Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-02

as Texas desperate Of the most b!ocd-
thirsty ald absndoueCjdsscr
The young man wea slim sad slopirg CT
shoulders, ghes,ly pale, sn1 but for II g
deep scsrs On his cheeks ard acrCss MS
forehead might have been tzken for d
sober medica! student or the CLERK OF O
msnicuTe establishment. These scsrs.
however, gave him q somewhst einister
expression, and the court was prepared TO
near that he was charged with some des-
perste crime.
"The prisoner IL charged with iorg-
axV," replied ths detact.Ye.
Tits was hardly Tasl he court and
puolic h&d exptcEed. AT the very least
hey loosed for blood.
Detective Titus cleSrlY appreciated the
a1fl climax hs statement would produce,
and in low, melancholy voice statsd
that tie prisoners alleged name was
John II House; That be had 81 ALAG CT
Thomas McDougsu, aud that he WAS
charged With forging 6 check l3re re-
neWed sensation was visible il cour.
ior $50.
Detective Titus said his prisoner w.s
john q. House, twenty-six years
CT age, . Texan by birth srd
rearing. who had wandered north after
81 exciting career in his native state, and
turned up IN this city last June to pursue
the devious and dIstressfll trsde OF sd-
vertis!ng agent. In this capacity lie
made the Acquaintance OF Mr.. Charles
Gee, r1Elisne, Of the City Rscord, On
Day street, and go! into confidential re.
iations With him. He procured many
advertise mepts for tie Record, and fluallY
got sc hiciently intimate with the buei-
ness CT the Record office to forss Mr.
Gees name &c G check for $50 on .he
Chatham National bspk. After this he
disappeared and neither &tr. Gee ror tie
detectives could trace him, despite the
scsrs on his face sad the other pecaliaTi-
tieH Of his Appearance.
Their failure WAS due in considerable
measure TO the fscs tha. M. House, nav
ing migrated to Philadelphia, Shcre con-
mitsed few trivial ofenssF, IVES xr-
rested, tried for Isrceuy and sentenced to
two mon:hg' imprisonment, which term
re served under the name Of Thomas
McDougsH. He returned to NaW York
yesterday morning. just in time to DE
pouucsd upon by Detectives Titus and
Mccarthy.
When Justice Kilbreth heard the desec-
tiye's story ne asked Mr.. House what he
had TO say, and that gentleman lsconi-
celly answered, "Nothao.r Thereupon
Judge Kilbreth assumed that Mr..
Houea meant to plead not gully,
and committed him for trial in default
CT $4,000 Dali. Mr.. House nss taken back
70 jail, snd what Was believed TO be q
sensation sppesIed 10 have been spoiled.
II, however, what Mr.. House Says is true,
he is very bad nan indeed.
"My nene," ssid he TO the detective,
"ls John Brsnder House. lam twenty
six years Of age and l belong TO the very
frs family In Ttxss. My folks !un the
cotton trade Of the entire state and own
the pest part OF the city Of Houston. The
House family control nerrly half the rail
roads Of the state, and to be House Of
Texas is to be known in every village OF
the state. rair charge sgainst me is un-
true. ard when I'm tried I'il make (. so
hot for Mr.. CHARLES Lee that he'll wish
he'd never met Mr.. HCuso OF Texas"
The rest Of Mr.. Houses story is better
told in other words thAn MS oRp, as his
indignation against the publisher Of the
Record csused him TO be quite proisue
during the rest OF hig uttersnces. He i'd
mitted that lie lad baen given to figrtiug
~ SSSi IacS LLAN
honor OF his house By dlspatcbipg his
man.
His description CT the f-s. duel WIS
most blood. curdIing. Il took Place ct
Aloirc, Tex, Wild little town On the
frontier, much fEequented By COW ooYs
and despeTadoeS. Mr. House got into sn
argument WITH local gentleman knoHa
az Mr.. Mug Sullivan soout the charms
snd virtues OF you1g lady imnigr,n.
called Adele Gilhooly. The argument
became SO heated that blood sIone could
bring 1t TO an issue, AID Mr.. House and
Mr.. Mug Sullivan fought with knives in
presence OF large concourse OF AIblnos.
The result OF this sanguinary encounter
YVES ths. Mr.. Mug Sullivan Gied OF
wounds and modification, and Mr..
House, who lad also been gashed scross
the cheeks and forehead, left the little
frontier town in hasty xnd undignifed
manner. What became Of Miss GilhooIy
Mr.. House steTnly refused to say, and
seemed DESTROYS Of drawing g vsn over
his relations with that young lady.
Mr.. Houses next duel took place on
the seacosst, CT little pert called Ta-
vacs., the trade Of which consists Of rsis-
ing Texas beef for European consum2-
ton. Here he fought the overseer of q
factory with pistols, an6, lesving his
enemy dead on the plauk rosd, again
changed his address. He hsd several
serious affairs throughout the state, but,
as they did not result mortally, Mr..