The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-17

Ger the slip, and made bold and successful
break for liberty. The officer started in pur-
suit but finding Johnny was fleeter of foot
he sent eight balls after him TO check him,
but these added to his speed. The report
Of the shots aroused the citizens in the vicin-
ity and created quite commotion. Griffin
is an old offender and the police are DESTROYS
of his capture.
Last Sunday night one Felix O'Neal took
n walk, ard in his perambulations he took
several "smiles;" this produced drowsiness
and he sat down for rest at the corner of
Thirty first and market, about II o'clock,
and was soon sound asleep. While in this
somnferous condition he was stealthily APP
preached by Joseph Neives and lilly John
son, who resided on the opposite side ofthe
| street, and relieved Of silver watch and
police station, and special officer James Ca
hill was detailed to work up the case. This
officer, with his usual cleverness, went TO
work and shrewdly ascertained that Tilly
johnson had been displaying a fine silver
watch among her uaintances, and seemed to
be flush of money. She and Neiyes were also
seen to approach ONeil while asleep, and
while one stood beside him the other reached
over and appeared in the act of going
through him. Having duly established the
guilt of the parties, he watched his opportu-
nifty, and caught Neives away from the
house and approached him. Upon being
accused of the theft, he denied it, but the Of
ilcer pulled an elegant silver watch from his
pocket and asked him how he came by it,
| Neives could not answer. He then took him
to the house, and rs they entered the negro
dropped the mans pocket.book, as he sup.
posed unobserved, down by the side
of the house, and it was picked
up by the officer and contained
money. Cabill then thoroughly searched
the house and recovered about $40 in silver,
which is supposed to be part of The $50 lost
bv the drowsy O'Neil. The officer brought
his prisoners to the police station this after
noon, and upon the charge of theft they were
sent to Jail, The preponderance of the evi.
dence is strong against them, and their
chances are good for Huntsville. Officer
Cahill is highly commended for the skill dis
played in working up this case.
Maggie Yagan, the would-be suicide, was
q servant at the residence of Mr.. Albert
Weiss. She is woman fully forty years
of age and has daughter thirteen
years of age. Mike Feanick, buss
driver of youthful appearance paid his etten-
tions to Maggie, who, it seems, became de-
votediy attached TO Mike, to such an extent
that she lost her virtue. Her youthful ad-
mirer became satiated with her mature
charms, and transferred his attentions to u
younger and more attractive maiden. This
neglect and desertlon fell with crushing
weight upon the tender heart of the gentle
Maggie. ana she determined to quit scenes
terrestrial and HE to scenes celestial, where
mans perildy and neglect were unknown.
10 resolve was to net; the deadly morphine
was purchased and swallowed. Believ.
ing her end was rapidly drawing nigh,
Maggie sought Mrs. Weiss and besought her
to take care OF her little girl, that she was
gong to die. Mrs. Weiss, not knowing what
the woman had done, told her no, she was
not gong to die; that she would soon be
wei. But she declared she was going TO die,
ana lmplored Mrs. Weiss to take charge of
ner llttIe glr! after her death. Mrs. Weiss
nhaIly promised, when Maggie told her sh
had mkeh an overdose Of morphine, and
would be dead In short time. Mrs. Weiss
screamed out at this, and hastily dispatched
messenger for DE- Fly, the nearest physi-
cian, who promptly responded
ana phed the woman with anti
dotes, and after an hour or more
OF lhsesSaht working with the woman she
was iuIly recovered to DO sent TO the hospital
where, at last accounts, she was in fair way
10 cheat death out of victim. In an inter
view Mike was non'committal, and stated
tuhl tne woman was married, and that her
husband was employed upon some railroad