Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-02
LILLIAN REEVES
Tells the Story of Her Life and
Its Tragedy.
WHY SIZE KILLED THE MAN
Who Had al One Time Been Kind to The
Family,
He MOI Only Detained Her Character bot
Made an Attempt TO Raylsh tler-she
Went Armed Ever Alter and
Used Her Pistol With
Great Effect.
WHY SHE KILLED THE MAN

D., Npllas. Tex, lWue 1.--lSncclnl y The
rs If Louis I.ongeneiti by Mrs. lii
" 10, ~oves. in This city last Satur-
sV L.fanz created intense excitement
~ 4 are not through talking
otn p NJ - A.; h..,t
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some III woman ni ~ years ana
former resident Of Fort Worth Today,
for th, frat time shc ,yr,.a1 ia uokc
statement lur 'he puunc throush me
columns Of Tho Gazette.
81 certainly very much regret that cir
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XIII human being; such was the caSr'
however. and do not feel that | have
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uuher the same circumstances Wphu
most certainly do the same thing again |
IN, ,c,,,,ip,,,c. az o,r f,,,G,. will,
Tue He'ehS" uNleS DUCK TO my 'hlluhuou
days in ISL when We resided In Little /
Rock Ark though nt that time | vts
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NV "nH 'l'lSn y" I'u'Nu'''r nu'n VI |
MN, IN 1881. on Juhc ~, we removed |
to Fort Worth. whore we lived until |
prt 1sSG aud f,,,,n thor, ,,.,nn,.,,i g., |
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N"rSl'ahu' anu leSi'cu ucre uhul f'u-
ruary, lSlO Some time during our resi- |
denr,. nj tbe latter nlare tb,, d.,e,sed |
r.,,,,.,I ,b,ro ,is,, and ,i.i,.J ,,,r house !
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puhe frequently ~ snort ulhc AFTER
wards my father got crippled while ~
the discharge of his duties for the rail.
rad company. leaving us IN an almost
bclpless condition. Myself and mother
ran boarding house during my fathers
sickness, and II was necessary for moth
cr To remain at fathers bedside consc-
uucntly did very near all the work
| during that time. During all this time
the deceased did us MANY acts OF kiuds
ness for which we felt indebted to him.
and /, of course. liked him as a frirnd.
hut had no Thought Of marrying anyone
being only II years old Shortly nftrr
father recovered we removed To Dallas.
where we have resided ever since. The
deceased removed here from COrslcnna
| some time before we did He CORE
| spondcd with The family. and az the re-
| quest of my parents | answered his let
/ tcrs, and IN short time he began 20 adj
dress his letters TO me. | answered
| them In the same friendly spirit. Finally
| he wrote me a proposal OF marriage, 10
which promptly replied, refusing his
| offer, after which time | heard nothing
/ from linn mlil his removal from Mem
| phis here some time. If ! mistake not. in
! February ut this year, ! was married
| To james G. Reeves. OCT. q 1871, and
| he was Killed IN m accident ON the Texas
aud Pacific rHilrOad April |, 1872 On
March q of this year the deceased came
| 10 our boarding honse nj 98 Guiln
street 10 board and immediately began
| paying some considerable attention To
me- requesting me ON several occasions
! To- accompany MN 10 church. operas eic..
all oil Whl'h declined. giving rs cX-
V,l,'' ,""s n'N,ul'H's'
| etc' ~ ih' lA't OF an ni inns me- con
!ihurd ms course 9i 9UsnuNehesS, bring
'ns We 1oVasitohull! Hliir presents CON
| slsi'lg OF FRUITS elr" ali OF winch ! a''-
| ceptcu' ne scv,htu Jealous OF everyone
Went out WIN gar,h hothluE Tor
MN eA'tI' III . aiien i'ly WY; put lrrA',
Gu MN " ! lnpuEht nt should u" treated
| by q nay uuuef tue clfcumsinhces
| 1pIlet'nlv uu" 'ut W lllunle on Marrh
~ as"'n lax nns p,iIl'o''ii a. Ias-
| rage Nnich promptly d'cllhei
speoiu lii"v' 'ur ne',Iul uifs ail'T nc
Rutinuui ~, ~ a'sue 'nnt w l9tu
NM hlu u'u ho' mean Mhnt sulu' va
each of these occasions '.ileavore1 TO
eNplaln 20 hiu tH1i hpl on. HN'I nun
| as FRIEND anu uld nor want 10 marry
anyone. lie KEEP UP ms course ot con
duet unth huUnv'lne lne ilS' ui siul'H
oil ims year, Wn'l ON one 9et9sl99n i
Went 10 nI,nIi ioI,n a." iaiu wv
across tue ueu auu peEYn re'ulhE' ~
the meantime mother hau gone 10 steep
IN my room nehtu tne ut'eAs"u yuht
down stairs from his bedroom aud go
down the street PRESENTLY ne returned
and went NO Tue ul9iis,ro Ga,, anp gaue,,
LUX ~ orap,re. and hogan nreu
ing with me IN regard 10 my
former decision on me e. sqhp e ~
matrimony, duflhs Mnl'h ulhe ne NauFu'
me by the arm aud began to neg me to
marry him, sayug 'n p ne iosf g ,h NE h p
fore | married Mt, heeyes anu thnl hla
he known Of my Intending marrying 9nl
one. | should not have married any oiher
than himself ] began INSISTING ihat he
turn me loose he assuring me ihat ne
meant no aaar i nuI arm, M a au,l bn n,s
and kissed me. slapped MN 10 me
face and called for mother ana e9 in,
tiNncd to call until wah,u ri llp, pui uiu
not succced, however until drrrased c'f,
ried me to one corner e,i, ~ n' d'arra T4e
made NUMEROUS ~, harrinp nv mother