Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-22
WACO BUDGET.
THE TRADES DISPLAY WILL BE
ABIG SUCCESS.
A st.Lonis- Detective Talks on the
shocking 'parrish-Langdon
Tragedy-For a Deputy
Collector.


Special to the Gazette.
Waco, Tex. Nov. 2i-Dctective ID. II.
llarlaugh, Of st. Louis, was 10 the city
yesterday, witness in the United States
court and chatted very interestingly 10
the Gazette reporter when he hrst be-
came aware OF the last sensational eli
max in the Parish case yesterday even
ing,
Detective Harbaugh was for nearly
two weeks engaged in helping weave
the somewhat mysterious chain Of cyl
dencc which led up to the arrest Of Mr..
Parrish. At first the detective was e1-
Gee iingly retcent, the invariable rule Of
his profession but as the conversation
progressed he reminiscenty spoke OF his
connection with the case, aud detailed,
strictly IN professional manner, many
very interesting little incidents In the
case hitherto unpublished.
II have he said, been engaged in
many cases Of the same character uf
the Purrish'BangdOn tragedy, aud ! have
never witnessed one Ia which clrcum-
stlutial evidence was quite us strong as
that one. For days ] Swallowed Mr.
! Parrish's every action. and | want so say
right hero that the officials counted the
cost when they decided TO arrest him
Not only was the negroes story Of the
role he played proven true, but the lcudiug
part that Parrish assumed in 10. whether
IL il true or not, was verified fun
dozen times over by the officers who
wore trying 10 unearth the great sequel
of crime which has alrrndy placed two
men In the grasp of the Death angel
and thr end of which has not yet boon
| reached.
Nov, ! want to say, that while the
| people IN all parts Of the state have
| protested that Mir. Parrish was innocent,
| and while J., remember, do not say he
| was guilty. | think his friends ought 10,
! at least, grant that there must have
! been some very heavy testimony pro-
| dLccd when the grand jury lthe fore
| man Of which was Mr., GIN, the third
| partner Of Mr.. PARRISH. found true bin
| against him, aud that the said MIR, Gill
| WnR ns much Interested In the insurance
| of Mr., LnuplOn as was Mr., Parrish.
"lt must have been a highly dramatic
| scene In that jury room WHEN Mr.. GIN
was made 10 believe that Mr.. Parrish
! had aided or lbcttcl in drnliug the
| death blow to his best business friend.
! lie broke down and Wcpt iiku % child.
II any with this evidence AMI what
| the officers had unc3rihrd besides, JlLtt
| they should not be criticised 100 harshly
| for making the arrest, HUT, Nuu know,
| it's The old story, An officer j. damned
| II he don't make au arrest ana very often
he il damned II he does
"lf I were The chief Of police " Dallas
and the sheriff of Dallas county ! would
| now publish the evidence upon Which
| Mr.. Parrish was arrested, IL would be
nothing but Justice to them.
but without going into the details of
iho case. further, let mo say, tlnt / am
sorry indeed the lirst act In this great
| tragedy was ever Played in the thrlirr
| Of Time and that the shocking clImaNes
! have succeeded each other with such
startling rcalism-poor lAnglou, poor
Parrish! THE lives of humanity In gcn-
| cHl 10 plraphrlsc Faust are Us u-
' t4 .YI titfnu4 unI tltNtl w.