Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-24

/ testimony shows. until Gov. HOgg, by
means OF eXpnrte afiidaVltB Med with
him BY parties whose names he does
not give, and eighteen years af.er the
occurrence. discovers an. IN r. Mr. Mu
sic. to whose house Mrs. Eagland ned
FOR safety after She Voc morta ~
wounded. They were sitting IN the iani-
~ room talking abau, an event N which
THIS kindly and simple fami felt a
deop interest, that Of the apprO ching
marriage Of Isaiah Taylor, They SIT
up late aud finally the venerable oil
father got down the old famll5 bible
ana they as was tneir custom, had fam
nv prayers and commenced preparing
Tor bed. The moon was at the fulI AID
the Hood of moonlight poured dowl ia
mellow radiance upon that sspmi Rly
peaceful valley and Ut up the then hup-
ny house with brightness almost Ike
Ihht OF lay. No tn lught cf evil or
danger disturbed their seeming sacurl
~ and no prcmoniiion of Apr aChin /,
danger warned them Of The fearful iata
hgForing over them. lsllah had pulled
OF HIS shoes and washed h $ feet. far-
vey had gone out on the porcn With nj 8
ptlltt tnerc 10 sleep on that hot Au-
gust night
The i<rcbs Family.
What about the Krebs family on that
nlght2 This family consisted Of Ben
Krcbs Rhoda' Krehs. his wife. her
brother A. K. Taylor and. AMMO Saw
age, Mary Savage and johnnie suv a..
me children OF Mrs. kr bs by formrr
marriage. and on the night in question
J"iuei preston was staying Tor some
reason at kreba' house and ne ana
Bon kreb9 slept together. Mary Saw
age the oldest OF Mrs. lIreba Children.
was about 10 years old.
WmIff V,rH.a
Krcbs and his wife had been to town
that day In a wagon ana bought some
new rope which was mover seen again.
unless me eight strands OF rope found
az Ehglnnd'a next day was the same.
PRESTON WAS at their house when they
returned from town, about au hour by
sun, and was Just going to start homie.
out ne ala not so. Csee Mrs. Kreba'
testimony. 3 court OF appeals. n.
lA2, a. Is. Taylor Vs. the StntO Mira
lNrubs Gays. "rhe wolves were howl
ms ana krcbs said that was a align
mat Indians would be In tho country.
We talked about Indians awhile ana
tnen went To bed. We all went 20 ned
ABOUT an hour after dark. When we
started 10 so Into The house 4. *. Tay-
lof said that he believed that ne would
Sleep ont Ia the yard, whore he could
keep cooler krebs said No. Won nugt
come into the house: you might take
cod py sleeping out doors" Ii spelna
that they were not much afraid OF In
aluns, as kreha was more afraid OF
ray Tors taking cold. Mrs Krebs con-
unues; Il and Mary Savage slept to-
setner IN one bed, Preston and Krcbs
m another bed and a. *. Taylor and
me iittlo boys In another bed and
Mary went to bed first and then the
others cnmo In and went to bod wa
aH went 70 sleep In a short time, We
lAu been asleep two or three hours,
In my aleep l heard some noise"
They Heard Guns.
Ben ISrohs and H. continued the
witness, both woke about the Same
time, and Ben said. What In the name
or God does that meanT Preston
Jumped up and Ben said: 'Preaton.
dont SO out It might be Indians
i'Featun and Krobs stepped out OF the
uoor and listened a few minutes. Then
Nroha came back and he ana put on
our clothes Preston came into tho
tueouao ana put on his pants. When
iTvAt1n ana krchs caine In they an
ponrcd very much alarmed: ana Preston
wanted 90 know N II was Indians. roll.
hers or somebody drunk up al tho pond
near old man bngland's ! heard rtne
N my sleep and after Ixrcbs and Prpa.
.oh went out l heard three gtlna flre
Vlei 70 wake Mary Savage ana Billy
savage up, bnt could not untl ali wts
over Bon krebs James Preston A X
raylnr ana myselr All went ami Gaors
70 the west ond OF tho house nnd
'iayed there listening about half an
lpuF' why did they 20 to the west
M when Engllnd's was northN ~
Wa with them an the time thcv wore
Nv me children were all Ia the house
there was no one else out there with us.
The Wolves IIowicd.
While We were out there we Thought
We heard a woman screaming. but tho
lee was barking at old man England's
md tho wolves howllng 50 that we
'ould not ten what Il was. we went. /
'AeA mo the house ana talked the
natter over and came TO The conclu.
ION that .t Was not woman. but Mo
eo barking down "a MIR. lcnglnna'A
hey both said that II anything was
'feng, why DIDN'T some one come AID
81 about itf Preston said he believed
Y, some On was KILLED. Tom savagr,
~ hfotler-ln-Mw, came over tho nrxf
lornihg and told us that the Enrinnd
imlly We're killed. There was a henvv
ew mat morning and when pr.qtnn
'Nnt o0t 20 set hl1 pare he camo back
M ms pants were wet up 10 above
~ Knees. lie was alwnys pouerfni
,el when he would go after his mare
nd come back" ''''S
On her eross-examination Mrs. Krebs
apcaWd that krchs Preston. A
aylor and herself were an mar wont
ny or the house while the fuss was
olnE on and added that when Tay-
y came back into the house he ,nt
pom tho shelf near the door The metal
,terwaFds found there by DR., stinson
MS was part OF the evidence ofered