Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-27

fast next morning but did at dinner. l |
saw her in the parlor that afternoon by ap
pointment. After this ate all meals with
her except one Or two. On "Wednesday
asked the porter where she was. He said
she was in room with
priest. Never saw her after this, and never
loafed around doors. That evening ! went
into the Mansion parlor to hear an elocu-
tionary entertainment. Never saw through
the window where this woman and priest
were said to have been. Did not
know they were in the room men
toned. After the entertainment went
out in trout of the hotel and smoked Two
cigars. When / had finished 1t was ABOUT
II o'clock. 1 went up to my room and was
intending to wake my partner up when
the woman staggered up u snort
flight of steps and asked me in a stlned
voice 10 assist her to her room. did SO, al
the same time asking her re-
peatedly what the matter was. When
we reached there she threw herself on the
bed and seemed exhausted, and II was prop,
ably twenty-five minutes before Learned
what the matter was. She then tod me
that she had been outraged. and that she
wanted an officer and would go after one II
would step out into the hall While she
changed her dress. / did so, and returned
While was in the room some one came 10
the door and she thinking ii was the
man who had outraged her, sprung to her
trunk. took out a revolver, loaded 1t, and
said she would kill him. The door was
pushed open and the person happened to be
the porter. She said. It's good thlng
your skin is black She then went Tor the
officers and shortly afterwards returned
with them l was in the room nearly an
| hour but it took over half an hour to resuScl-
| tate her. The way | happened to say
| that Mrs. Shaftman was my sister was IN
| this way: Three or four gentlemen We're
| standing at the register when came up. The
| clerk asked me who this Mrs. Gardner was.
l replied very quietly that she was my SIS
| ter. | afterwards told him that | was Jest
| ing. ! knew that the woman had registered
| as Mrs. Gardner. because she had told me
So l was in Mrs. Shaftman's room out
| once, and then for only about fifteen
minutes. I simply had a conversation
| of that length of time, and ] went to my
room / never knew that Mrs. Shaftman
| told any one that | was brother Of hers. "
| A D. Hancock was next sworn and teS-
| titled Il am a waiter at the Mansion hotel,
| and carried supper TO room % MONDAY
evening: saw d woman sitting in the room
| near the center at a table. The man
| uhe defendaut) was in the hall. The
| door was open when | took the
supper ill., returned III three-quarters or
| all hour and the man let me in. The woman
| was sitting on the side OF the bed. she
said nothing about desiring TO leave the
| L
in l think the woman could have gotten
| out if she had tried"
| Mr.. Harrison testified that he was at the
| Mansion Monday evening and heard the elo-
| cutionary entertainment; passed the door
| of the room in which the woman and man
| were said to be twice; heard no unusual
noise like a struggle or any loud talking;
saw the porter leave note at the room
| next to the parlor.
NJ. A. Chambers testified that he passed
the room door twice in going to and COM
ing from the entertainment in the parlor of
the Mansion and heard no unusual noise OF
| demonstration in the room.
Thomas Branch was recalled and teStl-
fed that Feazel peeped through the window
of the room on the gallery and SAID 10 MN
and another boy; They are praying IN
there I wonder what he's praying for"
That this was just before the entertainment
| in the parlor commenced.
VIII Chapman testified that he saw the
woman who figured in the case walking
east on Fourth street; that she had bundle
with her and seemed to be leaving.
| Dan Conway was sworn and testified: Il
am a bell-hopper at the Mansion went
| to the woman'S room two or three tunes
The first time she requested me to carry a
note to a man at a place which she dl-
rected me to. | told her | was not
allowed to. and she cursed me
out and told me to get down stars. She
afterwards told me she was going 10 leave,
but told me not to mention it Also asked
me to take a bundle for her and wait for
her at the Methodist church on Fourth
street at orr O'Clock this morning, and
told me about the man outraging her, and
said she gave herself away by not scream
ing when she ought to. She SAID the man
| threatened to kill her if she screamed.
The woman gave me book of pictures.
Here they are and there is the note she gave
me- The witness then produced some OBJ
scene pictures with vulgar verses beneath
them. and also the note which read as fol-
lows:
Dear Will:
am going to ask YOU to answer me to-
night, and you will not get INTO any
trouble. for l am doing everything IN my
power to keep you out of this, for | do not
want YOU to get into trouble over me; and
am going to ask you to send me some
money, for l have not got any and need
some And so, my dear, answer me To-
night, and if you will do as / ask you
Won shall never be forgotten in my
! heart; and. viii, l will send for
Won Tomorrow when you can
talk to me all you are mind
to and as much as you want to, but please
send me some money before morning, for II
will not do me no good if l don't get it right
away. for am in need of it. or you know
that / would not send to you for it, so dc
not betray me. for l am your friend and
viii prove it to you. Believe me as ever,
LULA.
Answer.
Isaiah Golightly was the last witness.
He testified to having seen the defendant
. and talked with him; also that he bought
two bottles of beer for him; that he told
him that he believed he was priest
and he replied that he was
/. geared up that way, and Their
showed him black gown and a collar and
said he could fix up so many ways that he
, wouldn't know him; also said that he coulC
, bring officers by blowing a whistle
! which he had; that he inquired
; about the woman; that he told the CLERK
> that there was something wrong with the
man, and refused to go back any more; thai
| he rang the bell necessarily, but no atten
!, | ton was paid.
After Golighthy's testimony the case wa:
submitted to the court without argument
= | Justice Reynolds Immediately decided
: | to hold the defendant in the sum of $50 fol
: his appearance at the next term Of court
= The bond was furnished and the Gefendan
: | Ea N q