The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-16
RlOOdy Revenge.

Bloody Revenge.
GALVESTON, Aug. 13.-[Special.l-Aoout
1890 o'clock last night Mrs. Fred Tate was
awakened by hearing a noise, which
sounded as though some one was choking.
A moment later she heard threat and saw
her husband, who had been sleeping on
pallet on the floor, rush out into the street
with only sheet wrapped about him.
She also saw in the dim moonlight the
shadow of another form little distance OIL,
and one man apparently pursuing another.
Arising from her bed, she gathered
up her husbands pantaioons and
started out into the street to over
take him and give them to him;
After going short distance she discovered
something white lying in the street, which,
upon examination, proved to be her nus
band wrapped in sheet and liteless. Her
cries soon startled the neighbors, and in
little while there were number OF persons,
MANY of whom had heard the report OF the
pistol, upon the scene. From what could be
learned from those present, 1T appears that
about the hour mentioned man, supposed
to be John Arto, of Houston, went to the
house OF Fred Tate, and while
he was sleeping on the floor
assaulted him with murderous intent,
and that thereupon Tate rose to his feet
and started to grapple with him, when his
assailant fled. Tate started in pursuit., and
when short distance from the house was
fired upon and instantly killed. 1t is said
two shot were fired, but only one took
effect, and that in the left side of the face
inst underneath the cheek-bone. These
are substantially the facts as narrated, and
point Enthusiastically to John Arto as the
murderer. 1t appears further that Arto
married step-daughter OF Tate some
years ago, and that the , cou,
TREMENDOUSLY together. Some two or
three years ago Arto's alleged Ill treat
ment caused his wife to leave him and go
back to her mother, and 1t is said that at
time Tate administered q sound threshlng
to the husband of his step-daughter. This
was not resented at the time, bur Arto is
reported to have said then and to have re
peated many times sfterward, that he
would get his revenge. On Tuesday last,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arto, who have been living
at Houston for some time, had another
disagreement, which resulted in the
wife leaving him and coming back
| to Galveston. Last evening Arto followed,
and few hours after his arrival his wife's
| St p-father was a corpse. At the inquest
| held by Justice Spann this morning, Mrs.
Emma Tate, wife Of the deceased, testified
as follows 81 know only this in relation
| to my husbands death: He was in the
habit of sleeping Oh pallet on the hoor
with his little son, in front OF the door; last
night he slept there as usual; about l23O
O'Clock / was awakened by noise
that sounded to me as though some
one was choking, and l heard my
husband, Fred Tate, say will catch you,
damn: you; then he threw the sheet
around him and started out after the In
! lruder, The shadow Oh shape "a whom 4
could see: in a few seconds afterwards !
he ard pistol shot; went outside and
found my husband lying. on the ground,
face downward, dead. IL IS my hrm BELLE
III At Arto, of Houston, killed my husband
he has time and again threatened t. do So
be told George Danovitch, OF Houston,
| that he would do so, and has made the re
mark TO my daughter several times
he was in Galveston last evening; he has
made the remark that he would kill Fred
Tate and that he had the money to cleai
him."
Mrs. Ella Arto, wife of the alleged muir.
derer. in her testimony stated; II slept
across the street at Mrs. Longs; / was
awakened by a noise as of persons quarrel.
ing: / could not recognize the voices:
heard some one say, son Of and III
stantly there was report OF q pistol, and
few minutes afterwards 1 heard my
nd blood between the deceased and
nv hnshsnd mas often remarked that be
would get hts revenge out of him; the last
time saw nv husband was on Tuesday
last. In Houston; we had a misunderstand
/ ing. and left and came down here"
/ Fred Smith testified that be had met
John Arto at Toley's garden, foot Of Sixth
street, and at the beach at 9:45 p. m, ano
that Alto informed him that he had passed
nv Fred Tate's house during the evening
and that he had come down from Houston OF
the O'Clock train, and was going back on
the 10 d. m. train. They were the only
witnesses examined. The inquest beinf
adjourned until 4 D. m. to-day, but the IA
nerai Of Tate taking place ct that hour. anc
material witnesses and one Of the jurors be
ing absent, IL was postponed until 10 a. m
Tomorrow. ArtO, after hring the fata
shot, ran back to Toley's garden and re
NAMED in concealment until time 70 TAX
the 4 a. m. train for Houston, where b.
keepsR restaurant, be polce, VINO NeIs
ipn the alert captured him - ne steppes
upon the platform at the Union depot
and immediateiyt dissrmed him OF
44-cslfber revolver, boil dog pattern, ron
which il w4s evident tvo sb0ts bad been bu
recently fired. When interTogafed 81
admitted entering Tate's house but say
be thought IT was his wife that We
lying in The hallway, but vhsn be got u
and took hold Of the person he found II wA
Tate. who made q grab 81 him, when b
broke and ran with Tate In hot pursuii
. irving 10 catch him and threatening bodill
violence when be turned en5 fred 81 BIN
4 in sslf-defense. Arto is IN ltehan an.
IL new in close confinement
belief Il entertained By some that be has q
sccompiice. and the MISTER = being siite'
tborourhly By the sutbOr1ties- 1ate Ess
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