The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-23
FOR WuR gHLOCAL NEWS
AN OLD MYSTERY CLEARED UP
Two Bratss Confess tothe killing OF an
incGsnsiye Colored Roy and Qtyo
the Officers Particulars in Do
tail Their Confession.
Personal Mention, Etc

FoEr WORTH, Oct. a2,-[Speoial. l.
The discovery OF the negro boy, Frank
Boylard, has caused great deal of
t,lS and condemnation on the part of
the lew-abiding citizens. That MUIR
der could DO committed so near the
city and so undiscovered, seems 10 DO
- mystery. MIR. Charles Copplnger,
on whose place tbs murder WAS COM
mitted, heving returned from abroad
recently, determined to ferret out the
nurderers, and with the assistance of
the officers, succeeded in arrestiRg
Ed. Collins and robo Turuer.
lobe Turner states that Collins MUIR
dsrod the boy by crushing in his skull
with o ion.s stake used In " wagon
frame, He saws Collins aud no went
tato tho field where the boy had been
| working and laid in ambush for him,
and that Collins struck tho boy ana
| killed him, Alter the boy WAS Killed
they tied q rops alound his neck aud
| dragged his body TO thicket and there
Left H., where IL was found three
| inouths later. The negro boy dog hung
aronnd his masters dead body, aud
on the next day, fearing that the
bowling OF the dog would lead to the
discovery OF the crime, no went there
and killed the dog. This morning the
officers took Turner to tho scene Of the
murder, Turner having promised 10
snow them the body of The dog ard
the stick with which ths murder had
been committed. They only quo
ceeded in finding lew teeth and a
small portion of the negroes skull.
Turner. was brought back
ana locked up IN jail
murdered woman and two children
some distance out OF town, but the ex-
act nature oi tho murder he would not
give, aud would not even state any of
the particulars, which no claims to
know all about.
Ed Collins ut one time figured quite
cohspicuOusly in the oourla here az an
lntormes against the gamblers, and
succeeded III having great many OF
Tho fraternity iudictsd and convicted.
H0 had nothing to aay in regard 60
this affair, and tho officers will not
allow any ono to interview him. The
cause OF aho Killing WAS for the pur-
pose ofcetllng rid of tho negro boy,
Franz, he bong au Important witness In
a cat .le-s;eeling transaction of Turner
aud Collins. Collins Sss taken 70 the
sseno OF the murder this evening by
Deputy Sheriff fucker and Disiri0,
Attorney Bowling, with tho hope oi
: getting MIN TO tcll something Of the
sifslr. His ststement AS tn beE
the boy was murdered is Tho
same rs that OF Turner, bu
hlN
tho blow that killed him, and says
after the hoy WAS killed hs lied rope
around tho bows leg, mounted his
horse aud dragged tho body TO the
! thick0t. From tho continual howliny
of tho dog he thought IL hes.
, TO klil the dos, AID went
there next morning, whore ne found
tho dog s.ill by tho dead boys side,
licking no wounds aud bowling. Be-
ing ans of discovery, no took his
shotgun ..Dd Killed the animal on the
spot. He showed tho officers the OK.
: act scot wher0 tue deed was com
I mitted, tho grass stu showing tho
stains OF blood. 10 also went
lii further and produced sht
htlck with whiob tho bloody murder
was accomplished. In regard TO The
, muroer of tho Y0meu aud two
children, be hc9t-1 &c tho i1es, and
SAID thcrn we nethiug In 10.
, Pbe officers hero seem 70 think dit
, iursutlN, and will no. leavea stone un.
turuti 10 unravel tho whole al az, and
: b'ins 20 tho gallows two oil the most
6rutsi OF murderets
RAILr.y u PAY CARS
Llst nighJ tbs his Duri Pacific Rail
rNai coiupHny'S pay orr arriyei aud
,nH1a tue tNys hsupy. Thls morniut
the NcYav d p 1iic csr pat in its ~
p3arnuce and did lisowise.
ONLY ONE.
the only msrriag0 iceSs) that w2a
iasugd To-day Ves - j. "A. Murphy az 4
Miss lillisn Cunningham.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS..
Tho Following real estate transfer .
were filed Tor record IN tho county
CLERKS Office to-day.
o. Il. Rigdon and wife, aud q. H.,
Thompson aud wlia, 10 ". A. james,
all OF their Interest la 1902 anroa OF the
j. j. Nottingham survey OF 32) ,cres,
near Birdvtlle, ana IN an So-aoro tract
out OF tho W. ID. Barnes survey. Con-
sid0rat,on. 500
Afford NJ Slack to Mira. II. J. Slack,
lot D, block 10, In Jennings' addition 20
the city. Consideration, $3.50.
| 49, ~. iiaiI'uttpu Nuu IA, IA. uhr
Iingtou, by u. Il. Walker, attorney IN
iact, 10 Bryant Harrington 5l-l0 acres
OF land, near the town OF Keller, TO.
gethef with tho buildings and mpchin-
cry thereon, Confederation, $l,TgD so.
Ryan Harrington and WHO % Bfy-
AM HARRINGTON, aoros of the JeAso
Doss survey. Consideration, $3.50.
PERSONALS.
y. +. Williams, deputy sheriff OF
Wise county, IL In tho CITY.
IL Il koelor, superintendent OF tho
Woetorn division OF tho Texas & Pa
Suo railway, with headquarters nj Big
Springs, IN In tho CITY.
=, Mr.. John II. Andrews, agent for tho
Wander Poole system OF electric lights,
returned hero tdls evening from
Shreveport Louisiana.
Oilinor Ed. Maddox returned to the
Fort 10 day.
MIR. j. Dart, of Dallas, IL In the Fort.
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