The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-02-24

accounts on the lfseedy ijunasy, when no
oemo over on Tho evening train 10 cIear 10
tho my ftefy ns far ~ possible aud secure The
release OF any innocent person that might b.
under arrest, chgrged with the murder OF his
friend. This remains OF Mr. Htrothcr wero
given into tho cnsrge OF Capt. w. u. Voal,
and on Sunday night were taken 10 Ennis
for interment
THE INQUEST.
Tho jury Of inquest met at the Jail yester-
day morning at O'Clock pursuant TO ad-
tournament, and after viewing the remains Tor
the second time they adjourned 10 tho Office
of Justice Edwards, whure they heard the
testimony of witnesses.
A. NJ Wheelig, the first witnes, intro
duced and sworn, testified as follows: | live
In Dallas and travel for the Wier plow COM
pany; saw the body of the man at the county
Jail last night about 1l:30 o'clock, and recog--
nized it as that OF A. X. Strother, who used
to live at Ennis, In Ellis county; he was en-
gagged there Ia merchandising, but sold out
and went into the cattle business with arauch
near Belle Plain, in Callahan county; | saw
him in that county on the ID of January,
which was the last time saw him alive; /
heard yesterday that he was in the city, but
did not meet him;I have known him for about
seven years, and he was quiet, peAceable man
who made no enemies, and never knew him
to be involved in difficulty; don't know
where he WAS from to Dallas, whether Ellis
or Callahan county; q Mr.. Holt that knew
him 10 Ellis county told me yesterday that
Strother was here; looked at the breast of
the deceased this morning, and it was the
only wound that examined; the deceased
was not drinking man. nor did he gamble
DR.. S. w, Field, the second witness,
testified: l went to the place
where the deceased lay dead; supposed he
was about o'clock, and tho place near the
Texas 81 Pacific depot the man was dead
when got,there; there were several parties
already there; no one was touching the body;
DR.. Leake AID judge Thurmond were there;
Ferd. Tucker had large pocket
book and small pistol and al
silver watch In his hand, taken from
the person of the deceased; when got there
he deceased's pockets were turned wrong
side OUT the effects were turned over to me;
the pocket book contained $i4 in currency
and one check, issued by the National bank
of Evansville, Indians, in favor of one Burph,
for $500, also bill of sale and some notes;
did not examine the wounds which ware
about tho right ear; don't know how many;
turned the effects over TO Sheriff Jones'
j. l.. Curtis, tho third witness testified: |
first met deceased at Eenis as dry goods
merchant, and have known him snce 1876,
and have since known him as gstock man ia
Callahan county; | saw the deceassd ycs.er-
day evening; Mr.. McEnsis told me that de-
ceased was in the city ard 10 strange state
of mind; NJ the request Of friends went in
y IL = A l, Al r
Lamar ana Elm streets; he was talking to some
gentlemen and would not speak to me;
walked up aud spoke TO aim and ha re.
marked: II have disgracei al my frieads as
well as myself, and am unworthy of being
spoken 10 by my old trisnds, and I wish |
was dead; have swndlod ny best irieads
and lied to them in order 10 obtain money;
my father in Kentucky has elpless family, !
and is interested in the stock business uith
me, and l have deceived him and feel that
have robbed his children Of what little they
had; Jim Farrar is after ma 10 kill me; he is
a stock man at Enhis, and | would rather be
killed than see him because / have lied to
him; borrowed SO 900 from him and resr5:
seuted TO him that ] had one thousand head
of cattle which was false, for
only had seven hundred head / psid
him 81 500 back" Tho above is ubsiat.
TALLY the conversation had with the de-
ceased, and IL was the last time ever saw
him alive this was about 3 o'clock ia the
afternoon lator in the evening Mr. MeEu
mis-, Martin and myself were talking of his
mental condition when Mr.. Holt came up
come TO the conclusion that he was de-
ranged | recognized the body a. that.of
Strothor when l heard Of his death / was
not surprised he was not drinking man
nd lpn crsfr 10 l a. NJ l,lk h.
financial condition as good do not know
where Facrsr is, and never knew of the
deceased having an enemy l know Farrar
we'll, aud he Is a clever good maa.
j. NJ. Thurmund, the fourth witness tes-
titled: WAS on NV way home, going
IN Lamar street; il was about s o'clocx:
was oppo ite the Kentucky saloon when /
heard tho first shot and jumped into the door
and 70 NAMED there until the other three
shots were fred asked the barkeeper for
pistol; he had none; l then went to Starkes
saloon ana tried TO gel ons, but could not;
some ons got lamp and we vent up the
track H. where tho shooting oce ,rred; some
one remarked. There Is the De. L." and
picked il up aud handed /. b ur; the BODY
wa lying little of from the pistol; tie de-
ceased was lying on his back with his head
nearly ossi; asked Tor IN Off -; there was
Dons .nosc, 10 ..e.. Slss y sts-sic, y. aai,
iiui no officer; then rug .rsicd taas N r.
Ferd Tucker take charge OF the effects Of tho
deceased; no officer having arrived.
We weot into saloon ana took
an inyeatory OF the articles
the shot, were not fred simultaneously;
heard the grosn after the first shot; l could
ses nothing and did rot hasr any one run; he
wss shotiu the bead; judging from the sounds
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