Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-08
A FIENDISH ACT.
ENTERS A BED CHAMBER AND
ChOkES a WOMAN.
ing Chickens-A Burned Building.
Held Up and Robbed.
A FIESDIsH ASSAULT.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, April Mrs. Anderson,
who resides near the corner OF San Jac!nto
and Hall streets, was suddenly awakened
at 30 oclock this morning by the grasp of
mans hand on her throat The lady at
tempted to make an cutlery, but could not.
She used her hand freely, however, and
learned that her assailant was negro.
The negro, finding that the noise OF the
scuffie was about to arouse the inmates Of
the house, made a hasty retreat He first
fell over stove and then escaped through
a window. Mrs. Anderson's neck plainly
shows the finger marks OF the bruteS
hand. Ii is supposed that the assault was
made for an immoral purpose, but the
measure was defeated by the ladyS fierce
struggle. y few months ago this same
house was entered during the night by
some fiend and young girl of sixteen was
taken from the bed, where she was sleep
ing heavily, and carried TO another room.
Mrs. Anderson heard the noise and spoke
out and the perpetrator of the deed left the
girl on the floor and fed. Mrs. Anderson
arose and found the girl on the floor, yet
sound asleep, not having been awakened by
her removal 1t now looks Us if the same
head designed and made both assaults.
KILLED A CHICKEN THIEF.
At an early hour this morning T. W.
Wheless called at the sherif's Office and
surrendered himself, stating that he had
shot and killed negro who was stealing
his chickens. The killing took place just
before daylight this morning near Mr..
Wheless' residence, No. 1870 Richardson ave-
nue.. South Dallas. Judge BraswcQ was
notified and that officer at once went out
and viewed the remains. \ bill was found
in the negro'S pocket made out TO w. NJ.
Robinson. No one appeared to know the
dead man, but many recognized him is 4
chicken peddler about town and it is sup
posed that Robinson is his name. At the
inquest number of statements were made,
but all agreed with the statement of Whe-
less, which was as follows:
was awakened about $50 O'Clock by the
barking of my dog, and went and raised 4
window and called the dog on. | then
dressed myself and walked out to the lot to
get wood for the morning fire. The dog ran
ahead and banked IN the barn. l went up
and saw an object in squatting position
with something in its hand. l asked hin
what he was doing here and he replied: II
am sick and wanted to get out of the rain"
and staggered out past me. l went III to the
other stall. The dog was smelling some
thing in the stall where the man had been.
| kicked the bundle and finding it to be soft,
took it up and brought it to the light and
emptied it of four of my hens. My first
thought when ne staggered out was that he
was drunk, and let him go. but when |
catch him, and l took out after him
and overlook him on the railroad
track, followed him to Hickey street
and ordered him to stop. He broke into
run. l followed him across to Park street
and then to the railroad, calling for help at
every step. As passed down the railroad
a man ran out and handed me pistol. /
called again to him TO halt number of
times, and then fired one shot 10 stop
him, but he ran on. l ordered him to halt
two or three times, and then fired the last
shot, thinking to wing him, as he was out
running me, At the second shot | ordered
him to throw up his hands. He dropped
the overcoat and threw up both hands.
must have run him 800 yards. l vas bare
headed at the start and had no weapons. 1t
was III the early morning light and | could
hardly tell the man from d box in the barn"
WhelesS is well and favorably known in
Dallas, being an old resident of the city.
Judge Braswell, after hearing the testi-
mony, admitted the man TO bail fixed at
$1,000. The grand jury being in session that
body will soon investigate the case.
\ BUILDING BURNED.
About 4 O'Clock this morning wooden
building, corner of Austin and Columbia,
was burned. The building was the prop
erty of Arthur Cain, valued at $500. The
house was occupied by John o. Nella as a
saloon. He lost all OF his stock, valued at
500, with an insurance of 800.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
a bold highway robbery was committed
last night on Harwood street just in the
rear of the central fire station. A man,
name unknown. who showed signs of hard
usage. rushed into the fire station and said
thatshe had been held up by three men and
two women, who robbed him of SO in
money and watch and chain. The affair
was reported to the police, but as yet no ar
rests have been made