The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-21
D0REN BANGLES.
HIS EXECUTION AT ooRsIoANA.
Iwilliam Fitzsimmops-The Exeeu-M
tien Private-HistOry of His
Crime-An Interview with
the CuIprit, Etc, Etc,

witnessed only by few guards and specta-
tors. He arose carly, as usual After he
was shaved and then attired in neat suit of
black clothes, large crowds thronged the jill
to catch glimpse of him in his cell.
HIS DEMRANoR
throughout was cool and firm, He walked
to the gsllows accompanied by Sheriff Dunn,
Rev. Father Chsndy and several deputy
sherifs. After the reading of the death war.
rant, the sheriff asked him if he had any
thing to say He replied:
ST FORGIVE ALL
and am grateful to the officers for their treat.
ment."
AT five minutes of o'clock, thesheriff had
pinioned his limbs and adjusted the rope and
black cap. The rope holding the heavy
weight was cut, and George Doren was swung
into eternity. His neck was broken and
after hanging twenty minutes the body was
cut down and put in the coffin.
The whole proceeding was quiet and
orderly.
AN INTERVIEW WITH DoREN.
A HERALD reporter visited George Doren
in his cell Monday. Doren was not inclin, d
to be communicative, and refused to answer
most of the questions propounded. The
circumstances Of his crime are as follows:
On the nigh! OF juno the LIST,
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and William Fitzsimmons met at the
house of Joe Cash, notorious colored
prostitute. The woman was lying down and
complained of being sick, and asked Ftz-
simmons to remain over night with her. When
Doren asked her if he would not do as WE'LL
she answered "no." Doren then set upon
Fi;zsmmons, stabbing him several times in
the shoulder and abdomen. He then at
tempted to stab the woman, but she ran into
the street crying murder" After being
stabbed Fitzsimmons ran nearly square,
and then fell. He was taken to boarding
house near there, and medical aid summoned.
He fingered for several days, bat finally died
Just before his death he made the following
statement
DYING DECLARATION OF WILLIAM FITzsIn
hoIs.
Joe Cash told me she wanted me to stay
with her, and the other fellow told her he
wanted to stay; his name was George Doren;
l was preparing to sew my socks at the time
George jumped at me; [ thought he was
playing until | felt the cut; l only felt one
cut and started to run, and commenced yell.
ing murder" my name is William Fitzsim.
mons; l was going to stay with Joe Cash;
got pair Of socks to put on my shoes; it was
late; Doren was sitting on the bed, and she
was in bed, and he says to joe SIS Ftz going
to stay with you Tonight" She answered, she
wanted me to stay, Is she was going TO be
sick, and wanted nae to take care of her, to
help her up during the night; Doren then
asked her II he couldn't do that, that he
wanted to stay; she answered she wanted me to
stay; Just sat there and commenced darn
ing the little hole in my sock, not looking at
him, when he attacked me; thought he was
playing at first, and said to him, "Get away,
George" when felt the pain of the stab; l
knew was cut; saw the knife and Crap
Piled with him, at the same time irving to
Ct out; then ran of and commenced hol.
lowing murder" he ran after me for short
distance; | ran little way with my bowels in
my hands, and could run no farther; l then
commenced walking until I got to Mack's
saloon, where laid down.
Signed, WILLIAM FrTzsIMsIoNs."
Fitzsimmons died on Sunday night, June
10Th. The coroner's jury found the follow.
ing verdict: "We find that William Fitz-
simmons came to bis death by being stabbed
with knife In the hands Of one George
Doren, and recommend that he beheld with.
hail n auoit fha &c H..
jury" The grand jury found true bill
against him, and in the October term of court
the jury returned verdict of murder in the
hrst degree. His sentence was read to him ut
the last term OF court, lin July, 1880, and
when asked if he had anything to say, he
merely asked to have as much time as posi-
BILE TO live.
DoREN's CRIME.
The testimony given during the trial.
shows tn murder to have been one of the
most brutal ana unprovoked assaults ever
known in the state, and the popular feeling
unanimously sustained the verdict On Sun.
day.. January 10th, the prisoners were
turned into the corridor while the cages were
cleaned. When they were put back
Doren remained in the corridor. That even
ing when the guard visited the cells to give
them water Doren rushed through the door,
closing 1t after him, and imprisoning the
guard. Doren found the jsilor's revolver in
one Of the lower rooms, and srming himself
with that left the Jail yard and started UP the
street on run; he was overhauled, however.
when about three hundred yards from the
jail, and BY the aid Of a Spencer rife was
returned to his cage.
He is an American by birth; was born in
Fort Wayne, Ind, In 1850; left there when a
small boy; has lived in Fort Scott and
western Kansas has lived in Texas the past
five years. He and Fitzsimmous were en-.
ployed as section hands on the Central
railroad at the time of the murder.
Doren says he Is good man, and deserves
q better fate says she would not have
thought Of cutting Fitzsimmons, but for the
fact that Fitz ran his hand in his pocket as
though TO draw weapon, and the woman,
Joe Cash, saw nothing Of the fray as her
head was under the quilt. Her evidence was
. put up Job, however. I am ready to die
when my time comes. Father Chandy, and
the sisters have been very kind to me-"
Doren Is Catholic. The priest has visited
him every other day since the sentence was
passed.
The gallows for Doren was the same on
which the negro murderer, John Henry, was
hung.
Twenty.Second Representative his.
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Special to the Herald.