Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-07

History OF Agiiator Parsons, who
was on Top IN Texas In I'd.
mund =. Davis Day
Graham on Trial for KiIIipg Lamb A
DRrhecpe ~ which Politics
win Figure.

was made IN the special 10 TnE GAlKITE
yesterday 10 Albert Il. Parsons, the Chi
cago nRitator ana anarchist, now under
arrest, "a an ox.Wacoiie. Tie brothers,
VIM. II and Albert h. Parsons (ihe latter
the youngcsD, were living 10 Waco when
the civil war broke out. Vim. III, was
editor Of d newspaper Albert worked
In the printing Office at times and learned
70 set type, but was not known ~
steady, Industrious boy lie was bright
and qulck.wiltcd, and his prlntlngyonce
education had enabled him 30 pick up a
good deal OF general Information on cur
rent topics. He was an lncessant talktr,
and IA those days was spoken OF az
'curlnus' boy. Later nomenclature has
colued tho word "crankn as descriptive OF
his ciaps. Wbon the great war broke out
VIM II Parsons led g cavalry regiment
from Texas into the Confederate army
and NJ tho end OF the four years wore
the stars Of brgadlor-gencra on bis
collar, Ilis service was faithful, valuable
and honorable. He returned TO Waco az
the close OF hostllitics, took sides with
the Republicans aud went 10 Austin as
member Of tho Legislature forthis district.
Then he went 10 New York, where, his
ilrst wife being dead, he married very
wealthy lady Whether no Is living or
dead |. not known here. But TO return
to Albert The latter was Just about
grown when the war broke out. Albert
was discreet, however, and never smelt |
gunpowder; In one way or another he |
managed TO keep in bomb-prooi posi-.
ton during the trouble. In this no was
aided TO some extent by his brothers Che
goneraPs) influence. AT the close Of The
war Albert turned up In Waco, as argu-
mcniatlyo, ps cranky, as discontinued aud
az little disposed to hard work az over.
Reconstruction times were on then, aud
lu the turmoil Of events Albert found
ample scope Tor the exercise Of
his peculiar talents. lie turned Re-
publican, like his brother, and people
now living, who were here then, can re.
call many episodes OF Albert's career,
lie got q place In the district clerks
pilloe, which he held while, and Mr.. j
V Smith who succeeded him, might tell
how Albert took papers for record, pocket
ed the fees but neyerrecorded the papers
lie became violent agltator, aillllatlng
WIN the worst class OF negroes, and was
ever ready To stir them up to strife.
When certain district Judge. now dead,
was impenched and under arrest Albert
tried TO raise mob OF negroes and re- :
easo the judge Mr.. ]. NJ. Klllough,
low living here, was one OF tho members |
II the grand jury at that time aud warned 4
Parsons to desist-that the people would !.
rot tritle with him, One day Albert had I
dispute with Col. John H. Flint about !.
1olltlcs, and Col Flint kicked the agi. J
ator down stairs. As he landed on the c
'treet with his head bleeding, he saw
Mr. Peter McClelland, Sr., passing, and l.
aid to him (Mr McClclland was 4
Republican, but OF conservative o
nj decent type "see what | have
o suffer for the causen Mr.. McClOlland
ave him q look Of contempt, and said
see what you have TO suffer for being
Id iooll' and passed on The recon Ii
'tructlon era was drawing ton close aud n
he retirement OF the Davis hdmInistra- k
ION was written on the wall Albert
'GrsOns concluded his occupation was a
bout gone In this country and prepared II
% omigrato In the meantime he had
established liaison wlihn colorcd woman
rather bright color known az Lucy
iathlngs. Her husband, oliver GathIngs,
= now living IN Waco, aud hundreds OF
olored as well as white people here re-. 1,
member her. She left Oliver Gathings b
nd llved rs Albert Parsons mistress ii
he was quite intelligent for her oppor. b
unlties. Albert left Waco In 1872 and Il
ook this woman with him. II was years \
oiore anybody here heard OF them again, f.
nd then they wore IN Chicago, full, A
edged socialists and anarchists. IL Is II
aid Parsons married the woman, and
nat she has acquired education, IL ls Ger. M
am her sociallstlc speeches, ms reported ri
tne Chlcago papers, are ntelligently b,
'orueu' she seems TO have become as al
glorious In that line az Parsons. The
TRANCE career OF Albert Parsons has now w
Eliminated In his arrest as one OF the
,aders and meters of the mob In Chica.
o. carrying into practice the dynamite
nd destruction theory. The last chapter d,
my come In his execution ON the scaffold
Just penalty for his crime against 40. IN
letY. His whole life has been one of az. AZ
alton aud usolcssnoss, and such an end 1,
X VIII bca lifting close for H. m
COURT cuLuSGs ro,pAy. III
j A. Graham, the 81. Louis drummer GO
ent TO trial this evening for the klllinv s,
VIII Lamb. Nearly all the day was I'm
In getting Jury. Graham ut. III
'fly failed In his efforts TO getbondsmen. th
ld mas thus far passed three nights In th
~ HIS trial will not be concluded un. pr
| tomorrow. In
sd Mcdonald, Young white man, was III
'nVloted Of theft, awarded live years I'm M
10 penitcntlary, and, at his own request. nd
III sentence passed on him at once, sll
GENERAL. Local, NEWS. IN
Inc Houston & Texas Central railroad so
III run special excursion train TO Wal. fol
At Springs tomorrow, the occasion be. I'm
4 blk barbecue there, aud large del. th
Rtion Will go from here, Among thos. M
20 deliver speeches are Lieut. RAJ
pv. Barnett Gibbs, eX-Lieut, Gov. Mar. du
II Martin, DR. John Collier of Tarrant th,
unity and Or, Burleson OF Waco, Gov pa
eland, Comptroller Swain and Gen 2.
Dag are also on the list, but viii hardly frt
there.
Detective Ammonett received tole.
am from Atlanta, Ga, this morning
nounoing the reCapture Of lobe jack. AlV
~ the dynamltor who jumped from the so
z wlndowat Chattanooga one night last ay
'ek Jackson was caught Ia Fails bei
unity hy Detective Ammonett, and no
srted from here In charge OF Deputv
iited States Marshal Murphy.
a crew OF ten mon, including a foreman