Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-24

headed by Almirina watkins, pursued aud
arrested two men who bad stolen some
horses. After the stock had been recov-
cred the crowd procured some whisky
and were celebrating the event, during
which time Wassen got out his pistol aud
declared his intention of killing both the
prisoners, TO which Watkins objected, and
was himself killed by wassen, who imme-
diately made himself scarce. The widow
OF Watkins, who Is very wealthy, imme-
diateiy put q number OF men In pursuit
by Offering $4,000 reward for the
elayer of her husband dead or
alive, but he dodged them sue
cessfully and nnally the chase was
virtually abandoned Mrs. Watkins then
placed $1,000 IN the bank NJ Denison.
Tex, as a standing reward for WAssen,
dead or slive, and on the Sth day of Sep
| TENDER, 1854, he was arrested near Mus
kogee, Creek nation, by Indian Policeman
Slmps Bennett and posse Of men, who
by strategy got the drop on him. lie was
taken 10 Texas and renamed Ia iall at
Dallas for some time very sick. After
recovering sufficiently to travel, he was
brought here and lodged In Jail December
20, 1854, where be has. since remained, be-
ing indicted on two charges of murder
The Martin case was first taken up, which
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JoshfH 3ANhsoN'
Joseph Jackaon y nero WAuss CRIME !,
IL one OF tne most reVoiIlhg ana prutai
ever placed on record lie was convicted
on the i5th cay ol lesl eeptemper on muir
oerlng ms VIC on tle YIN gay OF harehi
1902 Nv YAK L3ugs, NnooeAW ila ia, %,
sixteen mics lroh this clty' he ana th'
/ murdered woman We're employed AT th'
, nome OF FRANK ilpoettsi merchant o.
tnat place, she as COOK ana nc ~ manor
all-work, ana seemed 10 DC getting alone
J very Well On the Gay OF the muruer
Mrs IlDoetts was IN TINS cry on Visit
ana after breaklast Mr.. IlpDetts went U
MS place OF business, leaFlng Jacksoi
and bis wife alone on the premises. Abou
, O'Clock gun-shot was hearo AT I'M
Ilooetts residence, put hotnlng wa
! thought Oh II AT the time, as shootins
around there WIS very common thlhg
, Soon after the shot was hred jackson wa
| seen to leave the house win ms gun, an'
about ii O'Clock came back, bringing
/ colored woman with him, TO whom b.
represented that MS vile was unweil ant
be wanted TO hire her TO do some worl
around the house
On the arrival at the house the blood.
corpse OF Mrs Jackson was discovered u
the kitchen, cold In death, her breast lit
orally perforated with shot. jackson
feigned great surprise and immediatel,
! gave the alarm. A crowd soon COLLECTED
Z and the actions OF tne brutal husoan'
& soon fastened SUSPICION on MIN ana N
res 90 nnca niocad undar arree
and LODGED in iail al mi
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