San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-25
DALLAS LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent. |
DALLAS, June 20, 1891,


that Williams, the wife murderer,
would be tried for killing Lou Will
liams, his wife. Bob Seay again
hobs UP for the culprit, and in a
motion for a continuance, AYERS
that the deceased was a drunkard,
OF very low morals, on account of
which the defendant left her sever
al times, but she always followed
him, taking possession of his quar-
tiers, where she would entertain her
friends, who were as loose in morals
as she; that being 200-pounder,
she could and would knock him
down; that defendant finally took
to strong drink, and was so crazed
by whisky and trouble that he was
not responsible agent. By several
witnesses, his temporary insanity
can be easily proven. The absence
of these witnesses and the indispo-
sition of the defendants attorney
were the grounds upon which
continuance was granted.
1t is quite evident that Mr.. Seay
does not believe in capital punish
ment. Miller, the negro who shot
and killed Officer Riddle, has at
last been sentenced to hang Aug.
3. To evade the law and to save
Miller's neck, Mr.. Seay says: "There
is no court in existence that had
any authority to pass the sentence
of death on Franklin p. Miller.
That the act creating the Criminal
District court took the jurisdiction
from the Forty-ninth District
court, but failed to transfer it to
any other. In other words the act
makes no provision for such cases
as this. In his habeas corpus pro-
ceedings Mr.. Seay will rely upon
that portion of the constitution of
the United States, where it says,
"The citizen shall not be deprived
of life, liberty or property, except
by due process Of law"
If all our lawyers were like Mr..
Seay the people would not wait for
the law to take its course, but
would resort to the mob law.
DR.. Briggs, alderman from the
Twelfth ward is in Europe. The
people in his ward desire the coun-
ell to declare the office vacant, and
requests the mayor to order a spec
ial election.
Charley Gregolet, a blacksmith,
was carrying mules he had just
shod, to the Ice factory. The one he
was riding became unmanageable
and began to pitch. The man fell
off and was kicked so severely
that he died shortly after.
See case of DR.. Ritz Jones, for
the killing of Capt. Veal, which
was taken to the Court of Appeals,
has been reversed.
DIR. Jones has been confined in
the Dallas jail for over year. He
expressed no surprise.
Mr.. Stout, a Baptist preacher
from North Carolina, who came as
delegate to attend the Baptist
convention, died at the home of
Mr.. George III. Plowman. After
the convention adjourned Mr..
Stout was too sick to return home.
He grew worse. His wife, an in
valid, was sent for. Every atten-
ton was given him, for he was
with friends of former days. His
remains were sent to North Caro-
lima for interment.
Mr.. J. d. Roberts, of Oakliff, was
bitten on the hand by ground
rattlesnake, which was coiled
under some paper in the yard.
Emancipation day was appropri-
ately celebrated by the colored
people last Tuesday.
Mr.. Cnas. SOrg, the jeweler, has
gone on visit to his old home, in
Switzerland, after an absence of
twenty years.
Mr.. w. II. H. Brawley had a very
narrow escape from sudden death
last Friday. The horse he was rid
ing came in contact with a live
wire. The shock was so powerful
that the horse was instantly killed.
Not understanding what was the
matter Mr.. Brawley alighted and
began with one hand to pull at the
wire. The shock he received was
so great that it threw him in the
air and made him scream. Had
he taken hold of the wire with
both hands death to him would
have been as sudden as it was to
the horse he was riding.
Another land mark has passed
away in the person of Mrs. Sarah
f. Fox, widow of Frank w.
Fox, a we'll known wholesale
and retail confectiOner. Since
the death of her husband years
ago, Mrs. Fox has continued the
husinesS alone A week ago she !