Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-14
Threw Her Arms Around Him,
Saving His Life.
HE HAD SEOUcEO a YOUNG
6rl--Had Agreed to Marry Her and Failed d,
Do the Right Thing,
Is the Charge Made Two Brothers Tried Il
Compel Him and Dallas Has Another
Scandal on hand-Faols In
the Case,

Dallas, Tex, Jan. (Special)-,Js
rome ID. Cowlcy, the young and dashlns
viee-prssident Of the retri Lumber com
pais, with Offices on the first floor OF the
Dallas club building, is the central figure
in scandal and shooting scrape THAI
~ the talk OF the city tonight.
At $40 this aftcmon a hack driven
by skinny" a wen known driver, drew
up az the corner OF Commerce and Poy-
dras streets. Three men alighted and
entered the office Of the petH Lumber
company
Scveml pistol shots rang OUT min-
ute later, and then the three men came
flying out Of the building, jumped into
the carriage and drove rapidly east on
Main street.
Officers Steele, Martin aud Rice am
swercd telephone call aud found Jer-
ome ID. Cowley ut the club house. He
walked 60 the Central police station,
and, after conference with Chief Ar
mold, The Gazette reporter was admitted
TO the presence OF one OF the actors In
the bloodlcss tragedy.
'NMA'A hAiN NlA't Nl'u MMhNA AhAV
the Office and one Of them pulled a gun.
He ran around the desk lodged behind
tie Typewriter, Miss Marks, until be 49,
cured his gun aud then he exchanged
shots with the visitors Tho plaster ON
the selling ratified aud the three men
He'd from the building Cowley said
that there WAS q woman In the cas-,
Miss Ellie lHrhrougl. On Monday
last he snid, m response 60 note from
Miss larbrough, lac visited her nc Ai0
Paci6c avenue. He remained there two
hours. he alleges, under lock and key.
First Miss Eta NarbrouRh told him
he knew the condition her sister was Ia
aud implored him TO repair the wrong
10y marriage. He refused. and then
Mrs Cainmie Riggs, at whose house tho
girls arc boarding, insisted that lac should
marry Miss Ellie forthwith.
"a told thcm," snid towlcy. "thHt no
man or woman could dictate TO me, aud
demanded thut the door be unlocked.
They acuuicsccd, aud outside Of the door
stood man armed with a revolver who
said, "Non have ruined my sister and
must marry nor or d. ! refused point
blank, aud said. "shoot away" Mrs.
Riggs and Miss Etta Yarhruugh sprgng
upon him, and Fife Narhrough threw
her grins around me. Finally | said N
they would lenye the mnttcr to the girl
and myself we would reach M amicnbla
nnnderstandlug They agreed TO this aud
! left the house
The men who visited Cowboys Office
wer, Ira and Frank Narbrouah OF Paris,
Tex, and II. A. Blhckshonr, formerly
Of Waco. Blackshear was Hrrestcd nc
his home shortly after the shooting aud
made the following statement 10 Chief
OF Police Arnold;
II was with the boys and was un-
armed ! ann their friend and considered
that Cowlcy should nt least marry the
girl whom hc had deceived. He was not
cuorcrd &c the residence Of Miss Eie
Monday lie covered and begged for
mercy IN the presence of her friends.
and promised To hurry her. Today Il
WIS agreed that "a license aud a preacher
should Ice secured. The license WIS
talon out and the clergyman secured
and taken 10 the house. The YarbrOugh
boys and myself re-enterod the hack and
drove to- Cowley's Office II was agreed
that ! should enter first and mako %
final appeal 10 him 90 marry the Girl II
he refused the brothers were 10 settle
the matter.
"Ihe oldest one had big gun and the
young one smaller calbcr. | stepped
into the Office and was Just going 90 IN.
luirc for Cowley, when | saw him run
TO his desk behind the typewriter aud
heard the click of pistol The Var
hr0ngha had followed me- In The type
writer Miss Mnr,s) WAS all that saved
Cowley'g life She sprang In front OF
him aud threw her arms around him.
Cowley, ] believe, rcnched his right arm
around and hrod the first shot The
Yarbr0ngls could not shoot him without
endangering the life Of the girl, hence
their shaStlnp was Wild"
After hearing this statement Chief Ar
mold released Blackshenr on his own re-
cognzunce
Tonight sheriff Cable informed The
Gngctto correspondent TINT Cowley em-
phnucnlly refused TO file information
against the three men, although hc as
aerts that he Is the victim OF a black-
mailing conspiracy.
Cowley, who IN n handsome fellow Of
80 and th0rough man of the world ne
cording tO The friends OF the young lady,
has been paying her assiduous attention
for n long time The Yarhr0ugh sisters
are from Paris and are Woodworking
dressmukers and enjoyed splendid
reputation for chastity and modest aud
lady-lke manners. They came here two
The Gazette correspondent found the
young lady ia tears. She said
Mr. Cowley ruined me under
promise Of marriage, but when the time
OF On last Monday he. 10 the presence
Of my sister. Mrs, Riggs and others
promised to marry one between then and
the LIST Of February He told me that
by that time be would have a house fur.
nished and we could 80 70 housekeeping
right lie told me TO meet him down
town M the city hall and he would tel
me where 10 20 "a until we could get
ready TO get married. ] met him ihere
and be sent uie 10 vile assignntlon
house, IN which / refused 10 stay AS soon
as | found out what Kind Of q place Il
was. Since that time he has failed 10
show his face, although ] have sent him
show bis face, aud although l have sent
him a number of notes b. has fniled 10
answer them and has treated me with
silent contempt All ! wanted was tho
protecfion OF his name, and ! would not
have lived with bin When ! found ont
what his Intentions were / told my
brothers. with the result OF today"
The other sister said to the corresponds
en-: II wish the villain had been kilt
ed
The Yarbrongh boys have not yef
shown up, aud 4 II believed that they
have gone to their home at Paris
Interesting developments ars anticipate.
cd Ia the rase.