Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-18
nAnd then that his brother was foun,

murderedY"
"Yes.r
"In this murder trial, In witch the
murdered hackman appeared as an i'm
portant witness, and in which the muir
dered lawyer was also figure, what was
the verdlctS'
"Guilty."
"Was the sentence carried out?'
t'Yes.n
"Now, doctor, can you tell me by your
jury lists, so far back, what was the com
position Of that iury?"
"Not by the lists--they are not accessi-
Bile easily. But perfectly remember the
case. 1t was mixed iury--some white,
some black
"What was the criminal?"
"There were two-a white man and
colored man, equally concerned in the
crime--the double crime of outrage and
murder!"
] shut the book, and the coroner and
walked out together.
"Now, DOCTOR" ! said, after a pause,
"You have lived all your life in this
town. You know everybody in it. viii
you, without saying word to anybody,
get the names of the persons who com
posed that jury about six years ago?'
"0f what use, my dear sir2"
al want to see whether any person,
white on black, who has been u victim of
these tlends during the last year was In
any way related to any of those jurors
The arniable doctor was thoroughly
startled.
~ see now exactly what you are driv-
ing at" he said "If there should have
been upon that jury relatives of both col
ored and white victims of the recent muir
ders, the motive is established"
"precisely."
Two days passed and did not see the
coroner. In the meantime visited the
scenes of the different murders, but
gained nothing new from my inquiries.
On the third day / again went to the cor
oner's office. found him there, pale and
almost trembling.
He took nue. silently into the inner room
and we sat down.
"You were right" he said, almost
breathlessly. ''In five cases, at all events,
the persons who were murdered were re-
lated in some degree to those who served
on that jury. / have not had time to in
yestigate the others, but will do so at
once.n
"Among these five cases is there one Of
white MANI"
eyes"
confess that the revelation startled
me, even though had expected it.
"The next question is" / said, ''who
are likely 10 ttel interest enough in this
vendetta to be the instigators of it?
Naturally the relatives or friends of the
men who were hanged"
The doctor nodded assent.
"Do you know If any such EXIST"
No, he did not The trial had occurred
a long time ago, and he could not say as
to that
"Ihen we must find out, /" said /. "And,
depend upon it, when you have located
them you are not far from the assassius
of the past terrible year"
Two days were spent In investigation,
which had 20 te conducted with the ut
most caution, not only to prevent suspi-
cion on the part of those Of whom we
we're in search, but TO battle the police,
| who, with their usual faulty, chose TO
consider Me Il suspicious person, and
! logged my footsteps pertinaciously until
| I chose 20 eiudo them, which was COM
paratiyeiy easy matter.
On the third day the doctor tiiumphed.
This second discovery seemed nearly
to paralyze him.
III what you suspect is true, my dear
sir" he said, breathlessly, at is awful
! terrthleW
"Haye you found them?"
"No. Only one"
'White or black"
| 'White."
Precisely. He is the man who
welded the AK. The white man domin.
ated all through The colored mans
cunning hatlled the bloodhounds; the
white mans intelligence befogged the 20
lice. What is his name?n
John Doe"
rs he in good circumstances ~
''Yes, sort of gentleman farmer"
"What relation was he 10 the man who
was hangedY"
Brother
"And where is his placer"
The doctor told me it was at q distance
OF some three miles; | buttoned my coat
and prepared to leave.
you will not whisper word of this?n
| asked, .'until all is ready?"
"Not a word-but where are you
golng?"
''To the residence of Mr. John Doe.
'Man Glive!" cried the good doctor:
"you must not! You win be slaughtered,
Just think moment! You cannot be so
rish!n
"My good DOCTOR" | replied, al am not
going there to tell Mr.. Doe that he is dis
covered. We are sure to be even now
on the wrong scent unless two things are
cleared up First--Does Mr.. Doe keep a
private hack? Second--IIas he in hi
Employ a confidential colored man? am
going to just casually find out those two
things. | shall see you in the morning I"
| was well aware, however, that the
mission was a dangerous one, for | had
now been IN B long enough to be
spotted by any who took an Interest in the
arrival OF a stranger. But my old report
ing instincts came to my aid and set out
to interview the farming people within
the radius OF a mile on the prospects O..
the spring crops, etc. went TO three
houses, made copious notes, was kindly
treated and in all of them was asked
eagerly, the first thing, whether there
was anything new in town about the muir
ders
Armed with my notes, unattached the
front gate of John Does and walked up
the stoop,