Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-29

the pulse was betting 100 at } L. min
utcs, and had stopped at minutes. At
s minutes his heart had stopped. At
the end of 10 minutes he was pronounced
dead by Drs Armstrong, Briggs, FL
more aud Guno
The execution was witnessed by about
Thirty persons. including Chief OF Police
Maddox and Sheriff Adam Euless of
Fort Worth, Sherin Tom Beall Of Hill,
Joe l.. Mars of Denton and others.
The body WAS taken to the Macedonian
Baptist church by the relatives aud after
services was taken Ia the cemetery and
Inferred by a great crowd Of negroes.
THE CRIMINAL.
Henry Miller was born eight miles
south Of Dallas in 1850 His fathers
name was Clayton, aud his mothers
slaves of Uncle Billy Miller, the richest
man in the county. His father died six
teen years ago, and his mother three
years ago. His brother Sam lives in
this city. as does his sister, Mrs. Caro-
line Bell. Another sister Mrs. Mary
Huley. residing in Clifton. Arizona.
PUBLIC ASPECT OF THE CASE.
In he forenoon Of May ~. 1872, Po-
lice Officer BrNndenburg arrested Henry
Miller at the Union depot and took him
to Laoy's saloon hard by 10 await the
moot nm wagon, which Officer Jim
Beard telephoned for While Beard was
at the telephone Miller pulled his pistol
and he and Brndenburg began to ex-
clhrge shots, Reports conflict as to who
participated In tire shooting aud the
Hunb of shots fired But Officer G.
,. Brewer was killed. and Miller, after
&c lying his revolver, was run down
, II arrested on Hawkins street and
aiken 10 the cic prison
The report rapidly spread over the
city mat peace officer had been shot
down by negro and indignation against
the slayer ran high The trnl,edy WIS
the subject Of comment everywhere, quite
number advocating lynchug. An i'm
mense crowd gathered about the city
hall and acted and talked in
THE WIDEST AND MOST INSANE
MANNER
The officers transferred the nrisoncr
TO the jail, aud that night an attack was
made on the jail by furious mob but
Sheriff Lewis stood them off. yolIey
Of smpl shot fired into the mob from
me inll wns more potent in dispensing
them than nll the reason In the world
Hut The prisoner was secretly taken
from the jail while the mob was surging
and spirited OF 10 Waco. where he WINS
Kept until his trial came OF, two weeks
later
THE TRIAL
Millcr's family Is well OFT. and he was
able 10 retain for his defense Hon. Je-
rome Z. kcarby, Bassett, Scny 4 Muse
and Hon. Stilwell II. Russell. On the
hrSt trial he was convicted of murder in
the first degree and his punishment as
seSsed ut death. He made a motion for
new hearing. but IL was ovprrulcd He
lhen took the case to the court of appeals
which affirmed the decision of the lower
court. The only remaining hope lay in
me governor, who. on Tuesday night
| last. unfthAI fl.t shnran ~.
that after II thorough examination of
| the case he found no warrant for inter
| fcrng with The course Of the law. but
hoped the Lord would have mercy on the
| soul Of the condemned
MILLER AND HIS GOD.
Miller's bump of hope was pretty full,
| and for long time after he was con-
| demned he was confident that something
| would turn MP 10 avert the execution of
| the sentence, He had great faith that
his friends would ilr.,yril-uff ttIp- gn.driiof
| 10 commute him. On this account his
| spiritual advisers were unable to rench
HIM until q few weeks ago Elder
Isaacs and Rev. parlee of the Mission
AIRY Baptist church visited him often
and earnestly prayed for him and read
| scripture and talked to him. He lis.
| tened respectfully and attentiyely, but
he said il did not seem 10 take hold on
| him. To usc his own language to the
reporter: But after many nights aud
days of prayer, / began to see clearer and
| 10 understand better. The light got
| brighter and brighter like the rising SIM
until ] felt aud understood for the first
time that
JESUS DIED FOR ME
aud wonld save me then saw the world
In different way from whit | had ever
seen 1t before, aud 1t all appeared to be
| vanity and hypocrisy, and | was rcndy
and willing 10 leave II and 70 home TO
heaven where rhere will be- no more
trouble and strife. and where all is love
| and happiness"
When Miller reached this happy state.
the two ministers mentioned solemnIy
| baptized him in the large bath tub Just
outside of his cell.
On resolving notice that the governor
would not Interfere in his behalf. Miller
| did not make any display of emo
tons. hut he was nevertheless profound
| ly nifeded, ~ the last ray Of hope dis
| appeared in darkness. He then went
mio Una dnZed. half comatose state
which nature meTcifully provides for
easing man in his condition out Of the
world
STORY OF THE POLICE.
Chief Of Police Ed Cornwell makes the
| following statement in regard to the
| killing aud u is cOrOborated by Detec-
tive Kirby:
1t appears that Jesse Brown and Hem
| ry Miller We're playing and singing in
| Wiley Skeletons salnnn. This was h..
tween the 18th aid 24th of May. 1872.
| While they were playing a section boss
named Michael Farrell entered she
saloon. He was drinking and had the
negroes to play for him. setting up the
| drinks to them several tunes. Finally
he asked Henry to 20 over TO his room
with him. Henry did so and when he
came back to the saloon he told Skeli0n
and Officers Lamar and Estel that the
section boss made him go to bed with
| his wife. SHELTON cursed out the section
| boss and had Strother TO throw him anil
hi. wife OUT of his hotel.
Next morning Officer Estell arrested
the section boss aud his wife. and Officer
Lamar arrested Miller and brought the
three to The city hall. ! had talk with
each one of them separately. Miller ac-
knowledged TO me that he never went
near
THE WHITE WOAfAN'S BED.
but that Wiley SHELTON had induced him
TO state that he had slept with her. ~
section boss said he lived at Ennis, aid
was on a little drunk. aud came up TO
Dallas. His wife was afraid 10 stay AT
home by herself. and she came with
him This was about the time thr
women were murdered IN Denson. He
thought he saw Miller and Brown get
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