Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-29
A CONSPIRACY.
One OF the Most Diabolical Plots in the
Annals Of the State OF Texas.
EIdalgo County Offers Marked for As5as, ina
tIon-Men Of High Political and Soci al
standing Indicted.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Ten, Dec. est
has been long time since the people OF
Hidalgo county, Tex. underwent such
fever of excitement as that caused by
the action OF the grand jury of Hiialso a
few days ago. Men OF high poll zeal AMI
social standing were Indicted for con
sp:racv to murder, rob an! burglarizs,
which was shout to take place. The
trouble began s.vsn mouths ago with the
organization Of armed men in COM
maud of H. 7. McCube, ex-county
judge of Hidal2o countv. to resist
tn. law and mandate of the court, the
outgrrwth of decision of District Judge
Russell 5 refusal to sustain a number OF
men who sought to take by force and
hold county Offices to which they had not
been legally elected. At that time Max
Stein was couaty judge, succeeding Nc
Cabe. The latter organized mob for
the purpose of seiZing the county records
AMI removing them to Mexico, but was
frustrated bv band of law-abidne
men and officials. the latter being Sc
lected 10y the Indicted conspirators as
those
WHO WERE To DIE
for their Interference. 1t was then that
Marabee was wounded in the leg by the
discharge of his own revolver, when he
was removed to Mexico. Judge Russell.
who was IN this city at the time. was
warned by friends not to enter Hidalgo
county to convene court; that he would
be assassiuated; but the warni was
not needed. Although sixty years Of
age he Is a brave and fearless man,
aud with guard OF fifteen
armed men he went into Hidalgo
and opened court. No trouble ensued.
For time matters were quiet
but the conspirafors were not sleeping.
Last August while promeuading with his
wife in the plaza at Reynosa, Mexico,
County Judge Max Stein was foully MUIR
dered by Mrs. McCabe, wife OF the in
dicted conspirator, by shooting him in
the head. The finsy pretext of SANDER
and abuse was set up by the woman in
justification of the foul deed, but those
well Informed knew better, that IL was
but the WORK of q mob of which McCabe
was leader. Since the killing of Stein
the officers of the law have left no stone
untGrned by which the
CONSIDERATIONS COULD BE DETECTED
and brought TO justice, and IN working
up the case men who have heretofore
borne excellent regulations have been
found to be implicated in plot dark and
hideous. DR.. A. NJ. Headley, alias DR..
Canoso, one of the indicted consprators.
il the man whose name Mrs. McCabe
used in her appeal TO American ladies
for aid since her Incarceration
In the Mexican prison. Most
prominent among the number
though is r b. Rentfro, collector
of customs at Brownsville, n farmrr de-
featei candidate for congress from this
district, and whom JUICE Russell re-
CARDS as the handspring IN the con-
spfracy and known 10 have been n chief
adviser, and JEFF bennett and Charles
Scbunion complete the list OF fve white
men who are connected with the con-
spiracv Denne.t Is an Englishman and
Is said to be bold, bud man, having on
q former occasion been identified with
the attempted enforcement of unlawful
measures. Schunion formerly resided
here The following are the men who
had been selected by the e pspirators rs
their victims, according to the findings
OF the grand jury: Sheriff John Clos
n-r, County Judge w. Is. Dougherty
County Commissioner james l. Dough
erty and strict Judge Russo |. The
authorities of Revnosa, NIX, aided
very materially in ferreting out the
guilty parties, and thus one of the mos,
diaboliral plots in the annals of the state
of Texas to assassinate four good men
has been suddenly exploded The court
house had been selected In which to
carry out the desIgE. Judge Russell
con trims what has been hsrssa&A$1d
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