Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-11
MARLIN DEFIANT.
Marlin Authorities Still attempting to
Enforce Their Quarantine.
Governor Rosa as Determined as Ever Jim
Kriner. Negro, Killed Twenty Miles
form Waco by Young Farmer.


special 70 the GaZette.
WACO, TEX, Sept. 4.-The Marlin
authorities are still attempting to en-
force their quarantine, and from all &C.
counts the condition OF things there does
not indicate speedy settlement. Waco
| people are loath to rush into difficulty
by visiting Marlin just now, and it may
be that such feeling may avert con-
| tiict between the state and municipal
authorities. Governor Ross seems to be
| determined to have his proclamation
! obeyed and sent the following to the
sheriff yesterday:
| John Ward, sheriff Falls County, Marlin,
Texas;
Unofficial but apparently authentic dispatches
| from Marlin, state that the municipal author
| tiles still enforce quarantine. You have ample
| warrant of authority and pledge OF assistance
| from the executive, Pnd as it is no part of the
right of faithful and fearless officer to choose
| permit violated, the executive does not believe
| that you can be driven from the discharge of
| duty by popular clamor, public prejudice or
personal danger, and wants to know the extent
TO which you have gone to enforce compliance
with the law. L. S. Ross,
Governor.
Sheriff Ward answered that he would
| arrest the first man who interfered with
The arrival of citizens coming from Waco
| or anywhere, and would carry out the
instructions of the executive at all haZ-
ards.
To the county attorney Governor Ross
addressed the following:
z. I. Harlan. County Attorney, Marlin, Tex.
Your action in enforcing the law meets with
my approval and will confer with the attorney
general and send you assistance. Telegraph
when and where the case will he heard. N the
ms lima arfn Cai
against those defying the Eheritf's authority.
L. S. Ross, Governor
The case referred to is that of Marshal
Coleman, who Is now under arrest pend
ing habeas corpus proceedings, which
will be bad before Judge Hurt, but
when or where Is not yet known.
Jim Kriner, q negro, was shot dead
yesterday about noon by Sidney johnson
on his fathers farm, twenty miles below
Waco in Falls county. Young johnson
is a son of Capt. Sam johnson, a promi-
nent farmer near Terry, Falls county,
and has charge of bis father 8 river farm
in that locality. He had refused to pur-
chase a pair of cotton scales for the
negro and he begau abusing him. John
son ordered the negro to leave the prem
ises (the killing occurred at johnson g
house, but he refused, stating that he
would kill johnson before he went. At
this juncture Capt. johnson, father of
the young man, came up and the negro
ran back to his own house and procured
a shotgun. His wife, however, caught
him and tried to disarm him, and
IN the scuffie the gun was discharged,
but without harm to anybody. The ne
gro, now thoroughly Infatuated, dropped
the weapon and casting his wife aside,
ran to where Capt. johnson and Sidney
were standing, and as he approached
Sidney johnson shot him through the
head.
Sheriff Ford received telegram from
Sheriff Ward of Marlin stating that |
young johnson was making his way to |
Waco and to look out for him. John |
son 8 friends say he will surrender to the |
McLennan county officers.
THE MARLIN SCARE OVER.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Sept. 4.-Sheriff Ward |
of Falls county arrived in the city this
afternoon and stated that the city au-
thorities at Marlin had ceased to attempt
an enforcement of the quarantine, and
he apprehenoed no more trouble. The
sheriff says the people of Marlin were
thoroughly frightened, and their resist
Gnce to executive authority was actuated
by genuine fear of what they conceived
to be actual danger. This feeling was
intensified by exaggerated reports oircu-
lated about Waco, and it was i'm possible
to control them until the excitement had
sbated. He thinks the trouble
is now over and all is serene.