The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12
FOR Z WORT8 L0CAi NEW,
SUICIDE IN HELL's HALF-AoRE.
Tho Eallon EiddIer's Farewell to cold
EosiR tho Alleged Comics
sion of q Murdsros-Arrests
by the sherlfi'a Force
other News Items


passing ATOMS weiitl tuee1 between |
Rusk und Calhoun, ia shat part OF tho |
,i,, L,o,g,, ,e nm. u,lg A,ro 40 /
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'-u' Is ll@'I ~ i-b upon INC "oo' OF an |
Guocoupied room, whose gh&sLlY palloc |
and grothv month attracted his attep !
zion Ir,l,, +,,,;,,.- e., ,,,.,,,-, ,l,.. ,,.,.
F'N ~ J'"7 ~ "a ''>'' '''' FiO'
trA'e io'm he was hoFrlhad To
fad the man suU and cold
in the silent embrace OF death. |
Tho man al once informed Mr.. r.. IL.
Hover thag q man Wad lying desd in
The house adjoining his. IL was at
once tel3phuuOd tOpulice headquarters.
3eOop as III became known tne room
iu which the body of the unfortunate
man WAS lying was quickly crowded
with crew Of negroes and abandoned
women OF both o0lors. 10 was
am AWFUL sight % behold ThOro Law
the body Of "a man, ON his right side,
In a natural position rs IL asleep. There
lay the box of morphine by his side
Just rs he had put IL down after taking
tine fatal dose. Croucbug close 10 his
sidel2y email, black dog, faithful in
death 80 he has been 2 life, and when
some enc puC his hands upon tho
and had TO ba removed by force.
After considerable inquiry Is was as
Gertaiued thet the dead mans name
VVa John q. White, who earned pre-
cgriGUA living by playing the violin at
tho different saloons in the CITY aud al
tao baguDa. White has boon in the
State for Eve or six ydars going about
from one town TO another, earning
living with his violin, and has been In
this city about eight months. lie
was tbg victim Of nm unCurable
6iaoGse, aud mad he0u trying fer some
time to get money enough 90 procure
the proper medical attention, but in
vain had bn worked and struggled, as
/ g. were, for his worry life, and only last
Sunday had DO told an acquaintance
! taHE he diCn't think no could ever &C
cUmUlato money enough to DO treated,
and chat ha would rather die than live
/ lho uisorGblo life he was leading. He
wee az C. cheerful disposition generally
enc nothing was thought OF the re-
msrk. LAST night young White
/ played tho violin in the Schooner
saloon until att0r IL O'Clock, when no
s.arloc 20 go homo, hut tina bartender
told hm lac might sleep in the adjoin-
! ing roOm, ana that he would furnish
| aim vlJh quilt. He accepted the Of
fer, and thai was tho last so4n Of him
/ living. Tho unfortunate man lott, as
/ his oily worldly possessions, a small
piece OF tobacco, TWO or three letters
| and small memoranda book IN which
| De- had chrGnicled his wQndorlngs in
/ lia state and sad story OF
! q missoont life. lie had
/ always carefully concealed the
! IS 1te from which ne CAm9, End rom
his Journal, which Was found io his
/ pocket, 10 D. probable laJ DO was a
msu of good education a'd OF gCoi-
Hclo connections, but I, 81. Hoi known
/ whore bis poople live u0r eval that
! White i3 bls rlHut namo, since those
I who know him best cay be always do
.o.nta lu laiE about hla people.
/ Nue.1ytr uHy p3Na been Dig p3runt-
I ago fu uuW occupies q plup3Ta grave,
% victim ol h's own hHJd. tlu adde's.
( lnt JHHi comes W man. $50 atd1uIy oil
! tuH m1n court death that no had
7 p.".Hd hia violin at a saloon 20 Sc.
money go buy Jnu morphine.
/ Justice N.Hcei acting as COf0asrilW-
/ lalolat o jury VI inquest and fii1r
INiHTiHs ono body enc hoarius the evil
| detc6i % verdict of death by Iris own
h.lu RON % dose OF morpuldo W3s
rendered,
MuEpEEER's CONFESSION.
Tho Evening Mali published thi5 6i-
ternoon tho confessions of jon E8Jli
| who dlad IN this county last Decembor
lie Us said 10 nave confessed Co tue
| murder Of one Richard p. Bull, a de
tCcuvo, In October, 1850. Bull came 20
this city, whore ne heard Estlll 70
sided, 10 carry HIM back To Tennessee
where no was wanted Tor murder
Estlll hSd been informed OF Bults
presence IN tho city and OF his
mission here He then Swallowed him
from tue day ot his advent into tAc
city, until ono night finding his on
portunlty, no spit Bulrs head opou
with IN AK. This murder has long
been mystery, dozene of detectives
, having undertaken tho case and givan
II up in despair One man, u A. Shoe
maker by name, was indicted for the
murder, but was acquitted, there
being no evidence against him
So Jeh Estill, when ON his
death bed confessed that no wa'
guilty or the foul murder OF Bull snt
that ne knew Bull was after him ana
would take him back to Tennessee I
ne dla hot get nun out OF the way, II!
kept IL modem WITHIN tho innormOs'
! recehses OF hls'soul Tor four long years
but when about to DO ushered into thu
presence. OF Him "who knoweth al
things" his fortitude broke down GnC
no told all.
IL LIMBO.
Deputy Sheriff Thompson arrested 9
, white man this afternoon who gave hi
name az Albert Brace, on complaint
OF a demi-monde, who charges hin
; WIEN breaking open her trunk las
, night and extracting therefrom tn,
full and just sum OF 5000 in good ant
, lawful currency OF those United Statey
, Albert could not give bond, 80 ht
registered vt thojeil,
ID, CAUGHT AT LAST.
Sheriff Maddox has been looking TO