Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
TEXANS ACCUSED
OF HAVING MURDERED a LOUISl-
ANAN AND HIS WIFE,
7 aklng Thor Bodies 10 the Middle Of Lake
and Weighing Them Sending Tho Corpses
10 the Bottom.

Paris. Tex. Jan. 31.-About year
ago Oliver Wright. John lamjcrson and
Miss COulelu Alullens left this county for
parts unknown When they left John
lHmbcrsUu had IN bis pUsscs.iun % pDir
Of mules valued ut $500, purchased from
NJ. H. Parker of Blossom aud ON which
Mr.. Parker held murtgugr-ulBO u WA
guu and some farming implements OIL
yer Wright had eight head Of horses and
mules, wagon, some farming nipple
ments and $50 iu money Their where
ubouts were unknown here until recently
when letter was received by Post
master Fades Of Blossom. dated Morgan
city La ana signed 10y w. -. Gray,
justice ui the peace and notary public.
setting forth that one Ike lkcrnnn. "a
travelling hursu-trudcr. aud his wife had
been found lu lake near that place.
murdered and that Oliver Wright and
CordrliO Mulvns and John LumbcrsOu
had been arrested and charged with the
crime; md thut Cordoba Mullpns had
inudo confession Ia the officers stating
| that John l.UmhprHpu had committed the
crime and had forced Oliver Wright to
| help him conceal the bodies. Wright.
Lambcrson and Cordclin Mullens were
| arrested about fourteen miles from the
| place where the crime was committed,
travelling lcisurcy along the road through
swuiup, and about seven miles from
whore the bodies were found.
Il seems that lnltcrmun aud wife with
the above parties have been roaming
through the country together hursptrad-
/ ing aud claiming 90 be- Gypirs 4 few
days previous 10 the killing Wright and
IambcrsOn had q difficulty. and lAmbrr.
sou had left the Wright camp aud gone
! 10 the lnkcrmnu camp. thut the morning
| ul the Killing the two camps were about
! 90 or 20 feet apart, the women of the
| two camps preparing breakfast I'm max
| ing her confession Curdcliu Alulleny
| stated that she and Wright were stand
/ ing near their camp lire, she holding
| Nrlght's hand. their backs being turned
| toward the lukCrmuu camp: that while
/ standing Ia this position they heard Il
! shot fired IN The direction of the uker-
| man camp; turning around they saw
| Mrs. lnhcrmun fall. and at the same
| moment saw Lambersou shoot lkernan:
! that Mrs. lukcrmnn not being dead,
! Lnmbcrsou struck her on the head with
am axe. and then turning covered Wright
| with his gun and said Now, you d
| g. OF b, come and help me- here. or
| you will 80 the same way
Wright helped throw the bodies In the
/ wagon. when they We're hauled about
| seven miles 10 lake where Il skin was
| found Putting the bodies in the slin
| ana weighing them with piece of iron
! they were taken OFT Ina the lake and
! thrown overheard The water in the lake
! being 40 high tide when this occurred.
! tho rccei,ug If the water left the bodies
! exposed and they were found few hours
! later by % negro who Immediately
/ gave the alarm. Officers started ai once
/ and found Henderson, Wright md Miss
| Mulcus about seven miles from the
| lake Tho men showed Gshl hut were
/ oyerpowcred and taken TO Franklin,
| lM,, aud placed In jail Henderson de.
| MICS any knowledge of the crime.
When arrested they had ten head Of
! stock iU their possession aud WRIGHT had
! $3.50 In his pocket
! Henry and John Wright citizens Of
| this equity, went Immediately 10 their
/ brother ON receipt of the above mformn-
| bon nkermuu aud his wife We're from
] Lafayette. Ind.