Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-02
THE STRIKER HENNING.
Why He Was Arrested and Some His
tory Repeated About the Troubles
Last April-Found on Farm.
Hennlng, While Fugitive from Justice is
Furnished Card Endorsing Him to
other Lodges OF knights of Labor.

The arrest Of H. o. IIennipg and his
incarceration in Tarrant county jail has
already been mentioned In THE GAZETTE
as occurring last week. Henning was
found on farm near Itaska, in Hill
county. He was conveyed to Cleburne
and jailed and last Friday was brought
to Fort Worth.
For certain prudential reasons all the
details of this arrest have not before been
stated. IL win be remembered that when
the strikers fight occurred last April at
the railroad crossing below the city,
there were known to have been FIVE OF
the strikers who had Winchesters, and
FIRED UPON THE POSSE
from the city, killing Dick Townsend and
wounding Officer Fulford, and also
Charles Sneed One of the strikers
was seriously wounded and yet remains
in jail. The other four escaped. They
were, man named Harding, a one-armed
man named Pierce, Henning, who was
arrested last week, and an
unknown man. Ever since
the fight the officers have
been on the alert, hoping to catch the
missing men. Their efforts thus far have
resulted in the capture of Henning. They
have the others located. Harding's fam
| lily live here in Fort Worth, on the South
side; he is in New Mexico,
| Henuing, the recently captured striker,
is held on charge Of murder,
having been indicted by the last
grand jury. The supposition was at first
that he was arrested on a charge of riot
ing merely, and efforts were made to fur
nish bond for him on such a charge, but
il was found that he was held on more
serious charge Henning is understood
to be
ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED
to certain lady who keeps q boarding
house on Railroad avenue In this city ana
she IS doing everything possible to aid
him in his present trouble.
A popularity attaches to Henning. He
is, of course, a Knight of Labor. 1t has
been repeatedly asserted that his order
was not only opposed to lawlessness but
stood ready at all times to aid in the exc
cution OF the law, and willing to help in
maintaining good order. The law has
thus fer placed upon Henning the
BRAND OF CRIME.
He has been fugitive from justice
Nevertheless, there was found among
Heuning's effects when he was arrested
a travelling card of the order, dated July
s, 1886, and signed by DR.. J. L.
Cooper, master workman Of Henning's
assembly in this city, and an alderman OF
the city Of Fort Worth. This card bears
the seal Of his lodge, and represents him
as in good standing in the order The
natural inference of this fact Is, OF course,
not very complimentary to the state
ments that the order will not
SHIELD LAwLEssNEss.
There is probability that his lodge
would claim that they had no knowledge
of Henning being charged by the law witt
being criminal, yet he was well-knowI
Q as one OF the number whom the law wal
after, and IL ia not on record that his ordel
aided in bringing him to thu
bar OF Justice to be tried whether or no
he be guilty OF murder. The studiou
hiding of Pierce and Harding from tn
9 officers of the law does not strike tn
e community as indicating on their part
, conscience void of offense. They are In
I nocent men, or they are guilty.