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

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the hearing yesterday morning Justice
REYNOLDS court room was crowded. Inc
first witness was BaScOm Dunn OF the
Mansion who said:
Il am one of the proprietors of the Man
sion hotel The woman i'll this case came
to the hotel Sunday about O'Clock ana
registered as Mrs Mary Gardner of Gal
weston, and was assigned to room d. NO
one was with her. The prisoner came on
the following morning after 9 O'Clock and
registered by the name OF Smyth. he was
assigned room 81 which is one OF the most
public rooms i'll the house, beng next 10
the parlOr and next to my mothers room,
and in front of which every one going from
the parlor to the dining room passes. l
knew nothing of the alleged rape until D
o'clock yesterday morning, after the pflS-
oner had been taken to Jail. |, with officers,
examined the room about 5 O'Clock yester-
dav morning. There was no particular dis
order in the room. There were two beer
bottles, bottle of whisky and two empty
glasses on the table. The bed dld not pre-
sent the appearance of scufhe having
taken place on it.
Mrs Shaffman is not at my hotel now.
She left this morning about o'clock, going
| know not where. She Lett her trunk, ulu
not pav hel, bill, nor did she tell any one
where she was going. 1t IS not usual Tor
ladies to leave the MOTEL in this manner
not return The man Flazell came to the
hotel about the time Mrs. Shafman did,
and was assigned to room 81. He was al
forwards assigned to room ID and later 10
No. 3. No 3 is not far from ana nearly OPP
posite the room occupied by the prisoner.
/ know nothing of FIazen, never saw nm
before and don't know what he does. Never
heard of any business he was engaged III. "
Officer Peyton Maddox stated the clrcum-
stances connected with the arrest OF the
priest and his incarceration IN the lall. lie
was called from the public square by a
whistle and went down TO the hotel, and to
the prisoners room, and found HIM IN bed.
His arrest followed, and was made on the
strength of statements made by Mrs. Shalt
man.
.-She said she was lone woman and had
! no one to protect her. ! went TO the hotel
with her and inquired into the matter OF
| the porter and Mr.. Flazeu | had long
| conversation with her in the parlor before
made the arrest. She told me, among other
| things, that she was Catholic. went to
| defendants room with Mr.. Eckert aud the
! porter. | knocked three times and the de,
| PENDANT would not open the door. called
| TO him and he said | could see him IN the
| morning. told him we would come in, and
| he opcned the door. Mr.. Eckert turned on
| the light There We're two bottles OF oeel
| and two glasses on the table. did not pay
|
| the defendant and took him to jail. We
| found some letters and a look containing
| railroad passes: also 4 little round headache
| pencil! with j ring in the end.
| I'VE found in the room also breech-load
| ing shotgun. also vdliSes. an overcoat, etc
| When we left we locked the door, gave the
| norter the key and told him TO give II tc
| the clerk and not let anyone in the room
| saw the porter give the keys to the clerk
| entered the room next morning and coulo
| not see any different arrangements. l eX
| amined the defendants clothing while IL
the jail and found blood on them
| A. L. Eckhart was sworn and testified
| substantially as above.
| Tom Branch, colOred, was sworn and teS'
| tilted: Il work at the Mansion. Mrs
| Shafman came TO the hotel on Sunday anc
| the defendant on Monday. | took defend
| ants grips and things to his room. tic
gave me 81 to get some beer. l bought
two bottles and he gave me some. He SEN
| me for beer several times. he asked me u
there were any colored girls in the house.
| told him he would have 10 go to the lhlrc
ward and took him on the balcony anc
pointed him out place. l got of my watct
| and took him down there ana pointed GU
the place He stopped and got some beef
on the way He left me on the way back
The place | showed him was house of IL
fame. saw him next about p. m, anC
Z.
going out, Cappie?' He answered rather
Slow. He said I'm going right down ant
call policeman aud said he could blow
his whistle and policeman would come
and he showed me his whistle. rount
black thing about an inch long. He thel
said, Where is that woman | said, VIVA
woman. He said he had sent me afte
some woman.
He told me he was a detective ant
showed Inc lot of things in his valise.
long, black coat, something like whisker
and some other things. He told me to g
up and tell the woman up stairs that h
wanted her TO come to his room. l wen
up and came back and told him sh
wouldn't come down. He then went u
and said he would use force. He told he
he wanted her to sign something. She 60
scared and asked what it was and got out
little pistol He walked in though an
picked up book and said something abou
il. Then he went over and whiried tn
whistle in her face and said if he blew tina
he would have the officers here in minute
| r,bep ba asked me where the nearest Office