Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-02
DnuNK ANp RoBBED.
saturdays Big sieai--The victims state
inert-A Part Of the Thiesing Gang
Under Arrest 1'he Police on the
Track ~ the Eest--probabio
breaking rp of the Rob

IrNtk Nt ltit AsFNt--t iN's+'''
breaking Up of the Rob
bef's Nest
The Gigantic robbery of Saturday
evening was The theme of conversation
among all circles ia the city yesterday.
The holiness OF the deed,
and weakness Of the victim and
the unscrupulouanc-s Of the robbers
was cominented on bynll, and the gem
pral verdict 0f The people is that COM
mon honesty as wel as common de-
cency demands the entire breaking up
Of the notorious quarter when the decd
was perpetrated it " hardly neces-
sgry to state that the dive where the
Tobbing was committed is situated IN
'Hell's -UalfAcre.p 1t is settled
almost beyond dispute in the minds OF
the police that john Galloway pro-
prietor of the Star saloon on the cor
acr OF Main and Twelfth streets,
William Cooper, chief Of the
gambling dive on Twelfth street,
two doors behind the Arcade saloon,
and three employees of the latter,
names Bot known, are the men that
did the robbing. Gallow0yHnd Cooper
were arrested Yesterday morning, and
[ last evening dispatch was received
liOJu W itAiiAtA llA1 'AtAAift- AAtAA iN
member of the gang was arrested
there Yesterday. The police are
! on Il hot trail after the TWO 9TH
/ crs and it is more than
/ probable TINT they will be corralled be-
/ fore to-day is far advanced. Them
( of the victinl'is John hudson ana he is
I from Gruudy county, Missouri, instead
( OF from Indiana rs stated yesterday.
4 He is tolerably young man, probably
not more than thirly-iive years old.
1 He is completely broken up by the
! robbery, and when seen yesterday by
/ a representative OF the GAZErTE, WAY
seemingly a. dCSnhearted "a speciiAen
. of manhood us could hc
rounded up in week. He
/ still sticks to the statement that he
was not drunk, though from inforna-
4 ton received from other sources the
reporter is certain that he was not So
Der. Mr. Hudson also states that he
made no display OF his money. In
this he IS also mistaken, as several
witnesses are willing to testify that
they saw him exhibit it three or four
times. He says the reason he carried
such Il large amount on his person
was because he had made UP his mind
20 leave the city on the next train go
ing north.
The victim Of this robbery was found
at the metropolitan Hotel by the re-
porter, who introduced himself, and
asked him if he was willing to talk of
the affair. He said that he was, and
told in substance tine following tale:
His name is John Hudson, and is from
4 Grundy cognty, Missouri HearTived
in Fort Worth on Thursday last He
has been making tour OF The state
with the view of investing, but seeing
: nothing to suit him had concluded TO
return home. On Saturday, between
twelve and ono O'Clock. he came down
Main street, going to the hotel, and ar
irving opposite the star saloon crossed
{ over and entered with the intention
Of getting glass of beer. There were
several men in the saloon, some OF
them engaged in throwing dice. He
proposed TO the barscep2r 10 throw
ior the beer 70 this the GtUeg aacre9l,
and alter throwing once or twice. an
other man walked up 10 the counter
and asked to be allowed 10 Join in the
game. To this proposition Hudson
asaented. lie states chat after he had
drank three or Eonr glasses Of beer, NJ
else became a blank and he remem-
Nls' lihA4ItfA- Afislb 'tAN ives
With any ciearuess. ne docs rUmcn-
ber that something was said abont a
bet for enc hundred dollars, ana that
he pat up his money bat afterwards
took II down and offered 10 treat
the crowd. lie remembers nothing
after that, apparently Becoming I'M
conscious of all surroundings. When
he awoke from this lethargy he was
sitting IN notorious gambling den,
two doors in the rear of the Arcade
saloon He says that lie was awakened
10y the bartender in the Arcade saloon
and n boy who was in the gambling
saloon. Hudson declares most per-
sislently that WHOM lie entered the
star saloon lie was not under the inflll.
: ence OF Liquor, that he had oaly drank
some two or three glasses of beer pre-
!, yiOus 10 chat and three or four giaSst :
OF beer in the saloon WAS the
extent Of his lbation there He can
not say whether or not the beer which
I he drank in the saloon WAS druqged
but, nj the sane time, he feels certain
TINT he did not drink enough to lntoX-
icate him in the least much less throw
hum IN such a condition that he is una
bic 70 remcDher what happened. He
u equally certain that when he entered
The saloon be did not show amy large
amount Of money, having ut the TIME
: son.e small change in his pocket to use
for his Immediate expenses. Besides
' tilis he had a rocltct-bouk in his hin
pocket, containing between forty and
: fiIiy dollars. This was no, taken, prGh.
/ ably because the thieves failed
i to find it, The money which
/ he lost amounted to .wenty.one
+ hundred dollars, and was contained in
y g red leather pocket book, which he
!, carried IN his inside coat-pocket. THE
: money was made up in three packages
! Of dive hundred dollars each and III,
: other Of eleven hundred dollars.
y From investigations made by the
! GAZETTE reporters yesterday II I.
y almost certain that Hudson WAS NOR,
8 or less under the influence OF liouo
y andeniered the Star saloon TO partak,
y OF more He displayed his wealth anc
job was put up TO rob him o
it. His beer was drugge q
and When he became partially insen
= slble he was taken across the street /,
the gambling den and robbed. Their
= must have been seven or eight person.
y directly or indirectly implicated in In
\ robbery. OF these, TWO sueaked OIL OF