Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-13

nave vile and TWO stcpchildrNn. /
was working on the city hall when Mise
Tcwuey was murdered. ! was shovelina
coal at the Cotton Belt depo, when ar.
rested"
Gunneils was manifestly much affected
by his arrest. Nearly every sentence he
uttered was ended with a declaration Of
Innocence. His voice trembled percspi
bly,, aud he could not conceal that he was
very much agitated.
Old cnan Happy, as he Is called, did
not seem much disturbed. Every one
of the "a years, which he says he has
passed, has Impressed Itself deeply on
his eountenance, for be looks aged In
deed. Ills hair and beard are almost
snow-Nhite. His English is much broken
and 80 confused with his German ac
cent that much Of what he says can
scarcely be understood. II would be
difficult to describe the Impressions which
Happy creates. He appears childish and
there Is that something In his voice
which seems to confirm II; yet, lurelug
back of Il all. Almost concealed FROM
view, but not quite, is shrewd look
and nervous manner which suggests
a6ectaton.
Happy evidently wanted TO appear gay
when asked for u statement, aud al
though he succeeded measurably. he
could not conceal TINT il cost an effort.
His voice came from way down hla
throat. MhNft II AttfNtA 10 hhNcH II A1NNh
Of Indignation that be should he accused
Of any wrDng-dolng Of any kind.
When asked what he knew OF the case
II DO not know anything Of It. was
keeping saloon ut 500 West Weather
ford street at the time. did not know
Miss Tewney aud never saw her that
| know Of. / did not know that any
body else had been arrested on the same
charge"
When told who besides himself bad
been arrested, he said:
II don't know Guunclls or Witcher
I The name of Miller seems very familiar
to me; may be | know hin,'
The woman, on whose information the
arrests were made. has stated posluNeH
| the old man Happy
FIRED THE SHOT
that killed Miss rewlney. SHE says
further that two RhDts were Cred. and
/ this Insertion nccords with a boiler
| which some Of the officers have held
! all the time The woman is one Of The
most dissOlute OF scarlet women. She
lived in the rear q Happys s1'o9n WIN VIZ.
another woman, whom she told thnt she
saw the woman ki2cd She would no.
ljvi1 go anvshIa~ 'o.ra tlnn this until
she spoke to the officers,
The woman is not under arrest Out
she ,v'll ha KEEP under surrcilAnte, aud
should she attempt TO leave the city
! she will IN, promptly arrested.
All four Of the men will be indicted
tomorrow aud their praiminary trial
will be held next IVcsiay before jus
The oficsrs feel confident that the
men arrested ar, implicated IN the kiii-
| ing of Miss Tewmoy, q crime which
was one Of the most horrible and brutal
! in the annals Of crime. Besides tue
positive assertion Of the woman that
| Happy fired the shots whoch killed Miss
! Tewiney. there are other circumstances
which point directly at the men arrested.
| These circumstances have been known
| a. the officers almost since the day Of
she crime but, alone, they were not
/ thought 10 be sufficient 10 justify ar
rests.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME
The killing Of Mas Maggie Tewmcy
Is seldom cQualcd IN It's glroc.ty. There
WAS but one wound-n bullet holc pass
ing quite through her head near the TEN
pies: but the motive, which the body
made manifest, made the crime douhly
dnmnnble one and one that Mortified
MI Texas.
Mis- Tcwmcy was nearly 80 years Of
age. She was highly cultured. having
apent many years IN convent She
was an excellent artist Win the brush
and thorough musician, She was OF
Irish descent and mChrr of the CathO-
lie church. Though of undouhtcd morals
Miss TpWmey was unfortunately addict
ed 10 the use Of whiskcy, aud NJ timua
Wa nnnhlr Ia restrain her apMtltc.
Miss Tewmey was last seen alive FRI
DAY, january 20. Of this year, at
saloon a, the corner Of Houston and
WeatherfoI STREETS where she pur'
chased some WHISKY. Sdt was thou %
her way TO give u music lesson, Her
relatives did not miss her, rs she oc-
casionally spent several days at time
TIE CRIME DISCOVERED.
Tuesday afternoon, the oath Of Jan
uary, q negro rag-picEcr named Jones
was gathering rags IN the noighborhcod
of West First and Florence streets. He
wandered in the rear of vacant house
at IA West First street, AMI showing
through the crack Of closet, he saw
what he took TO be rag. lie mechau-
ically sturted 10 pick II up, but II was
fastened TO something He tugged aguin,
but with no better success Then he
opened the door and the foul murder
became known for tho first time 10
all, save 20 those who did 1t.
The closet sclrcr.y afforded room for
the body 10 lie Outstretched, 10, lying face
downward II was bent 10 accommodate
itself to the small space. Who're tire
head rested there was II pool OF blood,
aud In the LADY, head there was big.
ugly hole, around which blood Lud coagu-
lated.
A part Of the wearing apparel was
gone. One foot had no shoe one aud the
stocking was missing from her leg. The
stocking on the otl,cr leg WAS partly
torn away pud some OF her undertaking
was missing.
An inquest was held. which developed
nothing by which the crime could be
fnctt.ned on any one.
The body was examined By n physician,
and the examination showed beyond the
possibility Of controversy that a henious
motive prompted the awful crime
The officers worked increasingly 10 end
clews, but nothing was, " the time. dis.
covered which would justify an arrest.
Several were suspected. but there was no
testimony on which they could be con.
victed.
A few days after the crime was dis.
covered an ANONYMOUS letter WAS found
In a yard at the corner OF Sixth AID
Pecan streets. advising the officers to
nrrest q certain man, naming him, and
in;imating that the writer would then
give important testimony Nothing came
Of this letter
FIRES.