Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-26
AUSTIN.
The New Capitol in Every Respect a
Modern Structure Except in the
Arrangements for Lighting.
Statement OF Rosa Schmidt to Governor
Ross IS to Her Treatment while En-
Route to the PsDitentisrY.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. Ex-Governor
Ross has received the following state
ment from Rosa Schmidt as to her treat.
ment by Mr.. Winter, who took her from
the San Antonio jill to the eastern peni-
teDtiary at Rusk:
RUsK, TEX, Feb. 2S.-Statement Of
Rosa Schmidt In regard to her convey
sncs from San Antonio to the Texas state
peDitertiary at Rusk as made to Thorn s
J. Goree, superintendent of the peniten-
tiary at Rusk, February %, 1888:
l, Rosa Schmidt, left the San Antonio
sil about $3.50 O'Clock on the evening Of
February II in custody Of Mr.. Winter,
Before leaving the jail was chained by
the neck to male convict, not 9 negro,
but white man. 1 WAS crying st the
time aud did not say anything. There
were five other persons transferred st
the same time. We walked from the iAii
to the depot. On the cars l sat
on the same seat with the man
l was chained to. We Travelled
that way to WSco, which place We
reaChed about 5 O'Clock in the morning
When we reached the sil I'M Wsco the
chain was taken of sud l WAS placed in
cell Of the Jail ny myself. remained
there until about O'Clock of the 18Th
last. When we left Waco l was chained
as before, but had asndcuff around one
wrist and WAS chSin-d to the chain which
come cted the three other couples. When
We got 10 Tyler Mr.. Winter took the
chain Of me. When we left Tyler ne put
the handouts on me again, but again
to them of on the road between Tyler
and Rusk, When we reached Rusk peni-
Tertiary Sunday 1 wss put in e cell
by myself and treated very kindly
during my whole stay. Mr.. Winter
treAted me very kindly ON
the route from San Antonio to Rusk. The
only complaint can make was f. being
chained. would have gone safely with
out, but made no protest On my dis
charge from the pepitentsrY, 1 received
from the financial agent IS discharge
money and 80 Is for Transports ion from
Rusk to San Antonio. The officers and
employees Of the pepitentisry gave me this
On my discharge as q contribution.
tSig ed Rosa SCHMIDT.
Witness, Thomas J. GuREE.
The new state capitol Is rapidly receiv-
ing the huishiug touches in the interior,
as well IS exterior. Everything about II
has modern look, which does not detrsct
from the stately grandeur of this, one OF
the most magnificent red granite struct-
ures in Americs, or any where else in the
world, Europe, with roysl pslaces and
ancient castles not excepted. There
is one exception to the modern
look, this Is the gas arrangements
instead Of electric appliances for lighting
gas being as old-fashioned cow as the
tsIlow candles of our grandsddies Some
OF Ex- Governor Irelsnd's enemies here
are generous enough to lay the gas fxt-
ures Of the new capitol at the door of is
administration, and it Is hinted in official
circles htra that the final report of Gen.
eral Walker, state superin ,endent OF con-
structlon OF the new capitol, will show
up this matter to the next Legislature.
To give the Panhandle readers Of THE
GAZETTE s rough idea of the magnitude
sDd imposing eject of their new capitol,
1t is only necessary to state It is 5S4 feet
long from cast to ives, S04 feet wide
from north to south, sno 3IS feet high TO
the top of the statue Of the Goddess OF
Liberty, which surmouuts the dome.
The little son OF Wilson Davis, com
mercial man, travelir G for New York
house, was found desd in the suburbs to-
dSy. He was found with his neck through
q mauger ct horse trough. 1t is thought
to have been purely accidental.
Federal Judge Turner is said TO be dy-
ing to night with complication Of dis
eases.