The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
STATEMENT OF TIE EVIDENCE OR.
TANNED BY THE OFFICERS.
GIVING Partial Account Of the Claim Of
Evidence That Conclusivsly Proved
Parrish's Guilt in the Asssssi.
nation Of His Partner.
Special to the Statesman.


plicity in the assassination of Young
M. Langdon:
1.-The assassination of Y. NJ. Langdon
is still fresh in the minds of our people
AS sworn officials it became our duty
to track the assassins to the death. AT
first suspicion pointed to parties in the
lumber regions of East Texas. A letter
was sent to Capt. Thos. NJ. Furlong of
st. Louis, asking him if he had a cour-
ageous and trusted man who would
undertake the task. He replied thar
he had the man and would come him
self and look over the ground. Before
this, however, the gas pipe had been
located and description of the negro
obtained.
"An important discovery was made
at this time. A negro girl, Florence.
was discovered carrying notes to w.
q. Parrish from John Paris to the
office of Laugdon, Gill 4 Parrish. She
acted as the go-between. All at once
John blossomed in new clothes and
bearing evidence of having plenty of
money. Suddenly he disappeared
Then Capt. Thos. Furlong arrived in
the city and the East Texas lumber
regions theory was abandoned.
I'VE ascertained that John Paris
was at San Angelo, and Furlong and
Officer Cornwell were sent on Thurs
day to arrest him. Fridays mail
brought letters from San Angelo to
w. G. Parish and the girl Florence.
The letter to Parish was marked
Personal" The letter to Florence
fell into our hands The letter to
Parish was torn up by that party, but
we secured the fragments. In his let
ter to Florence John Paris stated that
he would leave San Angelo, and prob
ably go to Galveston Officer NJ. M .
Kearky departed at once for Calves
ton. When Furlong and Cornwell ar
rived at San Angelo Paris had de-
parted. He was recognized by an
operator from description furnished,
the operator stating that the negro
had taken the train tor Lampasas.
When arrested there was on his per-
son a letter mailed in Dallas Saturday,
Nov. II, containing two $50 bills. The
negro made desperate effort to de-
stroy the letter, but the fragments
were recovered and. pasted together,
1t read: 1.-The plumbers boys are still
on the lookout. | have sent money by
letter instead of by express as was
afraid to send by express-do not
write as | am sick.
(Signed) SUSAN:
''This letter was enclosed in a Dallas
club envelope and was not mailed at
the Dallas postoffice. 1t had evident
ly been placed in a postal car at the
depot. In the valise of the negro was
fonnd three more envelopes all bear
inc the stamp on the upper left hand
corner ''The Dallas Club" The negro
was identified by the two plumbers as
the man who bought the gas pipe on
Friday preceding the killing No ef-
fort was made to obtain the confession
from Paris. He acknowledged his
crime and told all to the sheriff OF |
Dallas county. He next confessed TO
the city editor of the Star On the nlght
he was landed in the Dallas jail.
ut was found that John Paris had
telegraphed from San Angelo to W.
q. Parrish. saying: Telegraph me
$50 at once This telegram he signed
Mollie Evans. John Paris sent a
message to another party in Dallas
saving: Go to the old man at once
meaning w. G. Parrish) and tell him
10 attend to that matter at once w.
4 Parrish answered saying to the
oarty it had been attended to, and he
John Parris) would get it at Lampas-
as that day. saying further that he
had sent it in a letter and not by ex-
oress. On the very day this letter was
sent to Lampasas W. u. Parrish visit
ed the National Bank of Commerce IN
this city, where he transacted MS pri'
vate business. He presented bis cheek
'or 800 and was handed two 500 bills
by the paying teller. III
"Chief Arnold and myself had all
tbiseyi dence ready to present to the
inrv on the trial of the case. The con,
iession of the negro, John Paris, had
Noon piyen to the public in detail.
The suicide of w. 6. Parrish has
,laced this most unfortunate and
+ra oic affair in different light, and In
insfice to ourselves and friends we de-
,ided to place before the pu6llc tne
oviSanee connecting w. G.. Parrish
Nth the murder of Young NJ. Landon,
'or which the grand jury indicted him.
These lett ers referred to are all In the
handwriting of w, 6. Parrish. Wheh
',nder arrest at Lampasas, Jonn FAR
&c wrote a letter to the girl, Florence
IN which he said: L am in trouble on
aa.onnt of Logan. but will die before
1--WE him away The note taken
80 Iohn Paris is in our possession.
IN If ia recorded the amounts OF money
naid the negro by w. G. Parrish ana
also the dates" o.son+ vas
TuE STATESMAN correspondent MaS
IN. lnh +be above statement by Sherlfl
gg iSenl 0a and it is official. John Parris
O ,TaO informed of the death OF w: ".
parish o today. He was shockeud Gull
s;derably and is greatly depresseu, i+os
SUP The sheriff of Lampas county wr ann
t Sbor;ff Cabell that if there is T any
10 oa n he wants to have It, inao
rew .ioIr or n can rest easy, as there Is no
rgswsrd and the sheriff OF Dallas nS , op
a peemmended 5000 of his own ap;ar at
e enppds in the case: A pnyslS ciii for or
1unus 0sos also sends in his Dill I91
LamP Lamps fobn Paris wound. ne
dressl aa sT5 for his services % sIncd
U n;II he paid out OF tne eor DIV
money found upon tno nesi
irving to Head the Law.