Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
TROUBLE IN TEXAS.
The Killing CT "Red" Gibson Ex-
cites the Factions.
TROOPS ORDERED TO THE SCENE.
The Dawson Murder-The French Maid
Tells How Mellow Made Love to
Her-Poison in Strawberry
Patches.

AUSTIN, Tex, June 26.-Last Saturday
at Wharton, Red" Gibson was shot and
killed by Kyle Terry. and there are grave
fears that the opposing factions will clash
and much blood be shed. The Governor
Monday night received the following tele-
grams in reference to the trouble, which
has been brewing for over year:
To Governor Ross, dustin:
RICHMOND, Tex, June 24-County Attorney
J. V. Meek is authorized to report that as
sheriff Of Fort Bend County am unable to en-
force the law without conflict of arms, and to
ask assistance from the State TO dsarm the
community and enforce obedience to the law
T. P CARNEY, Sheriff.
County Judge G. III. Weston also wrote
as follows:
To Governor Ross, Austin:
RICHMOND, June 24-Under the present
state OF affairs in this county it becomes nv
duty to officially notify your Excellency that
officers of the county are powerless to enforce
the law. 1t is impossible to disarm the COM
munity, and the public peace and safety Of the
county demand that it be done by some other
power.
The Governor also received the follow
ing telegram:
Governor T. s. Ross:
Kyle Terry killed Red Gibson here last Satur-
day. Examining trial will be on the Goth. A
mob is seriously threatened and prisoner life
in danger. Force at hand very inadequate to
uphold the law. Please order Victoria rifles
here Tomorrow to assist me in maintaining
peace during the trial. ]. W. JONES. Sheriff.
In compliance with the above the Gov
ernor has ordered the Victoria rifles to
Wharton and has also ordered Captain
Jones' rangers to Richmond.
The feud is a political one, but is not con-
inc To Rar h ico ciI do nd
Gratis on the other, but is mixture, Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, prominent ones,
too. being mixed up in each of the parties.
Terry, who killed Gibson, is a son of Co..
onel Terry of the famous Terry rangers,
and has strong following. Gibson. whom
he killed, was a prominent man and had
scores of friends.
THE MURDER OF EDITOR DAWSON.
CHARLESTON, S. C., June 26.-When the
Mellow trial was resumed yesterday
morning the court room was well filed
and the popular interest undated.
John H. Deveraux, Harry Oliver and
Mike Hogan were examined by the State
to establish McDow's attempt to bury
Captain Dawson's body after the shooting.
The evidence on this point was overwhelm-
ing.
Marie Baraydon, Mrs. Dawson's French
maid, was the next witness. She was
brought here by Mrs. Dawson from
Geneva, Switzerland, two years ago
as governess of her children. She
is twenty years old and a hand
some brunette with dark hair and
eyes, an intelligent face and a well de-
veloped form. She understands English
but speaks it imperfectly. An effort TO
have her testify through an interpreter
was objected to by McDow's counsel and
she spoke in English. Her manner was
collected and throughout the ordeal she
bore herself with an air of innocence.
She successfully combated all the ttempts
of Judge McGrath, McDow's counsel, to
elicit something that would weaken her
testimony. Her first meeting with Mellow,
she testified, was February l. He met her
On the street and asked her to run away
with him. She told him that she would
not do it; she would not leave Mrs. Daw-
son fer any thing. He met her often on
the street after that and prosecuted her
with his attentions when she was going
to school with Captain Dawson's children
and when she was returning home. He
visite her several times at Captain Dlw-
sons house when Mrs. Dawson was in
Washington and Captain Dawson was at
bis work in the News and Courier office.
He sent her flowers and poetry and gave
her watch to remember him by. He told
her that he had married q German woman
for her monev; that his married life was
unhappy and that he wanted her to run
away with him AMI marry him. He told
Der he could not get a divorce from his
wife in Charleston, but would take her to
North Carolina and after securing a di-
vorce would marry her She gave Mellow
a book bearing the title "Betwixt Love
and Law" She had never read it but
knew about what its contents were. 1t
was, she said. about a married
woman in love with man. In
her case the situation was reversed and
it was the case OF a married man in love
with a woman. Mellow had taken pho
tograph from her and ha / kissed her 1.-TWO
times" and "only two times" She knew
that McDow's conduct toward her was not
proper, but she had never told any of Cap
tain Dawsoo's family about the affair.
She did not love Mellow. She felt for his
misfortune and she had feeling of kind
ness for him. She believed if she had
given herself to him he would have sup
ported her. She believed it while he was
talking to her.
The woman's story was told without ex-
element. She shrugged her shoulders
when she did not under stand a question,
lut mads good impre by her con-
duct on the stand.
. POISONED STRAWBERRIES.
; CARTHAGE, ILL.,, June ga series of
poisonings developed here yesterday
which has resulted in three deaths and
the serious illness of a dozen people. The
character of the poison is unknown, but
physicians assert that it was administered
in strawberries. Several miscreants were
recently caught in the strawberry patches
ne:r here and it is supposed the strawber-
ry vines were poisoned by them. The
families of DIR. o. W. Butler Senator j. S.
Rdmonds and o. F. Berry are in danger
Gus condition and Jane Whitley and Will
lam Peterson have died from the poison.
A tramp was found dead in one of the
berry patches aud is supposed to have
died from the poison.