The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-19
Hon. Wash Jones En- Ronte 10 Calves.
ton to Open the Campaign
He Throws the Gaunt-
let Down.
\ ACutiZen of san Saba DrinkS a Cup of
Poisoned Coffee The Affair En-.
vcloped in Mystery.
DiSSenSiOnS Among the Republicans Mt
Galveston aud at Fort Worth
Causes Thereof.
Shack Caldwell Executed Yesterday at
Mckinney.
III Pas0 -Adyices Mexican Railway
News.
Other Interesting State News,
Other Interesting State News.


Special to the Herald.
MCKINNEY, August ls-Shack Caldwell,
who was executed to-day for the murder of
W. X. Norvell last year, met the execution
manfully. lie sang all the way from the
Jail to the scatlold lie delivered Il parting
address to those present, some 5000. Rev.
Mr.. Griggs, cololed. oiliciated as spiritual
adviser. Sheriff Worden sprung the trap
at 2,l1 p, m. Shack was pronounced dead
in fifteen minutes, although his neck was
not broken. Everything passed oil quietly,
and, considering the crowd of people 1t was
the best arranged affair Of the
kind ever witnessed. Sheriff Word
en- is entitled to much credit
for his management of the uncommon
event. Shack's body was turned over to
relatives, He was a negro of superior intel
ligencc and had been regarded rs u rare
pecimen ofan unassuming and Industrious
African
THE CRIME
which he eXpatiated to-day on the gallows
was the murder OF w. Il. Noryell, a middle.
aged and prosperous farmer, who, several
years previous TO his untimely taking oil,
had emigrated from Tennessee. Shack
was one OF his numerous tenants, farming
on shares" that is, receiving an agreed
portion of the crop for his labor, Noryell
let an extra job on building to Shack
and his younger brother, agreeing TO give
Quoted from ShaCks portion, because,
as the farmer claimed, he had
neglected to properly care for the grass
crop, whereby much of IL was spoiled
These So became Il bone of contention be-
tween servant and master, and were the oc-
casion of numerous disputes during the
summer OF 1850. Finally, when Shack \
crop was gathered and about to be sold
Mr.. Noryell deposited the 50 IN the hands OF
a merchant to await the decision of three
disin,crested arbiters. The money re-
NAMED in the merchants hands for al
most u year, the obstinate and
now ycngelul negro refusing all
! proilers Of arbitration. On the
Shack repaired 20 Norvcll's house and made
demand for payment, which was refused.
According 20 Nurvell's dying declaration
and the evidence of his little daughter of 10
| ycars-the only witness OF the tragedy
about to be enacted-the negro said; II
| have come for that money and if you don I
pay it I'll blow your id brains out, ;" at
the same time drawing and presenting a
pistol. Ere the iarmCr could close with his
antagonist the negro fired, the
| ball entering Norvells abdomen, lodging
near the spinal column. The ia,ed man
staggered ont into the yard, walked a few
| PAGES and sunk into chair, the murderer
meantime making good bis escape. The
screams of the children brought Shack S
mother and brother to the house. The
young man sped after doctor while the
negrcss minstercd as best she could TO the
U nAa Of / I..l
who week afterwards expired, Caldwell
after leaving the immediate vicinity of the
scene of his crime, stole Il horse apj
made his way into that haven
of the red.handed Indian Ter
ritory, but fearing that he would be
ierrcted out, slowed himself in an empty
box. car ofa north bound freight
The retreats Of the Territory were beaten
in vain by Sheriff Worden, who, from the
sCant clews he had picked up, concluding
that the game had ilown north, went to Sc
dalia aud after inquiriBg, was informed
that 4 negro answering the description
of Shack had been observed in the
vicinity OF Clinton, about forty
miles from Sedalia, and was in the employ of
a farmer, Proceeding thither the sheriff
pounced upon the astOnishcd negro, and
brought him away, On February 2lst, al-
ter lair trial before Judge Bedsoe, in the
district court of Collin county, Shack was
convicted Of murder in the first degree, and
the death penalty assessed, lie appealed
but The judgment oi the lower court was
sustained, and sentence was passed upon
him. The doomed man then began to con
slider the adyisability Of preparing for his
departure from this vale Of tears, and sue
ceedcd in convincing himself IL not others,
that he was ready Tor TO CO.,