Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-11
THE TEXANS AT BAY.
How Hollands Counsel Fought 10 Keen
Hill from Testiiying in
the Court.
Inc Prosecntor Gets the Drop AN the saw.
dust Gnme secrets Told by the Muir.
dered Gamblers Brother.
New York Herald.


mis- darkened den, with his fierce black
whiskers clinging to the wall, his thin
brown hands clutcblng bag to steady
himself Theodore Davis Yesterday mn,
MS eye TO the peephole through which he
saw Holland, the Texan dead shot, cover
his brother TomIwith a pistol carving n
half inch bullet. The gambler was show.
lng how he saw the scene that preceded
the murder At his side was LAWYER
steinhardt and Detective Handy,
who each took turn at the
panel In the blood-stalned Office
OF the dead sport stood Police Can.
tam Eakin, personating the Texan, while
Mr.. Applegate, of the district attorneys
office, acted the part OF Tom Davis and
had an Imaginary bullet fired through his
heart. Theodore Davis and Detectives
Handy alternately went through the mo.
lions of aiming pistols and receiving bull.
let's In their breasts, while Mr.. Applegate
and the captain peeped through the little
slot cut in the edge of the panel door.
The captain ordered that the desk in the
room, together with that portion of the
wooden wall containing the panel, be
taken TO the station house to be used n,
the trial of Holland. Then the little mel.
odrama was over and the actors in II
went away.
Red and orange sparkles danced from
the diamond horseshoe on the bosom OF
Holland as he was led between tho
gloomy rows of granite pillars into the
court of special sessions. The Texan
wore nobby new suit of brown checked
clothes, and his hair was barbered with
great elegance. His friend Hill, who
was handcuffed to him, wore a fine suit
of blue, and twirled his prairie moustache
dreamily. He did not seem to care
whether he was in prison or not. The
young Texas gentlemen who hung
around the door said that the two men
were daisies.
A CHARGE AGAINST DAVIS.
There were no diamonds on the breast
of Theodore Davis. The brother of the
dead man wore mourning black from
head TO foot, His fingers trembled and
he seemed to be uneasy when Justice Cor.
man turned his mild blue eyes and dim
pied face toward him. just then IL was
learned that Capt. Eakin had preferred a
complaint charging Davis with an ATTEMPT
TO commit grand larceny in swindlng
the Texan through the sawdust game.
Lawyer Howe swclled into view lust
In time An entirely new set of diamond
studs, pins and buttons twinkled on a
shirt front shat was wonder of
brown patterns. AT his back was
Lawyer Hummel, like black
sprite with Il bald head, little blue legs
and patent leather feet A clover leaf
with black, white and pink pearls, held a
diamond dew-drop between the points of
his collar, andta gold death's-head with
diamond eyes, grinned on his watch.
chain.
"lt's an outrage to think of arrestina
Theodore Dayis,n said Mr.. Howe. at
would be crippling the prosecution and
against the interests of Justice. He is the
brother of the man who was butcheTed In
cold blood, and is the chief witness OF
the people"
Just then the court received this note
from Assistant District Attorney Purdy
and dismissed the complaints
DEAR SnR-ln regard to issuing war
rant against Theodore Davis, learn that
a complaint is drawn against him for at
tempt at grand larceny, based on his de-
clarations as witness for the people.
do not think II would be wen to enter
tain such complaint at present. If in
consultation with Mr. MARITIME he should
direct otherwise will notify you at once.
The prosecution has sufficient surety for
Davis's appearance
When ex-senator Grady and Lawyer
Price had tax N seats in front of the two
prisoners, Mr. Howe strobe into the prose-
cutor's box and sat there like great red
frog cleaning with jewels. Mr.. Hummel
perched himself sprite like on green
railing, twisted his tiny blue legs around
each other and peeped with his bright lit
tie eyes right through and through the
case.
PRICE WORRIES DAVIS,