Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-01
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from Ben Evans while collecting for
him and Evans had made complaint in
Justice NAnce's court for the crime, but
Beason had left before the trial. Evans
wanted him and he was also wanted for
the $500 forgery, but no clue az to his
| whereabouts WAS found. In addition to
the reasons cited above why Evans wan ed
Beason, the young officer bad received
positive Information that Be.son had
oeen in Fort Worth the
day after the Gainesville killing
and was suspicious after learning this.
. THE DISCOVERY.
While in S3ushern Texas Beason had
written to young lady in this city who
ut yer answered his letters. Officer Evans
learned of these letters, and thus located
his man. He went 20 Dale In Caldwell
county, where the letters were mailed,
nnd there learned that for six months
Besson had lived with Mr.. and Mrs. Bur-
ris, ex ;ellent people. Beason and Burris
had married sisters. Beason had made
confdsnts Of the couple, and told them OF
much of his wrong-doing. The last time
he came down Beason seemed to be in
great trouble. He was
BORDERING ON MADNESS.
at night he walked the floor of his room
for hours at time. He seemed to be
pursued by some demon of Imagination.
He told his sister in. law that If he could
do 1t he would go into the woods aud
hang himself. Finally he told them he
had
MURDERED MISS WATKINS
and detailed the crime. He had de-
termiued to enter the house and steal
what jswelry or vsluables he could lay
his hands on. With hSschet he opened
the window and entered the
room. He approached the
| bed and Miss Watkins awoke.
He used his hstchet. Miss Bostick
awoke and again he used the Ratchet
After some time Evans learned that Bea.
son WAS in Mississippi and was living 81
or near Meridian. Armed with the
requisition he went there, found Be8sor
arrested on the kilograms Marshal Far,
mer had sent, and started back with him
On the way 10 Texas Bessou talked about
the Gainesville murder and confessed
fully that he was guilty of the crime.
| WHAT BR SAID.
| No one. hGd been connected with hin
in the crime in any way. He could no
tell why he had selected the Bostick house
above others. When he went into III,
room through the window and GO
near the bed, Miss Watkins, or the youns
lady nearest the wall, raised herself in thu
bed and looked at him. He said he woulc
never forget that look. For 8 second h
didn't know whatte do, and then feelin!
rushed over him to kill her and he uset
the Ratchet. He would have given hi
head the next minute If he had not don
It,.
THE THEORY OF HIS MOVEMENTS.
1t was the intention Of the officers Il
have questioned him more closely afte
his arrival here, but his terrible injuries
made that impossible. The officers sa-
that there is hardly question but tho
Beason, after his murderous work, wen
out by way of the window sn(
the bloody finger marks on thu
window sill show that he must have hRt
his hands covered with blood. The soutl
bound Santa Fe train on July IS, arrived
in Fort Worth at 8 80 In the morning anC
left Gainesville about 5 o'clock. Beasol
was probably passenger on that train t
Fort Worth, or he may have come down
i on freight train. The officers say theGt
ia no question Of his being in this city OIL
July Is
BEAsoN.
The prisoner is about thirty years old
about five feet ten inches in height
rather slim, brown hair anC
brown mustSche. possibly 1t msJ
have been black when full grown
He WAS not well educated, gambled snC
drsrk At the request of THR GLzKTTE
DR.. J. B. McLeap, who had been called tC
attend Beason, telephoned his condition
at diff rent hours. His information wa.
to the fl owing effect:
| IL O'Clock p m -"Beason will proba
bly, die by morning. He is suffering from
c1ncussion OF the brain and sewers
internal iDjuriee. He has omitted blood
since his injury"
| O'Clock a. m.-"Besson Is gradually
growing worse, he breathes only ten OF
twelve times minute. His pulse very
feeble. He may live until org o'clock =
| 2o'clock 8. m.-"Still weaker, rapidly
sinking, but probably has vitality enough
to carry him through several hours. he
has never for an instant rsgaineC
consciousness"
The doctor remained with him, doing
hopes Of his recovery.
THE QUESTION OF REWARD.
Marshal Farmer and Officer Evans were
somewhat blue over the condition ci
Beason. Both had worked hard
and intelligently 10 unravel the
Gainesville murder mystery, and had
succeeded. There was q reward OF about
$4,000 offered for the capture CT the muir.
derer, bat it was the opinion that the
delivery Of the dead body Of Beason in
the Cooke county jsil did not entitle
the officers to the reward. AS far as car
be learned, however, there was no pro.
viso that the murderer must be taken
alive, sne the officers say they
can establish beyond the shadow
Of doubt that W. L. Beason, the mar
now in Tsrrant county jsil and captured
through their eUdeevors, Is the
man who murdered Miss Watkins
and attempte to murder Miss Bostick,
and this they think entities them
to all rewards. Whether the officers re.
ceive the rewards or not, they are en-
titled to all credit for the able manner II
which they have worked up the case.
! BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
Special TO the Gazette.
BELLEvI; LIE, TEX, Feb. 29 "A prisoner
IN charge Of two officers made desperais
attempt to escape from them by Jumping