Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-06
FARMERS ARE ARRESTED,
CHARGED WITH MURDER COM
MiTTED IN MISSISSIPPI.
Ernest spira and Eugene Reid of
winston ana Choctnw Counties,
Miss" Are Accused OF killing u
NeEro Farm Hand Mt Home.

~ DeNeSANe scout maze very
important capture at the Union depot
about $50 o'clock yesterday evening,
Just as the Texas and Pacific train,
east-bound, was ON the point OF leav-
ing. when he arrested Eugene Reid and
Ernest spira on the charge OF murder,
The two men. who look like and
claim to be well-to-do and even wealthy
farmers. are wanted at Ackerman,
Choetaw county. Miss, as there are
warrants issued against them at that
place charging them with killing a
negro farm hund on April is.
The men went into the Windsor hotel
yesterday afternoon and bought two
tickets for Shreveport. Both were IN
der the influence OF liquor at the time
and told Ticket Broker Griswold. from
whom they purchased the tickets, that
they were wanted for murder in Mis-
sissippi and showed him letter from
a lawyer In regard to the matter.
Mr. Griswold appraised the police au-
thorites and Detective Scott, who had
been ON the lookout for them, went
to the depot and arrested them on the
train.
They made a confession to City Mar
shal Maddox, nut denied the killing
to reporter who saw them at the
calaboose. When they were arrested
both men had couple Of TASKS OF
whisky In their pockets. but they We're
sober last night.
spira said he was 80 and Reid
claimed to be only 90 years OF age.
Both are respeetabi,i-looking men and
are very intelligent.
They are brothers-in-law and have
farms in adjoining counties in Missis-
slppi, Reds farm being In Choctuw
and Spicas in Winston county but the
two places are only a few miles apart
spira said the negro was killed in
the night time, on Reds farm, where
Spira was al the time. Reid and spira
had a difficulty ana spira says the
negro drew u gun on him and threat
eEed him, After the killing spirs says
that he and Reid remained II, lie
nelghborhood for several weeks. but
their friends asked them to go away,
which they concluded TO do, and they
came straight out to Texas, arriving
in Fort Worth last night They
stopped at the Southern hotel and
spira admitted that they registered
under assumed names.
They made up their minds. accord
ing to splra's story, to return to Mis-
sissippi and got tickets for shreve-
port as stated
spira says he is the largest taxpayer
in Winston county, Miss. and stated
that his wife is worth from $4,000 to
100000. He claimed that neither he nor
Reid, who also made denial for him
self. knew anything at all about the
murder. Both OF them claimed TO be
men of means and prominence In their
respective localities and said they had
never been In any trouble before.
Spira gave $3.50 to station Keeper
Whltsett and told City Marshall Mad
dox to wire the sheriffs Of Winston and
Choctaw counties, who. he said, We're
friends Of his, apprislng them Of the
arrests,
Detective Scott also wired the arrests
to the sheriff Of Choctaw county aud
told him to come on and identify the
men, and they are expected here by
Monday evening or night.
There was a reward OF 500 for zach
Of the men. offered by the Mississippi
authorities