Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-13
Lu1rRELL AND CARLISLE
CRIME.

CRIME.
The crime for when John T. Carlisle
and Charles Luitrel were executed To-
day, was as foul as any recorded in Lis
tory.
Il was the murder OF W. 7. Shnrman
~ penis0n. Tex. on the night Of April
~. lSy2. Sbarmnn was lying asleep Ia
his bed, and beside him lay his wife AMI
only child. The munlerers placed a
lndder against the house, climbed to the
TOP Of the window. pushed the barrels of
\ shotgun over the top of the sash and
hred, filling ShaFman's breast with buck
shot, and killing him instantly,
LuttIclls part in the crime was played
for money, aud Carlsles to prevent an
honest man from testifylng agains, him
~ m old murder ease. The story of the
conspiracy which closed today with the
death OF the two men, reads like a ro-
NAME and dates its beginning many
years back.
Ia the early part of the '1Os, the
population Of tiiddings, a small town In
Lee county, Texas, was Increased by the
advent Of SPORT aud racchorsc man
named jim Brown, the same man grown
Wcnlthlcr and more influential, who WINS
shot and Killed by q Chicago policeman
while resisting arrest at Garfield park,
few months ngo.
When Brown came TO Giddings he
HA'NNNN WV lhNf uNINtNs ltt III once ne
gan TO work up races over .ce and adj
Joining counties aud was always success.
iuli ms enemies said that " he could
not win one way he would another. At
a race near Giddinps In 1876. dated the
trouble which brought Carlisle and Lut-
lfell TO Tie scdiiold Jim Brown to his
,a,snth II Chicago, which sent Tie soul of
rom Slnrman ~ eternity aud took the
lNcs OF many others. Brown, as usual.
nad horse entered In the race; Sam
sparks, jOvlnl farmer. also Ind
horse entered before the race; Brown
Ahu sparks quarrelled over a trivinl mat.
trr' Brown jumped for shotgun living
near SPARKS grabbed the gun Mt the
same time and took it away from
Brown and would have shot him Iod n"i
friends interferred Brown then wantrj
70 make up the quarrol Sparks rrfuseI
IN the following words:
Know your game, Jim Brown. You
nuke up your qunrrels disarm susnicion
anu your victim is soon made way with
w Soulc OF your desperate gang I've
sUt you Tor nm enemy and | want tho
People TO know IT, From that time for
Whtd Spnrks always went armed. Brown
was elected sheriff of Lee county nbout
ms time, which fact lid not lessen
sparks fears. 1t Ia snid that Ed Myers
u desperate man, aud who wns under
obllgntiuns 10 Brown. was chosen Ia
-, 'F1i ~ "Nl hl lnc way. An ppUOr-
lnhlty uid not come for two ypnrs hut
y came at last Sparks had an Intimate
friend IN Giddlngs, blacksmith Inv
trade aud whose name was John N
'hrlihle. Sparks visited his shon fro
ncnllN One day he took some work ia
the shop and came for Il about z O'CLOCK
IN the afternoon, The work was ready
Hhu when Sparks WAS about 10 stnrt
nome, Carlisle said to him sam. Won
aud ! haven't hnd any fun for n long
time' suppose we 20 Ia town and have
some tui' Sparks dpmnrred, Int hnnlIv
consented, They went To saloon mi
played pool and drank. aud soon niriu
came On, Sparks realized Tint he LnJ
been trapped and said to Carlisle; "John.
YOU nave done me wrong; | ought TO
nave gone home. Browns mon bnve
been waiting for chance TO xiii me md
now they have It, | am afraid To 70 TO
my horse. for they are sure 10 KIN ma"
Carlisle told him he wns talking non.
sense aud offered to see him snfely Ia
ms horse Ed Meyers came ont OF tho
saloon about this time, and Carlisle sail
Mycts would 10 with him"
This much the attaches OF tho snloon
Riterward testified TO. In the rom az
me saloon stood little cottage occn.
ped by w r. Thormon. who had liye1
with Carlisle for many years. and vhn
~ the tlmc was working In Cnrlisics
snnl,
On this particular night Shnrmnn was
sex and had gone out on the porch
about o'clock TO get some fresh ab
sitting on the porch he heard voiccs in
the rear OF the saloon aud saw tiiree
men walking away: he recognized thom
rs John Carlisle. Sam Sparks nnd El
NtNers, the men Wore on their way
with Sparks 10 his house. Sborman
I heaEd Meyers say We'll, boys, mi 20 |
n9vk' e., Movers then started back. hut
WITH Sparks 20 his house. Sharunn
blew his brains out with a pistol Cor.
hhe and Meyers ran away together
Sharman On his way To work neXf |
morning met Carlisle and told him he |
knew who didath killing. CARLISLE WINS
lunb with astDnishment and snii IA
'Sharmap, I'm tell Jim Brown Of thisn |
IKE Sparks, a brother of the murdered |
nan, began TO hunt for the murdcrcrs: |
~ followed Meyers and caught him.
when Meyers told him Shnrmnn Knew
I'll about the killing. This was the frst |
ntimation the officers had OF Shnrmnn's |
<nowlc.lge Of the killing. Before AIvcr,, |
rial brown and his gang Threatened |
SharmNns life and told him 10 leave |
ne country, bat two good citizens and |
brothers named Scarborough guarded |
Sharman aud protected him. Sharmnn |
~ the day Of trial gave In his evidrnre
md Meyers was sentenced 10 twenty |
years In prison. Carlisle Then disap
feared. jim Scarborough. one Of the |
men who guarded Sharman was eleefel |
,.herih and began the search for Car.
isle. lie located and arrested his man
4 Fort Worth. Carlisle gave honJ
htgwn aud his friends coming To his
assistance.
Carlisle was living IN Callar county
te Went To see Brown, plot was lnii
mi lNttrell was selected to Kill Shnr,
~. lAtlrll had been working Tor
5own. Carlisle went TO Denison, wh.ro
,hnrman, In the meantime, had novel
md tried 20 persuade Sharnan to leave
ne country, Sharma9 refused and films
"a AlllopS patrls sr.M luplluN qinan siu
nen, Carlisls's trial was 10 come M an
,,MN'nrs, Carlisle shipped a shotgun Ia
,'N,oh, lltircll received aud signe,l Tor
T. few nights aftnr Tins Shnrrnon
4 IS murdered 10 bed, His wife nnd
nv, We're beside him, but neither v,'ra
lnft A ladder standing against tbe
louise told the story. The next dav thc
20 was found rear the house. Sheriff
'icAfte Of Grnyson county aud Sea-. 4
'pruiiCh hpcau their sntrehs n hl,.t .t |