Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-10

where they found Mr.. Turpin. He pre-
vailed on the young men who wsre hold
ing him to let him 60 to the hack, which
they did, but still held him, and he pre-
vailed on them to come back in the house
and marry. Mr. Turpin Informed him he
had NO LICENSE
and was not prepared to marry. The next
day, Tuesday. he SAW his daughter
In company with Mr.. Turpin
and asked her how that trick was played
She Informed him that she did it herself;
that Mr.. Turpin had nothiD & whs.ever to
do with 1t. Right here he says she acquitted
Mr.. Turpin Of all blame, and he then de
cided II she married him he would kill her
instead Of Turpin, ss he considered she
was 10 blame and not Turpin. His daugh.
ter did not return home, and on last
Wednesday they we're married at the
schoolhouse In Poolville He went to
them after they were married and
BEGGED THEN TO CONN HOME.
and see the girls mother, who lay pros
trate from the eject of the nights work
of the two men holding him while the
other ran OF with the daughter. Ysster
day evening Mr.. Turplu and his bride Wis
tied Alston's residence and spent the
evening. He says he treated them very
nicely end insisted on their spending the
night. AS they could not spend the night
he begged his daughter to return this
morning and stay With her sick mother.
This she sgreed to and came esrly. snd
st O'CLOCK he came from the neId TO the
house, walked in, pulled his chair up to
his daughter, commenced talking and
told her for some time she nad had the
advantage and power over him, but now
he
HAD HER IN HIS P0wEE
and would use her. When abe jumped
and ran for the door he caught r,pulled
Der back into the room and killed her or
st least intended to. He ssys he did this
murder, calmly, coolly aud deliberately,
with premeditation and forethought. He
said his intention in getting her to his
house was TO have her sway from her
husband so IS he cou d murder
her. When asked If he was
sorry he had murdered his daughter since
he hsd time to re fsct, he answered "no,"
he did Whist he intended, and Il 1t was to
dc over ne would do the same thing, and
now if 1t was necessary he was willing to
give up his life on It. 1t was learned
from Mr.. Mcconnell, the officer who
brought Aston into this citV, that the
feeling against him st Poolville wss very
strong, and in s very short time about
sEVENIY-FIvE MEN HAD GATHERED
at the little town of Poolvili'
and were making open threats
OF mobbipg him, and il ht
had not buried the prisoner away 1t
would have been mebbed In short ordel
IS the crowd had slready picked out the
limb to hang him to, and but for num-
Der of citizens present who spoke s.
length 10 the surging crowd he would
never have been able to reach Weather
ford with the prisoner alive. He says
that he does not think any attempt viii
bs made
TO TAKE BIN FROM JAIL
snd mob him Mr. Aston stated he WA
i secretary of the order Of knights OF Lsbol
at Poolville and had beer
an active member since It.
orgsrizstion there. Ofacer McConne
says that Mr. Aston has always been re-
gsrded as one OF the best tizens OF ths'
part of the county, and fairly worshiped
his daughter, whom he this morning muir
dered. He SAYS the girl was prepos
sessir z lady, with q splendid education
and stood high In the community. It IL
lesrned thst Mr. Turpin Is one OF the
best and most highly esteemed men II
this county. The murderous father
gives as his reason for numbering hic
daughter that the manner in which she
left home, going IS she did 10 the houss
where her afi4nced was boarding
was of such q nature as to disgrace hin
and his family. When seen by The Ga
zKTTK reporter he wss not st al nervous
and was eating his dinner with gooC
relish. This crime Is the worst to e
down on record in this county by civil
ized man since the very first settlement.