Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-27
VOL. XII. NO. 1873.

stairs. ! saw Or. Ferris examine the
child.
DR.. Ferris was then introduced by the
state aud testified as follows: am
physicians having practccd Ia Clay
county, Texas, about elgbt years / know
tho defendant Steagal | think he IL a
lawyer by profession Twas called 10 his
house about tour or five days ago TO visit
his daughter Mollie. examined her and
did not think she could live. went 20
see her the next day and found her dead.
cannot say what was the cause Of her
death On Thursday evening saw
dead ihtaut 0t the defendsnt's house.
George Norton found 1t IN the garnet nni
Immediately handed II down from the
garnet, ana ~ inquest WAS hold over Il.
examined IL and found It's neck and
right arm broken and the back part 81 It's
skull fractured. ! don't think II could
have been dead more than week before
Y was found. From It's condition l do not
think 10 could have lived more thnu
two dsys. The infant was brought to
Henrietta for ipr, Bittick to identity and
was present when he identified H.
After CroSS.exami0aiion Johu Steanai
Defendants son, was theu called 81 the
state and testlhed as follows The DO.
PENDANT Is my iathcr | am seventeen
years Old. saw the infant bur don't
know vino was It's mother understand
that sister Mollie was us mother. nVreG
saw II alive, | was at home on the nl!ht
otftho l7ta, but won't to bed abou;
O'Clock, The defendant sent me for Or.
Ferris to come and sec MOlie shoetly be.
lore her death
hmma Steagal was introduced 81 the
state and SAID ~ followsi The defendant
~ my iatnef' en- thirteen years old ]
i've ~ tatners house ! saw the dead
lnlant at our mouse tue DAY before Mollie
WIZ uurleu' remember when the
iiiiahe was lounn oeau' tnsnR u was
VIC -vth l1st was ssaNihg az AIR.
spahEier'a leW days before Mollle's
urt'h, VITA ih9 consent Inc DEAD ili-
iahl was iounu u the garrett. Inere We're
olocks OF WOOD naheu 10 the wall so no
one coulu cllinD M there. ms was the
ohly entrance 70 the gafret The hole
was covered UP win cohee sack, IL
was only covered part OF tho time The
gay VIC lnlant was lonnu was the iirst
time nau noticed the holo IN The ceiling
coVereu W ugh., me gay inc infant
was lounu pa tolo US ehiloren not 10 20
mp ~ tne gairet, because the opening OF
,ue IVY Muu,u IVY cue house Eet too colo
neteI ,isaiu ',llu s,'y anylnhg ABOUT the
ru iiu nafo hehlu tne apienuant tell Us
VniViun tteHuentN nov 70 ~aNe
'ne n1lo tnIuugn tne cVlllnS open
railiilo NWugel, uaugnier OF tne &c
, l,,1' was gs'isu 3y INC state, ehe II
it'll y9 Ys. o,u' NnV Nos.'lou y, apVut inc
su.lie ~ l.uln,ai ~ sue ohu blhrlA were
sosteu0, az w t,iuy'
Mrs' =, y. MNAep@lu was lnen sAieu ny
VIC we ssay h'tolhVy, CIV Wsuneo 20 the
ayosu 1853 az e.t -, .hes tne is,uant
1890 ~ nen, " sNV ~ WY WN9Nl'e
tlas mellle zoos
AneIp WIZ no WITNESSES lhlfnueS&a ~
tne VeishaanY anu ne tcplssEhteN Ntlhhei
upon o',e Nial, INV Nhver VIC "lRtN .sst.-
nlohy INC case was submitted % " y,
Iurher, ihegistrete, alter inc oeienuont
nau lliauc iitIe arguuent 10 the court
enat tne cViueloe uiu hoe suoW nis RullV
any hloIv tiiuh II snoWeu ~. - Munu"y,
VINO wac Ptoseeunl,s MN, 10 pe Bnl,ty OF
ihuruerlus tne GNU, WhIle tnt uelenu-
ant was MAKING ms speeun nc seemed
more ilhe lnau nun nun hnythinB else,
ana never sheu y @nr nor seemed 10 nave
depressed splrltuurihB inc entire course
OF Tue Iial'
| Ine prosecutor then made few re-
marks, insisting that Dail ought mol pc
allowed, and the court remanded the de-
PENDANT TO jail without Dali. Inc specta-
tors In the courtroom were numerous,
and no doubt felt Ike having defendant
climb rope. They had, during the trial,
procured a rope and brought IL INTO the
courtroom + the purpose, but kent the
matter somewhat quiet. j. a, Temple.
ton and few citizens, who were opposed
TO mob law, Insisted that this must not
be done, as II would be bad practice,
and innocent persons might meet with
the same fate sometime in the future. So
the minds OF the determined are quleted
for while, but when the court
was over the officers, g. G Wright,
sheriff, j w. Morgan, NJ McCuue, Lon
Burson aud George Edwards, deputies,
started with the defendant 20 The court
house with the immense crowd Of people
| following tbem One Of the crowd car