The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-20
THE LOCAL NEWS RECORD.
wlsNER WAS NOT A PREACHER.
Interviewed Mt Houston-Betrayed by De-
hlah-Arrest of Negro Robbers
Death at the Hospital-Per-
sonal-Other Matters.
Rey. wlsner Interviewed.

VI
In speaking of Rev. Wisner, who was /
arrested few days ago at Garrett and
taken to Houston for trial, the Post has ,
the following in the shape of an inter-
view:
Yesterday afternoon Post reporter
called at the Jail to see Mr. Hestor Wis
ner, who was brought down from GAR
rett, a small town in Ellis county, the
night before on the charge of theft. The
arrest, IL will be remembered, was
made upon papers taken out ON infor-
nation furnished by Mrs. Censmier, OF
San Antonio, who came thence here and
placed the case in the hands of our eff
| ticient sheriff, MIR. j, j. FAINT. She re-
lated that he had stolen lot of house
effects from her, and gone with them to
Garrett, and she wanted him arrested
for mis- ottense against the peace and dig
nifty OF the state and the morals OF the
| people. Concerning the arrest, the
press said he had been con-
Quoting camp meeting at
Garrett and had been successful to
great extent in his endeavors in that |
direction. The reporter called TO learn |
of Mr. Wisner himself how true ali of |
these statements were. on going through !
the proper preliminaries the scribe was |
admitted to the lower floor of the iail !
and alter hearing the key turned be- |
hind him, he was instructed by the |
jailer from the outside TO walk up stairs |
and ask for tho party in question and he
would be forthcoming. The instruc.
tons were followed aud the result was
tjust what was sought. A man Of me-
) dunn size, weighing probably 100
pounds, with short red whiskers and
face somewhat treckled, but relieved by
I u pair of blue eyes, Salutattons We're
interchanged and the prisoner apollo
gi2od at his undressed condition and
expressed some pleasure at having a
, visitor. After thoroughly understand
ing what was wanted the prisoner
. seemed willing to talk, but also seemed
afraid that he might harm his case In
( some way, which he particularly was
; anxious To avoid. He commenced by
saying that he felt confident of coming
( clear whenever the trial came up, il the
1 facts were all brought out,
and he wanted the trial
u He continued by stating that q good
+ deal had been public as to who he was,
and what line of business he followed,
e was true, but great deal about tho
" THEFT was untrue. 81 did run Us bag
II gsgemastor for the San Antonio road
Tor a few months, and the west end of
B. my run was at San Antonio, White
e laying off there | did get acquainted
n with the woman In question, and as she
was separated from her husband q good
D. deal / did many favors for her, but
s. nothing was ever done tor which CEN
sure myself. ! did get some furniture
7. from her, which l paid for, and / have
Oh some that she gave me, and | have haC
il for two or three months before | tool
" it from San Antonio. After takinl
OF these things to Garrett, feeling that
W had not fully paid her for some Of them
es | wrote letter to her asking her t,
n name the amount that l still owed her
and ] would send her the money. ~
n, this letter | received no reply, aud, II
ISL fact the first knew of it was the pa
pors Of arrest served on me by one q
n the deputy sheritls of Navarro county
ISL 1t is true that was conducting a pre-
5s, tracted meeting at the time, ! am nc
a preacher, but the work Their
TO l did as an exhorter, not
tn minister. | had lust started /
de that direction because l felt that IN tn
past had not been such a man rs
y ehould have been, and tho best wa
Ols was TO try and make up for II by han
u.s. work IN the Lords vineyard. My wor
on there was done in obedience to an ear
est Christian feeling and desire to {
lle, better. had been doctor and hl
ey, been in several different lines of bus
-he ness, but lately my earnest desire h
been to become a Christian, | hope
ION your writing you will not say anythiI
W. To bring religion into disrepute. In ia
III | had rather you would not say an
lVJ thing about my religious work In I'll
Jch connection. Yes, all ! want is to get
Of the facts before the grand Jury
on this san Antonio matter, and 1 feel SUI
air that l viii be dismissed. ] might ha
been most too intimate with the par
who is causing this trouble, but ha
nothing TO blame myself for. My fami
ldo lived here for awhile, and lived in 81
my Antonio for awhile, / always tried
lye merit tho esteem Of the good people
lss. any place whore we lived.
lire brought nay wife away from 81
) ut Antonio TO this place. IL was on
so two or three weeks ago that / NOV
can 10 Garrett, Yes, was perfectly Wilt
TO come down, and would net ha
all made an effort TO escape for anythln
eX- | believe that | was moro anxious
An come than the officer was TO have
OF come. IL was very humiliating TO J
and to be handcullod and brought down
the train among people whom / II
be- known, and don't think that 1t shou
Will have been done, | know some peOl
h0re, hut have no extensive acquaii
ance. l know good many people
IT, San Antonio. | wanted 10 20 TO o.
before Justice OF the peace, but {
perfectly willing that the grand ~
of should take the case in hand and d
of pose of it at once. What l want /
hor- thorough Investigation of the facts.
the think 1t would be very great Unjust
pur- TO be kept here in jail and have my tr
pre- delayed. | originally came from Il,
II. lucky, whence l moved north, and
now from the northern states."
ut. While the above may not be all of [
facts, what is therein contained il tr
Tbaking the prisoner for the stateme
alrv tha Post m m danartaA