The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1881-12-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Two Negroes Killed anu
Nxmph Badly IsOnbarded.

While Christmas is generally acknowl-
odgad to be a season of good cheer and
L.T,nv reunion-a time at which We for
rat mast differences and all meet for
THANKSGIVING and general rejoicing,
there are those who seem to think that
nnIess they do some desperate deed on
that day they have not fully COM
memorated it. Last Saturday and Sun
DAVIS pleasure in Waco and surround
ings was somewhat married among
the colored people and deml-
monde by acts of violence which add
none to the credit and good standing of
the participants and may get all con
cerned into serious trouble. The first
scene of blood we heard of was the find
ing of the body of negro on the rail-
road track near Reagan. What his name
was we could not learn, but have been
informed that two trains passed over
him 1t is further stated that he was
seen 70 have a bundle of clothes and
was known to have money, all OF which
was missing when the body was
found. 1t is thought that he was Killed
by some unknown parties and his remains
placed upon the track as blind to
cover their villainy. Following this news
comes the announcement that two Waco
members of the deml-monde enllvened
Christmas and the holy Sabbath morn
| ing by indulging in an unusual discus
sion. 1t occurred Mt the apartments OF
Mabel Clark, on Jackson street, and
Nellie Cunningham figures as the prln-
cipal actress. Some time Just before
noon it appears she had taken morning
drains enough to wake up all the mean
ness there was in those she had the
night before, and having nothing else
to do took a pistol and made an unpro-
voked assault on Mabel, who, being
defenseless, had to stand and wait
for her to empty the pistol,
which. it is said, she dld
in brief order After she had satisfied
her shooting propensity she retired TO
her room and barred the doors. When
the notice arrived she refused them
admission, and a complaint had to be
made by Mabel before they felt they
had proper authority to break INTO the
house. In the meantime the police got
in and secured her by strategy. she Is
now in the county jail. The other woman
was not injured. At the time the
woman did the shooting she Is sad tC
have been very drunk and no DOUBT had
not the least knowledge OF what she
was doing. BY the way of a wind up one
Noth williams, as he is called, who
is said to have manipulated cat-gut
at fine dollar store for the edifcation of
callers. put ont the light OF another ne
5ro. Bob Graves, on the John Bedwel!
1lace. about five miles below town. 1t
occurred, as we learn, about 3 O'Clock
sunday evening. Particulars as to the
.ause are meager, and to a large extent
Unreliable. Some say that all the darkeys
we're drunk. Williams himself, who was
aught Yesterday morning, states that
frayes s1pedIhim in theIface before lie
hot him, and others were credited with
aving said they heard Williams say
.e was going to shoot him just to
ee him kick. A courier came
o town after an officer and Deputy
Sheriff George Oglesby at once went
lown and spent most of the night trail
Nc him with the bloodhounds. He had
great deal of trouble getting on his
rail after he crossed Tehuacana, but
,efore daylight got the dogs in good
hase. The negro, finding himself hotly
pursued, at last returned to the scene of
he killing and gave himself up. Sheriff
fan Hall happened to be on the ground
nd conducted him to Jail. Such
Genes sadly mar the Christmas festivi-
les and do not speak in good terms for
he participants, though all sensible
people will not blame communities for
he acts of individuals on such occasions.