The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-15
LANCDON'S MURDERERS.
Confession of Negro Charged
With the Crime.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
DALLAS, Nov IA The terrible
assassination of Young M. Langdon
is still fresh in the minds OF the
people, and the startling develop.
ments Of today have created pro-
found sensation. Weeks ago Lang
don was assassinated by a negro one
Sunday night Just as he had alIghted
from a street car, ten steps from his
own house. A piece of lead pipe
was the weapon Of death. the
assassin escaped, but from that
moment until today the officers have
worked uucaasngly. Last night
at Lampasas, d tective Tom Fur.
long and Police Officer Robert
Cornwall Of this city arrested a
negro who gave his name as John
Parrish. Tney followed him from
San Angelo, where he had been
spending money freely among the
negroes. The negro attempted
to cut his throat with knife and
partially succeeded This afternoon
news came that the negro had con
fessed all.
AT 40 this evening Deputy
Sheriffs John Bolick and Sloan pro
ceeded TO the offices of Langdon,
Gill IL Parrish, in the National Ex
change bank building, and arrested
w. g. Parrish on the charge OF
murder.
Parrish is about ) years old, and
native of Huntsville, Tex. In
September, 1892, he became mem
Der of the firm Of Laugdon, Gill q
Parrish, wholesale lumber dealers,
having then been a resident of Dial.
las year. He is tall, handsome
man, very intelligent and good
dresser He has a clean shaven
face and is a man Of splendid adj
dress.
Parrish was arrested on the
strength Of teleg from Detec-
tive Furlong TO Chief of Police
Arnold. 1t was he who wired:
Tine negro has confessed all. Ar
rest w. G. Parrish"
Parrish says Langdon was his
dearest friend and that he had a
high regard for him. 1t is allie ged
that the firm carried $40, 0O0
policy in an insurance company on
the life Of the murdered man. In
fact, this is admitted to be true. 1t
is understood that Cab9ll and Ar
nold have forged every link in the
chain of evidence and that the az.
sassins OF Y. M. Laugdon are now
behind the bars; that the evidence
is conclusive and escape imp possible.
1t was also stated that the motive
for the crime was to secure the in
surance money referred to in the
dispatches earlier this evening
Sheriff Cabell, Detective Tom Fur.
long ana Officer Robert Cornwall
arrived in the city at 1920 tonight
with Jno. Parrish, the negro arres ed
at L1mpasas He is a coal black,
copper looking negro, small in
stature and 81 years OLD. He W s
employed as janitor for year or
more by Herman the tailor, and vas
frequently before the police court.
Parrish is in preoarious condition.
He severed his wind pipe when he
made the attempt at suicide.
lie made full confession to
Sheriff Cabell and later to the
Gazette correspondent said:
II attempted suicide because /
did not know what the charge was.
| had been monkeying with a white
woman aud thought it was for that.
killed L2ngdon, and Mr.. Parrish
got me to DO it. He bothered me
for good while, and promised me
$500 to Kill Langdon. Finally
did it. He did not pay me all the
money. / put down in ny book
what he paid me. A week ago last
Tuesday ne told me to lcave
Dallas, and / did so. It's all MS
fault
Dr.. fillmore called on Parrish late
tonight aud reuressed his wound
Parrish informed the Gazette cor
respondent that Parrish wanted
Langdon killed so that he could get
the insurance money. Ii looks hard
for Parrish, but he has many
friends here who are 10th to believe
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