The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-27
MOUND CITY MATTERS.
The lirodicker Double Murder-ihe
Mystery Yet dissolved.
The Recherche Reception 10 Irving
and Miss Terry.
Small Talk and shr,wd Snrmise

The sensational Happening OF the week
was the murder Of Louis doker AID bis
Young wife. Louis was farm hand ana
lived IN log cabin near the village OF ZEN
ton, ten mites from s.. Louis Six weeks
ago he came into the city aud married Jo'
sephine Glati. She was then miss OF Is,
and lived AS "A domestic In the family Of
Henry BeTnmes.er NJ No. 1904 Hickory
street. Theirs Area love match Ihty
had attended the village school together
and lef IL to 20 out into the world ana earn
their bread. Louis worked upon the eur
rounding farms, aud though steady nnd m
dus,r,ous, earned but poor living. His
sveetbeart was but httls better cd ana
when he c.me lew weeks ago to 'sgo her
AS his wife she went happily and wiIlnsly.
Their new home was * chpih U, W.
rooms. and was very posrT iurnlshed -"
yut tbty lived hrppily s.d PAID out niue
attention 10 their utlghb1r aualP' Oh
W,dr,.day piOruinr Louis HildebfAuai,
relahhor VI Bodickrrs was riilue IN the
road wneu he happened 10 see Tue uoor OF
the log 'as!n slshd'IF W. upg.' ~
tbourht this strange Tor the wealher was
cold buih, id not sop 20 MAKE enquiries.
Tn,u ms return home, seeing tbs door
IN the aame position as before ne tnought
perhaps the l. ldicker's were away 'lsNuf,
and that their house hni been eultTea w
tramp,. To ascertain i1.' what was mo
matter he dismolnted, nlcled MS morse l'
~, fence. and then wsikei TO the ctoin
door Tie first thing that met his
eyes there was the dead body OF the brds
OF A few weeks before. Her feet were pare
and she wore nothing but her hlSht gown.
Her facs aud head were oloody, and her
long hnir hung matted and tangled. Hi
d,brandt walked through the 'front.' room
and into the other apartment Anu thsre no
saw Bodcksr's bojy lying upon the neu'
His neck was all torn hnd nloouy anu an
axe that stood leaLing a-alhsL ne WASH
st.rd ioid nlainly what weapon had beon
used There was mat lyi az upon the noor
Of the other room aud pillow ana nsu-
clothing living around. Ia moment M
dero.andt OWNED tho truth SONS ono
had been the Bodickers guest the nlE1t
before In The middle Of the nlght thls
vnost had arisen aud taken Bodicser's lie.
The noise msde IN doing his al nwhkeuej
the Young wife ana she hai lied froFl tno
house. Hor husbands murderer hau Io.-
lowed her, hit her on ih1 mead WIN M AAe'
and then TO prevent the news ol 'he :"
der surtadiue too Quickly, had drsEsou icf
ufele,. body back 10 TIE poor home atu le't
il There. Tho murderer len % cue pc
mind rAcept a shirt whicn hr replaced "ill
one ironi th9 wardrobe ot lne mu'usItH
man rhs shir. he leit wa dirty, ana 'oF
tlfs reason u IS N-lNf 'A ma
t,ariJwho was given shelter by Boo. k'r
and VIE Tuat robbery was tue m'tNe
which led to the MURDER was evident az
FIST glance by the lac. that all the drawers
in tho house were ynnsAcktd ana Ihe p1o'-
cts %. all = otaiug lrnrd lualue "u''
Henry Irving sod l. ZEN t'rry haye bttn
here ali week All the cd ics -uy lrV,nt 10
the best actor thnt "a ever wired ; TO LOUIS
since the DAVIS If Forrest. H1ls nrphonLc.
ed tha superior Il McCu ugh, Boon "td
Barrett aud that class. As I'sule n's th'
rrcement here is proving n very pr-nLdo'e
one, crowded houses at dnub'e prices nelHs
the ruie ali week. On Wednesday The ac' #
and actrsss we're rendered reception oy lne
Elks club. The club room was mhshlu-
Gently decorated TOR the OCCASION ani unu'r
the Stars aud stripes aud ElShsh unlot luk
the engrayiugs OF Irving end MISS Terry
were placed, while as u further complainant
to their nativity, the Englisa coat o! arms
was display ei above their pictures, "n'ls
beneath in All oval basket oil roses WIN
background Of immorteles we're wrought
the words In purple immor e'let' Weicome
to Our Guests" Mr. Irving and Miss er,
~ uiG not reach the reception room unul
after their performance when thry were
rendered very warm greetng, Mlss ct
~ wore wh''e silk slip, With Soanish lacs
flowing W hite orocade, aud at Inc BACK rich
crushed strawberry and white, a Ia Waeau'
Her only ornament was necklace OF pearls
and Mt her throat she wore bunch OF
roses. The entertainment drew together IA
splendid Assem- olsge and lasted unliI after
midnight.
whose reSid.uce was at No. 2i53 South
broadway has created something OF sens
sation IN tne south end OF tow by leaving
the city ia mSsterlou. manner aud host
OF creditors behind. NothihE would nave
been known OF his abseLcs oui Tor the lac
TINT several of those pprs1' who had trust
ed him called at the office ct re gs- ant
prostcnting attorney aud asked fora war
rant TOR the tuci Or's arrest upon cnarZr 81
Illegally disposing .ot morterg5d ptopefIi'
This va suIprse the punlc prose-
tor who had kuONn Dr.. Me,tr IS u ishs
Young physiclan whose nos! ION a. a-s'staui
surgeun a, the Home Of the Fr-ndle.s had
help,d to give him good Biuudi ~. luVea'
tiga'i0n proved that the doctors lroupie
commenced when he m'rried avoung Ger
msu ga. .4lGat n,s WI ' = chl'" Nas up'u
to them when still lves, bat even this :aet
did NOT aft ct the doctors iislike OF his vile
and he refused 10 i've with her. She brought
suit against him, Dut even thbt lalitd 10
bring him to time. IL appears that olue'
eyed iair.h aired grasa widow was tue cause
OF his not liking ms wife. This iatr-haircd
creature was II an x'r'vaEaut turn oil
mind aud r. was evidently THIS trAit tthl
brought the doctor to gr'ei. Just heiOre
Cnristmns ne CllIed upon leading diamond
broker aud succeeded IN getting pair ~
diamond earrings Nhiutu ~ ff'J "'thph.
having cash Tor them lie also got sral
skin cloak vaiueda 500 rom welt known
furrier. aud gave the latter his note Tor the
payment OF the same. Then ho Launched
out into equal OK raYdg !ncei unti' no was
forced TO mortgage bis morse and buggy, a.
well a. other property which he sIose-
ousntly disposed OF iOr cash. As tins "a
penite gtiary of q SO atfer c mmittitg 10 h-
perhaps thought it Wol'd be best 10 emf
crate and he has done this HIS creditors
iutend following aud y oseCutiug him, hnv-
ing besu informed that he mas gone TO love.
They are sas SIZED, however. that his 'rouDIs
are the result. of his ptramout craving
for money aud The elegaucies ina IA Dney
can purchase. As far a. known, ten bus
ness rnen have Complaints TO make against
the mi.sins medicn.
General II ,nc1ck has been paying u visit
TO his friends ia this city. after successful
HINT for heath in California. The general
on being complimented upon the grace ot
his ii yure by n brother officer 'ne other day
made the company laugh by stating that ne
wanted all people who had never seen MN
10 Judge of his looks BY the pictures pub
lished 10 the dem octatic papers during the
Iast presidential e lmpaign. ut vast re
publican papers," he said, (which paraded
ne as the mountainous monstrositv"
Whether or not L s defeat was to be sttrib1-
ted TO the pictorial MISREPRESENTATION, ne
c,uld no, eay, but IL was verv evident that
he Thought il mi ht have had something 10
do wish the result. ,,,
General sherman retired TO h 8 residenc-
nm Garrison avenue, Thursday morning. VI
Ter so extended tour Of the east. To an IL.
t.ryleger he repeated the statement re was
reuorted 10 have made in WashinRtsn Ia
skrI.f' ~ that no measure brought TO bear