Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-29
A TEXAS BAD MAN.
EsHss KilIfd two Ssn aud Is NsH Up
Fer F5'giFy-k TFp'cs2 fsxGs
Dttp!rsds
Sho gould 1870 % twin IA Gore Hi,
HsariIess abandon meui OF Young
Girl from PEilede phia.
y ew York S.a-.

x NMtf msl whose reputation be-
@2&SA& iai Ii, appearance, see
Ing tat he WAS heralded
,s q Te1.s desperate OF the mos. blood
thirsty and no sGdo1e Iiescrip
TIE young man was slim and sioping OF
shoulders. shas,ly pale, and bgs for three
deep SEATS ON his Cheeks and across his
forehead might have been taken for g
sober medical student or the clerk CT 5
manicure este olislment. These sc,rs,
however, gavs him q somewhat sinister
expression, and tie court wss prepared to
aesr that he wGs charged with some des-
pirate crime.
"TCe prisoner Is charged with forg-
erv," replied the detective.
This was hardly what the cours and
public h,a expected. At the very least
hey looSed for blood.
Detective Titus clearly appreciated the
iati climax his statement would produce
and in low, melancholy voice stated
hat tie prisoners alleged name VAS
John H House; that he had an aliss CT
Thomas McOougsD, and that he w.s
charged with forging check hare re-
uewad sensation wss visible in court
for $50
Objective Titus sad his prisoner was
J2sn H. House, twenty six years
o; age, Texan By birth End
rearing. VINO had wandered north after
IN txciGi9e career Ia his nstiye state, aut
iuraed up In this city lasi June to pursue
the devious AID d!stressful trade OF sd
yertislpg agent. In this cspacity he
made the Rcquxin!sJCe Of air. ClatIes
Gee, publisher Of the City Record, or
Day street, and Get Into conf 'ential re-
siions with him Ha procured many
advertise ments for Il e r cord, snd fJslly
got sufii GENTLY intimate with the busi-
GEES CT the Record c fl, e to forge Nj
Gees name to a cheek for $50 On the
Chatham N,utiopsl bspk. Alter this he
diss opeared and neither sir. Gee nor the
scars on his fsce ant tae other peculiAri-
ties Of his appearance.
Their future WAS due in s considerable
measure to the fact thst Mr.. House, nav
log migrated to PlIls delp lis, there IN.
mltteda few trivial OfeBses, was ar
rested, tried for larceny ard sentenced 10
two months i'm pr 1onmsnt, wli b ter n
ne served under the name Of rnonts
Med ougsu. h B returned 10 New YORK
yesterday morning. lar in time % be
Mccarthy
When Justice Klhreth heard the detec-
tive's story ne asked d.. Houee VIA. ne
caIly answered, "NltbsD " Tnereupon
Judge Kiloreth assumed thss Mr..
Il lG5e Deant TO plead rot gnlty
and committed him for trial il deiaul;
OF $4,000 bail. M. House was taken back
70 iau hOI
sensation appeared TO have been spoNec
he is very bad 1sn inceed.
| "My nsme," said be to the detective,
'is John Bra1der House. lam tweutg-
nc5 family in T'xas. My folks fun the
cottoi wade Of the entire State and own
the oest psr: OF tbs city CT Houston. Tns
| House family control nerrly hali the rail
roads Of me state, and to be House Of
Te1ss ia 10 be known in every village OF
the st!ts. lily charge against ma IS III
true. and when I'm tried I'iI Eake II 60
hot for Mr. Charles Lee that he'll wish
led never met MIR Hauss OF Texas"
Tha rest OF Mr.. 4. uses story is better
| told in other words that ais oNG, IS his
| Indignation sgsi, S! tas publisher o! the
during the rest o: HE u.,eEaLc:h. H. sd.
mitted that he had Seen given 81 fl .ltlpg
dueIs, ard III each Gaze he SaC ucnrld ihe
nCnOr Ct his house B! dlspescdirg his
man.
Els description CT the 6.sa dusl VISA
most blIod curdiag L tnGE = ace s.
aloino, Tex, 5 wI!t little town Or lie
frontier, much ffeql3Htei by cJwJ2ys
~ 60,
argument with s local gent!uman known
as Mr.. Mug Sullivan soOu. ths c1arne
sGd virtues Of s young iIdy immigrant
called Adele GIhOo!y. Tee argument
o5came 80 baaIed thai blood nlrne could
briog 1t to 81 issue, and M. II luse and
Mr.. Mag Sullivan fought WITT knlv33 in
presence OF large co@cGurse CT Alb!ros.
The result OF thIs ealguinsry ercJunter
was that Mr.. Mug Sal vsn died OF
wounds and moruhcsrio-, AID Mr.,
the cneeks and forehead, lsit the little
manner. Wha: btcsme CT Miss GlhooIy
seemed dealreus CT Craving II over
his Telstisns with that young lady.
Mr.. Houses ntxs duel took place On
L
vsCs, The trade OF which consists CT Isis.
ing Texas oeef for European cJnsum :
ton. Here he fought tas Cyar5eec ct
factory with pistols. end, leaving his
enemy dad or the pia K road, aga,n
changed address He had several
serious q sirs throughout tine STATE, but,
As they did not result MORALLY, MIR.
Ho. uodestly declined 10 go into p.y-
ucuiats about such II ifs. a
The detectives had oeea trying to IN
earth some particulars Of Mr.. Houses
aistorg sirce he came Dor.h, ind he Was
told tia. Ihey charged him with having
cred q boarding ouse in this city,nnk
Ing love 10 the lsndlgdy, nrowing her
ovsr, and finally clipping with her seven.
ten year old daughter. TIE detectives
declared that the grestest villsiny o, tnis
escapade was that Mr.. House had lived
two Weeks with the young lady ,ud tnen
deserted her in q hesrtIess msuner.
Mr.. Houie. they alieged, pre:endad 10
want ner company en- journey frJm
Philadelphia TO Chicago. With her he
boarded 81 express traia, bu. just 20 the
cars began TO mcve BE jumped to the
platform, leaving the de uded girl 20 go
west and return wi:uous t. cent in her
pocket. l. was per story when she got