Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-20
WANTED 70 DIE.
A MissisaIppian, out Of Money and Away
From Home aud Friends. Determ-
ines to shuttle on ! his MUrtsi
Coil but ia IreVented.

Yesterday morning about nine
o'clock II man entered A. j. Anderson :
gun store on Houston street audDasked
| MI. ID. j. Pritchett, who was in the
front part of the store, to show him
some pistols. Mr.. Prtchett took u
fine revolver out of the case
and handed IL to him.
After eXami ling it fora moment, lie
handed it back to him, telling him to
load it and lay 1t aside, and he would
call for il in about an hour, that he
had to go out to attend to some bust.
ness. He then left and Mr. Pfiteheit
loaded the revolver and laid it aside
bout ii O'Clock the man returned,
and said to Mr.. Pritrhet: "Have
you got that pistol readS?"
Mr.. Pritchett, for reply.
picked up the weapon and handed il
to him. He asked, lis il loaded?r
Mr.. Pritchett told him that II was
The man placed the barrel of the re-
volver against his left breast, when
MIR. Pritchett exclaimed, 'Mv God
man, what are you going to d, ?" He
responded, ~ am going to kill N.Y.
self" Mr.. Prilchett quickly reached
across the case, grabbed hold of the
barrel, and deXterously turned it
To one side, at the same. time saving
What do you want to do that ior ?''
He replied, - am here broke; have
had great trouble, and | want to die. ~
He threw down little wad of pappr
on the case rs he spoke. Mr.. Pritchett
succeeded in getting the pistol away
from him, under promise of returning
1t, and extracting the cartridges put il
away. He had short conversation
with him, the man telling him h. had
heen lately working for Petty d Free
man, but had quit lately.
The paper was leaf of ordinary
note paper, folded several times. and
All III wad very dirty on the surface
showing rs il it had been carrie i'm
the pocket for two or three week
alongside of other articles. on ON.
| page was written in violet ink and
b'dl y blotted ut the bottom, the fol-
lowing:
"My name is II. C. Nesbit. NV
home is ut Nesbit, DeSuto county
| NJ 50.
p. $: l have had more trouble than
| can bear. l wish my body shipped
nome nave not n dollar with M.
My father is II prominent man. nv
troubles are such that | can't comu,i-
nicate with my friends.
L, c. NEsRIT."
On the other page was the following
In black ink: IN b. Iwi~h n metal
lie case. not to cost more than Ion
Send G o ID. If You do not believe
me send dispatch to Il, $. Neshit, Nes-
bll, DeSot" county, Miss"
The man tried to get the pistol bacl,
nut falling, left. After he lefr, he met
some young men and asked fol a dim.
ihey. questioned HIM and gave nm
his dinner.
Mr. Pri'chett described him as n
heavy man, of low stature. about n, mr.
30 years old He smelt liauor ON his
breath, hut says he was not drunk,
About | O'clock he came back and
asked for the note, aging he didn'r
"ahl me newspapers 10 get hold Of il.
nut 1t was NOT then in Mr. Prirhetlis
possession. Lnter in the dny
about O'Clock, he again
entered the store, md begged Dit
Dusty for the pistol swearing he
would kill himself, and saying that he
might ~ well lei him have the pistol
"s he would get one from 81 mnbndv
else anyhow, ifhe refused him. Hewss
aIterward arrested aud locked up h,
prevent him from doing himself
harm. He will DOUBTLESS be thurn,Ioh. |
" ashamed Of himself 10y this Morn
ing, and take more rational view of 4
life va