Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-23

Captain r. owen Dies from the Eff
feots Of His Wound.
A Review Of His Career & solutions
Adopted BY the City Council.


special 20 the GshetiO
DRSroN, Tax, Jau. 22.--Capt. r.
Owen aied this morning at so o'clock
from the fleets OF his woun receive
ed one week ago to-day. The eoroner's
jury held an Inquest to-day aud re-
turned verdict that he came to bis
death by pistol shot. at the hands OF
b. +. Paschall, A post-mortem exami-
nation was held, which showed that
gangrene had set In and death was
caused by septic@mla or blood poison
ing, Capt. owen was born in Mont
gomery, Ala, in 1880 and was married
there ia 1850 He served four yensin
the Confederate army. He raised
company At the outbreak OF the rebel
lion, which was decimated at tho bat
tie of Corinth, where ne was wounded
He then raised another company, and
at the battle OF Franklin, Tenn, was
wounded egain. Ga leaving the hos
plts,l he was nut In charge OF the bat
terry OF Fort Gaines NJ Mobile. During
the last six months OF the war he
was prisoner at Rock Island.
He came TO this city about seven or
eight yeats ago aud had number Of
financial reverses by fires and other
wise. He has been member of the
! city council two terms The last time
In making the run for that office h.
defeated a popular and intelligent edu-
Gator now member OF the
school faculty OF the city
as an alderman he was zealous
and careful In looking after tho city 4
| interests, As an associate he was pleas
ant, agreeable and kind, AZ citizen
! he was upright and true, aud as hus.
band and parent he was indulgent and
Htit ctiunsio. He leaves wife ana
married daughter In this city and two
sons In New Mexico, who have been
wired the sad demise, He will be
buried tomorrow at 10 "A. m. at the
Odd Fellows cemetery.
The city council held u calleu meet
ing this afternoon when the following
resolutions were adopted;
Whereas, In His Infinite wisdom Il
has pleased nm all. wise Providence IL
call from earth our companion, Capt
II. owen, who departed this life Thu
morning at 80 O'Clock, and
Whereas, at the time ~ his death hI
was a member of our corporate body
Therefore, Toe IL
Resolved by the city council IN
called session assembled, that in the
death OF Capt II. owen tn,
city council has lost tru,
friend and adviser, the city %
Denton an alderman who was eve
conscientious Ia he discharge OF duty
s1rupuluusly honest and true % hil
publiI trusts and fearless In subserv
log the best interests OF his constitu
enta,
Resolved, that in the demise of Capt
II. owen the city Of Denton has heeI
bereft ola faithful oliver, society al
upright citizen, his giielstrickrn fam
, Ivy kind husband aud father and hi
! many friends I'm this city and else
where, geuial, pleasant and ngreea
; blp companion.
= Resolved. that this body extend I
the bereaved wife aud Children Ihei
sincere ~ mpathy In This hour of di,
tress, and bid them emulate ih
worthy example OF their dece sed hui
baud and father.
Resolved, that the city officers
requested TO attend the funeral IN
body.
Resolved that these resolutions b
spread upon the minutes of the cit
council, and that copies thereof l.
e furnished the press Of the city, wit
q the ,quest to publish, aud the sorrow
/, ing wle OF the deceased be also ful
: nished with II copy Of The same.
w J Lacy,
i w. y PAtKgR,
z FIN. FAUGHT,
: Committee.
y b. Il. Paschall has been fearfeste
Z on IA charge OF murder A writ of h
I heas corpus has been sued out an
4 will be heard by Judge Piner tO.mo
row, 10 determine whether bail Is a
= lowable Meanwhile Mr., Paschall
\ in the charge of the sheriff, but ~
= - confined in Jail