Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-21
Further Particulars of the Attack
by the Hob Near Graham.
Burkhart and the Two Surviving Mar
lows Found Wounded and En-
trenched in Farm House.
They Refuse to Surrender Alive to Anybody
Except Gen Caben or Capt Morton.
The Killed and Wounded.
THE STORY FROM GRAHAM.

Ed Johnson, United States deputy mar
shql was ordered by Gen. Cabell to take
the four NARROW brothers to Weather
ford.
At8:8op. m. johnson left with the
prisoners, taking also w. B. Burkhart
and Lewis Cliff, two other prisoners.
The latter two were to be taken to Fort
Worth.
The following persons were with john
son as guards: I. A. Martin, Sam wag-
ner, John D. Girard, sam Cresswen,
Marion Wallace, Jr., and William Hol-
lis,
Two miles east of Graham, while near
ing the bank of Dry creek a mob at
TAG kea the party from both sides of the
rofd.
one of the mob pulled johnson from
the hack.
Then commenced a general discharge
of firearms, resulting in the death of
Sam Cresswen, one of the guards, and
wounding johnson in his left hand.
Ais and Epp NARROW were killed.
Of the mob Frank Harmason and
Bruce Wheeler were killed and Eugene
Logan dangerously wounded.
The other two Marlows, Burkhart and
Cliff, escaped, taking with them one of
the hacks and horses.
The Marlows that escaped were chained
to the dead brothers, but with knife
they cut off the legs of the dead brothers
at the ankle and thus freed themselves.
"A messenger has just come to town and
says the two Marlows and one other
prisoner who escaped are wounded and
are at the house where Sheriff Wallace
was killed, fourteen miles south of Ora
ham.
Parties have gone to bring them to
town.
GEN. CABELL IS TELEGRAMs.
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, Tx, Jan. 20.-The news
published in THE GAZETTE this morning
in reference to the Graham tragedy pro-
duced profound sensation in this city
It was the first intimation that the peo-
pie of Dallas had of the awful affair, as
no paper published in Dallas had
word about it. Gen Cabel, United
States marshal, heard of it and
he Immediately procured a GAZETTE and
read the news. He then rushed to the
telegraph Office and telegraphed to F.
w. Grand, clerk of the United States
court at Graham for full particulars.
Grand wired the general as follows:
GRAHAM, TEX, Jan. 20, 1859.
Gen W. L. CabeII Dallas, Tex.
Ed johnson left here last night at $50
o CLOCK with the four Marlows, Burkhart
and Cliff, with six guards. At Dry
creek, two miles east of town, on the
east bank, mob came from both sides
of the road, pulled johnson from the
hack and then
THE FIGHTING COMMENCED.
One guard. Sam Cresswel and Al and
Eph NARROW, were killed outright by the
mob and Ed johnson shot painfully in
the hand. OF the mob Frank Harmason
and Bruce Wheeler were killed and
Eugene Logan dangerously wounded.
Two Marlows, Buckhart and Cliff,
escaped, driving off the hack and
taking the firearms with them. The
Marlows were chained together by the
feet and the two survivors of the brothers
disengaged themselves by cutting off the
feet of the dead and leaving them near
the scene of action. A messenger has
just come in and reports the two Marlows
and one other prisoner at benson s farm,
twelve miles below here. Johnson has
sent for them.
Esignedl F. W. GRAND.
GEN. CABELL IS ORDERS.
The above telegram was received at
o. clock to-day. In regard to the mat
ter Gen. Cabell said that after the at
tempt upon the Graham jail Friday night
he wired johnson TO remove all the
United States prisoners to weatherford
for safe keeping just as soon as it could
be done with safety, and TO use all pre-
oaufio,, n, n voif7 tho sv,aoI, e,pd 70 Sao,,yo :,
strong guard.
At g o clock Gen. Caben received the
following dispatch from johnson:
GRAHAM, Tex, Jan. 20, 1889.
Gen. ". L. Caben. Dallas.
Come TO Young at once; two Mar
lows and Burkhart have been found at
benson 5. They are all wounded, but
heavily armed. They refuse to surren-
der alive to anybody except you or Capt
Morton. ESignedl E. W. JOHNSON
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