The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-27
San Antonio,

SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 26.--[Speclal.l-
Sheriff Thomm, OF Medina county,
charged with the murder OF Deputy
Marshal Ferdinand Niggli some time
back, said to an Exprass reporter Co.
day that no had shot Niggii while ho
was resisting arrest. In reforenoa To
tho length OF timo which elapsed be-
twsen the killing and Thomm's sur
ronder TO ,Caatroyille parties, no said
"The reason why did not como 10
San Antonio and surrender when tho
ssidsvit was made against mo In Box.
ar county Is because believed that
tho affidavit was made here Tor
tho purpose OF taking mo out OF my
own county In order TO have my oifics
made vacant while should bs held
Ia jail in San Antonio aud that tho OF
ice .would be filed by soms one mimi
cal to me and tia interests of Medina
county. had no foar OF being mobbsd
IN Boxar county. have as MANY
friends here ~ have any where and
tho ofllcsrs have treated me with tho
same courtesy they did before. | did
NOT wish % BIO jockeyed on,
of my oflice. I am
satisfied Eiggll would hayo killed mo
when no drew his pistol il / had NOT
shos,him. IL wsa my duty TO arrest
him, and tho affair would not have
been OF any different termination than
that which IL had, unless l had boon
killed. was not angry. | was per
fosily cool and determined to exeouts
my sworn duty In arresting Niggli or
lose my lilo, Ho resisted and tried TO
kill me. | shot him, and that IA ali
there il to be said about IT,"
AMMO Owens, the colored woman
who was charged with poisoning her
husband, was released from jail yes
terday afternoon, the grand Jury fail
ing TO find u bin of inalctmot. Nor
daughter, however, Is held on the
charge.
Mayor Callaghan has ordered an
election to I'LL tue vacancy caused by
the death OF Alderman Muench, The
aoVoreigns of tho Fourth ward will
vote for new alderman on tho 9th,
a gentleman ia tho city frsm Gal.
weston says the City of the Sesgirt Isle
Is faat going down. Galveston has
lostits cotton trade, aud since there il
no hopa OF SECURING deep watsr there
the outlook for tho future oil that CITY
louks exceedingly gloomy.
The murder case OF Ygnacis Cortez IA
set for trial next Thursday, October 1,
aud tho district court was engage ed
yesterday in making out supo nas for
special yonire. The application OF
Ygnacia for writ OF habeas corpus
was to have been heard next Monday,
but the setting of tho case for trial TO,
such xn early date will render the
hsbeas corpus useless.
A Rockport dispatch says: Congrst
nlations are pouring In on q. l.
Bailey, recently appointed customs
collsctor OF that district, A Browns
| Vile dispatch says everybody Is jubi
liant over the commissioning OF Cooke
AZ collector.
Rossetti, OF that city. has sued tn,
CORPUS Christi Call for $40, 900 for libol
in charging him and school teacher
with immortality.
Captain Figurva, pAymaster O
the Third Mexican cavalry
stationed In Matamoras, has gone I,
tho City OF Mexico. II IL rumored he
Is adofaulter for largo amount.
A Corpus Christi dispatch says Allor
Campboll, ayoung lawyer, will prob
ably be appointed special deputy by
Collector Bailey.
IL Ia inpcssi6le TO ascertain tho OK
act amount OF damage to the Aransa
jotty by tho lato storm.