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The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
The New District Attorney, Cole,
is Strictly Business.
THE MURDERER OF TAULBEE.
The Accused Mild-NanHered Little Man-The
Kentucky Delegation.
Lady Relic Hunter Requests Lock OF
Gen. Joseph Z. Johnston'S Eair-She
Wanted to Make Her Collection
Moro Complete.
Bent on Prosecuting.

Special t" the Gazette
WGsHINGTOS, March &>-lt has become
evideEi duIng The 'll4. Of cE-Judge hln-
caid for he murder q e&-RepresentatIve
Ta-lbeG that the railona! capital las al last
got = district attorney VINO WIZ prosecute.
LEis Is no Erst case the ne" as lllcL attor-
ney, whose name "a Cole, mas H4d charge OF
aimee his appointment. II his been Almost
III The nature u scaudal--lu the mouths OF
law elr. III every other cltt Of lAe anu lh1.1
TIE government was ~, ana II was
almost impossible 10 convict IN luIGcntiAI
person Ct serious crime IL me courts OF me
District O. CUlu!nol% Inns mas Deen SO no.
Only OF late years but during times long
past
Mr.. Cole, the new district attorney; was
men. ~ OF firm the Aeau OF which,
Col " .-lH- a. LOOK, '1li's l"ii'ouS -
or. ~ 'as attorneys Tor 'At license Il! tAe
star route rases. Before ben" appointed
District attorney, Coo was COOK partner.
He starts out ~ 4 his experience t.ad oecn
o. some use 10 hin. This makes II rather
unfortunate Tor the accused III TINS pArt!cu-
lar g,.se under trial No one proD"o4y' mas
ever witnessed trial IN Washington Tor
murder IT. which me luCH' ana prosecuting
O'tcers have been SO determined 10 make
the accused travel q terribly rough road TO
= verdict, whatever y may De
The GefehGauJ IS Z. --ille' LA.lu hammered
man " very an.Aole disposition, pol
ialed in is address, and conduct
ing himself with geEitenaaS TO-
wards those he comes IN contact
vito Re has a.! he pc .sn OF we--ored
Southern man, without III"
FLAsE-IN-THE-EAN DISPOSITION
for which Sourheners are famed. He will
weigh scarcely more ihan 100 pounds. Sit
Ting in The court room BESIDE his sister,
who a bee no means large, MS head comes
hardly ABOVE Ter Cilu. 10 those present
who knew Eeprcsrr'ative Iaulbce. the
giant u The mouse, The prisoner sitting at
,Ac b'r OF Justice accused Of his murder
LOOKS ike pigry.
Ex-senator Snooner OF Wisconsin Is an
almost constant a''cnGeut upon the trial
No one knows What his interest in i Is, II
any, more than curiosity, but he IS always
auor[ the spectators. coming early and r.
mining until ADJOURNMENT
he brother and Sla OF the deceased o.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02

thought that he would do little detective
work on his own account, and the result
was that he found some peculiar things
about his neighbors. The first suspicious
thing was that the wives of Duff and Long
were great hands to visit all over the coun-
try, and then he found that wherever there
had been robbery there had been pre-
yious visit from one OF those two women.
The two families were noted the country
around ortheir sociability. but no suspicion
had ever pointed toward them, for they
were both strict members Of the church
and were foremost in all deeds OF charity.
James Love, the farmer boy, was some
thing Of cynic, and he did not let the pre-
vious record of the families interfere with
his work in looking up their actions He
continued his detective work, and at last
was rewarded by seeing Duff coming out Of
q house with some clothing. Love told his
father what he had seen and what his sus-
picions were, and the result was that one or
two neighbors were taken into the secret
and
CLOSE WATCH WAS SET.
Duff was caught and was tried and SEN
fenced to serve four years in the peniten-
tiary. Long was afterwards seen coming
out Of neighbours barn with grain, and he,
too. was sent 10 the prison for G similar
term OF Imprisonment 1t was at mis- trial
that the full details of the work of the two
families came to light.
The wives Of the two men would find out
when and where their neighbors would
visit during the week and then the men
would plan their campaign. Mary Long
was an unwilling accomplice and was only
kept i'll line for fear Of the consequences If
her husband should be caught. She ap-
peared al the trial with two young babies
in her arms, and her appearance excited
compassion, and the prosecuting attorney
entered nolle prosecute in her ease. She
was turned out on The world with two chill
drcn, with no home and no friends, while
her husband was serving the state, digging
coal at Lansing.
The popularity of the case lies in the
fact that the business was regular part
uership concern and everything was done
with system that would have made sue
cess Of any business. The books We're kept
by Mary Long and the settlements were
made monthly. The stolen goods were
disposed of IN various ways and the work
was 50 divided that each member of the
firm received according to what was done.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
A DAISY RECORD.
Fifty Horses Stolen In the Neighborhood
Of San Antonio Within Two
Weeks.
Special to the Gazette.


SAN ANTONIO. TEX. March 24-An cpl
demic of horse thieving is prevailing in the
counties adjoining Bexar. Within the
past ten days the equities Of
the sheriff have captured eight horse
thieves and recovered thirteen stolen ami
mails that had been brought to San Antonio
for sale. There are several warrants still
out, the parties named in which have not
yet been jailed. Darts Bolemqua was ar
rested in this city to-day, charged with the
theft of four horses. They had been stolen
the day before from farmer, who had fol-
lowed the thief to town and had him arrested
before he could dispose of the animals.
Hon. R. NJ Rodrigues, county Judge Of
Webb county came to San Antonio yester-
day from Laredo in search of stolen horses.
He found that some of his animals had been
brought to San Antonio and sold by Jose
Mata. Malta is now in jail The number Of
animals taken in the past two weeks
amounts to fifty, NEST of them valuable
stesk. They have all been for sale hero.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
Belief That Malone is to be
RELOCATED to the Rear.
COL. VIM. LAMB OF NORFOLK
To be Placed at the Party's Head---Ths
Deal With Langston ScOffed At.
The Two Indians Accused of Murder in
South Dakota Ordered to be Given
Trial In tho Civil Courts.
Facts Not In.
The Old DomInIon Politically.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Ex-CongrcsS-
man George E. Bowden (RepUbicsn} u
Virginia, speaking OF political affairs IL the
Old Dominion to-day, expressed the BELIEF
that Gen. Malone would be rclegated TO The
rear by the Virginia Republicans and Co.
William Lamb of Norfolk would be placed
al the head OF the party.
Malone does not fancy the idea being
deposed and will make lively fight. but
Bowdeu says the majority Of Republicans
are tired OF him and lie must so.
The report about deal" whereby Pro
fessor Langston, Colored Republican repre-
sentative from Virginia, is to come around
TO Mahone'S support next year and bring
TUE SEGKo VOTERS
with him, Mr.. Bowden added, is shifted at
By every man here who knows AlahOle'5
very foundation stone OF his policy for
making Virginia Republican state IS 4 re-
Quirement that negroes shall remember
their place" That is, they shall keep IN
the background. Malone does not need
LangsIOn, and doesn't want him. He bad
enough of him at the Chicago convention,
where the colored professor. in MS anxiety
to be conspicuous, induced the general -
let him make q speech, which exposed the
whole Virginia machine TO
EIpICULE AND CONTEMPT.
LangStOu, moreover, IS not making
present Of his support 10 anybody about
these days. Whatever he gives he expects
pay for, and as Malone is not Masking any
bids for him, and would not have anything
to offer if ne were. the whole story is re-
garded as doubtful on its face. On the
other hand. Col Lambs chances for
deposing Malone are looked upon us pretty
good. Lamb is about the only one OF tho
prominent Virginia Republicans with whom
the general has not quarrelled. He is also
a man OF wealth and social position, and one
whose advice on questions of party manage
ment is respected, He would unquestionaoly
make dangero Us rival FOR the eI-readjuster
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
PEARL STARR.
THE FEMALE DESPERATE CAPT.
URED NEAR QUANAH.
Territory and She Wandered Into Texas.
disappearing in Maio Attire.
Special to the Gazette.

Sptclil 10 Inc GaZclIe-
QUANAH, Tex, March 25-On Monday
evening last Deputy Sheriff Bert Johnson
of Hardeman county, Sheriff Title of Greer
county, and J. NJ. Britton and George
Adamson of the state ranger force, while
in search of J. I. Morris. the prisoner who
broke guard and made his escape on the
night of the 2lst instant, ran upon couple
of parties in the Pease river breaks, and
from their actions the officers were led to
believe they were fugitives from justice,
SO they arrested them, brought them to
town and landed them in Jail. Upon 4 search
being made upon their person for weapons,
1t was discovered that one of them was q
woman in mans attire. They answered the
description of parties wanted in Montague
county for horse stealing and other INSIDE
meanorS, and for which there was big re-
ward offered. This evening in response to
u telegram Deputy Sheriff G. w. Howard,
in company with ]. E. Fillpot and w. ].
Wisdom, soI OF the party from whom the
horses were stolen, arrived
IDENTIFIED THE STOLEN ANIMALS,
also the female prisoner to be Pearl Starr,
daughter Of the notorious Belle Starr, and
reputed daughter of the noted desperate,
Cole Younger, who in company with q
Young man. stole the horses and started for
the Territory with officers In hot pursuit,
but in some manner evaded them and wan
dered down in this section where they were
captured. Pearl Starr, Gf such she proves
to be-, is apparently about eighteen years
Of age, with largo blue eyes, and rather
good looking. She is dressed in male at
tire, looks every inch typical cowboy
with her sombrero and high-heeled boots.
When captured the parties had 40 weapons
about them, but parties who know Pearl
by reputation, say she always goes
heavily armed, and can handle
Winchester and slX-shooter with
the rapidity and precision of Buffalo Bill,
and that she is bold and reckless, and bids
fair of becoming as great a desperate as
her mother. They will be given prelimi
nary hearing here.
District court here is still in session.
Judge G. A. Brown has recalled the special
venire of $50 men for the Morris jury, and
the case is set for Monday next. The case
promises to be very interesting.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
Mexican Commerce Statistics.

WAsHIS GToS, March 28.-The recently
organized bureau Of statistics OF the Nexi-
can republic has Just published table
showing the commerce of Mexico during
the fiscal year 1889. The total value OF i'm
ports for 1889 were i0,024, s94, and duties
collected thereon were 81. ,952, or 50
per cent. The bulk OF machinery imported
paid no duties, and is included under free
goods.
The United States heads the list of coun-
tries whence goods were imported, with
81 $50, 40 in value Of imports, and 81, 1859, Ts7
duties paid.
England ranks next, values 81, S37, $50,
duties IS, 0S3,S70.
France, values 81, 95s, 5SS, duties S, $751;
252.
Germany, values g., S42, 932, duties s., 3l0,-
OILS.
Spain, values 81, 900, 942, duties iii, III.
Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and
other countries follow with a great falling
of in volume Of trade.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
A SUICIDE.
A Young Society Belle Shoots Hersei
While Visiting Her Sister-Fatsuy
Wounded-Her Sister Present.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 2s.-Miss
Jennie Staley, well known as q society
belle Of Nashville, who was visiting the
family Of Judge Hugh Whiteside of Chat
tanooga, shot herself with 42-caliber pis
tol, which she found lying on the bureau il
the bedroom Of her sister, Mrs. Hugh
Whiteside. The ball entered her breast
Just above the left nipple, and was ex.
tracted beneath the flesh at the point of ths
shoulderblade. The doctors who dressed
her wounds said that it would prove fatal
No cause Is assigned for the act. The
young lady is under the influence of NOR.
phine injection and complains Of much pain
when not under opiate influence. At the
time Of the shooting, Judge Whiteside, his
wife, his wife's mother, and his little boy,
were in the room with Miss Sta,eY,
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02

and there will also be number of outbuild-
ings. The stamping company is turning
out tin plate now in 4 small way, but it is
expected that when the new works are
completed it will put on the market between
four and five hundred boxes per day, and
the capacity viii be increased as the de-
mand requires. The iron now used by this
company in manufacturing into tin plate
comes from Chattanooga, Tenn, but it is
proposed to establish mammoth steel mill
and iron foundry just north Of the new
town of Madison III, founded by the Mer-
chants bridge company. The mill will run
out the iron sheets used in the manufacture
Of tin plate. Employment viii be given to
1000 men. The reason for establishing the
iron mill on this side is the accessibility
and cheapness Of fuel, there being 1850
acres Of the best coal in the country within
eleven miles OF Madison.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
HERE'S A DECISION.
Held that a Father is Not Bound In Legnf
Sense to support His Child.

ST LOUIS No, March 2+-The court Of
apIpeJls today handed down an interesting
decision: f=ieda Hulk. who has taken to
tha stage chorus as means of support
since her IA her. William luke, thrust her
out of doors. sued her father in the circuit
court to compel him TO maintain her
The parents demurrer to her petition
was sustained, and she appealed to the
court of appeals. Judge Thompson writes
an OPINION, and holds that the child has no
Lc.i0a against her father for maintenance
He SAYS that by the common law of England
the IA her is not bound TO support his child
in ,ha sense thai the obligation has any
i=ga. sanction.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
ANOTHER VETO.
The Governor Returns the Austin Charter
with His DisapproVai. and Why.

WIN DioeppA bsoAs GAM fAJ'
Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, March 2s-The much
dreaded veto OF the Austin charter ap-
peared in the house this afternoon. The
governor bases his objections to the act OF
incorporation chiefly on the ground of tho
undue power granted the city council with
reference to taxation, and the extraordi-
nary powers given the board Of water and
light commissions Other objections are
suggested with reference to the irregular
extension OF the city limits, especially that
up the river for twenty-five or thirty miles,
and the hardships likely to onsue to dwell
ers that far up the river because Of the rules
of the board of commissioners. Another
objection is made to the provision validating
the bonds issued for the construction of the
dam. If the bonds are valid, why validate
them, he asks. If they are not, the legisla-
ture has no power to validate them, if they
were issued in conformation OF the organic
law.
1t has not been decided yet whether
new bill will be framed, or an effort made
to pass the bill over the veto
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
BEATEN OUT OF 100000.
What Minnesota's Contract Convict Labor
System Has Done for the State.

ST. PAUL, MINI, March 25.-The house
committee investigating the state prison
management made a very voluninous re-
port to-day. 1t is in three parts, one giving
the history of the contract convict labor
system, the second detailing the pur-
chase Of binding Irvine machinery for
nrison use, and the third discussing the
alleged compulsory resignation Of Warden
J: j.. Randall, who died this morning.
The history Of the contract system goes
back ten years, describes the various con-
tracts, explains the workings OF the system
and gives some idea Of working Of the
companies securing the contracts. II states
that by letting out convict labor at low
figure and then paying out big prices for
work to the companies employing said con-
vets the state has caused a big expense
where little or none should have been in
CURED. The committee finds that in this
way the state paid 5000, go more than it re-
ceived from the contractors who had So
cured the contract labor.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
1t Passes the Senate With Few
Amendments by Garter.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
Appropriations Recommended for 1928
Grand Total Amounts to So, 936, 1881.
The Governor Returns With His DisaP-
proyal the Austin Charter Bill-Ter.
reu Speaks On the Land Alien
alton Bill.
FORT WoRTH's CHARTER.

Carter Causes Several Amendments to the
Proposed ELL.
Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, March 2S-In the senate
to-day Carter had number Of amendments
made to the Fort Worth charter bill. One
was new section giving the city the right
to regulate the building OF railway depots.
Another struck out the portion of the bill
authorizing the CITY to regulate the observ-
ance OF the Sunday law. AS the charter
now stands the city is under the operation
of the general law. Another amendment
strikes out the word regulate where ap-
piled to bro;hels, and leaves the council
with only power to punish
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
EX-GOVERNOR M'ENERY.
AFTER A GALLANT FIGHT THE
VETERAN PASSES AWAY.
a Long, Bitter War Against Federal OPP
preston, Then Success and Now
Comes Death-A Good Nan.
Srnninl TO the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 2S.-Ex-Gov-
ernog John McEncry, the first victim Of the
returning board. died here to-day of pneu-
mouia after a short illness. He was 4 ma
tive Of Virginia. where he was born in 1888.
He was practicins law ~ the beginning of
the civil war and organized a company for
the Confederate army; rose TO DE lieuten-
was twice wounded. the second wound inca
pacItatirg him from further service. He
was elected district judge and = member Of
the first legislature after the wal, act
ing Us
THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER.
IL 1872 Judge MCEnery was the Demo-
cratic candidate for governor. He was
elected by popular majority Of II, GO, but
the returning board, recently organized,
counted him out and Kellogg in and was
backed up by the United States court.
For the next four years Louisiana had two
gOverDors-NicEnery and Kellogg, and
great confusion was the consequence.
In 1878 the McEnery force made an at
tack on the supreme court building, but
were defeated In 1874 the Kellogg govern
ment was overturned and McEnery in
stalled as governor, but only fora few days,
the United States troops returning Kellogg
to power. The conflict did not end until
1871, when President Grant withdrew his
force and Mcl;nery was the successor.
Nichols afterward became governor. Since
then Governor McEnery has filed several
important positions. and practiccd law here
and in Washington.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
The Beet Sugar Industry.

ABILENE, KAN, March 25.-The beet
sugar industry is being worked up in Cen
tral Kansas by DR.. Sweltweiler Of Ger
many, who is now arranging for 500 expert
mental tests in different counties with
foreign seed. He says that q German syn
dictate with capital Of 81, 900, 900 will put
in factory if the test is satisfactory
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
TIN PLATE WORKS.
A Congressman Expects to Reap Benefits
from the High Tariff on Tin Plates.
WIN Employ 1000 Men.

ST LOUIS, Mo-, March 26.-The St. Louis
stamping company, of which ex-Congress-
man Niedringhaus Of this city is presi-
dent, has inaugurated the actual work Of
erecting tin plate works near the present
rolling mills Of the stamping company at
North and Anglerodt streets. The main
building Is to be l00x160 feet in Dimensions,
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
Hooked BY A COW.

Vicious Animal Causes the Death of q
Young Physician.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
Black JACK GROVE. Ten, March 23-Dr.
Frank Weaver, living near Cole HILL an ex-
celent young gentleman and an eminent
physician, was hooked by his milk cow IN
der the jaw while milking last Sunday
morning, from the effects of which he died
last night. His many friends and relatives
here havst the sympathy OF this people
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
HIS WOUND PROVED FATAL.
An Old, Honored and Loved Citizen Of
Richmond. Tex, Buried With
Masonic Honors.
Special to the Gazette. r

RICHMOND, TEX. Starch "A. Wessen-
dorf, who was accidentally shot on the sth
inst, the particulars of which appeared In
The GAZETTE, died at his residence about
o'clock last night from the effects Of his
wound. 1t has been known for several days
that he could not live and the end has been
hourly expected. His sad death has cast q
gloom over the entire city. All the bust
ness houses closed this evening. He was
one Of the most honored and highly es-
teemed citizens Of this county. Es
came here in an early day without 4,
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
THE RUSH Is ON.

Shipments from Colorado City Keep the
Stockyard Forces Busy.
Special to the Gazette.
COLORADO, Tex, March 25-There Is
tremendousiush.ofst stock shipping from here
to the Territory now, and the stockyards
force is kept busy day and night. Winfield
Scott shipped out seventy-6ve carloads yes
terday, and thirty carloads more went out
to-day. More than 100 cars are ordered for
the next thres days. The paxas and Pacific
has so far supplied al 4hScars necessary
promptly and hopes to sep the ball rolling
right along during thlA)Sh
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
STARVING.

The Terrible Condition of Kansas
Farmers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 27-A COM
nlittee has reached here from Wallace
county, Kan, in search Of help for the
starving and freezing farmers of that re-
gior. 1t reports that 200 people OF Wal
lace county are lowering about fires made
of cow chips. and their daily fare is not
enough to feed child for one meal Last
year was the fourth successive crop failure
in Western Kansas.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Finance In Their Report.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, March 2S.-The committee
on finance in its report recommends the fol-
lowing appropriations for the year ending
March l, 1892, and March, 1898:
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
SALES OF TEXANS.
Tuesdays Sales OF Texas Cattle at National
Stockyards-The Prices.

NATIONAL SToCKYARDs, ILL.,, March "a
W. T. George Of Wolf City, Tex, sold AS
steers, HOO pounds. at a. So; j. H. Nail sold
124 steers, 1859 pounds, at s4.65; ]. B. VII
son sold sixty four steers, 1890 pounds, at
A.75, and ten cars, 1900 pounds, at $40, all
yesteriay
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02

Grand total both years, s., 936, 75s. II; pub
lie debt not included in grand total,
S154,Oi220