Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-10
Brutal wbitecaps Attacked Their
Mother and sister.
THEY KILLED THE oowARDs.
Kept Killing, and WIN Continue to
Kiil-Jhey Tell "A Straight Story
10 Kentuclians-Th Swear They
VIII Live In Their Old Home.


authentic statement from William ana
Sam Conrad concerning the Mosquito
creek bottom tragedy was secured inui-
rcctly today by a Conrlcr.,Journai re-
porter. The most sensational part OF tne
statement Is that they believe many more
men are wounded and Killed. Inc Con-
rnds. while on the Kentucky siut OF
the river, stopped nj the house OF lbos.
Morris. near Marlborough. Ihey were
also in the little village part OF tue gay
sunday and j. II. Harrington had
mil with them, When the two brothers
appeared at Muldrough they had no guns.
William carried large revolver ~ MS
trousers pockets. while Sam had Two IN
his blouse pockets They were locking
for way 10 Magistrate Jerry Nat'H
house to advise with bin as to the bcsi
thing TO do. During the day they found
the magistrate, who told them they had
better get ont Of the country. ns there
had been no writ sworn ont against
them, and q return TO the 1ld nome
would probably mean more hloodshed
Harrington saw them again after their
return sitting in the shade of large
tree. William Conrad told him the
FOLLOWING STORY
Of the raid aud Its results, prefncing y
with declaring they had nothing 10 do
with their fathers death which WIS rs
great mystery TO them as to any one
''Rumors in the nclshborhood caused
me aud sam to believe we would pc
made the victims Of whitccnps, shlh
william: When we found the dogs
were poisoned we of course knew an ut
tnck would SOOn he made aud began
sleeping In corn patch near the house
Two o'clock Sunday morning We helrl
a noise up the side of the hill. We had
not been asleep daring the night In a
few minutes about forty men went
through the garden 100 feet from where
We Inv. They went lnto the yard, but
wc decided not 10 shoot until We could
s,p whnt they intended tn do.
One man went 10 u rail fence and
picked up rail, and then they battered
In the door. our mother nnd sister
were dragged from the house. aud n
rope placed about my sisters neck. We
raised M In the corn, aud wOuld nave
fired, but for fear Of shooting mother
and sister. Finally, npmc OF the men
went an the porch pui one rafflcd u
lamp. Two were standing between ~
and the light, 81 ! thought this would
hp n good place 10 shoot | cooked BON
barrels, which were heavily loaded nnd
pulled one trigger The light went out,
and three men fell As soon ~ they saw
| the flash of tile gun they fired In orr
| direction. hut sam aud | had moved 10
| new position ns soon 0s ! Hired.
THEIR BULLETS WHlsrLED
close to us through the corn. Then we
emitted the other barrels into the crowd,
and | am SURF more men were woundel
than killed. / don't soc how each shot
could have fnil,7l To bit less than I'VE nr
| six men. They fired several timcs at rs,
| hut hy Slipping from place to plncC 1ttor
| firing they missed us every time, Before
| the shooting was over they carried or
| mother To cistrrn aud threatened IN
| throw her in We would have picked
OF these mon but wcrc AFRAID nt hitiing
her. Sum killed. the man who carried
| the rope We did not shoot uny more,
but ran M the side OF the MI ne rrsu-
| lAturs going In nm opposite direction.
| When we felt sure all were gone VIZ went
bnck to the house and nt lHHhrcnB tOnk
| a look at i've dead men. We knew their
| furrs. hut never In our lives had spoken
a word Ia them | told mother To 90 MI
the hill and tell Mrs, Jones what had
happened and have some one come after
This morning we ruwcd ncross the river
We sent mother and sister TO Mui
drought
The brothers were asked II they woult
surrender report having gone out thai
pace warrants would DE issued tpl
them
They said II deprived Of arms IN,
whltccapJ would moh them aud The!
werr determined not 10 die so easily
II they had ip die they Wunld Kill i'
many Us they could 'Elerriore thrl
wnuld not surrender unless allowed t
keen thor weapons,
Several persons advised tllem not L
raium to Indiana ~ they would hr sur,
10 got iutN trouble gain,
81 was born there It's my home, ant
by God TN going 10 live there sait
Sam Conrad Ia reply Were they To hayi
they would suffer loss which 10 then
would mean considerable, While Their
are only thirty acres In the farm, It hai
always provided them with a living an,
their crops have not yet hccu harvested
They also spoke Of livestock which they
do not wish TO lose
They went hnck to ludiann Monla,
afternoon, but were again ~ NIulltohgl
Tuesday mar.lhg. but are low believes
To be- back In Indiana, where ulhcrrS ar
trying 10 find them Ia scrye peace war
rants.
The pistols which the Conrads carried
1t Is believed, were taken FROM til
bodies OF the dead wEitceNps When Oh
dead men were found by their relation
they were marmcd This * rcgarle
: MS n remarkable circumstance, siuce II
one believed the whitecaps would al
tack men like the Conmds withou