Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-30
cHal,rnn or CRIME


Bfenham. Texas, june aS-Mr. NJ. n
Heaiey. a hardware dealer OF this city.
who resides on South West street. had
thrilling experience with burglar this
morning about O'Clock In his bedroom
He was awakened by hearing noise IN
the room and rolled out OF bed to come
face to face with u bury negro at the
foot OF his bed. who, throwing his pistol
in his fnce. demanded Mr.. Healey 70
throw up his hands and keep quiet. But
II he had reckoned on sir. Healey being
timId enough to quietly obey his instruo-
lions he had miajudged his man. Mr.
HeS.ey grabbed the pistol Just as the
negro snapped 1t ana tho hammer came
down on his singer cutting a bad place.
With remarkable deXtefity he Wrested
the pistol from the hands OF the burg
lar and haud-to-hand conflict ensued
IN which both gave and took ist blows
Mr.. Healey came out with a very black
eye and a bruise on the temple, Ills fin-
ger lacerated and his list badly bruised
where he pounded the negro His wife
stnlra, and the negro broke nway from
MIR. Healey and ran before he arrived
As he was leaving the room Mr Healey
worked the doublV-action revolver vigor-
own pistol, but Ia wrenchlng IL out OF
the negro's hand the catch that preached
Il had been bent so that when the. trls-
ger was pulled the cylinder would fly w
too high for the hammer 10 strike the
cartridge. He Ind the bloody pistol up
at his store today The burglar has not
been apprehended.
There was an exciting chase after a
thief in the southwestern part OF the
city about noon today. Tom Ruffin en-
tered little corner grocery establish
ment on West street and stole some
bacon and a bottle OF whisky The shop
keeper got the whisky away from him
and Identified the hottle, Tile negro LEFT
the store aud went into the residence of
MIR. Sharp and followed Mrs. sharp
through the house unin she became
alarmed and ordered him out, but he
did not leave until abe threatened 10
scream. When he came out the keeper
OF the shop pointed him out as the negro
who stole his whisky and bacon and a
number OF citizens pasaing volunteered
10 catch him while this man went after
an officer. The chase was Joined IN by
| Haubelt and number OF others. The
negro ran across three or four blocks,
| his pursuers occasionally calling TO some
one he was passing 70 catch HIM, uhtll
50 many had Joined IN the chase that ne
| had but little chance to esenpe and was
| finally captured while going through the
Acre" and brought up tow by MI
| II. q. Langhammer
! what Indignant and the sight OF grass
| rope and u conyenient limb might nave
! suggested a rash act a. II was believed
! by many at the time that he was the
| same negro that attempted the iife OF
/ MI. Healey, though IL was learned later
that he was not the one. lie was loakeu
! in jail. a,
Al somerviile this morning about st'
o'clock a man named Gerfnanhury. boarI'
| ing at the hotel there, paid MS boali
| displaying his money A man ana YOUNG
| boy about Is saw the money and decoy'
| ed him out into the woods half mile
| where they demanded his watch and
money, and upon his refusal shot hin
and then robbed him. II was not knowI
/ who the robbers were. The young mar
| WAS SIN alive at last accounts IRON
/ there at o'clock this afternoon, Dep,
uty 'sherlff and posse are Ia pursuit Of
4 telegram received from Houston this
| morning requested Sheriff league 70 ar
rest lin Parham, who would doubtless
| call for a letter addressed TO iidd AIiih
| He had been 10 the .oii~ before ~ ~
telegram was received, but as ne alt
NOT gel n letter the office was guarnes
4 ali day awaiting his return.