Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-24
Is GLASS GUILTY /?
strange Developments In the Trial Of
a Man Charged With q HeinOus
Crime.
A Startling Array Of Contradictory re.n
wony That staggors ANY Theory
and Puzzles Everybody
a SAD RUNAWAY.

SAD RUNAWAY.
Non Monday, the 26th of July OF this
year, Leah Trammell, aged fourteen. and
her brother Marion, some two Years
younger, concluded to run away from home
and Join two brothers who lived in Fannin
county, not far from the town Of Savoy.
The children were living with their
brother-in-law, a man named S. II. Atch-
ison, whose home is on the Mansfield
road ten miles south OF Fort Worth
They had been living with him about two
years, his wife being their sister. Just
] why they left is not known with Ger.
tsinty, but they took advantages
OF his absence and the SAUNDERS
OF their sister to skip out
They came through this city and stopped
for, perhaps, couple OF hours. On the
southwest corner OF the square the
children made the acquaiptance OF one o.
Glass, young man apparently about
twenty-five years old, and chicken ped
dler by occupation. With him there was
a young fellow named Chidester, about
seventeen years old. According to the
boys story, Glass bought some fruit for
him, found out where he and his sister
were going, and told him that he (Glass)
was journeying the same way. He babe
them, 80 the boy says, wait down by the
bridge over the west fork of the Trinity
near town, and promised to take them up
there In his wagon. This was about
noon.
When Atchison got back home his wife
was in deep distress at the mysterious
absence of her young relatives. Atchison
| gnt nj hat
away was extensively noticed In the press.
In few days 1t was discovered that they
were with the brother In Fannin county
whom they ran away to Join, and unless
both children tell one Of the most delib-
crate and malicious falsehoods ever con-
cocted, the young girl, Leah, had during
their journey encountered cruel wrong
at the hands of Glass.
HER STORY.
Not long afterward Glass, having
learned of the charges brought against
him, voluntarily surrendered himself 10
the sheriff OF Parker county. His home
is in Weatherford. He was brought
here and, through failure to give bond,
was placed in jail, from which he was
taken before Justice linn yesterday
morning to stand his examining trial on
the grave charge OF outrage. For the
prosecution the only witnesses necessary
to make mention of here are the girl and
COY. Their stories, while differing in
some minor details, were singularly
alike. The girl was placed on the stand
6rst. She is of about average size for her
age, and her answers show her To
be possessed Of fair intelligence. She
corroborated the boys statement as to
the meeting with Glass and his com
panion Chidester. They got on the
wagon by the bridge, near the city, ant
went on till nearly shutdown, when they
came to Fossil creek, which they crossed
and then stopped to camp. 1t was here
she says, that Trammell, after making
!, her leave the others to go with him afte
, bucket of water,
MIsTREATED HER.
She came back to the wagon and telling
her little brother what had happened
started off with him TO leave the CAM
when Glass babe them come back b.
J threats of death. They obeyed. Sh,
says she did not sleep any that night
though no more violence was done her
/ Chichester, she says, did her no wrong
I The part played by Glass il her story bl
! true, is complete in its infamy.
THE LITTLE BoY's STATEMENT
!; conceded almost in every particular witt
: that of Leah. He rehearsed how she lei
the camp with Glass, and how when She
d returned CRYING he asked her what wa
!. the m 1tter, and she told him of the crue
> treatment she had experienced. Tn
r next morning they left the wagon ant
proceeded on foot to the town of Argyle
They stayed all night at the house o
Parson Smith, who made them ~
enough money to take them to Savoy, AM
from that point they walked to thei
brothers. house, which was reaches
Wednesday.
THE OTHER SIDE.
The above evidence which was given II
the simple, matter-of-fact way that chill
dren employ, and without trace 0
guile, is certainly against Glass. But OF
mis- side there is evidence so positive, oil
rect and honest, that it seems next t
impossible to believe him guilty. First
the statement of Chichester, the youtl
who accompanied Glass on his peddlipl
rounds. Being sworn he seid In sub
stance, that the first he saw OF the chill
dren was after crossing the bridge owe
the Trinity. The girl asked II the
might ride. She said they were going y
Keller, and were also trying to reac
Fannin county. Glass and he were goin
toward Aurora TO buy chickens. jus
across Fossil creek the roads forked, on
fork leading to Keller and the other !
Aurora. Here the boy and girl cot on
and took the first named way, while }
and Glass kept on their road In the d
rection of Aurora. This was about
O'CLOCK in the afternoon. Glass did ne
modest either of the children.
WAS 1T THE 2GTH or JULYf
A very strong witness for the defens
was Mr.. w. G. Madison, who lives 0
Mai. Jarvis ranch, fourteen miles nortl
west Of Fort Worth. Mr.. Madison swoi