The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-21
The Other Declares a Conspiracy Form.
cd Against Him,
AND PREFERS JAIL TO DISGRACE.
The Inquest Over tho Body Found In the
Trunk In St. Louis satin in Progress
Double Tragedy In Tennes-
see Sridges Guilty.
raH DAYS RECORD OF CRIMES.
Two Sensational Seduction Cases at Fort
Worth.

Two Sensational seduction Cases at Fort
Worth.
FoRU WORTH, April 2O.--lSpecial. - |
A b. stowe, young man of 20, was
taken to smithdeld, this COUNTY, to-day,
on charge ofseducing Maggie Walker,
daughter OF one OF the oldest citizens In
the county, who gave birth to child
one week ago. The high standing of
the young lady's family has caused
greater interest in the case than is
usual, and the scandal Is on every
tongue. Stowe waived examination at
Smithheld, and was brought to, Jail ht q,
tonight. Miss Walker Is II years OF
age and quite handsome;
the belle of her section. Stowe
had been in the employ of her
father and treated as one Of the family.
Every effort was made by relatives to
hush the matter up and induce stowe
TO marry her, but he has always refused,
protesting his innocence and declaring
he would not be sacrificed to protect
another man. Until few days before
the birth of the child, the family were
ignorant of what allied the girl, who was
treated by several physicians for
dropsy. Two days after the child's
a birth, Stowe went with Mr. Walker
that if she would, in the
pesence of her uncle, swear that he wsi
d the father of her child, ,he would procur,
a q license and marry ner, when the cir
Q answered that Steve was innocent, bu
II would say no more. Before tee warran
J. was served, and while before the iustic
at Smithtield, the prof. ostion was agaii
!. made to stowe to marry the girl, but h
q steadfastly refused. He was imploret
n TO marry the girl and live with for onl,
D six months; that then the stain woul
s. be removed from her name and shec0ul
n pass for widow, to which h
10 replied the proposition should
rs made to the child's father and not
him. After his Judgement in jail, I'll
HERALD correspondent interviewe
~ him He said that he had informatic
m that the warrant WAS not originally
ct sued for hlm, but for a prominent eli
u zen of the locality, bat afterwar,
vs. changed. He said the girl has bet
lit terrorized and as the laws OF the sta
ne do not permit a woman TO testify in s
'e- duotion cases. ,he w,ll be denied the be
yd eft of her statement. He says attemp
We have been made on his life and variol
ed bribes offered him TO wed the gil
We Stoves attorneys will ask for tri
OF on writ OF habeas corpus to-morro'
OF The deputy sheriff says that while I
vs. turning 10 the city tonight fro
'ss Smithheld, q gang OF men follow,
We them for several miles, but show
W. arms deferred them from committil
any overt act.
an A Rad MAN WHO DID THE RIGHT THIN
he Fort WORTH, April 20,c-[ Special.
ng Oscar Simms, who seduced Annie Jon,
81 was found by the officers to-day a
". taken to the court house, where his v
in tim met him tonight, accompanied
er- her father. County Attorney Bawl
IAN urged Simms to marry the girl, whi
the was supplemented by mild but ii
admonition from the father. Sim
finally agreed to do the right thil
D. when q minister was summoned a
iis- performed the ceremony. The cou
hat went home, TO all appearances happ
'us the girl certainly so.