The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-28
AN AWFUL CRIME.
TWO LOVERS DIE TOGETHER,
A Young German Supposed to be an oficer
of the Army and IA Young Lady OF
Fort Worth the Victims
Possibly Murder-Etc.

the morbidly curious began 10 repair
A youth and maiden, locked in lovers
last embrace in death, was the sad story
that reached the ears of the street. A
HERALD reporter las early on the scene,
and though accustomed to heartrending
sights, scarcely ever had witnessed such
scene.
In a clump Of bushes, known some
times as Hthe Island,n on the branch
some five or six hundred yards TO the
north of the terminus of the San Jacin-
to street railway, the. CHASTITY spectacle
ofa youth and maiden cold in death
presented Itself. A curious crowd had
gathered around the spot and horror and
conjecture were the uppennOst impress
sions on the assembled crowd. |
A young girl some eighteen years
old, fair and comCly, Win |
blonde hair and eyes and fair complex |,
ion, neatly dressed, trim figure, a
mild, pleasant countenance and every
indication of some culture and refine
ment, was prostate and welterlng IN
her own blood. BY her side, close and
clinclug was youth Of some twenty
wears, strongly German in appearance,
neatly dressed, pale and stiil in death,
a32 calibro Hopkins az Allen pistol in
his grasp, and the clotted blood dlstig-
uring his face, mating his hair and
Disgusting his identity.
ii wa. a sad picture. II was one OF
life's horrible realities, and the only
clew 10 the identity Of the parties or
the cause of their awful fate, was the
following note in scratch book In the
young mans pocltet
ave could not be united in life. We
will be united in death anyhow"
Signed PHILIP FAULsTICH.
FANNIE NANNY.
Shortly the coroner arrived and the
sworn: 4 Woods, j. +. Thomas, G. ii.
Cooper, Y. Il. Seals, $. p. Johnson and
George IL. Mckenzie. The jury pro
ceeded 10 view the remains and search
them. Nothing satisfactory was
learned The girl had no articles upon
her person. She was dressed in a neat,
stylishly cut plain dress, had on little
blue velvet bonnet, large blue veil lay
near by, while pretty pearl breast-pin
fastened her collar. The Young man
had two or three pocket-boOks on his
person. His watch had stopped at ten
minutes to o'clock. Two locks of hair
corresponding to that of both the girl
and boy, were found tied to the watch.
The girl was shot just behind the lett
ear and back of the temple. Evidently
the young man had killed hor and then
ingly having been so arranged by
her SLAYER before no turned the
deadly weapon upon himself. The pis
tol had but two empty cartridges
In It, The first cartridge haC
two fluctuations upon it, indica
ting that IL had missed fire a
first. Then the ether one was fired anC
the soul of tho girl sped TO its Maker
Everything shows that then Faulsticl
"A. IA
her bOdy,and lying beside her deliberate
lyturned the other cartridge against hi
own temple. The shot that killed hil
went in the right temple and lodged i
his brain.
The untold tale, the sad history OF tw
young aud misguided hearts was req
only that far In their co
embrace in a violent deaf
Dlligent enquiry failed to leal
OF them further. No such names n
pear In the dictionary. Many alllrmt
that both faces were familiar IN thoi
but they could not bo definitely locate
And 50 two lileless bodies In u cluu
III trees upon the outskirts of tho cit
victims OF lust or emotional iusauit
young aud fair, and for whom lie mig
have retained some of its choicest bles
ings, are found cold and clOtted In the
own blood. This IL all. Were tn
strangers? If so, whore Is their hot
or paronts2 So tragic dea
alone and among strange
80 mysterious q sequel To some patho
tale of young love Is inoXplicably p
picking aud sad.
Tho streets were aroused and iuten
ly curious. The affair was so bloo'
so pathetic, 80 wrapped In mystic
that speculation and enquiry were r
mua nm nnnguul niopn of mnNa for
city. MANY rumors and stories wer,
course started, but mono of them seen
20 ft the case. One of the most
thenuc Is that of a commercial tour
who saw a couple answering TO sue
description como up 10 the city Fri'
evening on the Central train.
From tho appearance OF tho DO,
whon discovered NJ o'clock, II loo
as If they had been dead about three
four hours. Tho fncts, so far as I
have been discovered relative to
shocking affair, are given In tho
Joined report of the finding Of tho
oner's jury. The bodies were tako
charge hy Undertaken Smith and
still held by him.
LATER DEVELOPMENTS.
Mr.. j. IL. Slaughter, pro-
tor of the American lie
came In at late hour
evening anu NtlU inNi NUN lulAlNN
been boarding nc his house for ",
MIR. Faulstich, no says, was u "
German officer ON years furlough
had como up 10 ID
from south Texas about
weeks since. lie had promptly
Mr.. Slaughter until about two "
since, when ho stopped, aud was 9,
quontly that far behind when tho
eide occurred. Some tlmo ago ho
written home, telling his people o
lnfatuatiOn, and also stated that
rested upon his inamorota's char
In an unguarled moment Il was sal
had heen betrayed.
His family In Germany refused
oedo 10 his wishes and positively
Iected ~ the proposed and desired
riago. His tlnc OF leave was up q
of October and he became, In vie
these facts, very dCspOndont. A d
two ago quarrel occurred BET
them.
0Mlss Nanny" Ia Miss Mann
seoms from Mr.. Snughter's Ne,
lie says she IL the sister of w. IL.
ney, OF tito White Elephant OF
Worth, who was telegrnphed last
Inv. This branch OF tho Mnnney
OF Tennessee is ominently rich a
spectacle, and this girl, slaughter
had evidently not soen
DAYS work In her lito.
was modest, attractive
40 Mr.. Slaughter says, and durir
long residence with him (slnco "a
OF May las) had ondesrod horself
about the house. Her board was
larly paid by her Fort Worth brotl
soon ~ raulstlch came 10 the Am
house he foil desperately In low
Miss Fannie. Whether no killed
an act of murder, or whether his
liar German philosophy put mp n
suicide, will always romaln a pr
secrets.
WINDING op TIM JURY.
Inquest held ON tho bodies OF
and gentleman found dead on
Branch, above Ross avenue, on u
Of Sontombor, lSSi.