The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-06-21
A Leaden Missile Terminates the Ca
reer of "Tex" Bagwell.
Hts cowhRDly ASSASSIN IS STILL AT LARGE.
The Community Greatly Shocked by the Horrible
Known Citizens Of Tacoma Offer Misunderstanding
Of the Inquest In FuIl--Rumors OF the Career of
Mrs. BagweIl--The Murderers Red Hat.

morphine. OF this habit he cured him
self and accumulated money very rapidly,
/ but last fall had bard run OF luck aud
lost many thousand dollars. What his
circumstances were at the time OF hie
death it is difficult to learn. He WAS the
owner oil nice little cottage on First
street, on which there is a small mort
gage, had some money loaned out, pos
sessed couple OF good horses and had
seven or eight hundred dollars invested
in diamonds. A few hundred dollars
would probably cover his cash assets. A
couple OF years ago it was given out that
he married French courtessn, who has
since passed as his wife. 1t Is claimed
that there was no valid marriage and no
record exists here Of such civil or relig
ious unification. The deceased has
mother and brother living in Bagwells,
Texas. From the former, in response to
televraphc notification Of the murder
and request for instructions, the following
was received:
| BAowELLs, TEXAS. June 10.
To Mrs. N, S. BagpeH, care J. A. Tag
gard, Coroner:
Use your own discretion. am unable
to make any suggestions. Advise par
| ticulars as so)n as possible.
Mrs. s. BAGwELL.
TEX" was what is known as q square
gambler. He was anything but quarrel.
some and was highly thought of among
his associates. He was liberal and gave
much to the needy. In appearance he
was tall, and very attenuated, and looked
live Texan. His hair was glistening
black and worn long, being ALWAYS care
fully and smoothly brushed. His clothes
were Of somewhat peculiar cut, but Of
the finest quality and kept in the neatest
manner. "He was a fine fellow" is the
gist of the remarks OF all his associates.
"Mrs. Tex" as she is generally known,
has had stripped career. She came
here from Victoria with the intention OF
starting sporting" house, and after
drifting on the sea of adventure finally
fell in with Bagwell. Strange stories are
told OF her former life. One of them is
that she was married to wealthy ranch
er and stockman 10 Montana who died,
or was killed, leaving her some money
and valuable ranch. This she sold to
neighbor, receiving part Of the price in
cash. That night she was robbed by
masked man in whom she identified her
neighbor and the purchaser OF the proper
ty. He was arrested and hot trial fol.
lowed, bat by money he escaped. A Sec
ond story is that she married a rich Occur
d'Alene miner. He died, and with
the fortune that fell to her she
went to France and in the gay
capital of Paris she lived rapid life an
til her bank account approached its end,
when she returned to America. She 10
the mother Of two handsome daughters
of tender age. Her father. who is said to
be Canadian politician OF some weight,
was here short time ago on visit.
At the inquest a mistake was
made in changing from Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Fulkerson to
Prosecutor Rockford. Mr.. Fulkerson
had the case well in hand and
was conducting it in an able manner,
, and, while Mr.. r ,chford is the older
lawyer, he had just come from the train,
was new to the incidents and not fully
conversant with what had gone before.
Another mistake that was made was in
not separating the principal witnesses in
the beginning Of the case, while it was
being conducted by the jury and coroner
without the aid of the state, but this
they were not expected to know, and If
the guilty parties were present they had
an opportunity to frame their stories and
make them dovetail together like we'll
creased cogs.
The following telegram signed by John
A. Stone, Ben r. Everett and Allan G
Mason was received from Tacoma by
Sheriff Simmons on Wednesday: "Will
Give one hundred dollars for the capture
| VI tuo MAN WHO btlOb lex.
The Inquest.
Coroner Taggard returned on the train
from Prosser Monday morning and began
at once to arrange for an inquest. A jury,
consisting OF G.. M. Houser, Joseph
Stephenson, ]. ]. Carpenter, A. F.
Switzer, A. r. Sinclair and Elgin Baxter,
was summoned, and after choosing MIR.
Carpenter to act as foreman and viewing
tho remains, which were being en-
balmed in Lombard & Horseley's un-
dertaking rooms, adjourned to meet at
the city hall at 2 O'Clock. The body was
stripped to the waist and showed the at
tenuated and almost fieshless figure of
Yakima's best known sporting character.
A round red hole. nearly as large as To-
cent piece, under the left shoulder and
terminating slightly higher up and In the
left breast, showed how true the assss-
sims aim had been, and that the bullet
must have taken its course directly
through the heart. at or near the center,
which the probing by DR.. Hill demon
strated to be the fact.
After some little delay. owing to mis-
understanding as to place, the jury con-
vened and took their seats around the
counsel board. They were a representa-
tive body OF men, and throughout their
deliberations showed that they had been
we'll chosen for the duty. A better look
ing presiding officer than Coroner Tag
gard it would be difficult to find, and
throughout this whole case he has been
very vigilant, courteous and firm, as be-
come his position. To his right was his