The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-19
THE SADDER SIDE.
Lots Of Light on the Long Islsad
Mystery.
An OCEAN steamer Wrecked - One
Hundred Lives Lest.
rnrnArnrE NuRp.n eorTE..rn.

sundry sploiches and splsshes OF Sin
THr MAgHuE nuRD.R CONTESTED.
HusIHs PoIsr. l.. l., Jan. IS -Ea~sr'
rappan, arrested Tor connection IN th'
Tlsnsend outrsgcs, ooHies,oi that hi'
brother John and himself were concerned
IN the murder OF Mrs. Maybe. and daugh
ter at Brootyills. The following hi, con
lessiou;
IL know who took the lives Of Iydi,
aud Annie Maybeo on the evening OF Nov
ember i7th. IL was John d. rsppau, NV
brother. lie was IN the barn when Mrs,
Maynes came Ga. was not IN the barn.
saw John 20 Ia thu barn. lie We In by
the double doors. was at the front dSOi
my honse when he went "a T. feed tle pigs.
Wnen John clicked the old lady g. death
was nj tue front or the barn. saw him.
He CHOKE her - death on the barn tOor
He caught hir by the arm with one hand
and look hu by the throat vita the other.
saw him do u. | was looking through
tbs door. IL was light enough
Cor me TO see In TIE tliole When
John had her by tho throat the
was on tho ground. When abe
oe me IN for leaves, JOAN was standing In
the stable where tue leaves were, IL took
from ten 70 h'een minutes to
CHOKE MR. TO DEATH.
A tier she was deaf John picked nor up and
Laid her In the bask OF the stable. | saw
him throw same leaves over her. was
s.andlug on tho barn floor very near the
openiug in the door that goes down into
the stab'a. | saw the whole thing myself
A -. Had IAhV IL IN
going 10 wait for Annie. / am going 10
chose her too. II | choke her TOO, no on,
will know about II. Then | can 90 % the
house and get the money Annie ope ned
the barn door about two feet vide. Wnsn
she stepped inside tho door John grabbed
her by The right m and threw her down
on the floor ABOUT three feet from where hs
grabbed her. He held her by The risht
wrist, put his knee upon her leit arm aud
with hiG right hand took her by the throat
She tried 10 get away ffom him. When hs
grabbed her by the arm she Prabbed NJ his
face. She reached his lace end | saw her
hand close over bis nose 'and mouth. She
said. Let me go.' That Is all she said
Then he held her by the throat until
SHE WAS DEAD.
She died In about ten or fifteen minute.
He carried her INFO the stable near her
mother aud covered her all up with leaves
anu siNu. tON, til tuluE w wv hNhrfi
We both went in. At the door Old man
MaybeS saii, who is ther,p Join said its
me- Then we went up stairs 10 Mrs, May
bees room, when Mr.. Maybe Knocked on
the floor stood ny he door and ! SAN
him do IL. Then john came down stair,
and ven, IN front OF Nay bees chair close .c
the hail and ran his hand mp aud dowr
May nee's breast and said, L want that gold
which you had Two years ago May be,
said, | amt got II. au olInd and cam
sec IT,. | know that taid John. Johr
then said,
4 MUST KILL you THEN
Then he snatched ne cane ont or May
bees hand and struck him with IL twice OF
the head John went 10 the Stare aenii
ard canle back | said, Il have all | want,
We came out. He went to the cedsrs BY
the spring and went home. | suppose HI
gave me $40 In bills l have II now, but no
with me. | will bring IL to-day. II can
Jonn showed me the pin and the watch BY
the door, outside. | could see them. Il
got them up stairs he said He did moi
fell me how much money he got and he did
not tell me what lac was gong 70 do with
the watch and pin. 1 don't know Nnat he
did with them. | have not seen my brother
John alone, 10 this day and this hour
since saw him stand by the wagon hous,
at May bees except when l WAS going up
the hill west OF my house, after dinner, or
my way TO work at Henry Ru 'hmose's
that is the only time | have seen him
since; alter John showed me the watch
and pin. went home by the old bridge;
this wes ahout u quarter to O'Clock; l
know t. wss not @ O'Clock; am sure OF II;
my wife asked me where | had been and
told her down the rJad my wife does mol
know had part In The murder"
Tappsu swtars that mis- confession was
made unsolicited, believing II 10 be his
duty to make n com olete confession.
THE MUTT MURDER TRIAL.
PIrrsBURG, Jan. Is When the Mutt
trial opened this morning the medical eI
pert testimony as To tie prisoners mental
condition was CONTINUED. Several prOmi'
neut physicians were exanined, al oil
whom agreed tnat NJ the time OF shooting
Ddkes Young Mutt Was insane. At the
conc usion OF the experts testimony the
letters that have given the Dukes Nutl
case such fearful prominence, were pro
duced by the defense. Before the reading
ladies were required to leave the court
room aud young Mutt was led out. 1t bei
evident that he could not sand to hear the
documents read The letters, which are
toe same AZ those produced at Dukes
trial, were listened to with GREATNESS ST.
lence, aud created q profound sensation on
all present.
With the reading OF the letters the ue'
tense closed, aud this at ernoon the prose-
cution commenced its evidence in rebuff
tai. Eignt or ten witns sses, most oil them
scnoumaies OF the prisoner, were examined
and their testimony ELECTED nothing OF
character TO strengthen the case Tor the
prosecution. Without exception, they
always considered Mutt either peculiar
outright crazy or weak minded.
Ewing Burchall said that sfter his fath
er's death James mad a conversation with
him in VIII Oh he spoke OF wreaklng ven
geance upon Dukes. Witness advised hin
not to carry out his intentions, and MT
said the advice was good and he wsulc
benr Il in mind
The rial will not be concluded before thu
middle Of next week.
MALPRACTICE
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. lS.-Dr. Dorival b
Bruce, arrested for criminal malpractice re
eultipg in the death OF Harriet Schall. &C
know hedges that the woman had beeI
treated at his house hut denies rerformtnI
On operation. He has been arrested on
like charge before.
CONDUCTORS cRINks.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. ia. j. Roger
and George w Foster, Pullman car con
duc,ors Connected with trains running be
tween New York and Chicago on the Penn
sylvanis road, pleads gully to the embef
element OF railroad tickets. Sentence "a
deferred. The men sold tickets TO scalPer
in New York.
Into the Depths.
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