The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
II. strother, u cattle Man, shot
and Killed Last Night at the
Texas AZ Pacific Depot.

Last night about o'clock, what is to all
sppearances one of the foulest aud most mys-
FERROUS murders ever committed in this city,
occurred. AT the hour mentioned four pistol
shots were herd near the rear Of the south
side of the Texas & Pacific depot, three OF
which were fred in rapid succession and the
fourta one after an interval of several seconds
The shots were followed by the grosns of q
man, which were distinctly heard
by parties in the Dallas
SWichita Exchange saloon, and directly
afterward four more shots were heard, ono
further east, up the railroad track, and the
others on Patterson street. On 60
ing to the place where the shooting
was done they found . man lying
stretched out on the sand sidewalk with his
head to the east and feet t, tho west. The
blood was oozipg from the pistol wounds in
the right side Of the head, sll within an inch
of each other, about the ear and one through
the heart. An empty four-barr cd derrin.
ger Law on the ground some FIVE feet to The
west of the body. The pockets of his pants
we're turned wrong side out, and the indica.
tins went to show that he had
b.an asssssinated for his money, though, on
his being searched, Il draft in favor Of A. Il.
Strother, cattle man OF Ennis, for $2C0 aud
SAB in currency and . silver watch we're
found on his person. DR.. Field took charge
of the effects and turned them over to Sheriff
Jones. By this time large crowd lad
gathered around tho dead form, and
a number Of persons recognized the
body as that of 0. Is. Roxley,
and several of his friends present shed tears
over his fac, though they proved to To in
error for afterwari B0xley WIS found in the
flesh and he, who is well 8cquainted with The
deceased, recognized him rs A. Z. STROLLER, Il
prominent cattle man of Ennis. They re-
semblcd on another very much, and
have frequently been takon for each other.
\ The weapon that ushsred him into eternity
vas held so close TO his face by tho murder-
as hand chat his face was powder burned
aud his hair and eyebrows singed. There ia
not the slightest clew Us To who his slayers
are There is scarcely possibility thst be
committed suicide, which idea hes been
advanced oy some, as the four
shots fred on the railroad and
Paterson avenue eennot ba explained and
besides man could not well shoot himself
so many times in tho places he was shot.
Tho deceased had been in the city tor the
past two days and it is supposed that he came
here from Ennis. the deceased looked to be
about 80 years old.
Justice Edwards, acting coroner empsn.
eled the following jury OF inquest: j. NJ,
McGinly, P. B. Yeargsn, ]. +. Kendall,
S. OAruthers, w. N. Nash, w. j. Pollard
After viewing the remains they were taken
to the county jail for safe keeping, and the
jury adjourned to meet at that place this
morning ut 0 o'clock. The deceased leaves
an aged mother to mourn him, who
lives three miles from Ennis.
Shorif Jones sent telegram to his friends
at Ennis to know what disposition to make
of the remsins. This is indeed sad chap
ter in the history of the city, and the citi
zens look to he officers TO clear up this dark
mystery and bring the guilty TO justice.