Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-04
me Negro Arrested Near McGrer.
Or Confronted BY the Outraged
Woman-iIe is the wrong Man.
Crowds Pouring In TO Attend the ex Con.
federate Reunion, witch BegiBs
To-Day.

Special 10 the Gazette
WACO, TEX, Aug. 8.--Aleck Grlggs,
the negro arrested ct McGregor yester-
day, and brought here last night. on sus.
picion of being the man who outraged and
robbed Mrs. Heltmiller Sunday night,
spent last night quietly in the county Jail.
Ne attempt was made by anybody TO in
terfere with him At $40 O'Clock hits
morning all the negro prisoners were
turned into the "run-aroundp outside the
cages, where they could be seen to advan.
tage. In the meantime Mrs. Hietmiller
had been sent for aud arrived. She was
accompanied by probably hundred de-
termined citizens OF the Whitehall neigh
borhood, where she lives. Going up in
the jail she was asked to look at the negro
prisoners ranged before her and see II her
assailant was In the crowd She did so
and at once said, when her eyes fell on
Griggs, that he looked more like the man
who outraged her than any one else In
the line. She would not identify him
positively, however, as his teeth do
not project prominently like the
tusks she saw in the mouth of the negro
Saturday night The negro bore her
scrutiny without fiinching, and drew a
sigh of relief as he heard her remark.
The crowd down stairs seemed rather
disappointed when they learned Mrs.
Heitmiller would not declare the negro
was the one wanted Mrs Heitmiller
then returned home. The negro Griggs
was released this evening. He says he
Is recently from Grandylew, Johnson
county; that he moved 10 McGregor o
few months ago, and was in Hilishort
Saturday evening; that he came TO Waco
to proceed to McGregor, aud was III
Waco Sunday night. He walked, he says
from Waco to South Bosque station. A
report comes in this evening that tht
citizens in the Whitehall neighborhoot
have captured another negro on sus
picion, and that he will be taken to th,
outraged lady for Identification. Nearly
$500 IN cash has been raised by Mrs
Heitmiller's neighbors as a reward for tn,
capture of the rapist. The whole count,
is excited over the occurrence.
The bunting in front of stores, the flag
flying in the air. and the crowds on tn
streets all betoken that the ex-Confeder
ate's reunion is at hand The train
have brought in crowds and other crowd
Country people, have come in wagons
bringing women folk and children. Thes
latter are camped at the reunion grounds
The exercises open tomorrow with tn
following programme;
MUSIC.
Prayer by Rev. B. II, Carroll, formerl
Of the Missouri regiment.
MUSIC.
Address Of welcome bv Col, 6. B. Ge
aid of Waco, formerly of the Eighteent
Mississippi regiment.
MUSIC.
: Response by Col. d. a, williams {
: Dallas.
: MUSIC.
9 After music at the grand stand at 2G
4 pm, the proceedings will be had 1
@ follows;
Annual address, by j. G. Q, Baird
: Parsons brigade
/ Address by ION. w. b. Savers OF Go
C zales, Tex, OF Terrys rangers.
: MUSIC
G Address by +. NJ. Makeig, Esq,
n Hoods Texas brigade.
h MUSIC.
+ Address by Col. John g. Winter
s Seventh South Carolina cavalry.
@ MUSIC.
= Proceedings at the grand stand W
Il close for the day.
n AT NIGHT.
Speaking, dancing and music at b
stand, and social reunions at the variol
. headquarters on the grounds.