The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-07
DC'NE AT DENlS0N.
An Excited rhrong Brandishiug CLEANS
ing Reyol,ers Attempt TO
Seize Henry Burke, but the Brave
Band Stand at Bay.
Father of the Unfortunate Girl Runs
Him TO Cover.
The Engineer Opens the Throttle and
the Train Speeds
Away, Leaving the Mob to Nurse Their
Anger.
Disgusting and Damning Details OF
the Evidence Adduced.
Bailed In the Paltry Sum of $1,000.

Bailed In the Paltry Sum of $1,000.
DENIsoN, June 6.--lSpecial.
sun shone down upon the most excited
scene ever witnessed in penison. Henry
Burke was brought over from Sherman, at
noon, by Sheriff Douglass and special dep
uties and taken to Rats hotel, followed by
a large mob, thence up the front stairs, down
back through the alley TO the Southern
hotel, into front room in quiet corner of
the house, and guarded by two officers.
AT the trial his attorney waived personal
appearance, and it was decided
that it was best to return him al once
to Sherman. When the party arrived at
the railroad crossing the ilagmen informed
them the Sherman train had gone. At
once, Burke, who was very pale and great
ly excited, made several leaps for the
Mineola train, then about starting, the
posse in a run after him. He boarded the
front coach and hid beneath seat the
officers all taking position on the platform.
Then came at full run mob of 200 men,
flashing reyolvers, with Bayless in the lead. .
Bayless passed around the front OF the en-
gine, boarded the platform on the other
side with a cooked revolver in his hand
and another ready. As he did so four officers
covered him with revolvers. but unmindful
OF these, and the fact that the yardmen had
given the signal for full head of steam he
was forcing bis way into the coach when
some grabbed him from behind and pulled
him Off the train, which had Stacked up by
a Sin at frAn Of oh
Again the train shot ahead at terrific speed
The yard master had opened the gate at
Central crossing, and away she sped, leav-
ing the mob discomttted. Report has IL
that Burke will be taken to Dallas. The
sheriff said 1t would be over his dead body
If they got the prisoner, and was badly
sha ken up,
TIE TRIAL.
Long before the hour set for the trial the
hall was filled with crowd of eager and
excited men. AT 1:45 counsel announced
ready. BY mutual agreement, personal
appearance was waived, the prisoners
counsel stating he was sure from what he
had learned on the streets defendant would
not leave alive. He wanted to offer no OBJ
stacle to fair and impartial trial. The
| state then read two complaints, one for SO.
duction and the other for rape, and it was
| agreed that the evidence to be offered should
stand good in either case and no advantage
be taken of informalities. Here a loud
voice in the rear room called Bayless, who
went out, with what purpose has been de-
, tailed already.l
The defense claims defect in the seduc.
tion complaint, in that il did not alege a
promise to marry, which was at once rem
edied, upon which plea OF not guilty was
entered.
The state then proceeded TO read the afl.
davits.
In addition to those given at the inquest
were the following.
James Taylor, night clerk of the Binkley
house, swore to 'roomlngh the party In
double rooms, Nos. s and 10, Miss Bayless
being given 10; that considera Die beer was
taken to these rooms; the party left in time
for the ll.30 traib he with man named
Martin saw the party come down stairs. the
women were so drunk they stumbled and
the men putting arms about their waists
supported them the girls waved their hands
about their heads anu shouted; he and Mar.
tin then went to their rooms and found
them very much disordered; the beds were
used; also, the towels and water; saw
thirteen empty beer bottles in the rooms.
the party did not come down after supper
Charles Anthony, day porter at the BinL-
ley, swore he took four bottles of beer TO
rooms and 10 at o'clock in the after.
noon, and at four more, at 1880 four
more.
James Fitzgerald, waiter ut the same
house, says he took twelve bottle OF beer,
one champagne to rooms 8 and 10 between
supper and IL, found the door locked each
time aud the middle doors closed went to
room s each time; but once to 10 because
that bell rung; received an order Tor a
bottle of wine and a$5 bill when he re
turned with the wine he was given a
quarter and told to say nothing; the man
who came to the door (Burke) was undressed
there was no light in the room 10 then, but
one in the hall and in s.
Nellie Douglass. chambermaid swore
she showed the parties TO rooms s
and 10 before supper; they had music
and dancing in the parlor before
they took the rooms; everything was in
order; after they were gone she found the
beds had been used, the ticks pressed down
spreads in disorder, the towels and water
used, and lot of empty beer bottles in
she looked through and saw the
middle doors closed; did not see
parties leave the rooms after snnper.
FredHughe's and Miss Moo e. i,tatements
were as given at the inquest.
Then Bayless, having returned to the
court room looking excited and furions
was sworn, and showed two letters. wbicS
he said were in his dead deuphter's wri,inv
They were ofIared In evidence bnt ~ hc
kent from the public. As yonr renor,er
was about to get them thew were sesed bu
Deckers, states attorney and witbdrawyn
from The court files.
Ravless swore he first saw Durte IN. Inv
knew he had been acquainted with hi,
dauphtpr six weeks Thursday tvo weeku
AGO. mis- daughter iokinplv iold H him 'ens hs
wsonld asU m b,vs te get him new main u on n' stn ne
wbr If sbe was coing N Ieavap sha raai;nss Ii;ns
she was. Bayless then asked II sbe was
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