The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-14
School Lands Adds to the Menu.


II
city, and kept bar for Patty King, who's
saloon was In the building at the southeas
corner of Elm and Jefferson streets, a
present occupied by Messrs. Wordan 4
Smith as a blacksmith shop. He afterward
went to Decatur, the capital of Wise coun
ty, where he embarked in the saloon bust
ness. He was hung in the Old iail-yard at
old Albuquerque, two miles from Albu.
querIue. II was arranged to hang him in
the exposition building, nut the citizens
protested. A large body OF militia was on
the ground to preserve order. IarbeTy
passed most Of the time of his closing days
In playing the fiddle Ill the jail but as the
hour approached weakened, and was
strengthened by stimulants, Only officials
and reporters were admitted.
Milton Yarberry was about Al years OF
age and had tall, lean body, small, poor
ly developed head, keen gray eyes. and was
uDprepossessing in appearance. He was q
native of Texas, and spent most of his ear
ly life at Decatur, Wise county. Milton
was a cowboy, rough, and gambler. He
got into difficulty with ireghter, killed
him, and fled to Fort Smith, Arkansas
There be met the notorious desperadoes
Dave Rudabaugh and Dave Matthews, and
joined them in the robbiDg business. Near
that place Yarberry shot and killed drov-
or who refused 10 be robbed. The trio then
parted, Yaiberry fleeing to Texarkana.
Here he dodge from one state to the other,
sometimes sleeping in Texas, some
times in Arkansas. Finally, in Arkansas,
he killed a man whom he thought
was detective, but who proved
to be an inolensiye traveller. Nothing was
done about the murder at the time. The
town was full OF cut-throats and thieves,
and life was held cheaply.. Yarberry, as
usual, began boasting of his crimes. The
authorities made inquiries, and he again
fled, this time to Dodge City, Kansas. From
Dodge City he went to Canyon City, Colo
RADIO, Here he operated variety show,
got in debt to everybody he could, and
jumped the town. In 1879 Yarberry went
70 Las Vegas. There, in connection with
Mexican woman, who went by the name OF
Steamboat" he ran dance hall, which
proved a financial failure, and Yarberry
moved to the front of the railroad, which at
that time had not reached Albuquerque.
About the time of his leaving a
freighter was killed and robbed of 500
near Las Vegas, Yarberry was suspected,
but there was no proof that he had COM
mtted the crime. Next Yarberry was at
Albuquerque, with his pockets full of
money. At that time the new town was
just being organized, and Yarberry came
to the front as a politician, and was mp
pointed constable of the precinct. In a
short time he killed Henry Brown, Of Nash
vile, Tennessee, but through the incapac-
ity OF the jury, was acquitted. Having got
ton off SO easily, he thought it would be no
cause of complaint ii he killed whomsoever
he chose. and soon after his acquittal for
the Brown murder he shot aud killed
Charles Campbell, carpenter, employed at
the atlantic & Pacific yards. There has
never been reason given why he killed
Campbell, not even knowing the man.
He shot HON in the back, and soon boosted
OF his deed. Had it not been Tor a strong
movement on the part Of the business men
OF the city, farberry would have been.hung
at the time of this murder, but better
Judgment prevailed. Thus another one of
the gang OF BILLY the KID has run his
course.
A newspaper received by an acquaintance
OF the doomed man gives the following &C.
count OF
THE HANGING:
"At fifteen minutes before o'clock Chief
Howe read the death-warrant. Yarberry
during the reading kept his eye on the Off
Ger constantly and seemed not at all affected
by it. After it had been concluded he stood
ersct and, cycling the crowd that faced him,
spoke as follows: You are going to hang
Milt Yarberry. You are going to hang him
not for the murder OF Campbell, but for the
killing Of Brown. There is Colonel Bell
mounting him out among the crowd what
did he say Come around, Bell, so
car, see you, don't hide your
face. What did he say to Sheriff
Whitehall when he asked him what was
done with the duputy sheriff that killed
~. hall untI tt,n In s,,t N
Jail, and the s-n of b. ought to hang.
Whitehall told him that they ought to give
Yarberry reward for killing such char
acter. Brown struck town as a bad man.
Bell is brother of the Judge. He said,
you so ahead and hang Yarberry; he
killed Ex-Governor Browns SON. was
perfectly justified in killing both men, and
there are several men right here who know
it. Several citizens told me, Brown Is
going to kill you: look out for him. l
wanted to evade difficulty with him,
but was not going to hide in back
room. What did Tom Phelan cay in the
now. lie said to Judge Trimble if he would
dip into the affair too much they would
hang him up. Milt, you killed Ex-Governor
Browns son, and We will help to hang you
can point out several who know In their
hearts | was justified. Whitehall tele.
graphcd TO Mr.. Sheldon about Campbell
killing the Chinaman. He shot him and hi,
bowels ran out. That is the word. Ons
night Campbell, when at his boarding
house here,
BOUGHT roRfy.rvE sIx.snoorER,
and when someone asked him what he wal
going to do with II, he said III am goin,
TO take in the town; this is my night out
Yarberry went on and told about tn,
N,Nhall p,nrtar mill la vwuo ;uto,,<, q.
that the time was growing short. "Let M
finish" he said, and coolly continued witt
his narrative. AT precisely half a minut
before o'clock his hat was taken from hi
. head, his feet having been previously boun,
together, the moose was adjusted and b
was compelled to stop speaking. The blac
cap was drawn down over his face by Archi
Hilton. A second before the signal wa
given, Yarberry said, well, you are go n
TO hang an innocent man." Scarcely ha
these words escaped his lips when the sign,
was given, the rope which held the weigl
was cut, and Yarberry shot into the al
The Jerk was so sharp and sudden that h
head struck the cross.beam of the scailol
aud he again dropped until he took u
the slack OF the rope, aud RENAME
dangling in the air. The mans nee
was broken by the shock and the crackin
d OF the joints could be plainly heard. va
berry made statement to a friend, au
told him his real name, which Is Meth
Ysrberry nor johnson, although he d
not deny having once passed under Il
name Of Johnson. He said he was fro
Walnut Ridge, Randolph county, Arka
sas, and that he now has three cousins II
ing ut that place, He claimed to be 4
SOU Of respectable parents, and II was out
respect to their memory that he refused
allow hisnayne to be made public. He d
not know whether they were now living
not. lie assorted positively that the or
men be ever killed were Brown and Can