Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
FOUR VICTIMS.

Arrest in West Superior. Wis, OF u Man
Accused OF killing Four Women In
Texas.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Dec. 17.---Be.
hind the bars of Douglas county Jail in
this city is man charged with the
most cold-blooded series of crimes ever
committed in Texas. His name is
Richard Edwards, alias "Texas jack"
He is charged with the murder of four
women at Denison on the night OF
May II last. One after another the
women were stealthily approached and
shot, without provocation. Rewards
aggegating $4,000 were offered for the
arrest of the assassin, and for seven
months the authorities of Denison and
half the cities in the southwest have
searched for the criminal.
Edwards came here some days ago
and was taken in custody on informa.
tion received from st. Louis. The ar.
rest was made three days ago, the fact
being suppressed. Friday the sheriff
of Grayson county and the chief OF
police of Denison arrived in Superior
to take the prisoner to Texas. Appli-
cation was at once made for requisi.
tion papers and as soon as they arrive
the officers will start for Denison with
their man.
The crime of which Edwards is charged is a
strangely shocking one The evening of May Ia
Mrs Haynes, the wife OF DIR. Haynes, one OF
the most prominent residents of Dcnison with
her mother, Mrs. Garner, who lived in an nd.
joining mansion on Woodlawn boulevard re.
turned home from q church entertain.
ment shortly after 10 o'clock. Noticing light
in her room Mrs Haynes, remarking TO her
mother that her husband was home before her,
entered her house number of the Garner
family heard Mrs Haynes say: "It's me-" Its
me-" Its me-" She supposed that Mrs.
Haynes was calling to her husband Mrs. Gar
ner passed into her home.
Perhaps two minutes passed by before o
loud scream startled the whole Garner family.
They heard more cries and pistol shots
Hurrying over to the Haynes residence the
Garners looked in vain for Mrs. Haynes.
The neighbors were aroused and search.
ing party was formed In adjoining lot, at
the foot OF the HILL among overturned rocks
showing there had been struggle
Mrs. Haynes body was found A pistol
ball had gone in at the forehead and ou,
at the back of the head and had buried itself
in the ground Another ball had passed
through the shoulder. Her watch and chain
| were gone. a finger had been pounded until
| the bones were broken and diamond ring was
forced on. Death had followed quickly on the
| second shot.
| Halt an hour after the Haynes tragedy and
| about the time it would take q man to reach
what is known as "the hali.acro," where are
| grouped the latticed and high-tenced abodes
| OF the. half-world, Two shots were heard a
one OF these resorts. The assassin stood OF
| the porch. His mark was Maud Kramer. The
| girl sat in low chair in the center of the room
| About her were four other women and severa
! men. None of them were hurt The shots wer,
| well aimed. One ball struck in the left breas
| OF the Kramer girl and the other "a little lower
| The girl fingered few days and then died.
| Forty minutes after the shooting woman
| named Rose Stewart in another resort not fa
| distant went TO her room to change her dres
| for the purpose OF going to the bedside o
| Maud Kramer. Between the two there hat
| been close friendship. AS she threw he
dress over her head u shot was fired from tn
outside of the house. A ball struck the woman
| in the breast She fell and the assassin lef
without another attempt, apparently thinkin
he had done his work.
1t was now considerably past midnight.
few minutes after O'Clock, perhaps coupl
| of hours after the second shooting in 9TH
half acre" man raised u kitchen windo,
| and crept into the house Of Mrs. DR.. Hawley
Opening the rear door of the kitchen to hav
easy exit the man passed into the sleeping
room OF the sisters, Misses Elorestine an
Alice Hawley. The latter awoke. S ,e is
|
ter was exceedingly nervous and would becom
hysterical II aroused, Miss Alice tried to parle
with the intruder. Don't hurt u.s." she plead
ed "You can have all our jewelry and all o
the money We have, but please don't hurt us"
NO" said the man, ~ don't want that at
going to kill your sister" Aroused by tn
conversation, Miss Florestine sprang up an
with u scream ran out Of the room and to he
mothers bed The mother awoke and pu
her arms around the girl. The other siste
called for help young man who had
room In the house came to see what was tn
matter The assassin ran out through til
kitchen. Passing around the house he found
window opening into the room of Mrs. Hawley
There was no light, but the window had bee
raised for air. The mother and daughte
could be seen sitting on the bed. He fire,
The bullet passed behind the mother and el
tered the back of the daughter Miss Flore
tine fell forward in the doorway between IL
rooms