF the murdered woman A. tLr
doors were opened and closed q sIl1ss
vi the admission and egress % ths-.
who had occasion 10 enter th- room
[ Ie reporter mounted the litti. ylult ..l
IA front Of the room. and after aaim.uis-
;ering a rap on the door. Il Waz up-n-a
{ by policeman ou the INSIDE. and or
reporter Nss ushered into a neat room
Z AUnlt Twelve leei square.
This was the room ia which the trar-
dy occurred The first thing that u.-r
. th- reporters eye was large .plasnes u.
blood on the ho0F which wer. .ii-u.
witnesses Of terrible crime ta-tir.
his eye 20 another portion of th.. room
be discovered oot. AMI or it .al tis
body Of woman apparently st.a.
eighteen years Of age composed iu tH,
embrace OF death Not a. single i.aIsI..
sA- disturbed to show the t.fHiIr
struggle she hai gone through vltb
i~w moments before her murder
Ia H-T cheeks a hGsA remained AMI
cath her teeth O. pearl zui tlzyh larI
-he Ha- beaut iul In death. Put uA,u
a sheet was removed from on her Re, /.
hsT throat wa. seen a. - encirei-si
with horrible cut truGt. ,-af .o -aT
s. ben 4 portion OF her clothing va l,-
moved wound. Al .urh g. length
could be seen ia the spigastrig T@r,au
Htr right hand Bs 10 iay over her
breast. showed that tH- ttlmb Lsl
teen nearly severed AZ the pant whii.
s- hlr l-t hand la iY h-I side %
cpu t,- seen that q large piece % ti-sh
had been dug out
around the corpse ws- Esihers-i
Lumh.T IT negroes. male aud i-u ale
81 h1 appeared Co b. iri-ud- and f-ia-
llais If the deceased. Lut who luirtIr
@sai th. bUtCEerei woman unmov-,i
10 pet al she cause thai iu-tigats.I
/ the accused TO Iail this woman tie
mother, florence Kaufman. ws- inter
Vi-sr.-t and she stated that il. couple
| hai teen mNrIied for tun YEAR and
Z halt That tor the tiT-t two month
/ ih-y lived Nery hslfy together. huf
I IagnuE tL- last SIX months tE,y had
igulrrr!ei and made gp sGi msi- ul
snd gn1IT.iei. until sbuui a month
/ 40. wien the husband va arrested inI
. us-aullIug hyr with cotton hook AMI
{ placed under TX months peace bonds.
Later both we're arrested i.r i.-tugi.-
I ius the peace. aud tofslie thinking
I that ia Sa- the FAULT o. h.r husband.
they separated
About q ueels ago h., called sI o..
. house and asked her wa- She Nlillua o.
make up with HIM She ioil hlm tha'
,ii, hai not made ~ hsr mind lTH-
G. t,iay be called At th- hol4s- ilut , sIa.
lac Naz Eo, ia ~hs- hali islnv sut o. Iii-l
chase = uair Of sho.a IL l.ait..l 60
asr to return. ~ she lil ~ ai-Hut t..
I eciort
~ hen IA. s,Ins ga D.. asl,...i her "a
ia, l.ad EI4,i. "a, hsI HIui o. i4st STA
bih again. She told han a.. and tL.1
ne -r..ed her. / l.G ti~ room o. ,-.H
iof as-istsur... and when Q r-iuru..i nl lI
daughter va u inc un the floor n e1rIss-
My self and her murderer packed hr1
~ aud plac-,i her on the cot here st'
now repuse--
The police came IN and took Gustav
0h 4 brother of the decreased sotnal
a child about ia y,aT- oi age. -lId tha'
be- vs. looking through the wiudoH
aui saw Gustaye cut his sistsrs throat
! Th. reporter then repsiT.d O." th'
fourth srsCinct station and upon BARN.
4 ushsfed into cell fii@-n. there -toa.
before him a nulatto. with a goo.
caua:enanc.. about thirty-tif.e year
90 ag-. and of about IS pounds wri eLt
This was Gusiay- Lslaiut
Rsporter -l.ahstut. have come her
, To- give YOU the benefit OF statement @.
, to ths public. nov. what have y0u o,
saw tor yourself
without trembling a particle al.
, with a firm voice Lsbaiut commence.
aud .Aii am in here ior murder
/ killed my wife. / won't tell you "a.
, sbott Il. because Nish 10 ,zs- a c-I
tain portion OF Il 20 tell la court
The blood Of my wiic reefs upau ia
| head Of nv moihef-ineisw. ti0r.ta
/ kaufman. She did Il all. pu tLls "a
Of heaven / expect DO mercy haI
done we'll what J intended g. 10. sna
s,sut uo mercy. ! have been male li
happy by NV mother in>lsw. ani b.
her responsible. toll her siisf ha
e murdered my Wiie. thai ] hal plenty
i Time u make my e-cAp- out ui q.
II laws CLUTCHES Il ! wished
When I came To III. house today.
aske my vile was there no kuf- ui q
living together AsaInF .s4I. } %
= ..noN you told me i Hr-k ago that th.i
i ,.ss hope 81 male am-nl- iof ti
wrong ] had done YOU - l--inE I-l
Gus. She aid 1t Was loo iHts
. Thought that things s-ie not solf
: on right Wa oi the oplulon that u
mother-in-law was poisoning mg ~.
ear against me I Na- szti-fi.-i thst ii
,. mothers house Wss a. ht plas- isr b.
:, anI told her -.
/ then tined 10 L-g L.r TO iis- - ID
u me. but she sad she soalI 20 slI-u IL
'e Tiessed. and alleged that cL-u she a
H. lave with me that ! nAl basf Eef : a
a -sti.fei sbe would have come and lg.
Il, With nie. but her mother Hoald not Z
low her Up 90 ia. time J killed hsE
3 'did not ss-- her tor thr-. week.. ! wr
Il there to-day and spoke % heT. ard -.
e is there no hope for m- She @
AZ not think there was any hope SOL ~
"A Well II We can't L- happy lu ~
world. We aili IT, an the n-xt it v
iay intention 10 kali her aEd then b
80 gayrsii
h then told her Vel. your tale
IS -eAle.i. hut will give sou tiu"
"a PRAY and f;oi blsss her. she iid pfr
!. An-f =he had prayed. ! pot my a
:" around her waisi. ami taking th@ ku
from ny pocket. stuck q up q Q
ge hin ia her stomach. thouELt 4
le- ir.t bioa had killed her - she isii fr,
h. NV arms 10 the foor. tut on indi
she was no; dead. picked her q
Kissed her aud sad 70 her ESQ 4 ~
nc ,su | love ySs you .T- hot dad 8,
lis prsy sgain. because / am Eo.rg % In
--s you
Ia he placed her sr1a- Aroani M a.
!, and said Sosiava lose yoa .
God. that Sns the happiest moment
Va INV life ! ssv she Ss- suiisfing O.
a. j could not stsni and So her -uf