Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-18
ANOTHER CONFESSION.
Paris, the Negro Murderer,
Contradlcts Himself.
SAYS PARRISH WAS INNOCENT,
The Jury Retired at 7 O'Clock
Last Night
They Returned at o'4o, saying
They Could Not Agree, Eleven
Being for Hanging aud One
for a Life sratenoe-rhey
Were sent Rack aud
Looked In.


Special Dispatch.
Dallas, Tex, Feb. 1T,--rhc Johu Tar
rls trial took new tmn today. The
prisoner was placed ON the stand and
declared his confession, made to The
grand jury, was untrue.
lie said that ON the Tuesday night
following the Ia,ngdon killing one James
Fosdick. st. Louis detective, came
To him. Foslicl, said that u WAS neces-
sary 10 connect W. q. Parrish with |
the murder of lAngdou and offered the
tho negro 5000 to assist IN The work.
lie said the iron gas pipe purchased and |
the letters and kilograms to W. G..
Parrish were all in the play but w.
q Parrish had nothing whatever TO do
with the ease,
lrosdlcls paid him $500, he said,
The prisoner also made tho astounding
| declaration That he never told his atlor'
noys that his confession was q liz, un'
I'll yesterday under examination by Co
licarby the negro broke down and be-
came badly confused.
This morning his sister, Rose Paris,
testified that John was al homo on Tho
night Of the murder aud until 10 o'clock
| the following night, being sick.
The prisoner contradlcied her state
Miss Annie Ice Rodgers, at Whose
house w. G. Parrish roomrd testified
| To the best Of her knowledge and be.
| lief. W. e. Parrish was there until
after Ia O'Clock on tic evening thnl
l.nnrdon was murdered
fa.a uaiHI al
second confession 0n the stand to-
day as fpllows
Thu defendant was nut ON the stln1l
Bgc - years; lived here siheo lSs2i
came from NdvnsOia: was 40 home octn-
her 30. went home lHtc Saturday even
ing and being sick, remained al homo
uuiu MONDAY noon; went NJ once 10
Kate Alurriy's and saw her and Flor
once He then went tu Ada Fullers,
ON jackson street. OF KATE Murray
saw % pnprr with an nrrount Of inc
LAnr1on killing In It. The next no
hoard Of the killing James Fosdlcll called
al his house Thursday evening and called
him ont 10 tell him something pnrtcuari
Foalick took him down 10 the OAk Ilu
railroad where he told witness mat he
wanted him go lay this killing ON w q,
Parrish. Fasdiuk then made m nrpnlnt-
tneuf for Friday night 10 meet defend.
amt when FGsdicl, told him be would
,,ive him $500 10 swear the killing ulh
Parrish. AMI hcwould sec that tLsspE
did not get him. 80
Fosdick gave him 500 glSSN him %
have a good time, aLxvSrt MN qgnln
ros'liek gave lxsosIb0 and told him 10
tale n tris kSn Angelo and write md
teloaL~DSS Parrish and he would got the
erV. Fosdick wss 10 send him S22 a
Spday for five days at San Angelo ana theh
I witness WA 10 go 20 iMmnnsah Anu
Z ,here he arrested wiiness: next saw
rosIiirk In the Dallas iail, where lie was
4 going under the name 81 lilrpold' OF
f. some such name: when witness was ar
\ rested his conscience smote hiln' ana ne
4 ui AZ Temple Sheriff Cabcll and the two
I. Numbers met the witness and IL was
/. Understood that thc plumbers were 10
j. identify him as the man ihat gpt Ir
!, pns pipe and be was 70 hcquie~fci VIZ
y oGcar5 tald witness that lie was iOplihh
Il tp nv 10 kiil himself ns they were not
= ofter him. but another person. wines
I, eaw Fogiick twice in jail, whore he
q fold him be was 10 for u, and TO 70 on
h before the grand jury and make a slaie
70 mient and he would see ihAt ne ~.
~ ,Vrifien agreement that he would mol
9. be prosecuted, and this was why ~
y asked for such statement from ~,
" iury: never hns seen Fosdick since
- Fosdck Wus Susan. witness meyer r.
N oeye1 a letter or telegram from Parrish
-
s5lieit a loan Of money! whieh iafiihl
~ sent him; Parrish afterwards toil MN 20
- Ia eend nny more women 70 his once
Y, y, as lilo men IN the Office might think TIM
y III WAS getting letters from women u
y. the drst ward; witness was banded
M memorandum book 10 which he madi
Of nufrei,ous entries while on biz Shl
"a Aneeio trip; Il was undenei"od nc VA
~ TO do ihh 10 make eflhenfe lkalhs
Parish; witness seil ~ pom, ii ~, 81. ~ y
p hin IN Fo.dick IN order 70 make furthe
evidence against Parrish. Witness sal
H. ina two pistols; bought one and wD
one an uoser: eonkcd one with Gold
.J,sn. ,yNsc-s WIS 20 call hinsei
.,Niailie." Fosdick said he would 80
Iabn Waruer. VIII Go1dsOu and Dn1le
4 sherman. witnase best friends, 70 col
II r,s,1rate witness statement 10 she gran
~ Jury. 80. vitae. ,,id ..
a man that first represented hllhp.ll
Tssdirt Afterwards TUNED oaf 70 =
iIarioid. ST. Louis detertiye; ,wilne.
90 frgod by everybody 70 stick W
his Grand Jury statement, ~ui % thi
etatsnrnf was q iie, be concluded
rsnndiaf, II. witness only sDt f32p q
- ~ he 5000 he had been promise.
,,stnea~ said it was not pafl q n
" troeram 10 cut his throat; fp.liek 'AN'
IA wiinoss N iail and asked now ne y
and n be was gong before ,le sfAl
S.,rv and make the siliemruti Hiihr
rse. Foditk gave icfcndpni an II
5as,iis 10 ~ Ia Ills grand jury riatemel
,,ifness acut fi9rnee TO FURNISH w
~ me dny asking i0r inpnrf, ana &
Il n each trim; witness new N
..v fasr spending $50 Ia iWv dns
Fosditk knew hat Iarfiah WAS 70