The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-06

erous gift to the city. Appropriate and per.
tinent remarks were made by Professors
Gwinn and Settlers, when the following
resolutions were introduced and unan.
imously adopted:
First-That we heartily aud sincerely
thank Mr.. Ball for this unsolicited proof Of
his appreciation Of public school education.
second-That We recognize this act as
marking an epoch in the progress of both
our city and state, and that we are proud
that townsman OF ours should be the first
to do for education In Texas what Peabody,
Girard, Cooper and others have done In
their respective states.
Third-We hail this as an evidence of a
growing. feeling among our best citizens
that Galveston is something more than a
mere 5eld for the display of financial ablli.
", aud that her moral and intellectual
progress, bound up as 1t Is with her educa-
tlonal interests, Is attracting the attention
OF our substantial citizens.
fourth-Ihat We respectfully request
that the building be called the George Ball
high.school.
Flhh-that copy of these resolutions be
drafted and presented to Mr.. Ball, and fur
nished the press republication.
Signedl ii LEE SELLERS, Pres't.
MARY j. WALKER, Sec'y.
SALVEsroN, June 5.-fSpecial l-E,r'y
TINS morning the warden at the county laii
discovered one Of the prisoners hanging
dead in the cell with handkerchief about
his neck, apparently lifeless. Upon inycs-
ugation 1t was found that one end OF the
handkerchief had been tied aronnd bis
throat and the other end fastened 10 the
upper bunk of the cell. Indications were
That the man had thus tied the knots
standing up and had then thrown himself
knAA0 IN aufn L. A. Ia. L.. ~
manner as to produce straugulatiOn.
When found the body was cold and it was
apparent that he had been dead some
hours, The man was supposed to be be.
tween oo and 90 years OF age, was known as
rnomas Mi'burn and had been in
JAIL for nearly two months as lunatic. No
one could be found who knew anything Of
MS history or whether be had any family
connections. All that could be learned
was that he had been placed In Jail on the
charge OF insanity April 10th, and that
during his confinement he has been rather
quiet and peculiar, seldom speaking to any
one but generally promenading about the
Jail In moody and troubled sort of man.
ner.
Martha hector, the colored woman who
shot herself with a pistol yesterday morn
ing, fingered until O'Clock this morning,
when. death relieved her suiferings. The
grandmother Of the unfortunate woman
said to your reporter this morning, when
she entered the room soon, after the shooi-
ing she asked her granddaughter, "Mar.
tina, what have you done?" She replied,
Grandma, | had a crazy fit and took pis
to land tried to kill myself. tried to shoot
my brains out because didn,t wish to live
any longer. III had known was going
to suffer this way wouldn't have done il,
am sorry did do It and If God spares me
this time I'll never do II again." This is
about the substance of what she is..reported
to have said at intervals between the time
OF the shooting and the moment when
death intervened. II Is also reported
that she said several times TO
her husband, Ike Rector, "You
know why l did It," but never indicated to
aiy one else, what the reason was. The
grandmother says Martha was about 1s
years Of age and was raised ON Double
Bayou. Being country raised" said she
she didn't know anything about city ways
and she wasn't satisfied" She was nothing
hut girl. II she had been woman she
wouldn't have been so foolish" No inquest
was held, which excites comment, as Il /,
badly. ""'
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