The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
THE ARREST OF PARRISH.
THE NEGRO STICKS TO HIS STORY uF
THE MURDER.
Freely Tells All the Details Of the Inception,
Planning and EXECUTION Of One Of
the Most Shocking Murders
Ever Committed
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
DALLAS, Nov. 15.-Parrish, arrested
last night, charged with being impli-
Gated in the murder of Young Lang.
'don' attempted suicide by trying to
quit his brains out against the walls
OF his cell. The skull was laid bare
out he is not fatally injured. The
negro has unloaded his weight of guilt
and bis burden has been placed upon
the shoulders of w. G.. Parrish. He
confessed first to Sheriff Cabell, next
TO reporter, and this morning he I'M
bosomed himself again.
His story of the conspiracy and the
murder is as follows: The week before
the Harvey celebration, w. G. Par
IRISH suggested to him that he desired
the removal of Young NJ. Langdon.
Paris had been a sort of valet for Par
IRISH and the latter had been kind to
him, giving him money when he was
sick and showing other evidence of
good will. On the day of the Harvey
celebration Paris was in Jail on a
charge of theft of a ring. Parrish
called at the police station and
secured his release. The negro
says his master talked to him inces.
sanity after this and urged him to kill
Langdon. Finally one morning Par
IRISH said: You d b. s. o.
b., have taken you into my con
fidence and will kill you if you don't
do as tell you" The negro says he
consented tn an, and that W. G.. Par
IRISH bought him pistol to shoot
Langdon. Parrish pawned the pistol
at Goldstein's and he says the cart
ridges are in his valise.
He kept putting off the job on one
pretense or another until September,
when he had fight with a negro
named Baptiste in South Dallas and
was arrested Parrish again came to
his rescue and that time gave him S 3
to pay his fine. That day Parrish
called the negro aside, SO the negro al
leges, and said: You black s. o.
b, you must kill Langdon or l will
kill you The negro again con
lsented and purchased the section
of iron pipe from a plumber. Parrish
did not know Langdon, but had been
furnished description of his man. On
the Tuesday night prior to the killing
he laid in wait at the corner Of Har-
wood and Main streets, and came very
pear Draining another party who hap
pened along In time he discovered
his mistake and reported to Parrish
early the following morning.
Parrish said to the negro, according
to the latter: "Come to the office in an
hour, and the man l ask TO change a
So bill will be Langdon.n The negro
obeyed instructions, and in this way,
he says, Langdon was marked for
death. On Friday evening the negro
declares Parrish accompanied him to
East Dallas and the ground was sur
Veyed and the plans outlined.
On Sunday the negro again visited
East Dallas. Parrish remained in the
vicinity OF Hon Barnett Gibbs premi
ses and the negro FASTENED to the
corner of Live Oak and Peak. Lang
don alighted from the car and Was
slain. The assassin ran in the direc-
ton of Parrish. They spoke few
words and then separated. The negro
says the soft felt hat found by the po
lice was worn by Parrish, who had his
derby beneath his coat He dropped
the felt hat when he ran.
Paris made for South Dallas at once
and hung about the city until last
Tuesday week, when Parrish advised |
him to depart The confessed assassin
solemnly declares that he told Parrish
that they would be arrested and
hanged, but the latter said that par
ties in East Texas would be suspected |
and no harm would come to them.
Paris says he received $3.50 all
told from Parrish for committing
the murder, 500 on Maple
avenue and $50 when Parrish urged
him to fee from Dallas and go to San
Angelo week ago last Tuesday. The
negro takes a fiendish delight in going
over the details of the crime. He says
he is certain to hang himself and he
wants Parrish to go with him. W. II.
Parrish was member of the Dial as
club and had entree to the best social
circles.
John Paris, in speaking of the case
this afternoon said: I'm September
had fight with negro named Bap'
tiste. A few days after this | was ar
rested for fighting and fined $l5. Mr.
Parrish paid me out and that night
had a talk with me He grew more
and said that Langdon
had two life insurance policies, one for
$1O 900 and the other for $4,000 in favor
of the firm. He said that it would be
necessary to kill Langdon and get
the money in order to keep the urn
from bursting, adding that Laugdon;
the d-n-s-o-b had robbed nun Oh
SIS 900 since he had been IN business
with him, aud that it was the only
way to make him pay it,"
The grand jury began an lnvestlga-
tion of the case today. Parrish mas
not vet secured an attorney. lndlce,
ments will be returned at once and
the parties given speedy trial.