The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-24

midway between Burlinsame and Topeka,
lie did not care TO be taken home for burial
No amount persuasion could induce him
TO tell who "Aunty, - by whom the letter was
written, was. After death coroner's jury
was impanncled before Justice Edwards,
and the following verdict rendered
State Of Texas Dallas county.
An inquest helG at the st. George Hotel,
in the city of Dallas, county and State
aforesaid on January -, lSS9, held by w.
NJ. Edwards, Justice OF the Peace, acting
Coroner, in and for said county. upon view
ing the dead body OF one IL, A. Little, upon
the oaths of T. G. Bailey, II, p. Aunspaugh,
Val. Winston, VIM. Bradshaw, A. Barber.
and j. Q. Gillespie, good and lawful jurors of
Dallas county, who being in due form sworn
say that the deceased. III. A. Little,
came TO his death in the city of Dal-
las, county and State aforesaid, about half
past II o'clock p. m, January -, 1882, from
the effects of a pistol wound, the pistol be-
ing in the hands of one Theodore Parker,
and was by him taken from Little while
Little was attempting to rob the hotel safe
on the night of January p, 1882, about half
past IL o'clock p. M, and we are OF the
opinion that the said 7. +. Parker was war
ranted by the facts and justified in the act
of shooting.
Mr.. Parker was released on $500 bond.
Little's body was turned over to Underta-
ker Ed Smith, who still has it in charge
awaiting information, if it is possible to re-
ceive any, from friends or relatives, as to
what disposition to make of
the remains. Little had on his person
when shot $3l.25, and few
miner effects. The dead man has promi-
nent scar on his left hand, evidently caused
by burn or scald. He also has scar
on the left side Of the stomach, like small
bullet had entered, and directly opposite,
on the right side of the stomach, scar as
If the bullet had come out there. Little's
description is: six feet high, heavy set,
prominent cheek bones, sharp nose large
nostrils, light blue eyes, heavy
head of dark brown hair, growing very
low down on the forehead, no beard, but
very heavy unshaved growth of about
q week or ten days. These minute descrip-
tions, memoranda and the letter ana ring,
may lead to his identity. 1t is said that as
he fell from the effects of Parker's shot, he
called out Jack, Jack, oh, Jack % and
that parties who went to the back door of
the st. George hotel saw n man run through
the vacant lot to Commerce street and
disappear. How correct this rumor is, we
Know not, but if true, it goes to show that
Little had confederate waiting on the
outside while he should commit the crime
1t is also said that about an hour before
he attempted the safe robbery he APP
preached hack-driver and asked how
much he would charge him to drive him to
underwood's saloon, near the Central Rail-
road track, saying he had box up there
he wanted to 90 after. For some reason he
did not engage the hack For a short time
before Little died, he made periodical calls
OF " George, George" Come here,
George" There is great amount of mys-
terry about IL. A. Littles identity.
Lives of great men always remind us
that we are all subject to die, says an ex-
change, but never cough yourself away as
long as you can raise 25 cents Tor bottle o f
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