Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-01
MARTIN IRONS IN JAIL.
THE GREAT Ltnon AGirAToR
CHARGED WITH FELONY.
He Is Accused of Making an Attempt
to Rnvlsh N Liiti. Girl Seven Years
Old--re Declares the Accusation to
lie TaI-e--The ChiId's Statement.


Martln irons, name that ls faInlllhr
wherever the memories OF the gre II
railroad strike OF 1888 strike only
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Debslsin In Chicago, Is known, appears
or the register OF the city calaboose
ma ,,o.,,in,, ,,t,ia 10 ,.,,,,o, reats IN
80 '''1i 'i'''e' "''.'e - 49,
swinging cot INSIDE an lreh-pVuhd
cell. The crime with which he Is
CHARGED A enaush 10 attraet ,stention
,..ats 800. -. q. ,..,,.. -, -,
.'9e''' ~" "e'e ~ sans q 'NH'
y-knowh personage'
He was arrested by OIncer Johnston
M bia nioee ~ b,isl,ess an Main
s'itss' MAR ths corner OF fourteihth'
last night aboutS o'clock, charged with
assault with intent to i.ape the person
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-'s''o -. "'i', nv
years OF age ana the llttle dauRhter
OF the wrll+known Chle vendor. An
tonic Isai,.,tid, ,,,,., t,.,, a chill, ,.,,.in,.
yNse U'ie uo'r "pV'e iVohS srVVe'S VI
tins corner.
The facts in the case. SO Tar as could
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f.ct ot,av a.. a., p,oD'uis rill,y
fie,,iar attartior 20 10y an' H. '
iiosaiie M anatt,. 70 it5us and htlle
n0t iiitIng tba v,nS b ', ~, tugnl anu ~.
cnileJ ,n bnr co,, We ,, uo'u,hB he sI
not colnply and Nirs l., t,,iia ~ ,
nm o,,d 81 -. 80 .,tu' bpt
sittln ge $500 49, ofei 20 Wher" they were
lONf, npneorsd ,,er,, His,. d,,,o,.1 rmtIu
cd n,yav nnd c,n,,,,'.,,'t a. =" ~
elothlng Mrs Irafr,1d, ,,,.,i..i KY. Is III
de dnuabte,. trsiSe -,,,5 t,'.,, ,io' ~
10 auestion ber 80 tni5 go ~, ~ ~
as she did Aasistsnt Chiog At,ti,t,,
few hours later mar ir,ns ,,,biie 80
ting IA The chair had disarr,need hnr
as woil as his own, had made
had begged her Ia acoo,,Ta , az" , ,,i,u ,
around the baclS way 10 Ma rnn,, ,rhii
she refused to do ana moment inter
her mother called her with the result
stated above.
Mrs. Estradda's husband came Ip IA
short while later. They had further
with their daughter ma
then and there determined 10 have
him arrested.
The child's mother walked over TO
IRONS and told him what they intended
70 DO ana some time after Onicer
Johnston was notified. lie placed Irons
uhuer arrest aud In "a few minutes the
rtpnted leader OF the greatest labor
atrlhe ltNas ever knew was occupy
me- a cen IN the city prison.
me assistant chief had long tall,
win inc girl and her mother and then
counselled with the county attorney as |
w ~ Wv uust course TO pursue He said |
,uloW irons 10 remain In the calaboose |
iast night transfer him to the county .
lNll ms morning, and have his examine
lhs trial before a Justice of the peace
aa soon as practicable. Part Of this
mas been followed and the
prisoner win be given over to Jniler
SclugBs today, where he will await his
examining Wlpl. which WIN probably |
De heid before Judge Randle today or
tomorrow,
the calhboose was grea resort .
after the fact OF his arrest became
known, ana the newspaper boys espe- !
chlly importuned him TO tell his half |
OF the story lie turned deaf ear to |
several, but finally, being approached |
IN KIND and sympathetic manner, |
consented to talk
Asked the question whether he had