Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-24
A PREACHER HANGED.
Anthony Walker, Colorcd Divine,
Pays With His Life for the
Death Of William Henry.
The Story Of Hio Crime How Man
is melted to Gold BlOoded Murder
BY the Wiles Of Woman.
The Prisoner Composes a Poem,
Copies OF Which He Sells to Raise
Fund for His Family.

Special to the Gazette.
MARSHALL. TEX, Jan, 2S.-An-
thony Walker, who was executed here
to-day, was born in the state Of Ala
bama. He was thlrty-six years old.
He was brought to Texas when an Ia.
FAINT and raised In Upehur county. lie
was about six feet high. There was
nothing In his looks or actions that
would indicate the murderer. When
interviewed by your correspondent on
the subject Of the killing, Walker
made In substance the following state.
ment;
THRMuRnERER's CONFESSION.
II lived neighbnr to WIN. Henry.
Henry and his wife did not live hap.
PLY together She came to me one
day, about two cara ago, and pro-
posed to me to XIII VIM Henry her
husband, She said that che could not
live with him any longer l was as
tonished, and told her could not do
anything OF the hind, that Henry was
my friend, and that II abe could not
live In peace with him, che had better
separate and leave HIM. This ahe de-
cllued TO do, for II she lett him she
would have to give up her interest in
the farm and everything else, aud this
she would not do.
"ShOrtly after this conversation |
moved out OF the neighboThOod and
was gone nearly year, Soon after
my return William II nry'a wife app
PREACHED me again and entreated me
to kill her husband, She said that she
would give me $50 In money, one hum
dred and fifty acra OF land, and
that II that was M OF enough she would
give me hcrself
~ still refused Time went on, when
she again importuned me She said
that | was the only friend che had.
She gave me $40 and asked me again
90 consent to commit the murder and
| finally gave my promise. We ar
ranged to meet In Marshall the next
day, as the big show would be there.
We met. She furnished me the pow
der aud shot with Which to do the
killing
IA few days after that she informed
me that Henry was going to town that
niRht-Hovemher II, lss8-to a me-
gro's house some two miles distant
aud that then WAS the time 30 do the
work.
Henry went. got my gun. loaded
IL carefully and took my position near
the road that ] knew he would pass,
and when he came along on his return
home shot and killed him.
FOUND GUILTY.
On the 28rd day sf December Walk
er was brought into open court, aud In
response to the Judges Inquiry IL he
had Anything 70 ray why the sentence
Of the court should not be pronounced
against him he said In sub4tancei
HIS sPEECH IN COURT.
| May IL please the eOurl; | have
nothing much TO say. I'M guilty OF
the otienae charged In the law.
ought 10 and ani willing TO suffer for
IL. ! am thirty SIX ears old All my
life have tried to live a Christian
life. have been a preacher for eight
or nine years trying 10 teach men how
10 live honest aud Slrtuous, and obey
the laws of God and man, but Ia all of
that fell. Let my fall be- a lesson.
The Good Book teachea us that we
must confess our sins, one 10 another.
| confess mine, and i pray Gadis for.
giveness, and | ask all men 10 forgive
me for any hahn | may have done 10
them. 1 have little more to say,
| further than 10 ask the court TO let the
execution take place ~ soon as posi-
BILE. have nothing more toBay,p
THE JUDGES SENTENCE.
Judge BCoiy then said 10 Anthony
Walker:
son the 18th day of November. 1883,
some person lying in ambush shot the
deceased, William Horny. In II trrison
county, Tex, aud inflicted upon him
iIjuries from which In a few hours he
died.
"On the 18th day Of November, 1888,
the grand jury Of Harrison county
presented at the bar Of this court bin
Of Indictment, in which they solemnly
declared that you were the murderer.
"On the nth day Of June 1854,
jury OF Harrison county, composed OF
thoughtful, intelligent and consclen-
tioua men, alter hearing all the evil
dence Ia your case, aud after hearing
the argument Of the counsel for the
state, aud the argument of the counsel
who 80 ably and zsnlously do ended
on, brought Into this court q verdict
by which they solemnIy declared you
to be guilty OF murder In the firHt de-
Il gree, and assessed your punishment at
death,
"Your faithful counsel manifesting
the same zeal and energy which have
chafaoteriz ID their Conduct during
their entire management Of your
cause, prepared and fled u motion for
new trial, and urged II before this
court, ia earnest argument, but the
court deemed 1t lis duty to refuse II,
and they thereupOn gave notice Of APP
peal to the curt of appeAIa. The
record OF your case WINS cent there.
And TINT high tribunal. far
removed from local prejudice, II
there WAS any, aftera patient, thought
ful and conscientious investigation Of
ynnr cause, with nauRht brfufe them
cave the silent record, came 10 the con
clueinn that In the trial resulting IN
your conviction no error had heen
committed. and solemnlg Skinned the
Judgment Of this court. and
rent here their order commanding
that the Judgment Of this court BE-
obeyed and executed
"A way back 10 the law # Moses 70
t. Il