The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-12
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LUCILLE KIRsTs HISTORY
IA Given by Her Brether, Mr.. a. c.
Kirby, TO n Herald Reportsr-A Re-
citaI thar Has n Moral-othsr
Fort Worth News Items,

Mr.. a. O. Kirby, Of Arson, Jones coun-
ty, Texas, the brother of Lucille Kirby,
who suicidsd in this city week age,
hes been in She city, and from him we
have learned The history of his sister.
he speaks as follows:
"Her nSne was not Lseiue, Int
Sarah Lucinda Sherman Kirby. she
was born In Hickory county Missouri,
April "a, 1866, whore she lived With
her parents until the summer Of 1S7 .,
when she moved to Texan and located
near the city Of Austin; lived there
two years, then moved to Williamson
county, Texas, near Georgetown, and
lived there nearly two years. In No
vember, 1879. moved to J1nos county,
Eexas, shout three miles east of Car
pent6r's ranch, and became acquainted
with j. u. Carpenter (the brother OF
W, L. Carpenter, whe will form one of
the principal characters in the history
OF poor Lucille) About March s, 1850,
W. u. Carpenter was first introduced
iuto the family; being near
nelshoors, tho family were often
visited by Mr.. w. II. Carpenter,
but we had ne thought OF his attentions
being anything more than friendship
and neiShbosly kindness. We knew
nothing to the contrary until about
three or four months bstore their ma
rage occurred, which WAS in January,
leS But during our acquaintance
with MIR. w. Il. Carpontec we had
a n D. L..
opinion OF women, which ] am com.
palled to say was not fiattsrine
one, go when the true known
edge OF affairs between Mr.. Carpenter
and Lucille was made known, we, of
course, were compelled 80 oppose Gar
ren5er ss suitor for Lncllia's hand
spd 0yery available excuse wss offered
TO postpone the wedding until Lucille
would be of mature ago and discretion.
Bus 1t wss OF no avail, Tor Lucille
loved With all the trust aud almplicity
OF ner child.lise heart. They arrangeti
fOr Rn eiopement, which occurred lC
or II dayeI previous TO January 8, 1855
Sho Went 10 Fort Worth, and Ia two OF
lhre9 days Mr. Carpenter followed,
Tnen Luciile's father swore cut var
snL charging w, Y. Carpenter with thu
abduction Of his child, and Sheriff
Cole, Of Jones county, followed spd sr.
rosted Carpenter in Fort Worth. But
when Cote went 30 Abilene TO take tue
Ersin, sOmo OF Carpenters friends tote
srdpned him tha5 the sheriff wRs II
pursuit, and think Carpenter Gale OF
some lawyers aud asked advice In the
matter. lie was arrested and released
On o0nd il lAe sum Of S50e. Carpenter
and Lucille took the GrRlu
Tor Muskogee, lDdian Territory
aud they we're united ia marriage b.
MuSkogee on January 9, 1882, by Rev.
Thood0r0 e, Brewer, NOW / ropos5 II
portion Of this history IS it was told
our mother by poor Lucille: AN soon
rs tho marriage was over, Carpsntag
snoss OF her poverty ia contrast 10 hia
wealth and la8de nor several propo-
slSiau9, which hhs,reiusee, only think
lng thss no W&a tryllg her aztec liop.
PhsJ ,Aati went 10 Dallas
snd sps4t aegersi days; then l,
torE Worth, WhaIe CErpsD.
tor took her TO acra9 hotel
They came TO Abilene; WD Rcpt &
Abilene and brought her homo agdins
her wishes. Carpenter left Oh daposi
500 for os to uaa in hor b.half, Gnd tina
was tho oSly means she ever receive,
| trom his hgnds that any OF u
| know Of Carpenter oersus1et
her 10 again leaTe hor homa
Carpenter then sued her fer 4 di
y0Ica. he result wes that poo
Lucille took tho fatal morphine
'Lo5 us thiuk kindly Of hor. hop
inT tle' 10 may be possible FOR GOD Il
| Glye her b9tyer home abOve or he
sed pireplsi who grs now hear.-brO
k0u, lePs R.lg God 10 comfort thsQ. -
ALLEGED yHEF CAUGHT
Soma time elnCe $50 ia cash, r. GhGci
| 0ua % gold waJDn worB st1i6n. Nhi
"Ach sud check were found in o.,
possession OFF, ny1ph du pe7a, VIII,
olaimed that lhoy were gwen hUr bl
te stranger, but She could no
eiro his usGlo. A description havlnl
heeD Obtained, OHu0r COger aud El
/ MeldOx arregiau ono Chario PInl
md l0dg0d him IN jail. The ofiioed
have no doub6 that lhoy lave th,
risht man.
Officer MaddoX arrested negro MAJ
t4ts evening charged With stealing
pistol.
sheriff Dick Ware, OF Stitched
county, passed through hsIo lest nigh
| having in charge prisoner who he
been wanted in Mitchell county tor th,
lass four years, on charge " cattlt
stealing.
Mr.. u. II, Lewis, Of Dallas, 10 in tn,
city to-day.