Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-17
WACO.
The Evidence Concluded Yesterday In
the Joseph II. White Habeas
Corpus Case.
A Lamp Explosion Causes the Destruc-
ton Of Three Dwelling Houses-some
Narrow Escapes.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Sept. lG.--United states
Commissioner Finks opened his court at
II O'Clock this morning, to resume the
taking OF testimony in the Brazilian
counterfeiting case. win Ish, deputy
United States marshal, was put on the
stand. He testified Deputy United
States Marshal Wheeler of st. louis
and myself left Waco ON August % to
arrest Joseph II. White. We found him
at his home, two miles south of whitney,
on the path of August aud effected
his arrest We had no trouble
in making the arrest. saw Joseph
II. White 80 the express Office
at Blum and take package out of the
express office; could have arrested him
there but preferred to let him take the
package home. He stopped at Whitney
a while. Seemed to have no desire to
avoid notice. He drove leisurely home
Deputy Marshal Wheeler and myself
went up to his house and made pretense
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He offered II very politely. Then arrest
ed him. He asked to see the warrant and
road 1t. told him we wanted that
counterfeit money and he asked: "What
counterfeit money!" told him "those
counterfelts of Brazilian treasury notes.
He said, 81 have nothing of the kind |
have some labels, though, ordered by my
brother, Lucien White, that look like Bra
lillian money. They We're made for cigar
boxes. They were sent to him at Blum
and by his request | have Just taken
them from the express office.
There they are in that bureau drawer"
/ looked in the bureau drawer
and found the package. One end had
been opened: by whom | do not know.
Then asked him for the rubber stamp
he had to stamp the bills. He said he
had no stamp. We searched the house
over, but couldn't find the stamp. We
carried Jos. II White to Whitney, kept
him there day and night and then
brought him to Waco. He gave us no
trouble and seemed perfectly at his case.
Marshal lsh's testimony concluded all
the evidence that will be takennow in the
case and Commissioner Flnks adjourned
court until next Saturday, when argument
will be made and II will be seen whether
or not the commissioner will reduce
Joseph II. Whites bond, now fixed ut
$4,000.
Joseph II. White called on your CORE
spondent this afternoon, in company with
Deputy Marshal lsh. He said he did not
call to make any statement now, as such
II thing would be premature, but he pro-
tested against his case being prcjudiced
"Let me be tried by Il jury of Texans"
he said. "That Is all | ask. There are
facts on my side of the case that haven't
come out yet. AS for my brother Luclen,
] have no word of reproach against him
for what he has done. He Is a boy yet, in
my mind, being eighteen years my ju.
Nor, and had rather suffer than see him
suffer"
Luclen White did not get off last night,
as was expected, as the transcript of the
case was not ready for him TO sign until
10 O'Clock this morning. He signed it
and left for st. Louis at 4:20 this after
noon, in charge of Jailer Slegmund lie
did not speak to or seek an interview
with his brother, Joseph H., to-day Pub
lie sympathy Is now rather turning to the
elder BROTHER who has undoubtedly been
given away by the younger.
fire ut $3.50 O'Clock this morning de-
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Dan Morriss and w. r. Matthews. The
flames originated In the residence occu-
pied by Morrlss. lie and his wife were
sitting up with sick children, and u coal
oil lamp burned low in room adjoining
the sick room. Wearled with their watch
Ing, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris doaed and the
lamp exploded. In five minutes the build
Ing was ablaze. The occupants had
barely time TO escape, Flames soon
communicated to adjoining buildings,
and two more houses were burned. Dan
Morrss has $4,000 insurance, $1,000
In Imperial OF London and $1,000
in Commonwealth of London; w. II.
Matthews has only $500 in Niagara of
New York; Charles Knoblanch, who oc-
oupicd the Matthews building, loses
5000, with no Insurance. The iircmen
did the best they could, but flre.plugs
were not plentiful enough.
Az II a. m. to-day a heavy rainfall set
IN, lasting two hours. Several streets
were flooded and much damage done to
culverts, corner crossings, etc. South
Fourth street was eighteen inches deep
in water.