Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11
QUIET RESTORED.
The Military III Charge of the
Jail Able to Repel any Attack.
Evidence eliminating the Father was
Brought Out at the Inquest Over the
Remains OF May Halves.
How the Father was Arrested on His Bridal
Trip-The Bride Observation-Disclosures
Citizens Interviewed.

THE MURDER MYSTERY LOST SIGHT OF.
NEW YORK, Dec. l0.-A Birmingham
special says: ''The situation here is
very grave, and while all good citizens
hope for the best, the outlook is not re-
assuring. The Halves murder mystery is
almost forgotten since the greater horror
of Saturday night. Colonel Jones, COM
handing the troops is reported to have
said he feared violence to Sheriff Smith
more than he did any further attempt TO
lynch Halves. Sheriff Smith and David
Pruett, one of his chief deputies, have
been arrested on charge of murder.
Warrants for number of other officers
have been sworn out, but not yet served.
The statements of the officers and those
of the men who were in the crowd are
very conflicting. People who were i'll the
crowd say the officers fired first, and that
10 one was making an advance when the
first vOlley was fired. They claim also
that the officers
CONTINUED TO SHOOT
while the crowd was running away, and
several men were hit in the back. On
the other hand the sheriff says number
of shots were fired from the
crowd after the officers ceased
firing Chief of Police Picard was also
arrested last night on q charge of muir
der. Coroner Robett made the arrest
and took charge of the sheriff's office.
Yesterday afternoon the news spread that
1900 miners from the Pratt mines, about
five miles from Birmingham, would after
dark march to the city armed with guns
and dynamite cartridges and assault the
soldiers and blow TO atoms the jail. Col
Onel Jones said the soldiers would be duly
notified by scouts of the approach of the
mob He feared some disturbance, but
believed he could
MAKE A SUCCESSFUL RESISTANCE.
An address issued yesterday morning
at IL meeting of citizens to the citizens of
Birmingham, says among other things:
''There are some things rs sacred as life
itself, and one is the maintenance of
laws made to protect life and honor and
virturc Without the orderly observance
of the laws of the land, 10 man no wO-
man, no child is safe. Public indigna-
ton at atrOcious crimes is natural, but at
the same time the law alone should visit
the righteous penalty. We appeal to
every good citizen to commend law, or
der and peace; to repress all attempts to
excite popular indignation, and to re-
frain from assembling i'll crowds. Our
wife and children, counsel strongly
strict observance of the law.
NO DESIRE FOR MOB VIOLENCE.
Re- BIRMINGHAM ALA. , Dee. lot is re-
/ ported that Halves has just made a full
confession of his crime. Business Is
Ergoing on as usual to-day, except that all
the saloons are closed by order of Colonel
Jones, and the only evidence of trouble
remaining is the line of troops
and cannon guarding every approach
to the jail. There is still much
feeling, but it is subdued. No matter
who was right or who was wrong on Sat
dav, that terrible vOlley has settled all
desire of the mob to break down the jail.
They will not try it again. Sheriff Smith
is still in Jail, under arrest for murder,
and Chief of Police Pickard was released
on $40 900 bond this morning. Smith
may leave the city under military escort
until further examination of the case is
made by the coroner, but it has not been
fully determined as yet. Following are
statements from several men who were i'll
front of the crowd when the yOlley was
fired:
&C. Site, who was mortally wounded,
said: 81 went up to see what the crowd
was going to do. | don't think they
| would have tried to break the door down.
did not think the officers would shoot.
| Al. Drannan, deputy United States
marshal from Gadsden, now dead, said:
81 went there ont of curiosity and to see
the Iynching, if there was one. l did nos
| expect to take part in it. -
Matt Kennedy, who WAS badly wound
ed, said: 81 was there begging the
crowd to go back. l had friends in the
crowd and did not want them to do any
| thing rash. l wanted law and order
maintained, and was working for that
end. | did not think the officers would
shoot unless an attack was made on the
Jail. "
The funeral of Postmaster ThrOck-
morton took place to-day at p. IN.
from the Church of the Advent. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev,
T. J Belid. The funeral was one of the
largest and most impressive ever held
| here.
The body of little May Halves was yes
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