The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-07
GALVESTON,

RESOLUTIONS Expressive of Qualification
and Gratitude TO MIR. George BatI.-A
Lunatlo suioides-The Wounded Negroes
Dies.
GALVESTON June 5.-[Speoial. THE
muniilcent proposition made by Mr.. George
Ball to appropriate $50 900 TO erect public
school building was the topic of general
conversation in all circles and generously
commended. The Galveston Public School
teachers association held called meeting
this afternoon for tine purpose of expressing
their hearty appreciation. of Mr.. Balls gen
erous gift to the city. Appropr ate and per.
tinent remarks were made by Wofessors
Gwinn and Settlers, when the following
resolutions were introduced and unan-
imously adopted:
First-That we heartily and sincerely
thank Mr.. Ball for this unsolicited proof of
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 aeld for the display of financial abili-
ty, and that her moral and intellectual
progress, bound up as it Is with her educa-
tiopal interests, is attracting the attention
Of our substantial citizens.
Fourth-That we respectfully request
that the building be called the George Ball
high-schoo.
FifJh-that a copy of these resolutions be
drafted and presented to Mr. Ball, and fur
nished the press for publication.
TSigned III LEE SELLERS, Prest.
MARY j. WALKER. Sec'y.
GALVESTON, June Especial EARLY
this morning the warden at the county Jail
discovered one of the prisoners hanging
dead in the cell with handkerchief about
his neck, apparently liieless. Upon inves-
tigation it was found that one end of the
handkerchief had been tied around his
throat and the other end fastened to the
upper bunk of the cell. Indications were
that the man had thus tied the knots
standing up and had then thrown himself
on his knees, drawn his head down in such
manner as to produce strangulation.
When found the body was cold and it was
hours. The man was supposed to be be-
tween so and GO years of age, was known as
Thomas Milburn and had been in
jail for nearly two months as lunatic. No
one could be found who knew anything OF
his 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 Rector, the colored woman who
shot herself with pistol yesterday morn
ing, fingered until o'clock this morning,
when death relieved her sufferings. The
grandmother of the unfortunate woman
SAID to your reporter this morning, when
she entered the room soon, after the shoot
ing she asked her granddaughter MAR
tina, what have you done?" She replied,
Grandma, had crazy fit and took pts
to land tried to kill myself. l tried to shoot
any longer. If l had known l was going
to suffer this way wouldn't have done it.
am sorry did do it and if God spares me
this time I'll never do it 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 INTERVIEWED. 1t is also reported
that she said several times to
her husband, Ike Rector, "You
know why did it," but never indicated to
~ one else what the reason was. The
grandmother says Martha was about IS
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
but girl. If she had been woman she
wouldn't have been so foolish" No inquest
was held, which excites comment, as it is
now known that Rector treated his wife
Another smallpox patient died last night