The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-16
ANcDoN MURDER CASE
.,.h the Accused, a Popu-
Par Young Society Man.

y no. 70! Gazstte today published IN
|.ts il the terrible sensation m a tna' rs rs
L. s'' .alk of the state, the arrest ,. OF
|sa a' Psrri., negro, aud W 6.
o 'ai;.b. hightoped and prominent
' l;.,a.s man, charged with the
estimation Of Young M. Lang5on.
7uELAsT CONFESSION.
r,o great Webster said the
,n Of man accused of crime
/ commit suicide ""as the last
bnfession. e,,:,,,
.0cent men, driven mad by morti-
' a, humihation and despair,
(hsn accused Of the perpetration of
Nv. Dl crime, have made attempts to
!. mhe Go1dian knot" and there
l. ipstal ass where they succeeded,
1870 last night in his cell on
,hird floor OF the county jail,
Eilism @ Parrish attempted to
knmIt suicide by plunging head
Esmost against the iron bars Of
cell door. He walked to the
three dff-rent times, and
MINING ct full speed lowered his
al when he reached the door.
q contact was teri fic, and three
sst qasnes were inf cted in the
osu Of his head. The scalp was
by the IRON hsnges, and the
nil was lad bare in three places.
INJURIES not FATAL.
w. ]. Neimyer, Wiley Caldwell
ID one or Two other prisoners seiz-
the ctszvd man and held him
Sgn on oed. Dr.. Z more, Sher.
Uabell and his deputies, Chief
Enod and Capt. Furlong, hurried
the third story. The fl ,or Of
cell was covered with clots OF
bod, and the iron fl tnges on the
h door contained matted HAIR and
man gore. 1t was an awful SIGHT,
d one that VIII never be forgotten
those who witnessed ii. d..
more dressed the wounds aud
ed that the attempt was unsuc
f.ful. Parrish would survive. A
lie watch was kept upon him aud
nis also, as the negro had de-
nd he would make a second at.
tt upon his life if an opportun;-
nesented itself.
BE is recovering rapidly from his
nnds, although by no means out
danger. Hundreds of his friends
led today, bat were denied adj
tance. Last night 80 out of 100
sons who knew Parrish declar-
him innocent. Today there has
Fn a revolution in public senti-
mt.
ANOTHER CONFESSION
The negro hat unloaded his
light Of guilt aud his burden has
% placed upon the shoulders of
&. Parrish. He MESSED first
Cabell, next to G tzette re-
fter ard this morning he un-
omed himself again. An old
&c on the frontier once rem ark
"the d rascal is the one that
ls states evidence" but Parris
Fsn't mind this. His story Of
conspiracy and the murder is as
lows:
be week before the Harvey cele-
Non, v G. Parrish suggested
I'm that he desired the removal
l'ung NJ Langdon. Paris had
"a SORT Of a valet for Parrish
the latter had been kind TO him,
llg him money when he was
and showing other evidence of
" viii. "a the day of the
FVey celebration Paris wa' in
on the charge OF theft of ring.
fsh called at the police station
secured lis release. The negro
MS master talked to him IN
'n4y after this, and urged him
Fll lapgiop.
THE GUN STORY.
inaly one morning Parish said,
VI d black son of q b.,
taken YOU into my conf ieno.
VIII XII you if you don't dc
YELL you . The negro says he
sented then aad that W. G,
tsn bought him a pistol
'noot Lang ion. Paris pswned
p.s'oi a. Gpldstein's and he say,
'af'rldges ar5 in his valise. He