Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-05
MARLIN DEFIANT.
Marlin Authorities Still attempting to
Enforce Their Quarantine.
Governor Ross as Determined as Eyer-Jim
Kriner, Negro, Killed Twenty Miles
form Waco by Young Farmer.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Sept. 4.-The Marlin
authorities are still attempting to en-
force their quarantine, and from all ac-
counts the condition of things there does
not indicate a speedy settlement. Waco
people are loath to rush into difficulty
by visiting Marlin just now, and it may
be that such feeling may avert a con-
fiict between the state and municipal
authorities. Governor Ross seems to be
determined to have his proclamation
obeyed and sent the following to the
sheriff yes terday:
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, end as it is no part OF the
right of faithful and fearless officer to choose
what laws he will enforce and what laws he will
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, ana 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 l will confer with the attorney
general and send you assistance. Telegraph me
when and where the case will he heard. In the
meantime have form instructions enforced
against those defying the sheriff S authority.
L. S. Ross, Governor.
The case referred to is that of Marshal
Coleman, who Is now under arrest pend
ing habeas corpu: proceedings, which
will be bad before Judge Hurt, but
when or where Is not yet known.
Jim Kriner, a negro, was shot dead
yesterday about noon by Sidney johnson
on his fathers farm, twenty miles below
Waco in Falls county. Young Johnson
is q son of Capt. Sam Johnson, a promi-
nent farmer near Terry, Falls county,
and has charge of bis father river farm
in that locality. He had refused to pur-
chase O pair of cotton scales for the
negro and he began abusing him. john
son ordered the negro to leave the prem
ises (the killing occurred at johnson 3
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 a telegram from
Sheriff Ward of Marlin stating that
young Johnson was making his way to
Waco and to look out for him. John
sons 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 apprehenced no more trouble. The
sheriff says the people of Marlin were
thoroughly frightened, and their resist
ance to executive authority was actuated
by genuine fear of what they conceived
to be actual danger. This feeling was
intensified by exaggerated reports circu-
lated about Waco, and it was mpossible
TO control them until the excitement had
somewhat abated. He thinks the trouble