Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-21

1HE GAZETTE CORES pOndent called on
F'rizzell previous to the execution for the
purpose OF an interview, which was sub
stantially as follows given in the exact Ian
guage of F'rizzell:
My name is William H Frizzell. l was
born at Leavenworth, Kan, on January
20, 1864, and am now twenty-seven years of
age.
I came to Texas the first time in 1869, but
only remained until 1S1l, when l returned
to Kansas, and afterwards returned to
Texas in 1872 or 1873. l was married at
Granbury, Tex, on February 9, 1890, to
Miss Annie Brown, a daughter of Mrs.
Mary Brown, a widow, by the Rev. Mr..
Hunt, a Baptist minister of Granbury. My
wife was twenty-four years old when we
were married and she was born in Mis-
souri,.
We lived together six or seven months,
ana part of that time l might say hap
PLY, all of which time we lived in Hood
county. l am a stone mason by trade, and
l made a good living and l kept my family
well supplied at all times.
My mother-in-law and my wife's sister
lived with me-
Men coming around my house first
brought on my family troubles, as l thought
that they were coming to see my wife.
l at last separated from my wife on that
account.
When the men first started to come
wife and get the thing stopped. / offered
to do anything that l could. but when l
saw that | could not cause the thing to be
stopped, l left her and her people.
My sister-in-law was sixteen years old
and lived with me. When 1 left | went to
Dallas county, which was in September,
1890. and l remained there for three or four
months, when l returned to Hood county
My wife was still there, and | lived with
her when | went back, My wife and her
mothers family left Hood county about the
last of December, 1890, and went from there
to Comanche, Tex. l afterwards went
to Comanche in January following
l had only been there one
night, when l went to see my wife the
next morning. My object in going around
10 see her was to get her to make up and
still live with me. When | called for her
she and her mothers family were all to-
gether in the tent in which they were living
near the depot in Comanche. When l saw
her told her that 1 wanted to talk to her
and speak few words with her. She
replied that she had no talk for me.
/ then tried to reason the thing with her,
and | told her that | had come down there
to try and make up with her, which if 1
could not do l would have to quit for good.
She then said that she had to so up in town
on business. When l first went to the
tent the old lady was the first one to speak
after | had stated my business, saying:
''A1r. FrizZell, we have no use for you down
here At ALL l then asked her why not.
My wife then started for town, coming
towards me as she came out of the tent
She said she wanted to know how l eX-
pected to help myself if she would not live
with me- She also said that she had heard
that had talked around about her She
then refused to talk with me and turned
around and | then shot her with Smith &
Wesson 3S-caliber revolver which l had
owned for some time. l have carried pis-
tol all of my life. ever since l was
able to carry one, and my father
has whipped me several times for it. had
no intention of using it when l went down
to the tent where they were living. l do
not know for my life why l did use it after
l did get there. l had never in all my life
attempted to use pistol on any one else
of any kind before in my life.
The Rev. j. c. Wingo, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Abilene, is
my spiritual adviser. l was raised and
brought up in the Baptist church. My
father is now Baptist minister and is pas
tor of church near Glen Rose, Somervell
county. He Is seventy-one years old. l
have five brothers and two sisters living.
Two of nv brothers live in Somervell
county and also both of my sisters.
l am the youngest child. My broth
ers are farmers and are in very poor
circumstances. Father is just able to make
his living and that is all When | first met
my deceased wife and her family they were
supposed TO be making their living by TAX
ing in washing. This was in Hood county.
At Comanche they claimed the same thing.
My mother-in-law is fifty years old only
knew my wife three weeks before we were
married.
My mother died when 1 was only six
years old.
have no fears as to my spiritual condi-
ton and am perfectly ready to die and I am
glad to know the day and l am ready for it.