Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-23
The Startling Confession
Made By q Stranger,


Special TO the GuEeate
Galveston Tex, NOV. % John Il,
Johnston. alias Iohu Conner who called
at the police citation yesterday, and con-
tossed to having committed a murder ia
Georgia hyo years ogo, was brought IN
from ST. Alarys nhrmary today and ia
now being held IN tho Office Of The chief
of police. awaiting the arrival Of tho
shcrln from Dawson, ca. Here hr was
seen this afternoon. and after much ln'
torNgtion, gave the STORY OF tie crime
and causes that led to H. Briefly, hlH
stttcm,mt IA hs follows. "Shortly after
Now Yours Ia 1850 thero was a ball
given Ia The ncighhOr0nd four mllos
south of Dnwaon. which wnA attended by
tl.e young ladies and gentlemen IN the VI
cinity During the progress " The ban,
cored 10 the hall was ON the iluur dane
ms, she was rudey tripprd NJ 10y q
| younger brother OF Jim Wall. ! immpdi-
| ntsly resented he insult ~ thO young
lady and young Wal mid II | would stop
outside he would give me any satisfaction
4 demanded. accompanied him outside,
where through tho Interference Of
| friends and mutual explanations and
uu0lOglps On each Side the mntirr Mha
! amiruby adjusted, and Wall aud J mr..
| cd friends, Wall reformed 10 to bull
! rom. and 4 with party ut friends want
| Wall. an elder broker Of young wall,
/ with whom | had the dispute, arrived az
! The house WHORE the ball was M nrugrrsa,
] lia was Immediately told by MS brother
| what had happened, aud declared he
| would nvongc lie insult, AZ ] waH enter
| inp Inc ynrd gatn, / mot Jim Wall, aud
! h. said, Iohnsiou you're The man IN
! looking for, nud I'm going tq XII you for
| imposing upon my brother ! replied,
! 'rlo matter between yonr hraihrf anu
| uyrrf haa been nndonbly settled, nnl
| thrro IL no ncul for further trouble
no. 4 II not settled, and ! intend 10 MI
YOU, - propnro yonrsolf Az Jim alld
| tlia he throw HE hand down 10 liz hip
| p0nkcf,w with the intention 10 draw llin ies
yolver, A. le was IN tho n't Of pulling
| Il ont I whipped out my gl.n and Tired
shooting HIN through the heart, killing
him insinnily
Thu difficulty was Witnessed by about
fifteen pursuis. ninnnF whom was de-
putty slcrin, who made an effort TO ar,
rest me. but Appeared to act 40 Il Do d'd
Nnnray. / fclt that when Jim Wall said
he was gung 10 kill me, that being q
desperate character, he meant what he
said aud N WIS only q question Of Who
would rct the first shot remained IN
thc neiglh0iaiood Flx weeks niirr the
nniay aud while jim Walls brother
nvo,gf1 he would XIII me on slight,
there was no effort made 20 unrest me
1 then lcft aud went 10 New York CITY.
whore l stayed two inonlln Then
came 10 Galveston and remained here
q while. when ] loft md went into
West rexns and tried the life Of a cow
boy. firing Of this went 70 Laredo
Here ! got a position on tbe Mexican
National railway as brakeman and
worked Oh iho run between Now laredo
AMI Satill0 for two years. Quitting there
| sought and obtained employment o.
the Gulf Colorado md Snnia Ne M q
brakeman and while working for tn
latter road received de Injuries thu
caused ne 10 lose my left leg mud the
toes OF my right foot and which hnl
causi.d my detention IN the hospital hcN
and az liOuaton for nearly year ~ al
my wandcfiuna ! have been pursued hl
tlid spirit ~ jim Wall aud while hay.
never sought 10 conceal from or avolt
3 the officers OF the law | have ever Sine
that fntcful night been oppressed with /
feeling Of unrest which has driver M
hifher and tliihnr."
, When arl.ed why ne assumed IN
!; name u John Conner, he said he had al
Z uncle. o lawyer new dead, by mat name
who waa known far aud Wide for lh
sfihb0runess This TRAN helng peculin
win him Ids clor brother. while -
a child, nirilnained him Jack Conner,
b aud he was better known By that nam
3 N The neiglh,orhood Of his birth thai
b by his real name,
4 Johnston, aims Conner. n spnrf
: built fellow u medium height and no
, 4 pleasant Intelligent fare aud lis conyei
aatinn Indicates lhnt he ins hecn we
u educated His father Is dead. but
said his mother and two hrothrrs n
sided near Dawson. besides be- had
brother engaged 10 farming near r0linf4
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