Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09


Assault with intent to XIII 10
Arson, '',.',..''...
IounterIcltlhg ''s'''''s'''' '''''''' 80
Threatening to kiln. .,......,.....""......
Violating Intercourse iaw.....,............... %
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Besides those in Jail there are about
eighty de PENDANTS out on bond, two or
three of whom are charged with muir
| der.
About FIVE hundred witnesses and
jurors are in attendance, the latter be-
ing from the different counties COM
posing the district in Arkansas, while
the witnesses are from all por.
tions of the Indian Territory.
The term promises to be one Of more
than ordinary interest, owing to the
large number OF important murder
cases on the docket several of which
are set for trial in July, while others
have yet to lie indicted by the grand
jury.
Your correspondent paid a visit to
the all yesterday afternoon, and OBJ
tanned brief interview with each OF
those charged with murder, eliciting
the following information concerning
their crimes, or rather the crimes they
are charged with, which will prove of
interest to the readers OF THE GA
ZETTE. First, we give brief review
of the crimes Of those already
UNDER INDICTMENT.
Robinson Kemp and Edmond JEFF
ferson, both intelligent Chickasaws of
some wealth and considerable notori-
ETY., whose home is about thirty miles
from Denison, Tex are charged with
the murder OF Henry Rich in May,
1850, near Fort Washita, Chickasaw
nation. Rich was shot from the
brush while travelling along the road
alone, and his dying statement was
that these two men were his assassins.
They were tried ut the last term, but
the Jury failed to agree. Their ground
Of defense il an allbi. Jefferson Is "A
step-son of Kemp.
William and Kimon Hamilton are
brothers, being full.bloo Chlckasa WIS,
who are charged with meeting Andy
Colbert, n negro, in the road near
Tishomingo aud perforating his body
with numerous bullets. The murder
WAS committed in April, 1854. The
evidence against them is circumstan-
tial but very strong.
Charles Drew, mulatto, will stand
up to the rack and answer for the kill
ing of a negro hoy named Adams at a
dance near Sandtowp, Cherokee ma
ton, on the night of March 9, 1855.
Charles claims IL was an accident, but
whether or not he can prove II is the
question.
Blue Duck, a young Cherokee, is
charged with numbering young man
named Wyrick in the latter part OF
June, 1854, but says he knows nothing
about the case. The muir
der, which WAS very cold.blooded, oc-
! Cured in Flint district, Cherokee ma
ton, Wyrick being shot to death
while he WAS blowing in field.
Orrin McCalty, a white man, Rp'
parently twenty-three or twenty-four
years or age, answered very promptly
that he was in all for killing Marcus
l.. Merrell, in Wolf county, Choctaw
. nation, in November, 1854, and that
was all he had TO say about the matter
Merideth Crow, a white man of fin,
appearance and some intelligence, il
charged with the murder of Cut
Courtney on Mud creek, in the Chick
asaw nation, seven years ago last June
He gays he did the killing, but wai
acting in self-defense and can prov,
it. Grow is well known In Texas,
Y Jtn Hooper is a cowboy, quite
young, who says he was arrested las
January for killing Steve Lsndon at q
cow boy camp on Mud creek in tn,
Chickasaw nation. He had nothing
to cay concerning his case.
James Walker IS white man, wht
Is credited with killing BIZ Simmons
In the Cherokee nation, about si'
miles from this city, on the 9Th o
January last, He does not deny
the charge, and the circumstances o
the case are very much against him.
Robert Wolf IL charged with killing
Frank StockDridge on Red river, IL
d the Chickassw nation, in the fall O
= 1851 Robert Is negro and 80 wa
his victim,
'e William Littleman IL Texan, VIII,
= is charged with numbering Pete Lee
r. also Texan, in the Choctaw nation
on the Sth day of July, 1854. Little
!, man was arrested In Texas three or fou
months ago.
y :. ID. & Edwards Is q white man
'e who says he does not know anything
IN about the char res agaiuat him. III
was brought in last month on u couT
writ on an old indictment, but you
correspondent was unable TO learn tn
r nature OF the case.
James WATSON and Jerry Lewis ar,
. both white men well known in Texas
~ They stand indicted Jointly for tn
"a murder OF Alnrene Watkins, in Pick
u ins county, Choctaw nation, in July
y 1854 Watkins was "a wealthy stool
- man, aud his widow paid $1,000 r.
ward for the arrest Of WATSON and $50
for Lewis, WATSON has another mur
T. der charged up TO him, and will like
ly be tried first for 1t. In this case hi
L victim was Henry Martin, and Tia
killing occurred In October, 1851
but he was never al
> rested. In this case he claims that h
is innocent. and in the Watkins cas-
bis plea will be self-defense. Mr.
: Watkins will be here ut the trial an
has employed Duval Il Cravens OF thl
: place 10 assist the United States a