Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-09
BUDGET Of NEWS FROM WACO.
A BROTHERS EARNEST APPEAL
ron CHARITY.
Harconrt Had No Intention of Doing
wrong-rhe Testimony Adducea--A
Controversy About the Observance
OF sunday.

Waco. Tex, Dec s.--The case OF l..
V. Harcourt, charged with arson. was
called In Justice 6ailagher's court this
afternoon for preliminary examination.
Harcourt is accused Of having attempts
ed TO burn the Cotton Palace Thurs
day night, the circumstances OF which
have been fully published.
Hode Davidson. the guard who made
the arrest, testified substantially AZ
follows: That he saw a fash of light
from the outside. rushed, in, ard push
ing the door open. grabbed at the roh
OF paper blazing. Iiarcourt also
grabbed at It, but In the confusion
don't know who got the detached
| piece. harcourt hau the OIL,
Asked how nigh the canvas on the
wall was from the paper DoN, SAID ne
thought II was about three feet. ana
about seven feet from the tioor. Don't
| know whether the water box Us above
or to the side OF the roll OF paper me
/ blaze went up from the roli and not
down, and was probably foot nigh
| Mt. Davidson then went on TO tesNtN
that he saw no cigarettes or cigar
stumps or other evidence that defend-
ant had been smoking.
Mr. patuson, another guard. VINO was
| with Davidson, testified substantially
as the latter, but stated that after In
yestigating he found match In the
water.
S. V. Pierce submitted expert tcst-
inony for the defense us TO the likeh-
hood OF the building being ignlted
from the FIRE on the paper, and In that
connection stated that there were no
evidences OF seorching OF the wall, and
little danger OF tho building being III
nited.
Colonel PARROT, S. W. slsydcn, Tom
padgitt Gnd other dlrcctora. for the dc
Tense, testified as TO the arrangemenl
Of the closet, the condition that 1t was
il and finally Harcourt was placed OF
Inc stand, but could give no detailed
account OF the circumstances ATTENDING
the Incident. ON account OF great IN
toXlcotion.
The evidence. all in all. showed tina
the groands for holding defendant wer
very slight and he was discharged
Guy NJ. llarcourt OF Houston, broth
err OF l.. V, Harcourt, VINO Is accuse.
OF attempting TO fire the Cotton fal
ace. arrived In the city this morning
He published the following IN pehal
OF his brother In an evening paper
Editor Telephone;
Waco. Tex, Dee. :. lS9h--ln orde
that the public may have an unilnpas
Z
, Palace. will you indulge me with sun
Client space In youi paper 10 M II.
voice in behalf OF this untortuna'
brothcr9 II is hard TO approach u
subject. II Is harder stu to even SUI
, round the act with the bare nuspielo
OF guilt. have been his playmate q
his lie, have loved him for his gent
I qualities, and truthfully have new
known him TO do a mean thing, NJ
waver In the path OF stiictost homo
Tho people OF Waco are our friend
The people OF the entire state are OF
n friends. The name has never appearl
G i'm INC police court before. An honor,
Q father has served his state In inad
Q father has served the sta
e in many ways. The hunil
s alton viii cut deep into refined SCI
o sibll!ty. Can not the sweet mantle
e charity hang over this offenso? kno
d that II was an accident; | know. IN
ie inc good. pure mother who nuraed HI
q lnstilied no such thoughts within n
3 breast. Shall many hearts be brokl
N when no actual harm has been dol
le and evidently never was Intended.
70 ire good people Of Waco We appeal
the name Of father, mother, sister al
II brother Respectfully. .u.
GUY NJ. HAlCouRT'