The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-25
fell launching Jossc Walker. innocent guilty.. into
tho presence Of MS Coo.
ElIL HoUILLIoNs suIcIDI-HIs STATEMENT
OF THE MAIscH TRAGEDY

EliL doUilLIoN sUICIDL-HIS srATEMENI
OF THE MALscH TRAGEDY.
BIZ TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
COLUMBUS Texas. May 81, 1878.
Emile Houiilion, lawyer, sentenced TO be hanged
here to-day for killing Matthias Maisch, auotncr
lawyer, in Colorado county. on February 25. 1870
committed suicide this morning by taking strychnine
and dying IN great agouy ciutching shaking tho
prison bars with the spasms, as his limbs were vio-
lenty convulsed.
DYING STATEMENT.
His attorneys, Mcssrs Foard K Simpson, were pres.
ent with him the jail until ten O'Clock last evening"
taking the prisoners last statement. lie denied that
tho killing was premeditatcd. saying that he had
started 10 go Fcisburg to secure tho attic ndanco
OF witnesses to tho trial OF case he had In
the District Court, then in session. when no met
Malsch Both were surprised Angry words and
alteration cnsucd. Three sh OTIS were fired; one by
Maisch, one by himself and third IRON Malsch's
pistol as Houillion took IL away. Ho killed him
finally With u Congress knife in self defence.
LEAyETAKIS
Mrs. Houiilion admitted aud stayed In tho cell
with her husband Wednesday night, having been pre-
yiously searched by negro woman There
aGeciionate parting OF the prisoner and MS wiic
Thursday morning. Houiilion was visited by many
trends yesterday and seemed very cheerful.
WHERE nE GOT THE
He loft letter 10 sheriff roliver IN which hc fully
cxoncrates that officer, and says no procured Tho
Pcnitcntiary for forgery year ago. and partly IRON
time 10 time, OF Dr. Moore, tho county physician
RELIGIOUS CONSOLATION.
Father Gary, a Catholic priest, attended the con-
dcmDcd man until twelve o'clock last night; and
alter hc Withdrew houillon slept until threc when
Is supposed he took tho poison
TOO LATE.
Doctors " cier and Bowers, OF this city, I'm
modately called but they came too late. aouilion
told the DOCTORS 'I'm terribly poisoned" Ills last
words wore, "Goodby boys; mere goes.n
POPULAR cKSsURE.
The Sheriff and hls guards ure very pon ar Nv can
sured and there Is great excitement IN the
over this unexpected termination Of case which had
takon deep hold on pubic attention.
HoUILLIoN's CONVICTION.
Houillion's case IS not new TO The readers OF the
Herewith having appeared In these columns. rho
two lawyers had during several mouths before Feo-
charged that in 1874 MaIsch had shot him Ho
also claimed that IN order 10 gain possession
Of certain papers Mascn had falsely accused him
TO his vito Of marital inAdety, thereby working
upon her creduiity that he aenaed her affection and
led her astray from virtue. Early the morning Of
February %, 1876, Houllion started on horseback
IRON Columbus TO 20 TO FeiisDurg 20 comm icate
with witnesses IN reference TO suit ne
In passing farmhouse. Soon shots were heard
ana no roappeared, when ne reported that he
had met and had fight with Malsch Tho
body OF the latter was found with three kniic
and two gunshot wounds, the knie wounds being in
tho left side and breast, one gunshot wound tho
right hip the other In the pack part OF tho hoad. In
Instantly Though Houiiiion stated that he had been
attacked the circumstances as proved Indicated that
Malsch was entirely unarmcd whom tho two men m.
expcctediy met and that Houii!ion Ead deliberately
killed him while he hAd no means oil defence. Al
FocND GUILTY.
AT the spring term OF he District Court for 1877
Houlon convicted ot murder Ia the first DO
gree He appealed and tho case was reviewed by tho
Court OF Appeals a. Galveston, early in THIS year.
when tho decisions oil the lower Court affirmed
Houillon claimed that, through prejudice the part
OF the District judge tho record OF Trial had not been
fairly made up Tor prcsentmcnt to the appellate
court. very urgent petition numerousy signed
was submitted TO Governor Hubbard accompanied by
many aiadavts other papers bearing tho case.
After patient consideration OF tho matter the Gov
had very few days snos declined 10 interfere
with tue execution OF tho sentence, and HouilIion
was, therefore, 10 havo been hanged for his crime
low hours AFTER that at which nc died by his own
hand.